akirlu | Winterward (Reply)

Okay, so that was the holidays, now we gird ourselves for the Month of Remember. Remember that by the end of January, the lightening of the skies is perceptible. Remember the sun will come back. Remember to get outside at lunch whenever you have a blue sky day. Remember that cashmere sweaters and hot toddies make cold evenings better. Remember to buy daffodils as soon as Trader Joe's has them for sale in bunches, because you crave that solar yellow in your bones. Remember how you never have time in December to make Christmas cards, so maybe this year, make them in January, and hold onto that season of lights brightness a little longer.

I don't really do New Year's resolutions, so this is not that, but darkest January seems as good a time time as any to focus on ways to live my life in a fuller and more rewarding way. This year I want to take a painting class, draw every day, write every day, finish a jewelry project every month, dance at least weekly, and cherish my friends and family in concrete ways. I also would like to be more mindful about self-care. Let this be a marker to remind me.