Sensory Strides #72 Cassandra Aarssen, Hot Mess House, Clutterbug, 10k training, Anne Bogel, Modern Mrs. Darcy, What Should I Read Next
Release Date: 08/03/2021
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Quote “You are not messy, everyone just organizes differently.” Cassandra Aarssen Welcome to the Sensory Strides podcast. Observations of the world through activity, reading, listening, and everything else. Excited to be back to feeling mentally well. So much so that I have decided to sign up for a trail 10k at the end of October. I’ve found a training plan I can work with on the internet and will begin training next week. Now, to get my eating habits back under control. I need to reduce some inches so my clothes start fitting better. My mastermind group...
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Quote “” Welcome to the Sensory Strides podcast. Observations of the world through activity, reading, listening, and everything else. The past two weeks included lots of celebration. I am honored to have received the Girl Scout Thanks Badge II. The Thanks Badge is the highest recognition an adult volunteer can earn. The Thanks II is given to a volunteer already awarded the Thanks Badge. In addition to work within my council, they awarded me the Thanks II for the work on my other show – Hearts of Gold and the speaking work I have done to promote the Girl...
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Quote “A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.” Shannon Alder Welcome to the Sensory Strides podcast. Observations of the world through activity, reading, listening, and everything else. The last two weeks have not been my best. I thought I was coming out of my depression along with the weather getting warmer. Then, I had an interaction with someone that shut me down. I felt belittled and dismissed. I shut down so much that I couldn’t even talk with my husband. I needed to shut myself in my room...
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Quote “One of the main benefits of spending time in nature is stress reduction.” – Richard Louv Welcome to the Sensory Strides podcast. Observations of the world through activity, reading, listening, and everything else. The last few months I have not been as active as I normally am. I had slipped into a depression and was struggling to come out of it. While I recognized my poor mental health status, one of the tactics I used was to eliminate the non-essential items on my list. I am a list maker and there is always something to do on that list. What I was...
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Quote "In a word, let me say: if we might keep in necessary things Unity, in unnecessary things Freedom, and in both Charity, our affairs would certainly be in the best condition." Welcome to the Sensory Strides podcast. Observations of the world through activity, reading, listening, and everything else. We used to start conversations talking about the weather or an activity that was happening in our community. Now a days the question is “have you gotten your vaccine?”. I encourage everyone to be more sensitive with this question. Receiving the...
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Excited to be back to feeling mentally well. So much so that I have decided to sign up for a trail 10k at the end of October. I’ve found a training plan I can work with on the internet and will begin training next week. Now, to get my eating habits back under control. I need to reduce some inches so my clothes start fitting better.
My mastermind group tried something new and spent a session sharing different media we’ve been enjoying. We had been doing book club each month, with each of us reading a different book and sharing our takeaways. We often talk about podcasts we listen to and thought a media sharing day would be good. It was so much fun – although my podcast list has now grown again. Moving forward we will do book club one month and media on the opposite month. I love keeping things fresh!
Media I shared included Hot Mess House on HGTV. I have begun packing my current house for moving this fall and the timing on finding this show couldn’t be better. I have gotten rid of almost as much as I’ve packed so far. I’m going to be reading one of Cas’s books for book club in August. She has a podcast, youtube videos, and an amazing Pinterest page. The biggest thing I learned so far is my issue with thinking everything has value is my biggest hurdle towards managing clutter. I have been using her $30 rule (if it isn’t worth $30, it isn’t worth your time and effort to try to sell it) and it has really changed my outlook.
https://www.hgtv.com/shows/hot-mess-house
https://www.youtube.com/user/OrganizedClutterbug
https://www.pinterest.com/Clutterbug_me
My biggest challenge with the value rule comes with anything related to Girl Scouts though. Girl Scouts leaders save everything! I have a bin of Girl Scout stuff that I am going to get rid of, but I AM going to use the $30 rule – I will just create bundles to sell. If it doesn’t sell, then it will go away. Luckily there are a couple of really good Facebook groups for this activity.
Another media I shared was Anne Bogel’s podcast ‘What Should I Read Next’. I love this podcast! I almost always hear about one book to add to my reading list every episode. I like that we learn about the guests as that actually helps me know if I will enjoy a book as well as they did, depending on our similar or differing outlooks.
What Should I Read Next? Podcast – Modern Mrs Darcy
What media do you get inspiration from?
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