A Drop of Happy

Tackle Procrastination and Find More Time and Less Stress

Tackle Procrastination and Find More Time and Less Stress
10 Steps
Acknowledge where you are and where you want to go (SMART goals)
Break down into smaller steps
Create accountability
Set deadlines and reassess
Access resources and ask for help
Create a time management plan
Reward yourself along the journey
Engage in healthy mind, body, and soul habits
Commit yourself by committing to yourself

Alex Cross and The Journey Through Grief: Finding Strength After Loss

Alex Cross Episode 4 Tid Bits
A look into grieving the loss of a spouse, partner, or significant other
Widows and widowers trigger warnings
Everyone handles things their own way
Family intervention
Faking the funk
Don't force your expectations on a grieving person
Dating
Top stressors
Eight steps to healing after the death of your spouse or partner

Meet Me Next Christmas Review and Recap

Meet Me Next Christmas
Review and recap
It is that time for holiday movies and I am here for it. Netflix has so many that I do not even know where to begin but my first watch was Meet Me Next Christmas and I enjoyed it more than I expected. Meet Me Next Christmas stars Christina Milian, Devale Ellis, Kofi Siriboe, Kalen Allen and The Pentatonix. First of all you had me at Pentatonix because I love them.
Now Meet Me Next Christmas is about two star crossed lovers that happen to meet each other on Christmas eve and hit it off but Layla, played by Christina, is currently in a relationship. Before leaving her the James, played by Kofi Siriboe, proposes that if they are both single next year that they meet up at the annual Pentatonix concert. I will not spoil it with the recaps just yet. But suffice to say, Layla ends up being single and goes on a little journey with Teddy, played by Devale, to meet with James at the concert the following year.
It was a fun, cutesy watch. Christina Milian had really good chemistry with her male costars. Kalen Allen who played a cousin was a hilarious addition. I enjoyed Pentatonix role in the movie as well. They were also in Candy Cane Lane, I think last year, and they were fun but was more like a cameo where as in Meet Me Next Christmas they had a larger role and it was fun to see them interacting with each other. All in all it was a cute, wholesome movie to brighten your day.
This rating is a Christmas RomCom rating.
Meet Me Next Christmas: listen
Spoilers, recaps and discussion ... listen for more

I Need a Moment: How to Adjust to Disappointment and Find Your Way Forward

I needed a moment so I wrote a couple of poems and recorded a podcast show because I just needed a moment to be. 
 
AdjustBreathe inknow that it isyour time to feel what youneed to feel, your time to have amomentWanda Toby @Litevi
 
I Need a Moment
Ya’ll gonna give me a moment 
A moment to feel what I feel To sit in this pocket of disappointment To let the letdown flow over me and settle in the unsettled pits of my stomachTo bubble and gurgle and seethe Just need a moment to adjust or readjust to the dimming of hope that was ignited a glow that dared to burn too bright in a time when darkness ralliedYa’ll gonna give me a moment A moment to feel what I feelTo get it together and figure it outAm I going to fight or watch it burnA moment to acknowledge my exhaustionTo cry at the loss of humanity at the choking hands of hubrisJust need these few minutes beforeI gotta go to work
- Wanda Toby
Article
A Psychologist’s Advice on How to Deal with Disappointment

5 Resilience Tips for When Life Doesn’t go as Planned

Practice self compassion
Shift your perspective with gratitude
Build a support network
Focus on what you can control
and ...

Move More, Sleep Better: Unlock Your Best Self with Simple Life Hacks

A new research study examines the link between physical activity, sleep, and brain connections. Let's review and talk about it. 
Podcast Highlights:
Physical activity, sleep, and brain connection
Heart rate variability (HRV) and you
What does HRV say about your ability to handle stress
Boost Activity Levels
Improve Sleep Quality
 
Resource Article
Daily habits like sleep and exercise can shape brain connectivity for weeks

LiteVi Weekly Recap Entertainment 2

Let's catch up
Halle Bailey and DDG break up
Janice Combs breaks her silence
Kim Porter's Lost Words removed
Kevin Hunter: Desperate
Ermalinda Paloma: Killer Mastermind
Box Office disappointment: Joker 2

Recalibrate Your Expectations: A Path to Enhanced Well-being and Stress Management

Podcast Highlights
What does it mean to recalibrate expectations?
The link between high expectations and stress
Well-being benefits of recalibrating expectations
Practical ways to recalibrate expectations