What I’m reading: Vol 9.

Nightstand: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.

Coffee table: Lots of tissues. Cold season!

Kindle: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

Audiobook: The Woman who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce.

Internets:

I wrote a post for Book Riot about how to actually use the Library of Congress as a library. It’s an incredible place; I highly recommend going if you’re at all book nerd-inclined.

Apartment Therapy did a great post about which home/renter’s insurance companies cover jewelry. Ensure your pretties are insured, my dears. Bad things do happen, and you should be prepared.

This model was hired to be the face of a lingerie brand shortly before being diagnosed with cancer. She’s continued to model for them though chemo and surgery. She’s also insanely gorgeous.

I would like these earrings, please.

I made these smashed potatoes over the weekend and they were insanely delicious. (In case talking about models makes you hungry.)

Here’s an adorable picture of an adorably bespectacled little girl in a ballerina outfit. You’re welcome.

The Grammys brought us a some fun sparkle over the weekend, including a noticeable amount of finger bling. Check out some recaps here, here, here, and here; here’s a SAG Awards shot of the fab Sophia Vergara in an AMAZING necklace that I didn’t see until now.