I love the holidays and I’m so excited that this week is Spirit Week at SlideBelts! I was always very involved in school, especially when it came time for spirit week in high school. Brings me back to the good ol’ cheerleading days “I’ve got spirit, yes I do, I’ve got spirit how ‘bout you?” (Wow, can’t believe I still remembered that cheer, I apologize haha 😆) Today is Winter Wonderland Day, so we’ll all be decked out in white. The rest of the week will be filled with ugly sweaters, winter wear, holiday hats and pjs! I really love how many people participate with these sort of events at SlideBelts. Just one of the many reasons I love working here. Looking forward to seeing all that holiday spirit this week! 

Hello SlideBelts! We are about halfway through December now, which means we all are working our butts off trying to keep up with demand. Times like these are rife with some of our sweetest victories and our most bitter mistakes. There is a video of Neil Gaiman, my absolute favorite author, who touches on these subjects. In the video, Neil is giving a speech to art graduates about mistakes and how best to handle them. I don’t want to give too much away, since it is an amazing speech and I think everyone should check it out, but the main idea he presents is to make those mistakes, learn from those failures. Take things and make them your own. He says “When you start out on a career you have no idea what you are doing. People who know what they are doing know the rules, and know what is possible and impossible. You do not. And you should not.” I love this. Sometimes things happen outside of our control and sometimes our failures are our own. How ever they come to us, it is best to take things in stride and never lose sight of “the mountain.”

Fitness coach, Ben Greenfield, claims there are 4 invisible forces we need make quality in our lives for overall health. Here is an extremely short version of a podcast I listened to with him speaking on these topics!

We need clean & quality: 

1. Air - My expert advice is to take a breather in Tahoe but if that's not an immediate option then Greenfield suggests solutions such as oil diffusers/ nebulizers in your home: Rosemary for memory; peppermint and cinnamon for cognition; lavender and rose for relaxing. 
2. Light - We all know we need to block blue light but we cannot escape florescent lights which are mostly composed of the blue light spectrum. At home, Greenfield recommends incandescent lights. Also, to help offset blue light damage, fluorescent light damage and improve our circadian rhythm we must get as much sunlight as possible right after waking up. :D
3. Water - Add minerals back into your filtered/purified water. Ie: Celtic Sea Salt, drink out of glass not plastic.
4. Electricity - Limiting blue tooth technology in your environment. Keep your phone in airplane mode when you can. Grounding and earthing! Which means walking in grass or on the earth without shoes.

This topic is kind of out there but really interesting. Thanks for reading!

<3 Megz