Next week is a major week for many cultural and religious holidays, with some overlapping for the first time in decades. If you'll be celebrating the Lunar New Year, Ramadan, Mardi Gras, or Ash Wednesday, I hope it's a lovely respite and a time of connection. And if you're doing any celebrating of Valentine's Day this weekend (maybe ordering a heart-shaped pizza for delivery from the many pizza restaurants that have them available today and tomorrow?), I hope that's also delightful.
Let's get into your Friday Five!
Fart-tracking underwear: My husband sent this around in our family group text this week. Then we discussed it at dinner with our kids, who, of course, loved everything about it. Do you want to help out science by wearing some fart-tracking underwear for 3 days and get paid $50 to do it? You're in luck.
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Period Tracker Quiz: Vanda is a Functional Medicine Nurse who specializes in women's hormones. She has over 11 years of experience and is on a mission to help as many women as possible not dread their monthly period. Many women are suffering day-to-day with symptoms caused by hormone imbalance: mood swings, fatigue, & brain fog not to mention PMS, period cramps, and heavy period flow. She created the Period Report Card Quiz to help you figure out if your cycle-related symptoms are normal, or your body's way of waving a red flag asking for help. I wanted to share with anyone here that might be supported by this - take the quiz today to see how you score and get guidance for how to start correcting hormonal imbalance in your body!
Print this and put it in your glovebox: I made this for myself and my family last week and thought it might be helpful for others as well. I printed it and put it in the glovebox of the car - when there's a car accident, it's so common with tons of stress hormones flowing through our veins to forget important steps to take. This helps relieve that pressure during a stressful moment. It'd be smart to talk through with any new drivers, too!
Join me (free) on Monday: I'm teaching a short 30-min workshop on planning your week for DreamBank. It's open to the public, so come on over and join us!
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Last Friday's Most-Clicked Link:The printable Super Bowl prop bets sheet. My family had so much fun with this, and I heard from many of you that you loved it too! I'll make another one for next year and share it with you.