Sunday Selections

This past, busy week left me sapped of all energy. You know those weeks I’m talking about, don’t you? The ones where, at the end of them, you just want need to wrap yourself up in a big fluffy blanket and watch back to back episodes of Orange Is The New Black? It was one of those. Suffice to say that yesterday was quiet. I caught up on some writing and some prison drama.

But today I have things to do. I’m about to hit the gym for an energising morning session before heading out this afternoon for a free concert at Mauerpark. We’ll have dumplings tonight with friends, too. Sunday is looking good.

Here are this week’s favourite links:

WATCH: How would you rate your life on a one to ten scale? That’s the question that Francis Tapon, a project manager at Microsoft asked himself a few years ago. For him, a seven out of ten wasn’t good enough and he asked himself how he could reach a ten. To try to find it, he quit his job and went travelling long-term, hiking some of the most physically demanding and lengthy trails in the world. See what he learned here.

READ: This Italian teacher set the best summer homework assignment possible. He’s got it right.

EAT: How good do these look? That’s a perfectly refreshing summer drink right there.

MAKE: I’d love to make something like this one day.

BUY: This is my kind of tent!

GO: How many have you ticked off from this list of ’40 trips to take before you turn 30′? There’s so much still to do!

What did you get up to this weekend? Join the conversation in the comments below.