What do you do to get through January? Aside from fleeing to somewhere sunny and warm? I know “winter is a mindset.” I know, I know. I read How to Winter too, but it’s hard when your skin doesn’t fit your face, and the cold is abusive, and there are only 9 hours and 41 minutes of sunlight, most of which is invisible. What do you DO!!!
Month: January 2026
Will You Recognize Yourself?
While they focus on changes in body weight or muscle tone, they often overlook what is happening on the inside due to sheer persistence. The act of showing up to train, day after day, month after month, year after year is the alchemical ingredient.
Project-Driven in 2026
So around the solstice, I wrote down 6 things on little slips of paper. These were the 6 things that I knew would make me happy, healthy, and creative. These were the things I knew would keep me playing the infinite game with gusto for a long time.
The 2025 Year-End Audit
Even though it takes a lot of time, I take a kind of sick delight in reading back over a year’s worth of my blithery, blathery, self-indulgent whinging as I try to express myself …and fail. My morning pages are one of the few places where I feel I can be raw, incoherent, self-pitying, judgmental, mean, sarcastic, and even nasty.
Inspiration Location 