I’m currently on a “Mother/Daughter NY City” trip and of course going to church on Sunday was part of the itinerary. I am so glad that my daughter didn’t fight me on this event. I think years of my efforts are beginning to pay off.
1230pm
Last week I had a meeting on Thursday at 1230p. I was meeting a videographer and my PR consultant to film a much needed segment for an already existing promo piece for the Thoughtful Pinch app. I chose the date of this meeting and they chose 1230p as the time and a particular Target as the location. I found this one event remarkable enough to write about it for the blog.
You Light Up My Life
There is a song by Debby Boone called, “You Light Up My Life”. I have memories of my dad singing this song in the car when it would come on the radio. I found the lyrics of the song and they seem so feminine which makes me appreciate my memories of my dad even more because he would belt out the words so confidently.
National Sour Candy Day
This is going to sound like I’m a kid in a candy shop but…Hooray! There’s a national day for sour candy! How cool is that? As a kid growing up I was all business - I wouldn’t waste my time on just any candy - it had to be chocolate or nothing at all. Well, I never walked away from any candy, but my preference would be chocolate bars.
Church
On my final dip in the ocean before heading back to Denver, somehow my family had a discussion about church. I was already thinking that I would write about church this week and so I took it as a sign. What were the chances that we would have a conversation about church while we were spending our last moments together as family while on vacation?
Copy Cat
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. I am notorious for seeing ideas and copying them. And when people copy my ideas I am super flattered. My “movement” is to have thoughtfulness imitated throughout the world. I know that is a lofty goal but joy is contagious and we definitely experience joy when we see or learn of someone being thoughtful. I can only hope that thoughtfulness is a by-product of people imitating other people.
Unbreakable
There is definitely something stirring inside me. Again, the catalyst is because of a book. This is the second post in a row that pertains to a book. Which makes me think that written thoughts do matter and words have the ability to influence people beyond who we write them down for. When I listened to this book, I was alone and I found myself nodding my head, slapping the steering wheel, verbally agreeing and snorting with laughter. The title of the book is Unbreakable and it’s written by our friend Jay Glazer. We call him Glaze.
PERMA*
I have to admit, I downloaded the book Flourish on Audible because I wanted to know what my daughter was studying over the summer (she gets 1/2 a credit for school). I thought if I learned what the book was about, we could have something to talk about. When I read the title of the book Flourish, I figured that I could only benefit from this information and there was no down side to reading (listening) to it. So I used one of my Audible credits to get the audio version and when I got in the car for the 13 hour drive from Denver to Minneapolis, I chose to listen to Flourish out of the four books that I had in my cue.
Out With the Old
The one year anniversary of living in our Denver home is coming up on July 31st. It has taken a full year but the house is finally getting decorated and it’s exciting to know that things will come together very soon. What sucks is now that the new furnishings are coming in, I’m faced with having to let go of stuff that we’ve had for awhile. You’d think I would be itching to get rid of things.
Yogi Blurbs
I finally practiced yoga after a four or five month hiatus. The yoga hiatus was not because I needed a break from it. Gosh, I love yoga. No matter how intentional I want to be, life just rolls right over my practice. You’d think I would make it a top priority since everything about yoga makes me feel like Barb Pellicer Paton. When I come back to yoga after missing it, I find myself again. That’s the cool thing about yoga. When life gets in the way of practicing, which it will always fight to do, there is peace knowing that I will find myself again.
Towel Day
This Wednesday, on March 25th, people will celebrate Towel Day. Towel Day has been around since May 2001. Douglas Adams fans created the day as a tribute to him 2 weeks after he passed away. He is the author most known for his series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams is quoted as saying, “A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.” I personally haven’t heard of this series or the author but when I went on the site, nationaldaycalendar.com, and read their segment entitled 7 Essential Ways to Use Towels, I knew I had to write about towels.
Party People
I love parties. I love going to parties and I like hosting parties. I am a party person. Since we moved to Colorado, I have been fortunate enough to team up with some amazing friends to host some parties. I thought I would share what I have learned about co-hosting parties because I have come to the conclusion that my days of throwing parties on my own are over