HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! The day of love, romance, red roses, and of course chocolate. My favorite mood lifter. But I always thought it was the caffeine in the cocoa. Actually, there are two naturally occurring chemicals in chocolate: tryptophan, which releases serotonin into the brain, and phenylethylamine, so called the love drug. This 'love drug' quickens the pulse, causes alertness, and makes people happy. Wait...I'm not through, eating chocolate also releases endorphins into the brain and they are known to lessen levels of stress and pain! Wow, I know what I am going to buy the next time I get tired or down!

Isn't Google a fabulous tool? I must google at least a dozen times a day. I love it! I love learning  weird facts, uncommon words, interesting stuff about people, for sure health and wellness, and quotes. Do you see where I'm going with this? I am always the mom and professor, but now I can share my nuggets with you, my readers. By the way, thank you  for listening.

Yes, today is February 14th. But since I don't have someone to share a big fat box of chocolates with,  I had a normal Saturday. I went to an Apple workshop on iMovie. My latest project is learning how to make videos- edit, add music, credits, the whole deal. It's not as fancy as it sounds. But it is pretty techy for me,  and I am darn proud of my expressive self. I'm getting to know all the Apple employees at my store. I call them 'the blue shirts'.

On the way home, I was planning on going to the gym, to pump iron....but we live in a resort, and everyone from the whole Bay Area descended on our little coastal town. It was the most traffic I have ever seen in years, and we had gorgeous weather.

Okay, yes, I did have some new smiles and an email. Nothing exciting to report today.

Have a great 3 day weekend!  Aleta

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
from- The Little Prince