New year. Same me. Started the year off with the flu in true Deema fashion. Because who would I be if I wasn't sick 50% of the time? What can I say, I'm a hot commodity for germs. THEY. LOVE. ME. Don't be jelly.
My family and I did enjoy a beautiful trip up the central coast, my absolute favorite part of California (picture above, courtesy of Morro Bay) right before my kids went back to school. It was so nice, but I did miss our home and my routine. But mostly I just missed my squatty potty…IYKYK.
Weekly fun fact you didn't ask for
All I can think about is how many of you reading this currently have 3 nipples.
New Year's resolutions? Eh, kind of.
I've been thinking about this exercise I shared in an old newsletter. It was an episode with Mel Robbins on Jay Shetty's podcast.
Her daughter had just graduated from college, and was very unhappy. She had her draw a line straight down the middle of a piece of paper. The column on the left said “happy me,” and in this column, she asked her to write down the last time she remembers feeling happy, confident, and alive. Her daughter said it was her Senior year in high school. She then had her write down all the things she did in a week during that time, and asked her to really go in detail. She wrote things like: I got up at 6am, hung out with my friends all day, I was looking forward to college, I played varsity lacrosse, exercised 6 days a week, only partied with friends twice a week, was in a healthy dating relationship, and ate four dinners a night at home. Then, in the right column, she asked her to write about her life now. She wrote things like: I sleep till 1pm, I drink everyday, I feel like I don't see my friends, I have nothing to look forward to, and I'm not exercising.
She then looks at her daughter and says, ok, now compare the two. Your own life experience is the map. She goes on to say how we tend to over complicate things, but that happiness is found in the little things. I found this exercise incredibly powerful.
Weekly Community spotlight
In lieu of a community spotlight this week, I had to share this TikTok video I stumbled upon last week. It asked women for their life tips for 2024 and the comment section was pure gold. Sharing some highlights below, and linking the video here.
Always a good reminder
Really trying my best to prioritize things that spark happiness over things I should be doing this year. That sh*t is hard, but I'm working on it.
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Other things I loved this week
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