Reader -
So I unintentionally gave someone a $626 shopping spree at the cannabis store, grocery store, corner store, gas station and liquidation centre.
I dropped my wallet somewhere between getting bubble wrap and packing boxes for our collectible doll selling side hustle.
And when I think about what's inside my wallet and what needs to be replaced, the cards aren't even really a big deal (just annoying).
It's the:
- vintage brown $2 bill my grandpa gave me
- a movie ticket stub from 2014
- 4 half finished coffee shop punch cards
- $88 left on a lululemon gift card I never registered
- receipts I was going to expense
It's the irreplaceable stuff that's floating out there somewhere.
And it keeps bringing me back to the same question:
What actually matters???
All of this is on my mind as I start this week feeling sliiiiightly stretched, noticing that I'm stilll here writing this email when I really could have easily put it off till next week.
What actually matters.
At the start of the year, I made a promise to myself.
That I'd send you 52 newsletters in 2026.
I made that promise because I know myself. It's actually not about doing the thing. Writing comes easily and I can turn anything into a newsletter.
It's more that I know that when I keep small commitments over time, I can do quite a lot.
This month marks ten years since I first learned fertility awareness.
Ten years of cycles that were long asf, messy, grief-filled, joyful, loving, tender, ordinary, chaotic. Ten years of showing up to chart even when life wasn’t especially calm or normal.
I kept showing up for myself through cycle charting, even when my cycle was 15 months long (true story), because it became something reliable I could turn to. A way of orienting myself.
That still feels true to me.
Next Friday I'll be hosting a party to celebrate my 10 year FAM anniversary, and you're gonna be invited obvs. To celebrate I'll be running a free Cycle Oracle class, complete with prizes like a Tempdrop and a Feeling Luteal sweater. I'm going to be sharing more details with you so soon!!
Okay, I'm going to go to the bank now so I have a way to access my money.
Warmly,
Nat
On the Blog: My Honest take on Becoming a FAM Instructor with FEMM
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On the Blog: Tempdrop V2 Review
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