09/23/2016
Did you know that negative or fearful moments imprint themselves on our brain almost immediately? I think it must be some sort of survival mechanism or maybe something that is intended to keep us from repeating past mistakes. On the other hand, our happiest, most joyful moments are likely to just slip right off of our brain like teflon. Research shows that you have to thoughtfully take in a positive, happy moment for at least 15 seconds to have it imprint on your brain in the same way. Kind of interesting, right? Since I learned this, … 
I’ve been thinking a lot about friendships lately. When you’re growing up in school, so much of life is centered around making friends and doing life with friends. You’re in class with friends, playing sports with friends, and spending all of your free time in the company of friends. As you get older, though, time spent casually with friends becomes more elusive. Especially as you start adding spouses and children and jobs to the mix. It’s hard to feel like I’m being a good mom, wife, friend, sister, daughter and … 
Can we take a quick minute to ignore the sweater vest and all of the beautiful greenhouse foliage to talk about my addiction to podcasts? It’s real and it’s keeping me sane during this year of transition when it feels like I am always in my car. I only do non-fiction and I feel like every commute is now an opportunity to learn something new or about someone new. The other day I had an accounting question and googled it with the word podcast after and boom! There’s a podcast for that. I listened and immediately knew … 
I don’t know about you guys, but I await Gail’s book recommendations in the same way I await a coveted just-primed Amazon box. Her excitement for books is so completely contagious that I always find myself with at least three of her picks on my nightstand. Speaking of books on my nightstand, last week I attended my first book club and the book of the month was Sweetbitter. (I talked about my book club dreams earlier in the summer and was thrilled when they manifest themselves into an IRL invitation.) Have you guys read … 
