Last weekend, the Southern Makers event was held in the Union Station Train Shed in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. The event was full of southern artists, musicians, chefs and brewers, majority being from Alabama. I absolutely loved it! This was the third year for the event, but my first time attending. It was great to see such a large turn out for this creative event. Since then, I have been on a creative kick, working on calligraphy and new recipes.
I spent the last week in San Diego for a conference. The week was full of good food and beautiful sites on top of the emerging work in emissions inventories. I loved exploring the city and seeing the beaches. The seals above were lounging on a beach in La Jolla and they were awesome. I'm pretty sure seals are the grumpy old men of the animal kingdom.
This weekend was a relaxing end to a lovely week. I spent time with friends and family, cooked great food, thanks to Blue Apron, and took an online calligraphy class with Scarlet & Gold.
I've always thought it was crazy how some people could spend the entire work week waiting on the weekend. I used to think this was due to a distaste for one's job (which it very well may be for some), but now I wonder if it isn't really due to exhaustion. I don't even have kids and there are times when I feel like I'm constantly running around from the time I get home to the time I get in bed (to the parents who manage to work full time, you have my respect). I'm trying to run several times a week, and prefer to cook for myself, but the real culprit has been that darn to-do list. I can get so focused on the things I want to get done, that I let my "projects" get the best of me. There have been several articles recently on the glorification of busy, which I know I am guilty; I'm working on resetting my goals and approaching them with a better outlook.
I love what I do, I really enjoy the work and don't wish it away by any means, but I have started to look forward to the weekends. Weekend mornings to be specific, where I can spend quiet time catching up on reading all of the articles I've saved throughout the week with a cup of coffee and my dog curled up beside me. An introvert's happy place! This series is meant to replace "High Five for Friday" because getting something out on Friday, just doesn't happen most weeks. I hope you will enjoy these laid back posts that focus primarily on articles I've read (or just enjoy).
Links I've Loved
Through prioritizing tasks, and planning time to be still, I'm working towards letting my busyness rest in peace.
I love this video by Microsoft on getting girls involved in STEM. I found this through The Everygirl's awesome highlighting of recent strides by women. Seriously, go read all the articles!
