I think this is one of your best-written newsletters this year in terms of voice—thank you and bravo. I'm so sorry about losing your laptop. Even if things were saved to the cloud, it's such a pain and time consuming to get a new one and restore things. I bet that was extremely unsettling. When I feel the various ways you've described above—from chicken-with-head-cut-off to slow-motion foggy-brained—I try to lower expectations of what I can/should get done in a day, and focus on sleep. I always do better during the day when I practice good bedtime habits (e.g. quieting down by reading a book, getting off my phone, limiting my alcohol intake to just one drink and not snacking or drinking after 8pm) and sleep through the night. A good frame of mind starts with a good night's sleep. I'm excited for you to get back to running in the new year.
awww thank you! haha it's always the ones that I dash off quickly that come out sounding more like me. I am definitely working on sleep, which I admit has been a challenge lately, and keeping my to do list to the bare minimum. Anything beyond that is a pleasant surprise. I'm ready to lay low next week and regroup!
Mr. Napkinhead!! I love that movie. We all want to live in Iris’s house, right?
I feel like I’ve spent the last several years learning how to be a person. For me, all of the productivity nonsense and even running to some extent, was a lot of noise distracting me from learning how to do this. It’s hard. I’m not sure the learning will ever stop but I do feel more present with myself and with life than I ever have before, which is good I think. Wishing you grace and courage as you embark on the journey. ❤️ You aren’t alone out here.
Iris's house is the dream. Not going to lie, Amanda's house is also pretty dreamy!
It's unsettling and scary in a lot of ways but reading your reflections and words as you've navigated the last several years has made me feel less isolated and alone in this, even though this feels like it's hit harder and in earnest this past year. I appreciate you so much!
And I appreciate you! What a gift it is to have friends who are sorting through the same shit, even better if those friends also happen to be incredibly gifted writers who tell us about it.
Watching my 13 year old daughter ride off to our local high school on her mountain bike to cheer a fellow basketball teammate at a local game, knowing the excitement she will share when she returns.
Working on a jigsaw puzzle I completed with my mother during the holidays as a middle schooler.
I think this is one of your best-written newsletters this year in terms of voice—thank you and bravo. I'm so sorry about losing your laptop. Even if things were saved to the cloud, it's such a pain and time consuming to get a new one and restore things. I bet that was extremely unsettling. When I feel the various ways you've described above—from chicken-with-head-cut-off to slow-motion foggy-brained—I try to lower expectations of what I can/should get done in a day, and focus on sleep. I always do better during the day when I practice good bedtime habits (e.g. quieting down by reading a book, getting off my phone, limiting my alcohol intake to just one drink and not snacking or drinking after 8pm) and sleep through the night. A good frame of mind starts with a good night's sleep. I'm excited for you to get back to running in the new year.
awww thank you! haha it's always the ones that I dash off quickly that come out sounding more like me. I am definitely working on sleep, which I admit has been a challenge lately, and keeping my to do list to the bare minimum. Anything beyond that is a pleasant surprise. I'm ready to lay low next week and regroup!
This book stack is ⚡⚡⚡
It's a pretty amazing stack!! Really hope to see more books like this in the pipeline.
Mr. Napkinhead!! I love that movie. We all want to live in Iris’s house, right?
I feel like I’ve spent the last several years learning how to be a person. For me, all of the productivity nonsense and even running to some extent, was a lot of noise distracting me from learning how to do this. It’s hard. I’m not sure the learning will ever stop but I do feel more present with myself and with life than I ever have before, which is good I think. Wishing you grace and courage as you embark on the journey. ❤️ You aren’t alone out here.
Iris's house is the dream. Not going to lie, Amanda's house is also pretty dreamy!
It's unsettling and scary in a lot of ways but reading your reflections and words as you've navigated the last several years has made me feel less isolated and alone in this, even though this feels like it's hit harder and in earnest this past year. I appreciate you so much!
And I appreciate you! What a gift it is to have friends who are sorting through the same shit, even better if those friends also happen to be incredibly gifted writers who tell us about it.
Opening my email to find a new Christine Yu post.
Watching my 13 year old daughter ride off to our local high school on her mountain bike to cheer a fellow basketball teammate at a local game, knowing the excitement she will share when she returns.
Working on a jigsaw puzzle I completed with my mother during the holidays as a middle schooler.
I love love love these especially the image of your daughter riding off to support a friend.