Happy Saturday, what
have you been up to this week? Here is a rundown of highlights for the week. I
hope you find them useful in your life! My goal as a person and a writer are to always Pay-It-Forward, so please let me
know how I can help you. YES, YOU!
Enjoy your weekend & this post! Amazing things to come!
~Amy
Enjoy your weekend & this post! Amazing things to come!
~Amy
What am I Reading? - I have been reading one particular book on and
off for a few weeks now. It is a great book but man, tough. How to Cope with Intense Drama and Survive
by M LeMont & Taylor Green. This book is well, it is enthralling and not
for the faint-hearted. Not because of any horrific physical reasons but the
mental and emotional upheaval of the story. Read more about it in my upcoming
review.
What am I Listening
to? – I have been listening
to a lot of talk radio as of late. Politics and Sociology, in general, is one
of my fascinations. In today’s world, one of social media documentation of every
freaking word, hiccup, and mis-step the ‘opinion’ has become king, and facts
have become an afterthought. This makes all media in general very versatile and
yet also very jaded. With everyone inputting their opinions into their particular
media form. Again, making for an enthralling mix of left, right, black, white,
gray, and green. (analyze that statement for a minute).
· What Quote am I
pondering? – The RIGHT doors will open for the RIGHT version of you. ~
Kinda goes along with ~ The universe will only give you what you can handle. ~
· What am I
Researching? – Pickle Juice – Y’all
just went – what? Well, I was at the dentist the other day, and an older woman
said she was feeling a lack of energy and she needed to go drink some pickle
juice. I got curious and Googled it. I suggest you do the same. Pretty interesting.
I even found out that our favorite sports drink Gatorade was born from the consumption
of pickle juice by football players! Go figure!
CoconutOil – I knew coconut oil is awesome, but I found another use I did not
know. Last year I started oiling (using coconut, oil or grapeseed oil to
detoxify the yucky stuff in your mouth) it worked pretty well. After a recent
trip to the dentist, I found out that brushing with coconut oil can help reduce
and strengthen your gum line. People who brush with coconut oil before they
brush with their favorite toothpaste were able to stop their gums receding and
repair the strength of the remaining tissue.
Amazing
what you can learn at the dentist!
· Yummy Meal of the Week
– Egg Salad, yes is my
favorite item this week. I was craving it on Monday, and I crave it often,
Could be my amazing mixture of Olive oil Mayo, Garlic Mustard Aoli and
perfectly hard-boiled eggs. Sometimes I leave out the mustard and add some
pickle relish just to mix it up.
· What did I Learn? –
I learned that spring cleaning
is not only something you do to your residence. Spring cleaning is something
that you can do with your life and your mind. A few times a year, my house gets
cluttered, and I have this urge to clean, purge, and rearrange. This is very
cathartic, and I feel renewed when finished. This is something I do mentally,
as well. I evaluate my current life and activities. Good and bad. Positive activities
and negative. Taking a look at what I am doing, when I am doing it and the
results. Sometimes things need to be rearranged, cleaned and purged. Rearrange your
schedule to when you are most productive. Identify who or what is draining your
mood and or your energy. Purge the negative and focus on the positive. Clean
out your insecurities, negative thoughts, crappy habits, and clean out your
mental closet. What gives me joy, and how can I do more of that?
· What am I Watching?
– The Orville – Many of you may, or may not know, I have a HUGE intellectual
crush on Seth McFarlane (Creator or Family Guy, American Dad, Actor, writer,
etc.). The Orville is his latest project, and I’ve heard mixed reviews. I’ve
had absolutely no time to watch anything lately and was honestly trying to
avoid watching it out of fear. I am such a fan I wasn’t sure I wanted to go
there. This changed the other night, and I watched a few episodes. I really
like it, but not for the reasons you would think. I am enjoying the show
overall. Its Star Trek throwback with a mix of the realistic dialog is very
entertaining. What I love about the show is the transparency of its message and
humor. Seth is a genius at taking the world and tilting just enough that you
are laughing and thinking at the same moment. It is his gift. The Orville is
definitely a labor of love for him, you can see it in the careful planning and
execution of the production. It is not the best show on television, but it is
the one with the most genuine artistic heart.
I also watched My Strange Addiction on Netflix with my
kids. All I am gonna say is people are freaking weird and everyone needs therapy.
Have any thoughts on
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Check out a recent Podcast I was interviewed on ~
Write Away Podcast
**Special Treat! ~ If you haven’t seen it yet, please
check it out my teaser trailer for Finders!
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