#5SmartReads - April 9, 2021

Today’s regular guest contributor is Julia! See the questions below to get to know her better, and don’t forget to check out her page to become Smarter In A Sec.

Q: Favorite gift you’ve given someone else?
A: GOODNIGHT TRUMP and GOODNIGHT ZOOM (GOODNIGHT MOON parodies I gave to a friend of mine expecting her third child)

Q: What talent would you most like to have?
A: The ability to walk around a new city and know where I'm going—I'm VERY directionally challenged

Q: What is a song that you can’t help dance to when it comes on?
A: I'M EVERY WOMAN by Chaka Khan

I Used To Feel Ashamed Crying In Public. Now I Embrace It Every Time (The Lily)

For most of us, the past sixteen months have been rough—and we've likely cried A LOT. Via The Lily, one woman's account of crying in public—and how she's come to embrace her emotions (not bury them).