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Battle of the Streaming Services
Netflix was always the monopoly in streaming…until recently. Now there’s Disney Plus, Discovery Plus, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, Peacock, and Paramount Plus, among others. So which one is the best, and/or best value? I can’t say definitively as I don’t have experience using all the different platforms but I’ll talk about the ones I have used. Netflix is up first. I’ve used this platform off and on for over decade, even when it was just a DVD service. It is far better now I’ll admit. I like that I can always anticipate new shows. I also know that some of my favorites are always there. I really like how easy…
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Don’t Bother with Fluff (In your content)
I hate page fillers. Maybe it comes from writing for page counts in school and being told to add it and thinking that was stupid. Maybe it’s because I hate reading it from others. Maybe it’s that and/or other things. No matter. I hate it. That said I try to avoid it in my own work, my last podast episode was short – not because I was feeling lazy, but because I had nothing left to say at the time for that episode and I realized anything I added at the time would become largely “fluff”. What is fluff? you may ask, it’s adding sentences reexplainig an idea or adding…
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Our Savior Reigns! – My Digital Christmas Card 2020
Hello Family and friends, I thought I’d do a 2nd annual Christmas card on my blog here, enjoy! It’s been a year, quite a year – but you already knew that so I’ll just start telling you what that meant for me! January started off pretty normal, I was back to my sales job in the first week. I went to some youth group events. But then I went on a date with this guy names Nicholas (he’ll come up a few times in this letter 🙂 ). We would go on later that week to go to our first swing dance together. Later in the month I went to…
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The (Un)Known Love Language
Communication You have to be careful with it, and it might be a combination of quite a few other love languages but I see it as a valuable and overlooked one. Just look up any “best advice this married couple of 50 + years had for others” (obviously not a direct link or quote) and one of the first things that comes up is communication, there’s a lot of love and vulnerability in sharing thoughts with one another whether it’s verbal or written or in the unspoken, or as I like to call “shared wavelength moments”* *makes wave motion with hand*. Communication is about information exchange as paraphrased from Merriam-Webster,…
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Talent Swaps
My favorite part of the shoot this photo is from was that my friend Brandon (the photographer, @engelkiss) encouraged me to be more “out there” with how I presented myself on camera, from more jewelry to fresh, and fun makeup, to fun backdrops that he wanted to try. I really enjoy taking photos with friends, I think it’s a fun memory maker, as well as a chance to be creative and adventurous. Not to sound too cheesy. Even before that, he taught me some photo editing techniques, and I got to teach him some swing dance! I think skill swaps are a great idea, not for just friends, but also…
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Millennial Pink Isn’t Dead
It just isn’t “trendy” anymore. Ever loved a fad, and was sad when you were told it was out of style? I’ve never been one to be good with staying up to date with the latest trends, at least in terms of fashion, or home decor, and no I’ve never owned a real designer handbag, unless I’m a better thrift store shopper than I thought! I have found things I liked by looking at trends, from deep florals, to champagne tones, to the beauty of a black and white pallet, to how I curated my pseudo mid-century modern aesthetic. But to a large extent, I don’t make a point of…
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Peopleships
This was a term we made up at camp when I worked there – it was to describe any kind of human connection really from family relationships, to couples, to friends, to colleagues, your church congregation, and everything else. As a team, we realized it was a helpful way to describe these instead of relationships at camp. I’ve tried to learn a lot about peopleships over the years, figuring out how to best relate to others and see how I fit in my peopleships. Now though it can be harder than ever to figure people out, there’s politics in everything and I’m not talking about the government. I’m talking about…
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Politics Is More Than What You Think it Is
because it’s really the science of influence. That’s part of the reason it plays a huge part in COVID-19 and what has happened and is happening in society. There is a lot of influence to be had throughout this process, through communication (or sometimes lack thereof) from society, the church, government, businesses, relationships, everything. Now politics includes everything you probably think it does. Government, leadership, philosophy. But at its core it’s about influence and which ideas get used, and how. It’s about exercising or seeking power in the governmental or public affairs of a state, municipality, etc (to quote Dictionary.com). That all takes influence, from campaigning to meeting people, to…
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The Biggest Danger of Shopping Clearance/Specials/Going Out of Business Sales
The “it’ll be gone next time” dilemma. I recently bought a couple of things, not huge ticket items but between it all I had spent a little over $100, I had found some items on clearance, and wanted to make sure I got them. I quickly returned most of it, I still have a few items sitting around to decide on, but I realized the deal was half the reason I was buying them. Now don’t get me wrong clearance is still valuable, and I would’ve used the stuff, but what I (and my Mother) remind myself of is that there will always be more deals. They’re will always be…
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A Cheery Cherry Story
This post is written as a part of a job application, enjoy! Here’s the story, of a healthy fruit. That makes for a very lovely threat That has tons of protein, carbs, and fiber And antioxidants. It’s the story of a fruit with options. And a flavor that really packs a punch. From jams, to pies, to bread, to smoothies. And so much more. And on days when this bright fruit gets picked up from the shelf People take it home and enjoy it’s benefits Eating, baking, blending, and enjoying These are the reasons you should pick a cherry bunch! I like cherries, and of course, there’s sometimes bad one’s…
