I absolutely adore that you thought to write this email to yourself an entire year ago, and SO APPRECIATE you sharing it with us! Lawless Mush, indeed. (Also, just added An Unfinished Love Story to my TBR list!)
Ooohh! I hope you like the book! I think your political mind will really enjoy it. One of the things I am looking forward to in 2026 is hopefully dinner in Sacramento this winter!
I'm coming back to comment on this lovely post because the days are indeed mushing together! I loved hearing about the books you read. I am still obsessed with Heart the Lover, and having now read Writers & Lovers, I am even more into it and on a full Lily King kick (currently reading The English Teacher).
I love all of this so much. I too needed to read the words in the email you wrote yourself last year. And oof, Wreck. So good. I read the Buy Nothing part aloud to Anders because I just needed to share it with SOMEONE! (I had to first explain Buy Nothing groups and that was a whooole other conversation, but I got a chuckle out of him in the end. 😂)
Thank you for reading! Hahahaha - I completely forgot. I was legitimately like, "what other dimension is this?" when I first saw the email. Once I started reading it, I did remembr :)
Loved this reminder about this time of year’s “impossible design”! And I loved Heart the Lover! Just checked out her book Euphoria from the library (I read Writers and Lovers and loved that too!)
I just really love that you scheduled that email for yourself. ❤️ and you know how I feel about Heart the Lover…hoping 2026 brings some more reads to crack me open.
Fay, new Exhale member here, so I’m just now finding your writing!
What a great idea you had to email your future self about the lawless mush and what insightful reminders. I only wish I had these reminders a month ago 😆 I needed them this year. Might have to send my next year’s self an email 😊
This is a really smart and true essay! Thanks for writing it, I enjoyed it.
I absolutely adore that you thought to write this email to yourself an entire year ago, and SO APPRECIATE you sharing it with us! Lawless Mush, indeed. (Also, just added An Unfinished Love Story to my TBR list!)
Ooohh! I hope you like the book! I think your political mind will really enjoy it. One of the things I am looking forward to in 2026 is hopefully dinner in Sacramento this winter!
Yes! I am excited about dinner, too!
I'm coming back to comment on this lovely post because the days are indeed mushing together! I loved hearing about the books you read. I am still obsessed with Heart the Lover, and having now read Writers & Lovers, I am even more into it and on a full Lily King kick (currently reading The English Teacher).
Oh! I've never heard of The English Teacher! Adding to my Libby rn.
I love all of this so much. I too needed to read the words in the email you wrote yourself last year. And oof, Wreck. So good. I read the Buy Nothing part aloud to Anders because I just needed to share it with SOMEONE! (I had to first explain Buy Nothing groups and that was a whooole other conversation, but I got a chuckle out of him in the end. 😂)
I am forever grateful to you for your wisdom and the way your clever phrasing offered me SO much peace this season. Also lol re Buy Nothing!!
Great post, Fay! I love that you wrote yourself an email! Did you remember you had sent it? Or was it a surprise when it popped up??
Thank you for reading! Hahahaha - I completely forgot. I was legitimately like, "what other dimension is this?" when I first saw the email. Once I started reading it, I did remembr :)
Such a joy to read your words and know we’re not alone in this!! And still waiting for heart the lover to come in for me!
Oh I’m so excited to hear your thoughts! ❤️
My mom would be thrilled to know you read An Unfinished Love Story! I still haven’t read it. 🙈
Lawless mush is 100% accurate. Scheduling an email to yourself was such a brilliant move!
It’s a really good audiobook! DKG reads it herself!
🤯 Me, realizing I need to schedule an email to myself for post Christmas 2026 🫣
I’ve never thought to do that before! It was so comforting to read it ❤️
Loved this reminder about this time of year’s “impossible design”! And I loved Heart the Lover! Just checked out her book Euphoria from the library (I read Writers and Lovers and loved that too!)
The MOST impossible design. I was feeling a little emotionally dead inside…then I read Heart the Lover 😮💨
I just really love that you scheduled that email for yourself. ❤️ and you know how I feel about Heart the Lover…hoping 2026 brings some more reads to crack me open.
I’ve honestly thought about taking notes after listening to @Jessica Folkema’s Voxes MULTIPLE times. So grateful for our wise Story Squad!
Fay, new Exhale member here, so I’m just now finding your writing!
What a great idea you had to email your future self about the lawless mush and what insightful reminders. I only wish I had these reminders a month ago 😆 I needed them this year. Might have to send my next year’s self an email 😊
This is a really smart and true essay! Thanks for writing it, I enjoyed it.