Generation Joyful

School is out for summer..... school's out "forever!"🎶

Time to spill the beans....

I'm excited to announce that I'm starting a new career.
School & classes at night ✔️
Study my ass off✔️
Pass the state and national exams✔️
Find the right company that shares my values✔️

I've landed. I'm soooooo excited for new work as a professional house match maker and a career in real estate! I'm looking forward to helping people find their dream homes and achieve their real estate goals.

I have SO MANY more updates and details to share that are just way too many for social media. So, I've decided to start a "Friend's Newsletter". Message me your email and I'll send it to you. 🙂

And....If you're looking to buy or sell a home, please reach out to me! I would love to help you and the people in your life find the perfect place to call home. And I mean PERFECT! I've got a super secret tool up my sleeve on what environments match your unique energy blueprint. 🤔😉

Laughter✔
Heart opening connection ✔
Glee filled squeeling✔
Spontaneous dancing✔
High vibe energy✔

I'd say my latest MUSICAL SHENANIGANS adventure was a smashing success.

And it feels soooooo good to breath new life into old music technology.

What a trip it was to open a bunch of old cassette tapes. It brought me right back to Christmas as a child.

Did you ever have cassette tapes in your life? At 39 years old, I'm right on the bubble of getting to have experienced so many rapidly changing forms of technology. 🤣

Want to get in on the fun?

⬇️Drop the word cassette below and I'll send you a copy of my song-er-sation cards. Use music as a way to connect deeply with your p*eps.

PS Here's an Earth Day upcycle project: bling out an old cassette tape box, then flip the font cover all the way over and use it as a phone stand. It is the PERFECT size & angle.

📸 .o.taylor

Fun Matters

It fills up my tank. Which, when I was younger, had been empty for a long time. 

When I started seeing live music years and years ago, I was blown away by how FUN it was, and with how much happiness I felt. I didn't even know it was possible to be...

*That fully alive

*Connected to the truest most sparkly, silly, authentic part of me

*Connected to others in such a deep way

Not until I experienced it first hand. If you had tried to explain it to me, I wouldn't have believed you. 

Then, at a music festival I noticed that my face was literally hurting from smiling so much, which then made me laugh hysterically. Here I was, cackling like a crazy person with tears running down my face, trying not to p*e my pants while rubbing my cheeks because they were so sore. From sheer glee. It all seemed so delightfully absurd and I wanted more. It became my life's work to understand what was happening. 

That's the power of True Fun. It overfills my tank with love, joy and appreciation to where it spills out (hopefully not down my pants) into the world for everyone to see. And benefit from. And share in. And contribute to. And it feels soooooo good. Happiness found. 

It took me a long time to figure out that chasing happiness was the wrong target and way to get there. I learned that happiness is the gauge, the emotional indicator, measuring high levels of the tank, and not something to seek itself. 

What was I DOING to feel burstingly happy? Having True Fun. 

Which, it turns out, is a learnable experience that can be replicated, once you understand your unique makeup of these three elements. 

Playfulness personality

Connection style

Flow forms

Music is a HUGE flow element of my funprint. And so is physicality, thrill & learning.

And even though music is probably my biggest element, going to more and more shows wasn't the answer.

Mapping my funprint changed my life. I  have WAY more moments of True Fun & and so much happiness. Which I want for you too!!

I'm so excited to share all of this with you. I'm working on a new project to help you map your own funprint in a way that is REALLY FUN!

The Musical Shenanigans kind of fun. 

Hugs & Sparkles ❤

People who hug have more fun🌟

If you’re a hugger like me, you already know that hugs feel FREAKING amazing!!! And there is a good reason for this. Research shows that when we hug people it releases oxytocin, a hormone that helps with bonding and connection. 

AND…..Connection just so happens to be one of the three components of fun.

Real, genuine, high vibe fun.  The jumping up and down or p*eing your pants laughing kind of fun. In order to experience True Fun, that feeling of excitement, exhilaration and of being truly alive, connection is fundamental.

Which is why I love the live music scene so much. Hugs are the cultural norm of how we greet each other, old friends and those just met. 

I just came back from seeing Phish in Mexico, and one of the things that really stuck out was how deeply fulfilling sweaty hugs are. I gave (and received) a LOT of them. There’s just something extra special about the mixture of sun, dancing, and salty hugs - sharing all of that love of place, music and people through the connection of a wet embrace. 

Connection, playfulness and flow are the three components of true fun. 

And let me just say, my trip to Mexico, which was filled with deep soul filled connection on many levels (and included tons of hugs) was SO MUCH FUN! 

So…. if you are preparing for an activity that you hope will take you to the place of true fun, try priming your sense of connection by hugging a few people first. And be sure to give a really good one! 

H- hold on tight, squeeze & give deep pressure
U - until you both relax, then you will…
G - grow your connection and be primed for fun!

Good huggers make a connection & impression. I bet you know a few.

⬇️Tag a good hugger in your life!

HUGS & sparkles,
Kathryn

Picture this... we're parading in circles around the living room (think marching band style) with Tim leading the line, followed by me mirroring his exaggerated movements and uncontrollably giggling all while Elko desperately tried to nibble my rear. He wanted in on the fun too!

This hilarious scene, inspired by a was another True Fun moment I've added to my list.

I'm so glad that memory bubbled up today. I've spent a lot of time really thinking about what to add.

10 true fun moments in the past twelve months.

Creating the list has been harder to do than I expected.

For me, open ended self-reflection can be challenging. My ADHD brain jumps around a bit like this...

What did I forget to put on grocery list? Why are erasers always pink? Who first made the discovery that dog feet sometimes smell like corn chips? I love candle light. My neck is tight, I should probably dance, ohh yea,
the safety dance - that would be hilarious.
Time for the meatstick, take out the meatstick.... Ohh yea I should check on dinner. .................................................................................................................

Sooooo, as you can see, I like a prompt or activity to help anchor and re-direct my focus.

10 moments of True Fun.

Here's a few I've been using. 

Where did I last wear that special sparkly thing to? What magic happened? (Something usually does when my outfit goes from every day sequins to circus performer).

What do I ALWAYS make time for and what were those moments in the past year?

What shenanigans did me and (choose a good friend) get into during (name a season).

Join me on this Funtervention. What helps you trigger fun memories?

And PS if you need some extra fantastic sparkly clothes for future True Fun adventures, be sure to check out what I have for sale in my highlights 🌟