Plinko

Hi folks!

Here we are.

The start of another week in this second month of 2025.

And Mother Nature has decided to grace us with some Winter wrath.

And yes.

I decided to title my blog the name of one of my favorite games from The Price is Right.

PLINKO.

Literally, whenever they play that game, I can barely contain my excitement while I watch the TV.

Sometimes, I even jump off the couch and scream.

That is in fact a true story.

And speaking of The Price is Right, I very much have come to appreciate Drew Carey’s sign off at the end of each show about taking care of your mental health.

I’ve become a HUGE proponent of more self-love, keeping our cups full and batteries recharged, and making sure mental health is a top priority.

And to be honest, with the events of 2025 thus far, it is even more crucial (at least for me personally) to keep self-love, finding joy, and mental health at the forefront of my life.

Where and how do I do this?

Here is just a quick list for you.

1. I found joy in the fact that the lady at Sheetz called me a crazy kid and gave me my coffee for free.
2. I found self-love in peaceful nights at the apartment with my blanket and episodes of Schitt’s Creek. I officially finished the series this week and I BAWLED like a baby during the finale.
3. I found joy in putting my feet on the coffee table and munching on some gummy peach hearts.
4. I found mental health moments with doing 25 push-ups and 25 mason twists to pump the blood in my body and reset any negative energy I’m feeling every single day of February.
5. I found joy in the performance of the INSANELY talented young women performers at the Ephrata Performing Arts Center’s production of Six: Teen Edition. Literally, it is not to be missed.
6. I found self-love in the quiet moments of the morning when my alarm goes off and I take an extra 10 minutes to lay in silence under the covers and take some deep breaths.
7. I found mental health moments in the daily reading of Hoda Kotb’s I Really Needed This Today.
8. I found joy in video calls co-working sessions with my Team and the discussions, thoughts, and support we share with each other.
9. I found joy, self-love, and mental health moments in the muting/blocking/unfollowing of people on social media to safeguard my mental health and keep information I find to be toxic or unhealthy for me out of my life.

As we start another week here in February, I hope that moments of self-love, mental health, and joy plinko their way into your life to help the soul feel rejuvenated.

Sprinkle sunshine always,

JP!