On the Human Spectrum

My guest today is Abigail, Owner and Chief Paper Folder at Yeiou™.
I got to ask Abigail how she started her cool business, Yeiou Paper Objects, which offers intricate detailed house portraits, elegant silhouettes, and neat maps. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you will too.

From Abigail's website, for a taste of how delightful she is(!)

"Why yeiou? Because vowels are important! Because making things up is fun. Because sillyness is underrated. Because the domain name was available. Because it rhymes with “Hi, you!” and I am all about enthusiastic greetings. Because why not?"

You can find her at 
https://www.yeiou.com/

and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/yeioupaperobjects/
https://www.instagram.com/yeioupaperobjects/

and I also wanted to provide a link to Stasia Savasuk of Style School fabulousness (mentioned in our talk) because, oh my, about so much more than clothes(!)
https://www.stasiasavasuk.com/

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Eileen is one of my favorite people and we chatted about her time in graduate school in chemistry and how she got there, figuratively and literally, and then also talked about face blindness and synesthesia. I divided our conversation into two episodes: the longer one is about graduate school (posted separately) and this one is about face blindness and synesthesia. We had a good laugh about it, even if it causes us trouble! 

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For today’s episode I got to talk to one of my favorite people about her time as a graduate student in Chemistry in the 1970s, and her route there, (literally and figuratively) including the wonderful story of how Eileen met her husband in Mesa Verde National Park when she drove cross country with a friend in October of 1960, camping outdoors along the way. Eileen is an absolute delight.  

(We also spoke about face blindness and synesthesia and had a good laugh- and I’m posting that in a separate episode.)

I talked with Carolyn McGrath about her wonderful memoir in another episode, link to her book:
https://www.brandylanepublishers.com/product/two-faces-of-the-moon-a-small-island-memoir/

and lastly- for an idea of what Eileen's car might have looked like...  (so cute!!) 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambler_American

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Today's episode is about the book Goblin Mode: How to get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck  by McKayla Coyle (illustrations by Marian Churchland.)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720150/goblin-mode-by-mckayla-coyle/


Apparently- "Goblin Mode" was Oxford's "Word of the Year" 2022 (I guess I was Goblining and missed that announcement!)   thank you, Google.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_mode#:~:text=Goblin%20mode%20is%20a%20neologism,Goblin%20illustration%20by%20John%20D.

and I enjoyed this take from the Cleveland Clinic about Goblin Mode
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/goblin-mode-and-your-health


I also  mentioned Decluttering at the Speed of Life...

https://www.aslobcomesclean.com/book/
https://www.aslobcomesclean.com/book/#speed


(& if you want to see the Cuteness that is Felix- see my website for photos:)

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For today's episode, I got to talk to the delightful Miss Valley about how she turned her dreams of owning a coffee shop into a reality:) 

You can find The Yellow Mug in Crozet, VA and online at...
https://www.facebook.com/theyellowmugcrozet/

https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/101353539632783/the-yellow-mug/

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In this episode I talk with my husband, John, about playing the guitar: my way of sneaking up on the bigger questions: failure, success, happiness. Life lesson relearned: I'm not good at being sneaky. Or grammar: i love the colon and semi-colon far too much.

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My guest today is the wonderful Courtney O'Connell, owner of  Crozet Plant Social. I got to hear how Courtney started (grew?) her fabulous new business and talk all things plants. And I might have gotten carried away with plant metaphors.

You can find her in Crozet, Virginia at The Nest (below  Bluebird & Company) and online
 
https://www.instagram.com/crozetplantsocial


Repotting Your Life book mentioned, by Frances Edmunds
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Repotting_Your_Life/CZ5BEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

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I got to talk with author Carolyn McGrath about her beautiful new memoir.   

https://www.carolynmcgrath.net/two-faces-of-the-moon

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A guided walk in the woods (Bain de Foret/ Forest Bathing) with Nastasia

https://www.saplusbelleharmonie.fr/


For my conversation with Nastasia about becoming a Holistic healer after her time as an International relief/aid worker, please see that episode:)

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You can find Nastasia on the web at:
https://www.saplusbelleharmonie.fr/


Harvard Gazette article on Forest Bathing:)

https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/walk-woods-may-boost-mental-health?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020230905%20(1)

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-forest-therapy-enhance-health-and-well-being-2020052919948


Fabulous Quarantine Questions by Brooke Anderson in Greater Good Berkeley
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_daily_questions_to_ask_yourself_in_quarantine

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