Good morning!!!

I hope you had a great week and an even better weekend. Today we begin anew :-)

I apologize for my abrupt, deafening silence on Twitter for the past few days. Without going into too much detail, I received some less than great news on Monday about something in my personal life. People talk a lot about persistence and hard work, but there is not enough discussion around how to cope with personal failures. I am dealing with it the best way I know how: being thankful, taking advantage of the many opportunities that I have already, and continuously working on being the best person I can be.

I didn’t do much this weekend besides spend time with friends who wanted to cheer me up. So instead of recapping, I want to take a moment to say THANK YOU so much to all the people who sent me gifts last week, and to the clients who spent time with me (except the one asshole). It was almost as if everyone knew I saw going through a hard time.

It’s Monday again and this week is already going to be so much better. I can tell by today’s weather in D.C.!

I am looking forward to relaxing and, hopefully, catching up with you. In the meantime, here are some fun reads from around the web:

It sucks to lose friends, especially as one gets older and relationships become harder to sustain. Luckily, sometimes the opportunity comes back around to revive them! Here’s a guide on how to make the most of it.
The Paul Manafort trial is one of those things you have to recap while eating popcorn. So grab some, and read this.
This poor rover!
This infographic on the most popular mobile apps in 25 different countries is interesting. What is Dunk Line? *Eyes Canada*
Terrell Owens is [still] upset.
The fear of automation is (justifiably) real: More than 6 million workers fear being replaced by Machines.
Airline CEOs fly coach… sometimes!
A read on how retaliatory tariffs are impacting some key industries.
Don’t ruin your own vacation by doing any of these 10 things.
According to Wells Fargo, hundreds of people lost their homes due to a computer error.