Smile, You're Human
Issue 60 is here
Hello, turkeys. I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving.
Sixty weeks ago, I started The Letter to put a smile on my reader’s face with my words.
Sometimes I succeeded, and sometimes I fell short. Last week I fell short. I didn’t have a smile on my face when I wrote to you, which invariably means you didn’t catch a smile while reading. That’s how that works, folks.
This smile-goal may appear easier than it is. Imagine what one does when they’re not smiling yet committed to passing on smiles. As a public figure (wink, wink ;) I have a duty to show up, no matter what. Therefore, the only thing to do is to just keep going. Actually, this is true always — for all of us. We must keep going. We’ll win some and lose some. It’s always the case.
While contemplating The Letter’s promise to you, I broadened my reason for sending it to help us feel, to encompass all of it. Smiles, plus.
This letter reminds us we’re human — messy and beautiful — simply looking for love (and a smile).
Your wonderful thoughts on Issue 59 were heard and enjoyed. Thank you to those who wrote. I’m quite happy. Peaceful. I hope the same is true for you. ❤️
Word Game
I slipped a word game into last week’s letter.
It was small. Did you see it?
It was a reminder to shop small last Saturday on Small Business Saturday.
Shop
See what I did there? I wrote shop, small :)
Lose Twitter Followers Like a Pro
Last Tuesday, Twitter lost one of its most influential users. As if by accident, though entirely on purpose, an account followed by exactly 198 people went — poof!
Simone Silverstein dropped off Twitter — forever.
I know Twitter doesn’t care about losing me, but I care very much about losing it. I don’t condone its new leadership. I’m sure the owner has his reasons. Still, I’m not impressed with the negativity he’s stoking and the power he’s yielding. For that, I say goodbye.
As Seen on TV
This made me LOL. While researching the Sleep Pod for Owen, I ran across a tantalizing review.
Naturally, I bought the Sleep Pod. Or did I?
Easy To Do
The easiest to-do list ever! Grab a sheet of paper or open a new doc on your computer (type doc.new into your browser).
Now, dump everything you need to do onto the page. Everything. Get it out. The smallest thing to the biggest. Whatever could be taking up brain space, get it on paper.
Soon, you will have a laundry list of to-dos, which is highly pleasing. As you do a to-do, check it off. As a new one comes up, add it to the list. There’s nothing fancy, unless you decide to arrange the finished ones to the bottom or some other simple sorting style like that.
It’s so simple! You’ll relax knowing you have a list. For context, here’s the start of mine:
If you have ADHD, I bet this to-do list appeals to you. If you don’t, you may find this horribly unorganized. So, which is it?
Why would someone with ADHD find this appealing? Organizing too thoroughly adds one more thing to do. A spot to throw it all down is just the right container because people with ADHD don’t need one more thing to do — their minds explode — resulting in inaction over any action at all. Now you know.
Guided by Gifts
Polls are fun. Here’s another one.
Make Rice Krispies Treats
They’re remarkably easy and delightfully tasty.
Just do it! (Eyes optional 👀)
What a beautiful note. Thank you, Kristi. I will continue making you smile (or trying) — no question. Thank you for being a reader and commenter.
Goal achieved 😄😄 big grin on my face! Thanks Simone.