Money date No. 40: The bliss of mundane success
Plus, a writing retreat, tax headaches, side hustling and investing again
I’m feeling totally refreshed today as I return home from a weekend writing retreat (i.e. two nights in a hotel by myself in another town). Plus, the forecast shows full spring ahead!
To-dos and expectations weigh on me so heavily. And that weight becomes worse in the winter, when it’s a slog to get anything done and those to-dos pile even higher. With spring settling in around me and my new job bringing order back into my life, I’ve felt more focused and productive in the past couple of weeks than I’ve felt for months. I’m writing to-do lists and checking things off! It’s incredible!
This is the most mundane success, but it feels enormous. I know I’m not alone in experiencing this past winter as tougher to survive than most. Any regular seasonal depression was compounded by January’s especially oppressive weather and a political environment that keeps us in anxiety and despair.
Walking into the light at the end of that bleak tunnel has been an absolute salvation.
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