#100: Where to put the dread

A jaunty poem about doom

What have you been doing with your dread? Hard to shake lately, I’m finding! Here are a few things that have brought me joy through the doom and gloom:

• youfeellikeshit.com, an interactive self care guide reminiscent of one of those magazine personality quizzes (but arguably more useful). Felt buoyed by this on a hard day. Recommend!

• Oranges, ideally juicy and eaten like a freak over the sink (or better yet, in the shower. It’s a thing!).

• This robust post about organization. Maybe too obvious, but I’ve found that cleaning is a nice way to feel control in the chaos. Is this a good way to cope? Time will tell.

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  Links of note:

  • My book would make a great Valentine’s Day gift to yourself. Mari Andrew compared it to “a big scoop of peanut butter ice cream: the kind of satisfaction you never knew you needed.” Better than a box of chocolates is all I’m saying.

  • Another great gift for you: Skillshare is offering a free month to the first 500 people to use my code HALEY1224.

  • I am a special guest at Samantha Dion Baker’s Substack meetup in two weeks! Hope to see you there.