Brainteaser of the day: Forrest left home running. He ran a ways and then turned left, ran the same distance and turned left again, ran the same distance and turned left again. When he got home, there were two masked men. Who were they?
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WEEKEND FINDS
Treat Yo’Self
👠 Dazzling Holiday Dresses
Shine bright this season with the most festive and fabulous frocks. Bonus: the entire list is from Amazon >
🙋🏾♀️ Relief From PMS Symptoms
Beat bloat, cramps, and other monthly woes with natural remedies. See the best food and supplements for PMS >
🎀 Chic Braided Hair For Parties
Dazzle this season with trendy, french braid styles for your next big bash. Get ready to stun here >
👩🍳 A New Cookbook
Start the new year out delicious with the hottest recipe books right now. Whip up new faves here >
💸 To Acing Your 2024 Financial Plans
Be a money boss going into the new year with tips for budgets, goals, and smart spending. Slay your finances here >
TOGETHER WITH MIRO
The Challenge Bowl
The Challenge Bowl is a fun and easy way for team members to answer questions and complete short activities to deepen team bonds.
Pick one item from the Challenge Bowl each day to liven up daily meetings or run through the entire board to engage your team during virtual team lunches or happy hours.
How it Works:
- 🗣️ You’ll need a logged-in facilitator to reveal hidden frames
- 📝 Each team member takes turns selecting a challenge (numbered sticky note from the bowl). Tip: Use the color key to determine whether you select a silly question, thoughtful question, or a short activity.
- ✅ The facilitator reveals the challenge and team members must answer a question or complete the activity before moving on to the next item.
Be prepared for some fun, giggles, and even some deep thinking. You can even customize the template to create your own Team Challenge Bowl tailored for your team.
🙌 Get the free Challenge Bowl Template
FROM BETTERUP
Leverage love languages at work to improve your office culture
If you’re a full-time professional, you spend a lot of time with your coworkers, so it’s worth developing healthy, happy work relationships.
While most often applied to personal relationships, understanding your coworkers’ love languages — like quality time — can improve these connections.
This is especially true if you’re a manager wanting to appreciate your team so they feel motivated to continue working hard.
You can use various love languages at work to empathize with them and show gratitude in a way that they respond well to.
Using the 5 love language in the workplace
Everyone needs to feel appreciated to know they’re contributing valuable work and ideas.
But effectively demonstrating appreciation often requires more than saying “Good job.”
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TOGETHER WITH SUNNYSIDE
If you’re tired of hangovers, but don’t want to quit drinking, read on
We get it.
🍷 That glass of wine at the end of the day, or partying over the weekend seems like the go-to reward for your busy, stressed life.
But what if there was a better way to unwind? A way to savor a drink without sacrificing your health or productivity.
That’s where Sunnyside comes in. They don’t shame you for enjoying alcohol. They know you deserve to relax — but as high-achieving women, we also want to take care of our bodies and minds.
So, Sunnyside offers personalized guidance to build a healthier relationship with drinking. One that works for your lifestyle. No more worrying about overdoing it or dreading the morning after.
Don’t we deserve to have it all — rewarding careers, active social lives, and healthy bodies?
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A QUOTE TO LIVE BY
From Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”
Joanna’s Recs
Show to binge 📺 :
A Nearly Normal Family
Song to bump 🎵:
You by Gold Panda
Movie 🎥:
Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Book 📚:
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Wishlist Rec 📝:
Vinabon Wine Aerator
Cameron’s Recs
Show to binge 📺 :
The English
Song to bump 🎵:
All Out Of Fight by P!nk
Podcast 🎙️:
How I Built This
Book 📚:
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Wishlist Rec 📝:
CamelBak Rogue Light Bike Hydration Pack
GIRLCRUSH
Other we’re loving rn
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🚨 Job Openings
- Google is hiring for an Administrative Business Partner II (Sunnyvale, CA).
- Google is hiring for a Workplace Services Manager (Sunnyvale, CA).
- Snap Inc. is hiring for a Senior Brand Strategist (NY, NY).
- Snap Inc. is hiring for a Senior Manager, HR Compliance & Employee Relations (London, UK).
- Betches Media is hiring for an Analytics Analyst (NY, NY).
PETS OF THE WEEK
Lena Burdett
The pictures say it all.
She’s cute, playful, smart, and she’ll give you a hundred kisses (licks), IF you let her.
She has four different breeds in her. Can you guess them?