If you've ever wished you could time travel, you're going to want to read this
Sharing a time travel revelation that might help you make the most of your holidays and every day interactions with the people you love. ❤️
Hello!
If you’re reading this on Thursday, November 27, Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you safe travels if you’re headed out today, and hope the day is full of people you love, football to watch (or pretend you’re watching), favorite things to eat, and maybe a long walk after.
And, not to get too sappy, but want you to know I’m both grateful and thankful that you show up each week to read my work.
❤️ GRACIAS ❤️
In keeping with the day, I’m starting with a story that will eventually lead to the topic of Thanksgiving. I promise.
The Story.
The other day, I was in my workout class when Jerry, a fellow early morning warrior who likes to jump around in a 95-degree studio at the crack of dawn, asked me, “What are you writing about this week?”
It was a timely question because even though it was barely 7 a.m., I’d just been working on my newsletter before I came to class. (I’m the weirdo who’s usually at my computer by 5 a.m.)
And actually, I was especially excited to share, because I’d just thought of a way to change things up a bit this week. I explained that I’d decided to change the title of my links section, "Links I’d Rather Be Talking About," to something more accurate… Wormholes I’d Rather Be Talking About.
Because I'm not sure about you, but when I click a link, it’s never a one-and-done transaction. Links are my gateway to wasting spending losing 15-plus minutes of my life with little to show, other than impulse-bought items on Amazon and IG. (In fact, one of the links led to a Christmas gift purchase for my husband. I wonder if he’ll figure it out.)
Now I know that changing one word ~ links to wormholes ~ is not a huge change, but it’s one that I thought more accurately describes the business of sharing links.
I mean, links is such an innocent term. I’m basically handing out wormholes for you to go down.
For example, let’s try this harmless exercise… Does decluttering interest you?
Here’s a link with some Amazon solutions. Tell me if you also end up with storage containers, and a new pair of winter boots, coat, and the collagen skin tightening mask you saw earlier that day on YouTube?
Good luck cleaning that closet out anytime soon.
I thought the change from links to wormholes just felt more honest.
When I shared this, I thought maybe Jerry would ask what wormholes I went down today, or maybe would share some of his own.
Instead, he asked, “Do you know what a wormhole is?”
Then proceeded to 🤯 my mind with talk about wormholes being portals for time travel. I’d tell you exactly what he said, but honestly, I’m sure I’d get it wrong.
So, I asked the aliens to help me out:
A wormhole is like a shortcut tunnel connecting two places in space and time. Traveling through one end could let you come out the other end at an earlier time, making time travel possible. This happens because one end can age more slowly if it moves fast, so entering the younger end lets you exit in the past. But wormholes need rare conditions to work, and time travel with them is still just theoretical.
NOW, this explanation is all fine and good, and explains wormholes. But I wanted to take the concept a bit further, because I had an ulterior motive for bringing up time travel today, since it’s Thanksgiving, and the holiday season is upon us.
Because when it comes down to it, time travel is a mystifying topic.
We wonder… could time travel be used to see loved ones who are no longer here? Wouldn’t that be amazing? It’s a notion that’s both intriguing and bittersweet.
But the problem is, as much as we want to go back in time, we can’t.
And that is the unfortunate reality of life, and I send hugs and understanding to all of you missing someone today and every day. ❤️
I started thinking about this and then realized something. Even though time travel is out of the question, maybe we can use the theory of time travel to make the most of the time we have right now.
But I couldn’t quite figure out how to put those two concepts - the theory of time travel and making the most of time with loved ones - into meaningful text for this newsletter.
So again, I turned to my 👽 team.
And can you believe it? They actually came through with a somewhat human-sounding answer:
🎤 DROP.
So, as we head out today (or any day) to gather with family or friends, let’s remember what the aliens so eloquently said: “This awareness encourages living fully in the present and prioritizing meaningful connections because once time passes, like traveling back through a wormhole, we cannot truly get that moment again.”
I’ll leave you with that to ponder.
And to lighten things up, I really do have a list of wormholes (the ADHD web-surfing kind) for you to explore today.
But before we get to the links/wormholes, a question that might help you follow the 👽s advice.
Are you a PHUBBER?
I am, that’s for sure.
A phubber is someone who looks down, not up. As in at their 📲 instead of at their 🙍🏻♂️👩🏻👧🏻👵🏻👴🏼.
Please do me a favor, and don’t be a phubber this Thanksgiving. Find some tips on how not to be a phubber here.
And one more thing… before we hit the wormholes, letting you know I’m having a Black Friday Sale! From November 27 until November 30, you can get 50% off on an annual membership!
Get one for yourself, get one for the pal who has everything, and you just don’t know what to get them. Happy Black Friday!
Wormhole #1 - Apartment Therapy’s Complete Guide To Black Friday Sales. And before you hit the sales or decorate, maybe you can create a calm, clean palette at home with this decluttering method.
Wormhole #2 - Brad and his darn deals. (This is what I think Brad looks like 👨🏻🦰.)
Wormhole #3 - A new design/trend newsletter that’s now overtaken my brain. And also, a low-cost gift idea (under $30) for hanging coats and bags. (Thanks, Claire & Erica from A Thing or Two.)
Wormhole #4 - Clever ways to support small business owners from Everyday Parisian.
Wormhole #5 - Have you seen this video about the Golden Age of Travel? (And…