Posts filed under ‘Swellbeing’
Words with friends
Some happy-related news to kick off your Friday: our language is a positive one.
English is biased towards positivity, say researchers who’ve just had their study published in the journal PLoS One. They looked at four sources (included the New York Times and Twitter) and the positive words outnumber the negative ones. Not necessarily because we’re all cheery, though. The thinking is that because we are geared to “social storytelling” as a species, happy and positive words have become more of a fixture in our language than the sad and unhappy ones.
In other words, none of us want to listen to a downer and so our language has evolved.
(Stacked books wallpaper, Anthropologie)
Keep your eye on the prize
I’d been hemming and hawing about running my first marathon for awhile now (and likely would’ve run one in the fall, but work and travel got in the way). But I’m doing it. Yes m’aam. In fact, it’s one of my 2012 resolutions.
And one thing that’ll help me get through 16 long weeks of training? Keepin’ my eye on the prize — which in this case, may include making my Blue Crush dreams come true and going to surf camp.
(If you haven’t seen the movie, do — the way they shoot the waves is incredible, plus one of Kate’s “prizes” in the movie is a boy, who, fans of The Vampire Diaries may be interested to know, is played by the dude who’s now Alaric on TVD).
For other ways I — and you, too — can stick to your resolutions, check out my post here on the Schick Quattro for Women Style Squad Facebook page. (And be sure to stay in the loop by “liking” the page while you’re at it!)
Ah, yes, New Year’s Resolutions…
I made a completely frivolous purchase the other day at Anthropologie: a very pretty, fairytale-like dress that is not even “my style” but that I completely swooned over. “Sometimes you just need the dress, not an occasion,” said the very wise girl at the cash.
Most def.
In fact, this jives very well with my new approach for 2012. All inspired by this instant camera (whodathunkit?), I’ve got one awesome New Year’s Resolution. Find out more on A Haute Mess (along with some resolutions from some other very cool peeps).
Merry Christmas!
Peace, love and all of that good stuff to each and every one of you!
(Card is from Smock — one of my favourite stationery companies).
