{"id":9112,"date":"2020-05-15T15:15:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T19:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=9112"},"modified":"2020-09-24T14:56:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:56:25","slug":"feel-good-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2020\/05\/feel-good-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Feel Good Friday!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are headed into the long weekend and we are hoping to bring you a Feel Good Vibe on this Feel Good Friday!<\/p>\n

What is making you feel GOOD right now?\u00a0 Those are the things to focus on to help you get through the other days that don’t always feel so good.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Mental Health Association<\/a>\u00a0is there to help and encourage you to reach out to them if you are struggling.<\/p>\n

It’s important to do things that make you feel good.\u00a0 Last week we shared the power in being creative.<\/p>\n

I spent the weekend in my scrapbook room going through old concert pictures.\u00a0 I’ve been lucky in my radio career.\u00a0 I’ve met so many cool people.\u00a0 I’ve worked for all the Sarnia stations over the years and I’ve been to some incredible shows.<\/p>\n

Last weekend, I took the advice of the CMHA and got creative.<\/p>\n

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I made myself sit down and go through pictures.<\/p>\n

Interesting fact – when I was 13, my mom suggested I write to the girl who played “Jennifer” on the show Family Ties.\u00a0 I did.\u00a0 And she wrote back. And sent me an autographed cast picture.<\/p>\n

That turned into writing to the cast (yes, the whole cast) of the Young and the Restless.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

And many wrote back. I kept those pictures. My favourites anyway.\u00a0 Peter Bergman (Jack Abbot) and Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) and Doug Davidson among so many others.\u00a0 Michael Damien, I’m still waiting to hear from you. (smile)<\/p>\n

That started my love of celebrity.\u00a0 Writing to the stars.\u00a0 Wanting to know more about them.\u00a0 As soon as I started working in radio and had the chance to interview and meet artists, I was beyond excited.\u00a0 So I’ve got a lot to add to my scrapbook.<\/p>\n

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I can tell you while I was CREATING my scrapbook I wasn’t thinking about how worried I was.\u00a0 Or when stores would open. Or when I would go back to work in a real studio and not my craft room.\u00a0 I was focused on good memories and doing something I was proud of.<\/p>\n

Find your creative side.\u00a0 Share it with me when you do.\u00a0 Painting, colouring, drawing, doodling (one of my fave things to do) journal, write a blog, build a garden.\u00a0 Do something for yourself. Find those things that make you feel GOOD.<\/p>\n

Gardening makes me feel good and\u00a0I am loving\u00a0that everything is coming alive in the gardens. The Lilly of the Valley are almost ready to flower.\u00a0 The buds are on the trees. Lilacs will be in bloom soon too.<\/p>\n

I love watching my gardens come back to life, and trying to figure out what everything is and where I planted things.\u00a0 I’m so bad at that.<\/p>\n

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Can’t wait to get back in the garden. I’ve ordered some plants online this year.\u00a0 I know I can shop IN STORE but I’ll keep staying home for now.\u00a0 It’s going to be busy in the garden centers this weekend anyway.\u00a0 Keep supporting local businesses and helping them get through this tough time.<\/p>\n

I’m looking forward to sitting outside this weekend in the morning with cups of coffee in hand.<\/p>\n

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FEEL GOOD STORY – An 11-year old girl decided she wanted to do something for her mail carrier.\u00a0 So she left her a game of tic-tac-toe in the mailbox.\u00a0 And the mail carrier says it absolutely made her day and is the highlight of her route.\u00a0 Read that story HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Two brothers have taken their time in isolation and have come up with a twist on Ole Town Road.\u00a0 Their video, done with dad’s help, has gone viral.<\/p>\n