I knew returns would come in slowly, and we probably wouldn’t know for sure until the next day on some races, but suddenly the Dems started winning in places they had no business winning. I refilled my wine glass and snuggled in for the long haul.
Inspired By In October 2026
All this to say: Don’t save all your best stuff for good. Wear your clothes. Maybe treat yourself this winter to a soft, delicious everyday sweater?? Call it your Artist Sweater. Your Coffee Drinking Sweater. Your Book Reading Sweater. Your Napping In Front of The Fire Sweater.
Finding An Old Blog Post
It also occurred to me that blogging is the perfect medium for what I want to do, and for who I want to be. If it is done regularly, with heart and humor, and if it’s an authentic representation of my life, then that’s all I want.
Discipline vs Devotion
Today I thought: This isn’t fun. Maybe I need a new swing thought. All this discipline is feeling merciless, militaristic, hair-shirty, and Stoic. I get it about hormesis, that idea that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: Freezing in cold plunges, baking in saunas. I get it, I do.
Start In The Middle
I am ostentatiously hiding in plain sight. I am moisturizing and working out and cultivating patience, trusting that if I persist, I will get what I want.
Rage
Rage feels like the only proper response right now, and not feeling rage feels like looking away or letting them off. Our rage is how we roar NO.
Inspired By In September 2026
I made sourdough bread this week. I want soup. I hauled sweaters up from the basement storage. This weekend is Homecoming. We now have mums everywhere. Saturday is the Harvest Moon.
Crowding Out Instagram
Crowding out is a technique I learned in health coaching. It’s a dietary strategy that focuses on adding more healthy, nutrient-dense foods rather than obsessing over cutting out junk food. So instead of trying to cut out Instagram, I’m going to crowd it out with something healthier.
My Review Of The Ladder App
’ve been going to the gym with Linda every Thursday for a few years and using the machines, but I’m not getting any stronger. It’s probably because I only go once a week, and the machines aren’t designed for a 5’2” woman with narrow shoulders, so I always feel like my form is “off” on them. Plus, the weight increments are weird. Plus, I always just want to go home.
A Q3 Daily Yoga Update
I’m 60 days in now, and the fact is, my flexibility gains have been minimal, and my body is no more toned than it was in early July. The mirror shows no change whatsoever, and my fancy scale says I’m actually moving in the wrong direction.
