I’ll get back to Friday posting at some point…! Hope you had a restful weekend and that spring was SPRING-ING wherever you are. Sneaky, but spring is one of my favorite seasons. Cheers to making the world beautiful and savoring some sweet, sweet associations.
Three Things that Made the World Beautiful Last Week
Visitors! We had the best weekend hosting my sister and her boyfriend. It truly felt like vacation in my own apt! If you’re reading this, thank you again for making the trip. It was the best of times!
Lavender Chamomile tea. I’m loving that the lavender trend is picking up because it has always been a sneaky favorite of mine.
New music! So many new albums have been released this spring. I love learning the ins and outs of all of them.
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Conversation: Associations
With all of the new music being released as of recent, I can’t help think more about what I will remember about this time when I hear the music again in a few years. In the theme of documenting and filing through the memories of our lives, I think it’s fascinating to think about associations. When I hear a certain song, it always reminds me of a certain time in my life that I first or most often listened to it. When I smell a certain scent, it transports me to the people or places it mosts reminds me of.
This isn’t groundbreaking - shocker - but it is fun to think about. On theme with recent newsletters, leaning into the good mood associations is another way I’m going to try to intentionally savor life.
Making homemade cookies makes me think of fourth grade, listening to September by Earth, Wind & Fire makes me think of freshman year in the dorms, and the smell of budding trees will make me think of spring walks around my neighborhood in the future (I can just feel it).
There are so many sweet moments, I hope you treasure them a little extra next week. Maybe it’s worth even seeking out an old favorite association of yours!
Creative Corner
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Notes:
spring | easy | real | denim | celebrate | fresh
A Prayer to Share
A prayer of thanksgiving:
Thank You for the associations that bring us memories of a life well lived. To remind us that You fulfilled us then, and continue to sustain us now. Thank You for the memories and the ones to come.
Amen!
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xo - Cam
Thanks for being the best host ❤️