New Year New Attitude: Here's to 2026

.SS&H Mindful Reads

Mental Health

I feel like most of us do it, Fall into the "new year, new me movement" For years I planned that that new year was going to be when I lost 50 lbs, wrote that money making article or book, had a house that always looked clean. I set myself up for failure without realizing it by these large, not so smart goals. Part of it was I felt I needed to do these things to measure up to everyone else. That was my first mistake. The second was not taking it in more bite sized pieces. My plan this year is to live more intentional, to slow down and smell the roses.

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Health

From Susanah at Healthy Green Savvy, Read more about how to live that more sustainable life that you have been wishing for.

Also from Susannah: The Savvy Guide to Eating Healthy on a Budget: Simple Strategies to Make Healthy Food Affordablehttps://amzn.to/3NuXVNR​

Here is a good article on seasonal eating in the winter. ​

​Boost Your Immunity: Healthy Habits for Flu Season​

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I feel like this is a must-read On Medicine - by Thomas Easley - The Path Between​

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I don't know about you but I feel guilt when I am having a low spoon day. But these words from an authors newsletter during Christmas and New Years hustle spoke to me.

Andi Cumbo-Floyd from Andi’s Substack “Trauma does this to us. It turns the creative act into a heist. It whispers that we are not safe unless we are producing. It tells us that time is a predator, and if we are not running, we are being hunted.”

And from Amber Meyers "A common thread in conversation this time of year is how much pressure there can be to keep up with the season, with learning, with life. So before anything else, we want to say this plainly: If your pace is slower right now, you’re not behind. Winter invites us to slow down, root in what’s here, and trust that growth is still unfolding beneath the surface. Learning doesn’t only happen when you are checking boxes or moving quickly. It happens when you pause. When something you studied months ago suddenly clicks. That’s rest creating space for insight.”

From Denise Archilla at The Chronic Warrior Collective "For the year just finished and for the new year ahead. It's important to acknowledge that we're doing the best we can. And to celebrate and remind ourselves of the small victories we've had."

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My word for the year for 2026 is Calm My intentions for the new year are to have more calm in my life by slowing down and remembering to focus and breathe.

​https://www.seasonalslowliving.com/slow-living-challenge/​

Julie Murphree The Farm Wife is writing about The Year of Roots: Growing Deep into A Simple Life over on her blog and in her newsletter. ​

My friend Roberta writes about humor and its importance. Check out her blog Laughter for the Health of it – Roberta Gold, RTC, CHP​

HOBBIES

Are there any new hobbies you'd like to try out this year??

​https://www.seasonalslowliving.com/slow-living-hobbies/​

I'm trying to get back to sewing, crocheting, and embroidery. I used to love making things and am hoping to make some useful things that I can sell at farmers markets and craft fairs this coming market season.

Book Nook

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🎧 Listening to A Purpose Driven Mom Podcast​

📺 Watching: Lately we have been watching a lot of Forensic Files and Unsolved Mysteries

📚 Reading: The Community Book Project: Celebrating 365 Days of Gratitude I have 3 essays included in the book. There are such a great variety of short essays, affirmations and quotes found in this book from other members of the writing community.

🛒 What's in My Amazon Cart:

These custom insoles that my foot Dr recommended by Superfeet.​

​This storganizer for all my flash and external hard drives,cards and cords to clean up my work space.​

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