Our joint Peak of the week is the heartwarming response to last week’s episode about signs from loved ones passed. We implore you to keep the feedback coming - if you’ve experienced any signs from “the other side” please let us know - we will never tire of hearing the stories.
Here’s the Tyler Henry clip we spoke about with Harry Jowsey;
Here is another clip that relates back to our friend’s story about hearing their Grandparent’s funeral song everywhere they went…
Caitlin’s Peak of the Week is the below clip from the Giggly Squad who we love and adore. This clip in particular resonated with us because its exactly how we describe our relationship. We’re both blessed to have lots of ‘best friends’ but our relationship is different… we’re life partners, and all that that entails.
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Zara losing it on Zooms and having to turn off the camera is a semi regular occurrence. She’s like 87% serious and professional…. and then, needs a moment.
Pit of the Week is Fyre 2…. honestly no. Just let it go Billy McFarland.
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Our ongoing Passion and something we Ponder often is discussing fashion, personal style and the Three Word Method (as you all know!) We had a chat with some colleagues last week and we had to share the tips we discussed that might just help you if you’re feeling like you’re in a wardrobe rut.
Spend time playing in your wardrobe - When we say time, we mean a few hours, relaxed on a Friday night or over the weekend… trying things on, trying new combinations and exploring what you already have.
Lay out your looks for the week ahead. Zara has a spare small rack in her wardrobe that she uses to lay out her looks. She tries to do this on a Sunday night so that the weekday mornings are less pressured and she has complete and thought out looks ready to go - that includes undies, bra, socks, sunnies, shoes and jewellery! This allows for looks to be more creative, more considered and nothing gets missed in the fray of busy mornings.
If you have a piece in your wardrobe that you love but are struggling to style, simply search the item in Pinterest and see what inspiration comes up. For example Zara had a long sleeve navy tee that she wanted to style so she typed in ‘Navy Long Sleeve T-Shirt Outfit’ into Pinterest and the first pic that came up was something that Zara could replicate from her own wardrobe. Winning!
Put away or rearrange your seasonal pieces so that you aren’t overwhelmed when you look in your wardrobe. Sometimes less is more, so not having to wade through a bunch of cute summer dresses in Autumn and Winter is a good place to start.
Our Plug this week is the new Disney + series Dying For Sex starring Michelle Williams. This show is based on a 2020 podcast of the same name by Wondery (a podcasting powerhouse in the US) - The very first podcast Zara ever listened to in fact. Caitlin is loving the show and Zara wants to start!
Introducing a new segment… our PSA of the Week. This week its what not to feed magpies. I started feeding a little family who live on our front lawn because I didnt want them to swoop us come breeding season. BUT I researched and learnt what to do to feed them responsibly. Griffith University professor of ecology Darryl Jones has researched bird feeding in Australia. He says that our de facto official stance is “all wildlife feeding is bad”. Any information about bird feeding in Australia – by environment departments, wildlife rescue groups and councils – urges us not to.
And yet, Jones estimates a staggering 30 to 50% of households are feeding birds (Hello! It’s me. I’m the problem its me). Millions of Australians are enthusiastically doing it. Jones wants to reach the people who feed birds (in defiance of everything they read) and give them information about how to do it properly. In a nutshell if you cant be bothered to read the full article… ensure you feed them something with calcium in it (I buy freeze dried bugs from the pet store - cockroaches, worms, crickets etc) and feed them sporadically so they dont become dependant on you.
Mince tops the list of bird-feeding no-no’s. It’s commonly given but brings serious complications. Jones is at pains not to scare people but lets fly with a long diatribe about mince. “It’s easy, it’s cheap, it’s accessible, it’s convenient and the birds love it. The trouble is, it doesn’t have enough calcium,” he says.
In nature, magpies eat insects, worms, beetles, frogs and lizards. These are consumed whole, yielding the calcium, vitamins and minerals they need for many metabolic processes. Mince has little calcium so when magpies don’t get enough of it, they draw on their own bone reserves. This leads to brittle bones prone to breakage and softening of beaks.
In the long-term, calcium deficiency can result in metabolic bone disease, a set of conditions with symptoms including tremors, lethargy, misshapen legs and malformed beaks. It can even occur in young birds fed unsuitable food by their parents. There are records of fledgling magpies taking their first flights from the nest but breaking their legs upon landing.
If that picture isn’t ugly enough, mince is sticky and can lodge in their beaks, leading to bacterial accumulation and infection.
Thats all for this week, we’ll be back soon,
Z&C Xx
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