10 Things I Love This Week: Read, Watch, Eat, Listen, Laugh, Shop

A weekly feature for subscribers. Because I think it's good to start our weeks with something positive.

While I continue to want to keep my content free for everyone as much as possible, this column offers a little added value for my generous paid subscribers. Plus, I’ll provide gift links to paywalled articles where I can. So…free gifts with purchase I guess.

But first, one for everyone: Checking your measles immunity and getting a new MMR vaccination if needed. I spent the weekend fielding messages and comments from people who scheduled their own after reading my last post, and — wow, well, it made me so happy and emotional. We really can all take care of each other, one person at a time.

I got mine Saturday at CVS with no side effects, no down time, and now a few less highly communicable diseases to worry about in the world.

Okay, on to the recos! Hope you enjoy them.

Let’s Start With My New Lip Balm Obsession Because Why Not

On Instagram stories, I asked for lip balm suggestions for my sad lips that are barely surviving the forced hot air of NYC apartment living. Wow did the community come through! I got so many emphatic recos, I now have a spreadsheet of every possible lip treatment sorted by price, scent, benefits, and gloss level on a 1-10 scale. (Kidding! I hate making spreadsheets! But I do have a long list.)

I ended up trying three for different reasons, but here’s my fave for starters: