What Patience Actually Feels Like

And how to practice it, even if you're not a patient person

Feb 18

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Try This: One Single Act of Care

On loving something completely, even the smallest thing

Feb 4

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January 2026

The List Can Wait

On breaking the spell of productivity

Jan 28

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I Forgot What Play Feels Like

This quilt helped me remember

Jan 21

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5 Books That Changed Me in 2025

I read 50 books last year. These were the 5 that transformed me the most.

Jan 14

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The Year I Stopped Setting Goals

I tried a single word instead. Here's what happened.

Jan 7

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October 2025

I'm Alive!

A return to this newsletter and the subtle shift that's kinda-sorta changed my life

Oct 15, 2025

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April 2025

5 Favorite Cookbooks to Brighten Your Spring

Green green green, plus a little sugar.

Apr 9, 2025 • Sarai Mitnick

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March 2025

Do things make us happy?

What's the difference between the objects that bring genuine joy, and the ones we seem to mindlessly accumulate?

Mar 21, 2025 • Sarai Mitnick

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February 2025

Easy flowers I'm growing this year

8 flowers I'm sowing this spring, and where I shop for seeds.

Feb 12, 2025

24

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10 Ways I Organize with Thrift Store Items

Take this list on your next thrifting adventure.

Feb 5, 2025 • Sarai Mitnick

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January 2025

Try This: Just a little bit at a time

I'm creating things with less anxiety this year.

Jan 27, 2025 • Sarai Mitnick

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