A Sassy February Awaits

“China tea, the scent of hyacinths, wood fires and bowls of violets— that is my mental picture of an agreeable February afternoon.”

-Constance Spry (1886-1960) [From my February reading of Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach]

By: Gabriela Yareliz

January ended chaotically. Do you feel it?

Some Mickey Mouse (Latin code for “rinky-dink”) Epstein files were released. Thomas Massie is still ready to ride at dawn. Respect.

Peter Attia was corresponding with Jeffrey Epstein. All that is out. Silence from the Attia end, but there was always something off about this guy when we heard him on podcasts. A weird arrogance that made this land softly. Checks out.

Nick Shirley is in California. More to come from that, I am sure.

We sadly lost Catherine O’Hara.

The New York Rangers continued to lose.

Danielle Bernstein of WeWoreWhat called off her engagement. We wish her well. It all felt very overnight. She was building her joint home with this guy, releasing awesome bridal outfits and cute V-day stuff, and then, Page Six broke the news. The eye procedure should have been a sign that the wedding was not happening. Apparently, the issue was his refusal to sign a prenup. Wishing them both well. Regardless of the reason, I do think we need to normalize calling off weddings. Women get a lot of bs for this (and it is a very painful decision), and more often than not (whether permanent or temporary due to timing), it’s the right decision.

People are canceling their Amazon Prime, ChatGPT and Uber subscriptions/apps and tagging Prof. Scott Galloway (mostly West Coast is leading the boycott. Most East Coast folks are like hell no. Midwest has Walmart and continues to thrive). I give this one month— like the subscriptions won’t even lapse, so big tech won’t feel a thing. It will be done for the screenshot only. If there is anything I learned from a recent episode of Shark Tank it’s that people pay big bucks for convenience. I don’t see Americans giving up convenience and comfort any time soon. We’ll see. Time will tell.

February is off to a spicy start. It’s like we entered the month flipping tables. We haven’t even gotten to the point where the horse is dragging us. That race hasn’t even started. We are still in the year of the snake. And boy is there a lot of shedding happening.

I was reading Brianna Wiest this morning, and I liked this note: “Eventually, you will have to stop pouring yourself into the things that will give nothing back, that take without any intent to give.”

It’s true, for relationships, jobs, and life, generally. What are you releasing as we enter the month?

I saw a recent photo of Danielle Bernstein sitting on a fire escape, captioned, “nyc’s version of touching grass.” A new month begins, and the rollercoaster continues.

Let’s go touch some grass. Something tells me we are in for a wild ride, and grounding is a good first step.