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Hi Friend,
It can be easy to forget what we loved doing with our time before every quiet moment came with a screen. As kids, we didn’t need a reason to draw, make friendship bracelets, build something, dance around the room, or lose track of time outside. We did things simply because they were fun.
Somewhere along the way though, hobbies started to feel like they needed to be productive or efficient or something… is that just me? Or maybe just finding hobbies in general seems harder to do the older you get because we all have to focus on just living daily life! But what would happen if we started channeling our inner child and started prioritizing having fun again. What if you picked up a puzzle, planted something, baked cookies, or painted imperfectly?
This summer I started:
✨ Coloring
✨ Junk journaling / scrapbooking
✨ Getting lost in bookstores
✨ Highlights… truly channeling my inner child 😆
The bottom line is, you’re never too old to become a kid again. Growing up isn’t about leaving play behind but maybe it’s about remembering how to return back home to the play we once knew.
Rachel
📖 Know
A 13-day study of 658 young adults found that people felt more energized, enthusiastic, and fulfilled the day after they spent more time than usual doing something creative.
Interestingly, the pattern didn’t work in reverse: feeling good didn’t predict more creativity the next day, suggesting that the act of creating may help spark the lift. So coloring, scrapbooking, or any playful hobby isn’t wasted time, it may be one small way back to feeling more alive.
🌱 Begin
Write down three things you loved doing before you had a phone. Choose the easiest one and gather what you need to try it again this week.
There’s a reason I picked up Highlights and coloring 😊
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Wouldn’t it be great to work less and have more time for creativity and the things you love?
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✨ Reflect
“When I became a grown-up I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” — C.S. Lewis
What did you love doing before you learned to measure whether it was productive—and how might you make room for it again now?
📍 Currently…
A curated collection of interesting articles, interviews, products that are currently on my radar.
📰 Alternative Ways To Measure The Quality of Your Life — a reframe for asking: does this season actually feel aligned?
📰 Paralysis by Analysis: Navigating Your Hormonal Health — for when supporting your body starts to feel like another full-time job.
📰 This book The Medicine of Flow is a great approach to how to think about healing and come back into your body.
📰 How did I choose a sperm donor? — one of the most asked questions I get when I was on my fertility path (unfortunately put on pause…). There’s so much to consider, from health history to genetic testing, but having more information made the decision feel a little less overwhelming.
📰 Fertility Out Loud provides a free 1:1 fertility coaching resource with real certified coaches via text, plus guides and expert-informed articles for every stage of the journey.
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