Hi, I'm Paula Sanderson

I’m trying something new out – each week I’m going to put together a little weekly wrap-up of all the content I’ve consumed over the course of the week. Goal is to post these up every Sunday evening. We’ll see how this goes – it will probably evolve over time but here it goes…

Music:

Rudimental – These Days feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen.

I love Jess Glynne – I think she’s fantastic. I first heard her on Rather Be and I’ve been a fan ever since. I’m also a big fan of Macklemore. I’m thinking about getting tickets to his show with Kesha this summer. Plus Rudimental is unreal – I saw them live at the Brit Awards in 2014 and was very impressed. So putting those three together is a winning combination in my books.

Justin Timberlake – Say Something ft. Chris Stapleton.

I’m really intrigued by JT’s ‘Man of the Woods’ era. When I think of Justin Timberlake – I don’t think about being outdoors, I think of city living. He’s super slick, has an urban feel and just doesn’t seem like he’s the kind of guy to make woodsy music. Wearing a plaid shirt won’t change that. Chris Stapleton on the other hand feels like a guy who actually knows how to go camping. He could pitch a tent, chop up kindling, and paddle a canoe. So this pairing is interesting – is Stapleton bringing legitimacy to JT’s Man of the Woods era? TBD – but I like this song. I like this video. I’m into whatever this is – even if it’s not ‘woodsy’.

TV Shows:

Graham Norton ft. Tom Cruise

You’re going to see a lot of Graham Norton clips on these weekly wrap-ups. This is one of those can’t look away but I totally want to look away clips. Worth it.

Momsplaining with Kristin Bell

The amazing, hilarious, smart, witty etc etc etc Kristin Bell has a parenting web series with Ellen and it’s AMAZING. Watch it. Then watch all the other episodes. Total #momgoals

The Most Annoying Voice in Bachelor History

This is a fact. Crystal is the worst. Her voice is just everything you’d never want to hear. I love The Bachelor – but if I have to hear her voice for any more episodes I’m going to be rooting for Bekah M. to take her down this week.

Internet Things:

Jelena Carpool Kareoke

Ok – so this clip is old. But my roommate convinced me this was actually a thing that happened this week before I watched the clip. While I was disappointed this wasn’t the real thing – this clip is still pretty magical. It filled my heart with joy.

Meant to #EatTogether.

I’m just going to leave this here and not say much. It has the most impact when you don’t know what’s going to happen…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWTdX_WxzJA

Storytime with Carly!

I’ve been following Carly the Prepster aka Carly the College Prepster for years. She just has this effortless ability to exude classiness – which we all know is carefully curated, and I’m here for it.  As someone who works in Reality TV – I loved hearing about her experiences from the other side. Maybe not the most interesting videos on my list to the majority of people but I liked it. More interesting – her blog and instagram. Check them out too.

Jake Gyllenhaal on Heath Ledger.

I cannot believe that it’s been 10 years since Heath Ledger’s death. It was the first major celebrity death that affected me. I remember being absolutely shocked. He was only 28 (this shocks me more now as I’m so close to that age). The impact he had on the film industry – but also on me is indescribable.  I’ve successfully trained my cousins into fans – we’ve spent so many summers at the cottage watching 10 Things I Hate about You, that this Christmas one gave me the Feminine Mystique.

Hearing Jake Gyllenhaall talk about his co-star was exactly what I wanted/needed to mark this moment.

Books:

American Wife by Curtis Sitenfeld

I love reading – and while I don’t read as much as I watch TV, I do read quite a bit. This week’s book was American Wife by Curtis Sitenfeld. It’s a loosely veiled story about Laura Bush – aka George W. Bush’s wife. I wouldn’t say that I’m a fan of the Bush family – but I was pleasantly surprised. In this story ‘Alice’ goes from child to teen to young adult to mom to first lady in a story that is captivating, compelling, complex and extremely well written. I highly recommend it – and then when you’re done with the book – go down the rabbit hole that is the Bush Daughter’s book promo on youtube like I did. Again – I was surprised by how much I liked them.