WEEKLY UPDATE |
Hi friends! So, I'm a day late on my newsletter ... well, because life happens. I don't know about you all but WOW things have been crazy. With the constant uncertainty, all of the questions and debates online, I'm burnt out. I'm tired of seeing one negative post after another. I'm tired of seeing people shame their neighbors. I'm tired of seeing people fight about whether or not they agree with the stay at home order. I'm tired of it all. But here's the thing, we are living in an uber-connected world where social media never sleeps. So many of us are not disconnecting and constant scrolling through feeds is literally mind-numbing. For me, this has been especially hard during COVID-19. I realize, and even more-so if your job requires it like mine does, it can feel impossible to unplug and also nearly impossible to take a break from all of the news - including COVID. It's very overwhelming, to say the least. I've been more mindful of my mental state and purposely staying off of social as much as I possibly can. It's liberating and I feel wonderful about it. If we're being completely honest, and again with my job, staying completely disconnected isn't an option. A colleague of mine recently sent this to me, "Follow happy and funny accounts. Things that make you smile. Do a feed audit and YOU choose what you want to see. You can always search for the content you need - you don't have to have them in your feed." So, that's my plan. Focus on the happy, focus on the funny, focus on the family, focus on myself. You should do the same.
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Now that I've got all that out there - what's new this week?
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LOCAL BUSINESS SHOUT-OUT |
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I hope you all have an amazing week filled with family fun!
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