February 2026 Minimal Monthly Hello, hello! My reflection looked me in the eye while I was getting a haircut the other day, and I was startled by how much older I suddenly looked. When did that happen? Where did the time go? My days feel like Groundhog Day. Same routines, same screens, same tasks on repeat. The weeks blur together. It got me thinking about the Japanese concept of ichi-go ichi-e: 'one time, one meeting,' or the idea that every moment is unique and will never come again. But...
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January 2026 Minimal Monthly Hello, hello! January was supposed to be about fresh starts and diving back into organising. Instead, I spent most of it in a bit of a post-vacation slump, buried in mundane website maintenance, staring at screens while the freezing weather kept (and still keeps) me trapped indoors. Grand organising plans? Nada atm. But one thing did click this month: meal prepping! I started spending a couple of hours in the kitchen each weekend, and it's been a big win for me....
2 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
December 2025 Minimal Monthly Hello, hello! I'm writing this from vacation, my first proper break in over two years. And here's the weird part: the first five days were kinda miserable. I felt more stressed than when I was working! Restless. Guilty. Totally unable to relax. And then, of course, I got sick. It wasn't until day six that something shifted. I finally started to actually unwind. Turns out this is completely normal. Research has shown it takes about eight days for people to fully...
3 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
November 2025 Minimal Monthly Hello, hello! Outside of tidy-land, I've been on a gov contract this whole year. It ends in four days. I should be celebrating, but I'm too exhausted to feel anything what with not having had a day off since last New Year's. Now that the finish line is finally here, I kinda want to collapse. Burnout rates generally tend to be high in November and December, the exact time when things get even crazier as the holiday season begins. What I'm looking forward to after...
5 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
October 2025 Minimal Monthly Hello, hello! I need to repaint my condo and put in new baseboards. I've needed to do this for awhile already. But every time I think about it, I'm paralysed by the sheer logistics of clearing out every room, moving furniture, protecting surfaces, and acting as project manager for the whole thing... The dread is so real that I've actually caught myself browsing real estate listings lately, thinking 'Maybe it would be easier to just move?' (I know. I KNOW. π
) Then...
6 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read