{"id":5923,"date":"2026-08-24T18:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5923"},"modified":"2026-08-24T18:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:09:38","slug":"welcome-back-how-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5923","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Back! How Are You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-365332\">\n<div class=\"entry-content article-body\">\n<div class=\"hero-image hero-image-main hero-image-main3 \">\n<div class=\"one-one-ratio\">\n<div class=\"hero-retio\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-image-hide=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joanna-goddard-aunt-england-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Joanna Goddard\" width=\"1919\" height=\"2560\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-365350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joanna-goddard-aunt-england-scaled.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joanna-goddard-aunt-england-362x483.jpg 362w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joanna-goddard-aunt-england-680x907.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joanna-goddard-aunt-england-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joanna-goddard-aunt-england-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joanna-goddard-aunt-england-1535x2048.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joanna-goddard-aunt-england-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joanna-goddard-aunt-england-1272x1697.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hello, my loves! I\u2019m so excited to catch up, after Cup of Jo was closed for two weeks. How are you doing??? If you\u2019re in the mood, please feel free to answer these five questions:<\/p>\n<p>* Where, generally, do you live?<br \/>* Any books\/shows\/movies you\u2019ve enjoyed lately? (I watched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scandinaviahouse.org\/sh\/films\/solomamma\/\" target=\"_blank\">Solomamma<\/a> on the flight.)<br \/>* What has brought you joy lately?<br \/>* What are you worried about these days?<br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2020\/02\/19\/what-do-you-like-about-yourself\/\" target=\"_blank\">What\u2019s something you love about yourself<\/a>? xoxo<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"XTg3PJWh5nU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paris with Kate Berlant and John Early\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XTg3PJWh5nU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Also, here\u2019s a funny skit that always makes me laugh after traveling.<\/p>\n<p>Very much looking forward to sharing photos and stories, and sending so much love to you!<\/p>\n<p>P.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2023\/02\/16\/whats-your-1-travel-tip\/\" target=\"_blank\">My #1 travel tip<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2024\/12\/09\/the-1-trick-to-surviving-big-family-gatherings\/\" target=\"_blank\">the trick to enjoying big family gatherings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(Photo with <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2019\/07\/30\/lulu-goddard-beauty-uniform\/\" target=\"_blank\">my aunt<\/a> and cousin in <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/tag\/england-vacation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cornwall, England<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-meta aside-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/08\/24\/welcome-back-how-are-you-2\/#comments\"><\/p>\n<p><span>92<\/span> COMMENTS<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/08\/24\/welcome-back-how-are-you-2\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, my loves! 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