#BreakThings: Temperatures Plummet

02.03.21

Weather in Montana could be charitably described as unpredictable with a side of abject brutality.

Yesterday, the high temperature in Helena was an unseasonably warm 40-degrees. The high on Friday? Eight-degrees. The low? Negative two-degrees. Fabulous.

I’ve been so lucky this session compared to the 2019 session, when a lengthy cold snap kept the highs in single digits for weeks. But while I grew up in a community with even lower averages temperatures, 15 years of living on the East Coast and in Spokane has ruined my cold tolerance.

Thank God, I have my absurdly warm Amazon puffer coat to keep me warm. (Seriously, I’ve never been so warm.)

Whenever I’m stressed or need some time to process my thoughts after work, I clean. Make the bed. Vacuum the floor. Pick up the bathroom. Wipe down the cabinets. Straighten the pillows that my dogs will smash up 15-seconds later. I find it so calming.

Apparently, the calming power of cleaning has made its way to YouTube. As The New York Times reports, cleaning influencers are making a rising in popularity.

Sometimes it feels like the only way to change your trajectory at work is to make a major change. But what if a series of small changes in the way you approach problems, speak to your boss, and the language you use could lead to a big change?

The Muse discusses how making small changes can make you a superstar at work.

H&M is offering 20% off orders over $60 with code FC9941. I’m hitting their home decor for stylish coffee table decorations and stylish laundry baskets. Looking for clothes? Don’t miss the fantastic printed blouse I put up on the blog this morning.

Not comfortable eating in a restaurant? What about a freshly cleaned hotel room? Some hotels are filling rooms with diners who want a restaurant meal without the interaction with other unmasked people. Eater has the story.

What could be more of a break than a video of pandas playing in the snow?

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