Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.
Listen to stories told by Camille Johnson as she reflects on her life raising a family of 5 kids, being happily married for 22 years, and finding the joy and laughter of it all. She has been trying to find the floor to her kids' rooms for a while and gets a peek about once a week. Come listen as she shares her journey of finding her floor both literally and figuratively as she contemplates, life, love, cleaning, pets, books, remodeling, being a taxi driver, finding wholeness, living as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and figuring out what she finally wants to be when she grows up. If this podcasting becomes a thing well maybe this is it. Thanks for listening!
Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.
Ep. 261 - The Lost Art of Small Talk - part 1
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This week I am exploring the idea of small talk and calling it a lost art. I notice how I am really not very good at it and want to try to be better. Essentially I call it a way to notice people and make connections even for just a moment. I mention how our phones are a contributing factor along with COVID helping us be a bit out of practice. I share a particularly mortifying experience while in line at Home Depot with my kids year ago. I include some info shared by Ellen Hendriksen about the importance of acquaintances, especially to help us feel like we belong in a community. I give an example of my sister in law who is especially good at talking to anyone. Finally I talk of how Christ noticed people and that is what we are essentially doing when we decide to small talk with someone.
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Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!