Endorphins and Other Happy Things!

Is there a better mood-boosting combo than good music and fun exercise!?  ...Maybe good conversation and chocolate, but this is a pretty close second. lol

I just finished an energizing 20-minute walk that started with the song American Pie by Don McLean - "We all got up to dance - ooooh, but we never got the chance!", followed by Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.  I know every word of both songs, and it was so fun to walk and sing along... I flew right through the first 15 minutes right there!  Then at the end of the walk, Rebecca Kenedy said "You are strong!  You are resilient!  You are loved!!  Stick with this journey - it only gets better from here.  Peace!"  Yaaas!

I followed that up with a relaxing 10-minute stretch to all Disney songs, which included a very random face massage - lol, the cat/cow stretch, and pigeon pose (my fav yoga pose).  The playlist included Beyonce's Spirit song from Lion King ("So go into a far-off land and be one with the Great I Am") and ended with A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes.  "No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true."  Yes, please, to all of that!

Also, I did my 350th strength class live with Selena this morning - no shout out, but I'm shouting myself out here!! lol  Yay Peloton... yay happy endorphins... and yay me!!

 

 

Then there's this... he's not wrong. lol  Must find some community that makes healthy eating as fun as Peloton has made exercise!

 

 

On a similar note, allow me to recommend the Reeses with pretzels... I'm not even a fan of pretzels normally, but they're chopped up really small and give it a little extra crunch and saltiness - yummm!

Our courthouse fountain - always makes me happy.

One of many famous Cody Rigsby rants was about his love of grilled cheeses with mayo (eek), so Kraft gave him and the #BooCrew a shoutout on Instagram.  Cute and clever!  (He has also talked about finding kitten heels unacceptable "unless you have some sort of medical condition," hence the bottom caption. lol)

Miss Ellie Faye looking precious this weekend as Jeff was out gardening! ❤  (I wasn't there, but he texted me this cute pic.  I'm sure you're all shocked that I wasn't joining the gardening fun. lol)

Something I bought to remind myself that writing is part of my identity and purpose now, whether or not I publish a book... I like that "You are a writer... inspire... write" are the biggest words on it.

So I was checking out at Walgreens this weekend, and the guy asked if I'd like to donate to children in poverty.  I figured it was the usual rounding-up the change thing and said yes, then he asked how much I'd like to give.  "Oh... umm, two dollars," I said, somewhat caught off guard.  Then he picked up a tiny bell and rang it, and it was all I could do to not bust out laughing!  OMG, so funny!  It was literally just me and him and one other cashier there at the time, and it was very clear that this was something he was told to do but found pretty awkward.  I said "cute" and laughed quietly as I got my stuff, then got back in my car and laughed a lot more.  (And it made me think of Jocelyn's bell, which also made me laugh!)

On this day last year, we celebrated Triston graduating from 6th grade!  This pic is all the women and children from that side of the fam, and it always makes me think of the "women and children first" line from Titanic. lol  It's a little sad to think of all that has changed with Babah since then, but I'm thankful for this sunny day memory.  When Kyndal Faith's feet can touch the floor, I'll miss these days. What a tiny presh!

Okay, I think that's all I've got now.  And now I'm off to watch The Pelican Brief, a 1993 hit with Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington that I've somehow never seen before.