Thursday Murmurings
Pamela Anderson, making big choices and Bangs recommends
Happy Thursday, ya beauties!
Kicking it off this week with Netflix’s new documentary about Pamela Anderson: Pamela, a Love Story. Those of us who are 40+ in particular, came up right in the thick of Pam’s Baywatch era and it’s safe to say I had a lot of preconceived notions of who she was. Well, colour me all the way wrong. This doc is an eye opener for sure. What a sweet, natural, honest, vulnerable person she is with a pretty heartbreaking story.
She’s this super down-to-earth hippie chick, just trying to make sense of her life after a few decades of madness. I love that for a lot of this documentary, she’s wearing no make up, she hasn’t had any work done, she’s just willing to quite literally bare herself and be in her truth.
There is much sadness in her story but for her to still be here, having survived everything she’s been through and still be willing to give life a shot, hell, I found it pretty inspiring.
Things that caught my eye this week
As an introvert, I’m a lover of deep and meaningful conversations. I’d much rather dig into those, even with people I barely know, than to shoot the shit about the weather. So, this list of 60 questions to ask to get to know someone better is right up my street. I always save stuff like this. There’s some goodies on this list. I’ve gotten into some of these debates before and can attest, they lead you down some interesting roads. So, if you’re looking for some good conversation starters, have a read of that.
Food for thought
You know the decision you need to make. Your gut has likely been telling you for a while. You’re holding off because you’re unsure you know how to deal with the consequences of that decision. Or you know they might take a lot out of you. Either way, delaying doesn’t mean the consequences won’t be there. So, you may as well take the leap, right? Tear the Bandaid off. The sooner you do it, the sooner you’re through it.
Upgrade to Paid
You should upgrade to the paid version of The Murmuration because in Monday’s paid version I’ll be talking about how to overcome your bad decisions. Listen, none of us make it to this stage of life without some of our choices becoming real head scratchers. That relationship, that job, that business decision - we all have a ‘man, I wish I’d never done that’ type scenario that will occasionally keep us up at night. So, how do you ensure you don’t take on that bad decision as a character trait or let the regret from it hang over your head for all of eternity? Upgrade to paid to find out!
Your Weekly Biggie Smalls (P)update
This week, Biggie would like to remind you to always make time for belly rubs. Whether it be on yourself, your partner, your pup, a good belly rub is always appreciated. He does advise against rubbing the bellies of complete strangers though. That’s just weird.
Bangs Recommends
I consider myself a person of good taste. I figured I’d start this new lil section here to share with you things I’ve read or bought recently that have improved my life.
This week’s recs:
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - I am a slow reader and I devoured this last week in three days. Literally couldn’t put it down. Possible contender for best book I’ll read all year and I read it in January, so, the precedent has been set.
Homedics Soundspa Slumber Scents Alarm Clock - Listen. Game. Changer. I’m a troubled sleeper and hadn’t had a clock by my bed in years. I was just using my phone to look at the time, which in turn, was obviously fucking up my sleep. I was looking for a clock that had bluetooth capabilities so I could play a podcast to fall asleep to and leave my phone in another room. This has bluetooth but so much more. It also has a selection of sounds (ocean, thunder, campfire and more) if you, like me, like to fall asleep to some kind of gentle noise. There’s also a diffuser so you can have your favourite essential oil wafting a delightful scent around the place as you slumber and an ambient light (which you can choose the colour of, of course). I’m a big fan.
Until next week, smile at strangers, spread good vibes, be nice to people.