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Get Out of Your House, Girl!

Amy's Love Notes

June 22, 2024

You’ve seen me in my onesie, right? It’s literally my favorite outfit, while curled up on the couch watching an 80s movie with my kiddos eating cookies. I LOVE my house, and I’m sure you do it. It’s comfortable. And from the comfort of your home, you can now access about anything- door dash your dinner, get your groceries delivered, your laundry picked up and dropped off, you can work from home, get a college degree from home, you can amazon every single thing you need, and zoom yourself to death.

But you know what you can’t get at home- community, real belly laughs, awkward moments that turn into great friendships, heartfelt one to ones. You can’t feel someone’s energy through a zoom or give them a hug, you can’t see the real emotion in their eyes. And I think with all the wonderful advances in convenience we are losing that most important part.

Listen Linda, technology is great, but I truly believe we are losing so much of what holds us together as women- community. Real life, I put some real pants on and had a conversation with a real person. Also, know when I send y’all these emails, I’m mostly talking to myself. I have been so busy planning events to connect people that I realized I hadn’t been around my girls in a couple weeks, and it was mentally taking a toll on me. I don’t know about y’all, but I can get in my head easily, and you know who is always there to help me out of that crazy space, my girls! 

I was listening to a video the other day, and the speaker said women have another response that “fight or flight”. It’s let me get my ladies together (I’m paraphasing because I can’t find that video! lol). Let me call in the heavy hitters when my life seems in shambles, when shit really goes down, because you know who is gonna help me sort it all out and get shit done and hold it down- WOMEN. All day every day! 

This brilliant woman also said that in cultures where women gather the most frequently, they live the longest. You know why? Because our mental health and mental load affects our physical health! Don’t you just feel good when you get around women that want to help you, support you, cheer you on, make you laugh and tell you the things you are thinking about yourself are the biggest crock of bullshit ever? Well, I do!

Are you finding yourself in a bad headspace sometimes? Its ok, its normal, but what’s not going to help is being even more reclusive, I promise. Call your friends, the good ones that make you light up when you see them. 
Will I see you soon? With so much love! Amy

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