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Boston Voyager Inspiring Stories from Quincy: Lisa Johnson
Good morning! Usually this blog features interviews with other people as part of the You Pick Six interview series.
Well today, I’m just popping in for a minute to share a different kind of interview. Boston Voyager Magazine interviewed me for their Inspiring Stories from Quincy series.
I really appreciate the opportunity to tell a bit about myself and my story. Thank you Boston Voyager!
Hope you’ll take a look at the interview when you get a chance!
Brazen Boston Bird Tries To Bogart B.Good Bag
The weather was perfect today. Sunny with a bright blue sky. Dry and in the upper 70s. So I decided to grab a very late lunch (or early dinner) and sit outside for a bit.
Since I brought a salad from home every day this week, today I decided to go to B.Good. I still love their Power Bowl, but switched things up with a veggie burger and vanilla milkshake. I’ve gone years without having a milkshake and this is my third in a month! What is happening?!?!
Anyway, I sat outside enjoying the weather and sipped my milkshake. The veggie burger was in a bag on a table. As I sat there, I noticed a seagull. It kept trying to pull a bag of food out of the trash, but without any luck. I took this picture above.
Then the bird noticed me my bag of food on the table. This bird strutted right on over with no fear. So I took another picture.
Then, this sly seagull walked right on over to me. Jumped up onto the table. In my face. Then tried to snatch my B.Good bag! I had to grab it away first!
Then this brazen bird had the nerve to stay there on the table. Looking at me defiantly. Like it was thinking, “Really. You couldn’t just give me your food.”
I took another picture. Then decided it was time to head back to the office. Maybe the universe was sending me a sign.
Stressed American Escapes with British Lifestyle Programs
There’s no need to go into the details of what’s causing Americans stress. There are way too many. It’s impossible to keep up. This country is a horror show.
A Bloomberg article called Freaked-Out Americans Desperately Seek to Escape the News, says it all. Many of us are probably familiar with what is explained in the article.
“Just this morning I had a guy come in who is so distracted by the news that he can’t get his work done,” said Jonathan Alpert, a New York psychologist. “The levels of anxiety and stress I’m seeing are profound.” Those heightened stress levels are reflected in Americans’ chosen leisure activities.
This phenomenon explains my obsession with British gardening and interior design shows. Season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale has to wait. I cannot bring myself to tune in.
When I tear myself away from rage tweeting, I’m tuning out the dystopian nightmare that is life under trump. I no longer capitalize that monster’s name.
Anyway, below are three wonderful shows that I’ve been watching on Netflix that will get you blissed-out instead of stressed-out.
The Great Interior Design Challenge
I’ve also been sprucing up my own indoor garden and hope that my new basil plant will keep growing. It’s quite nice picking a few leaves in the morning and adding them to a salad that I pack for lunch.
After learning that wild strawberry plants can grow indoors, I’m hoping to add one of those as well. Just looking at plants calms me down. Sort of like mini forest bathing.
Any good shows that you recommend? Please let me know and have a good weekend!
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Screenshot: Big Dreams, Small Spaces
