Good thing number one: A weekend away to enjoy the ocean and explore the place where my husband spent his grad-school years because it’s nice to get away. Good thing number two: Welcoming a new foster pup into our family because it means her life was saved and E gets a new (temporary) sister. Good thing
Category: gratitude
Good thing number one: Seeing the fruits of our (hard) labor finally coming to fruition in the form of our new dining room table because I wasn’t so sure if it was all going to worth it — but it definitely was. (P.S. If anyone wants to volunteer to help us actually get this behemoth in
Good thing number one: time spent catching up with friends, including a special treat of dinner with a friend who moved away because connection feeds the soul. Good thing number two: a really good (now) dogeared book and an opportunity to devour it in one day because how can this not be a good thing. Good thing
Good thing number one: progress with tasks that are difficult + take me out of my comfort zone (i.e., our dining room table project and third course in positive psychology certificate) because they force me to think and do in different ways, which makes the end result so much sweeter. Good thing number two: really
Good thing number one: A fun weekend enjoying fall with my love because fall is my favorite and so is he. Good thing number two: Kicking off Tranquility Salon Online because it’s an opportunity for self-care + self-reflection and to connect with other like-minded women across the world. (Added bonus: the “homework” is so fun!) Good thing
Good thing number one: All the birthday celebrations. Thank you to everyone who reached out to wish me a happy birthday. ❤ Good thing number two: Yummy dinner + catching up with a good friend. Good thing number three: The official arrival of fall. Photo courtesy of Bella Grace Magazine
Good thing number one: I still have a job — which, unfortunately, is not true for all of my colleagues. This was my first experience working for a company with layoffs and it’s not a good feeling — even when you find out you’re “safe,” it’s a guilty sense of relief as you know there were
For the past two months, I have been exploring the field and tenets of positive psychology through coursework via UPenn and Coursera. I’m about halfway through Foundations of Positive Psychology Specialization, which includes four courses. I was initially interested in this field as more of a curiosity. I had heard of positive psychology but really