#BreakThings: And We're Back...

04.26.21

Being a full-time blogger and full-time Chief of Staff has been a wild ride.

Several times this session, I sat down on the couch to blog and fell asleep. Early mornings, late nights, weekends spent at the office. So I appreciate all of you hanging in there with me over the past few weeks as I figured out how to sway between two different sets of responsibilities.

But this weekend was extraordinarily productive, so let’s get back to taking a break together each afternoon.

Is happiness a personality trait or a learned skill?

For most of my life, I believed a person was either a ‘happy person’ or they weren’t. And I never considered myself one of those happy, shiny people, nor did I believe it was realistic to aspire to that label. Instead, I strived for contentedness.

Reading this article from The Atlantic, I started to think about happiness differently. Perhaps, instead of being a trait, it is a learned skill. And the article lays out how you can stop wishing for happiness and start working for it.

Our go to summer is grilled meat + grilled or fresh vegetables + rice + sauce. You would think that we’d get tired of it, but with so many different sauce and vegetable combinations, it sustains us through those wonderful grilling months.

This Jalapeño Herb Sauce is definitely going to be added to the rotation. It’s vaguely reminiscent of a chimichurri, but with some additions and subtractions. We use a red onion instead of a white for a slightly sweeter, softer flavor.

Like many of you, I did not buy summer shoes last year. And my summer shoe wardrobe is looking less than fresh as a result.

Nordstrom Rack has a massive sandal and spring shoe sale happening right now. I really like this pair for every day wear.

Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match // Find me a find // Catch me a catch. What? It’s too early in the day for Fiddler? It’s never too early for Fiddler.

This Bustle article about a ‘millennial matchmaker’ who started making matches after her Tie Tok went viral is worth your time. So much to talk about in the group text.

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