"What we choose to do with the light while it's here is up to us. Journey wisely." ☀️~Alex Elle
Shout out to Liz McCarthy and Kristen Levine for buying me coffees this past week! ☕️
Liz is a military spouse and mama trying to pivot her career into marketing and start a side hustle as a graphic designer / hand-letterer.
Kristen, who has had over 30 pets in her lifetime, is a pet advocate that helps pet parents by providing information and product recommendations.
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This week has been a doozy. This election in particular is about a whole lot more than the man chosen to sit in the oval office. And that is why it is so important. And so anxiety-inducing. 😖
I've gone between moments of "Everything will be OK" to "OMG this election is the worst" to eating lots of Crunch Berries, fried chicken, and grapefruit gummies (thanks Sarah!). You can probably relate?
As I write this issue, we still don't have a President-elect, although I'm hoping that by the time you read it, we will. 🤞🏾
Whatever this weekend brings, I am continuing to send you hugs, love, and self-care as we move on from this limbo. I encourage you to check in with yourself as often as you need to, and honor what your body, mind and soul needs. If that's taking more breaks or taking days off, do that. If it's comfort food, do that. If it's work, do that. If it's watching a lot of Schitt's Creek, do that (you'll get lots of laughs and style ideas for sure).
Whatever happens, this is not an ending, it's possibly a beginning, but more than that it's an opportunity to embrace joy and rest. Because that is how we resist. That is how we persist. We are soldiers. That is our way.
On to the picks!
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#loves 😍
🎧 Listening: Family Dance Party. Discovered this Spotify playlist yesterday and it was the perfect sing-a-long dancing-in-my-chair happiness that I needed. 💃🏾
📚 Reading. The Girl in the Mirror. Twins. One has everything. The other does...not. They go out on the family yacht. Only one returns and assumes her sister's identity. How far will she go? What happened to her sister? Dun dun dun. Escaping the world works sometimes.
📰 Tool: Book of the Month. I found this week's read through this awesome book subscription service. Each month they curate 5 reads for you, and you pick one to get in the mail. Easy peasy. You can get your first book for $5 with my link.
#reads
6 Things To Remember as You Cope With the 2020 Election — advice.theshineapp.com
"Don’t be afraid to savor the big and small joys that come up during this time, and know it’s also OK to create these moments in your life for yourself, too."
I think we all feel like this last week has lasted about a year, if not longer. This election has made us anxious, exhausted and angry at times.
But it's important to take care of yourself during this time as Martha Tesema reminds us. That can look like:
Making time to breathe
Talking to your therapist
Nourishing yourself
Finding pockets of joy
Those are the ones I've been doing this week. How about you?
Start a Side Hustle, Build Yourself an Empire — entrepreneurshandbook.co
Love Tim Denning’s perspective on side hustles. The word business can be scary. But side hustles can mean small.
“One of the greatest missed opportunities in life is starting a tiny little business.”
You start by finding one thing to pursue that you are interested in. Then see if there is a way to use that interest to escape stress. Start noticing and refining your process. Provide value repeatedly. You start to see what’s possible. And then you can build your version of an empire.
#icymi
😍 Last issue’s top pick was: 15 Ideas You Can Steal to Make the Next 12 Months a Period of Remarkable Growth (4th week in a row!)
🎧 Chatted about creating a curated newsletter with Tara McMullin (this interview is awesome if I say so myself!)
📝 I reposted my Lessons Learned from 200 Issues of #jesspicks on Medium. Would love a 👏🏾 if you find it helpful.
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