Lately, December Edition

Hi 🤍

This started as a few notes to myself during December. I decided to share them here instead of keeping them tucked away. 

I took two weeks off work, and it wasn’t until I was already in it that I realized how long it had been since I’d actually slowed down. Not just stepping away from emails or projects, but letting my mind rest a little. Spending real time with friends and family. Being on my phone less without trying to make it a thing. Letting mornings take their time instead of jumping straight into the day.

After a while, my body started to relax. I could feel it. Things didn’t feel so urgent anymore. My thoughts were quieter. I wasn’t trying to figure anything out or fix anything. I was just paying attention. That space gave me room to think about what I want this next year to feel like, not what I should do or what I’ve always done, but what actually feels supportive right now.

When you’re busy all the time, it’s easy to live on autopilot. You keep moving because you can. Because stopping long enough to check in feels uncomfortable, or unnecessary, or like something you’ll do later. Slowing down made things clearer in a really simple way. Just small moments where my body felt lighter, or a little tense, or calm in a way I hadn’t noticed before.

I started jotting those moments down as they came up. Just things I want to remember going into the new year. Sharing them here in case any of them feel familiar to you too 🤍

~ More time off from work to recharge. Not just weekends. Try for 4 days off a month during the week. YOU DESERVE THIS!!! 

~ Your body actually can’t digest food if you’re distracted. No more phone, TV, or working while eating. Meals get my full attention now.

~ No more 12 hour working days. 6 hours max no matter what. Don’t waste your life away by overworking. 

~ No more rushing to finish every single thing i do. Slow max life more. This will help get my nervous system out of fight or flight and show it that I’m safe. 

~ If my business only works when I’m overworking, something is off. Time to hire this year. Like a brand + growth strategist? 

~ 15 minutes journaling a day. To remember more and to remove the mental load. 

~ Go work at coffee shops more. You’re less distracted there and lord knows you need less distractions. 

~ Stop optimizing every part of my day. Let some moments be unproductive. It’s also okay to be unproductive you know that right?? 

~ If something feels heavy in my body, it’s a no. I don’t need a logical explanation anymore.

~ Not everything needs my immediate response. Urgency is usually just anxiety pretending to be important.

~ Spend 10 min everyday doing ~literally~ nothing. Lay on the floor, stare at the ceiling. Let’s learn to be okay with being bored. 

~ everyday you will sit barefoot in the front yard grass to rebalancing your bodies electrical field. Who cares if the neighbors thing your weird. 

I don’t have it all figured out. I’m still learning as I go. Taking time off reminded me how different life feels when I’m not rushing through it, and I want to keep more of that. If you’re heading into a new season feeling tired, you’re not behind. You might just need a little breathing room. I’m grateful to be here, building Sol E’Ciel in a way that feels sustainable and still feels like me.

Here’s to softer days, steadier rhythms, and listening inward a little more 🤍

With love,

Brittney