Oohs and Aahs for 1.5.24

A chat with Volta, chill music, and writing stars

Do you choose a word or mantra for the year? Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t, but this year, I knew what I wanted to focus on early on: Look for the good. (I ordered a simple mantra bracelet from Etsy to remind me!)

Looking for the good is very much what these weekly oohs and aahs are about too. You’ll find personal favorites, topics I’m interested in, and links I think you’ll find inspiring.

This week I am…

• Chatting with Volta at the Calm and Creative Podcast (This conversation was a delight to record!)

• Absorbing Kristen’s thoughtful tips on cutting down on scrolling

• But also scrolling this unapologetically (Some of the coolest people I know told me about this, so please flatter me and let me think I’m the first one to tell you about it!)

• Excited about this class on writing and motherhood by online and hopefully one-day IRL friend Elizabeth Brogden

• Loving this joyful ode to nature

• Enjoying this chill music with my son (There’s a subscription, but you don’t need it. There are lots of good free options, and this is as close to a calm button as I’ve found for him.)

• Sharing this writing goodie with my latest manuscript-critique client (What’s your story star look like?)

• Easing back in with all seven types of rest in whatever quantities I can get them

• Contemplating the void(s)

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