I changed my mind
Sometimes you just need to have a nap
This week I set aside time to write my newsletter, throwing in some notes and words of things I wanted to write about but lo and behold I had a repeat of last week and I will admit that I haven’t written it in the time I wanted to. I had a nap instead. Wrapped up in my huge fluffy dressing gown and covered with a blanket.
I’m two cups of tea down and I’ve TV hopped between maybe 5 different shows for ‘background noise’. We actually reached the point of seeking help on Spotify but I didn’t like what I found.
I feel like Goldilocks or The Princess and the Pea. Not just because they’re also sleepy girlies, but because they can’t sit still and both need their environments to be optimum for them to thrive. Not too much of this, or too little of that. Just right. So it’s all well and good that I set aside the time to write but if the time comes around and I want to have a bowl of porridge that isn’t mine (or a nap) instead, I can’t force the words out. Or like if I plan to have a good night’s sleep but there’s (of all things) a fucking pea making the bed then everything just goes out the window, doesn’t it?
As I said last week, I’m taking it slow in January as I feel January is meant to be. On Sunday, I took part in
’ moodboarding workshop and I’ve been building out my boards all week. We started the session freewriting and gleaning a few words or a sentence to surmise how we wanted 2025 to feel for us. A statement to align our decisions across work, relationships, lifestyle, fashion and hobbies. Then we set about creating categorised boards. I found the whole thing incredibly therapeutic.
I’ve spent more time on Pinterest in consequence too. I started using Pinterest again more recently to create my own vision boards of poems, art, and things that make me laugh. That board is aptly called ‘hehe’. I created a new board called wintering with pictures to represent things I have planned for the new couple of months (baths and naps), and where I want to invest more of my time and energy (see above).
It’s great to have things to look forward to, big and small. To see the year starting to take shape. January is the precipice. Standing at the top of a mountain surveying the land below. I’ve booked a skiing trip and a festival abroad in the summer. I have plans for dinner with my sister tomorrow and I’m going to the cinema to watch Nosferatu over the weekend. I went swimming three times this week, one day swimming the furthest I have in ages. I made a batch of my lentil dahl for dinner. I’ve been hooked watching The Traitors and impatiently waiting for the return of Severence tomorrow.
Things slotting into place to build the blocks of days and then weeks and eventually make up the memories of a year. But like I said last week, I reject the pressure of January. Small wins count just as much as the big wins. A good nap on the sofa can definitely be the highlight of your day.
This is so fab Mary!