Links I Love: June 27, 2021
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER / BUSINESS How looking young can shape your career. (BBC News) PRODUCTIVITY / SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Efficiency is the Enemy. (Farnam Street) The Key to Reading People. (The Character Lab) How To Stay Motivated When You're Not Seeing Progress (4 tips to try today!). (Yes and Yes) I'm a Psychotherapist, and Here Are My 3 Best Tips for Dealing With Social Anxiety Post-Quarantine. (Well & Good NYC) How to read newsletters without clogging up your inbox. (Zapier) HEALTH / FITNESS Get Wet!. (New York Times) Does Walking Really Count as Cardio?. (Lifehacker) TRAVEL 42.9 Million Americans Will Hit the Road for Fourth of July. (Travel Industry Wire) Forty Percent of Americans Plan Leisure Trips This Summer. (Hotel News Now) Road to Recovery: The 2021 Guide to Safer Meetings for Hotels and Venues. (Skift) Bankers Dive Back Into In-Person Meetings as Travel Restrictions Ease. (Skift) The New Strategies Around One-Day Business Trips. (Skift) Why a Little Inflation Could Be … [Continue reading]
Weekend Recap: Hiking, Eating, and Drinking My Way Through the Mountains
My weekend kicked off a little bit early - my date and I headed to Minturn on Thursday night, stopping at Outer Range Brewing for fried chicken sandwiches on the way up, and then worked from there on Friday. I had a really light day of meetings, and it was nice to get a change of scenery while digging into some deep work! My original plan on Friday morning was to do an early morning run of Meadow Mountain before work, but I ended up lounging around and really not getting in a workout at all, outside of a quick 10 minute Peloton core class. Part of the reason for that was my date and I talked about going for a run to / from Vail Brewing Company for happy hour (6.5 miles roundtrip)... but we ended up skipping that, and instead going to a happy hour at The Rose in Edwards. I texted my friends Heather and Kirk while I was there, and although they were literally just driving back into town after a few days down in the Front Range, they met us there for some outdoor drinks on the patio. I started with an old fashioned from the $6 happy hour menu, but we soon turned our attention to the Rose's famous creative cocktails. And I absolutely fell in love with their new summer cocktail, … [Continue reading]
Review: Teneral Cellars Pride Collection
This post was sponsored by Teneral Cellars as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. You may remember that a few months ago, I did a review of Teneral Cellars RBG wine collection. Since that post, I ended up ordering a case of the Dissent zinfandel - both to drink myself on special occasions, and to give as gifts. I have been following Teneral Cellars closely since discovering them, and I was thrilled when their new Pride Collection came out to be invited to try this seasonal release as well! As a refresher - Teneral Cellars is a woman-owned winery, founded on the belief that the diversity of the wine industry needs to reflect its customers. As founder Jill Osur says, "Let's create the wine industry we want to see as women." Teneral has made every effort to have their suppliers, from their label printers to their influencer agencies, be women-owned as well. I love this so much! Unlike traditional wine companies who will not comment on issues and instead cite outdated company policies of “no comment,” Teneral Cellars is willing to have a voice and stand for equality, equity, and humanity. The winery is … [Continue reading]
What I Read in May 2021
Eight books read in May - I am picking up steam a bit! I stuck to almost exclusively fiction in May, with one non-fiction self-help-y book thrown in. (Though there were several historical fiction novels... so maybe that counts for something?) These days, I am finding the compelling storylines of novels to keep me reading much more than nonfiction. 5 stars: The Book of Lost Names, by Kristin Harmel: I picked this up on a night I intended to go to bed early... and ended up staying up to finish it that same night! This was such an intriguing story. Eva and her parents live in Paris, having emigrated from Poland before Eva was born, and are caught in the German roundup of all Jews in the city. Eva becomes a forgery artist who helps create fake paperwork for others trying to escape persecution. I was at times frustrated by Eva's naivete, but this being a fictional book, I knew there would be at least a relatively happy ending. This was on the lighter side as far as World War II books go, and included a romantic side plot, but I still appreciated the insight into a piece of the French resistance I hadn't known about before. 4 stars: The Dating Dare, by Jayci Lee: I loved … [Continue reading]
