Tiny soft moments that got me through January
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I mean… January was a LOT. I started the year rested after a few days off work, and then BAM — real life returned.
There’s been a lot happening globally and closer to home. Even without actively watching the news, it finds its way in — notifications, headlines, that familiar sinking feeling before you even know the details. Little assaults on the nervous system, whether we realise it or not.
And then there’s the personal stuff. While I don’t want to share all the details here about why it was triggered, I experienced the worst anxiety of my life this month.
But — I survived. And this is what helped.
My Tiny Soft Moments of January
Personal wellbeing
Nightly journaling — I write a letter to my friend who’s passed, and to my dog Barney, to keep them up to date (and to get the stressful things out of my head).
Lying in Savasana for 10 minutes after work.
Lots of walks — some alone, some with loved ones.
My weekly pool time.
Trying new things
Learning about being a tropical fish keeper. I might just be becoming obsessed.
Baking a sticky date pudding for the first time — including an explosion of dates, but still delicious.
Building a desk.
Creating a new Friday business routine to get all my admin done.
Launching my new monthly self-care package, Soft Landings.
Returning to comforts
Teaching boxing again after a few years’ break.
Working at the library, which I love — and reading a lot.
Rewatching Sex & The City, because returning to a familiar series is deeply comforting.
And that’s how I made it through — one soft moment at a time.