Sunday Edition: A Case for the Mid-Year Reset
What I’m resetting, what I’m releasing, and what I’m watching.
The Sunday Edition is Tuesday’s little sister—off-the-cuff updates I’d bring up over a coffee catch-up with a friend.
July always catches me off guard. One minute it’s Memorial Day and the next we’re halfway through summer, sunscreen bottles sticky, Google Calendars blinking with back-to-school prep, and a strange little fog hanging over everything: Am I doing summer right?
That question’s been rattling around in my brain this week. So I gave myself a pause. A gentle little reset. No big plans or color-coded spreadsheets, just a moment to check in.
What’s working?
What’s not?
What am I craving more of?
What can I let go of?
If you’re also in that weird middle-of-the-year, middle-of-summer headspace, here’s my quiet case for a reset. No pressure. Just a few small nudges to clear some space and reorient.
My Mid-Year Reset Rituals
A few things I’ve done this week that felt oddly clarifying:
Cleaned out my Notes app. Turns out I don’t need to keep a running list of “Trader Joe’s frozen things to try” from 2022.
Cancelled two subscriptions I forgot I had (sorry, Calm app and another niche parenting newsletter I haven’t opened in 8 months).
Wrote down my “ideal week.” Not aspirational, but realistic. A week where things flow. Where there’s white space. Where I’m not trying to cram five modes of being into one Tuesday.
Took a solo coffee walk. No podcast. Just sunshine, caffeine, and a wildly entertaining squirrel I passed twice.
Asked myself: What would I like more of? My answers surprised me: watercolors, sleep, and slower mornings. Not productivity hacks. Not hustle. Just more margin.
What I’m Carrying Forward
Here are a few small things I’m bringing into the rest of this summer:
A rule of three: I pick only three priorities each day. One task, one errand, one joy.
Screen-free mornings (even if it’s just the first 20 minutes).
Library holds over Amazon hauls.
Texting/Calling a friend instead of just thinking about them.
Letting summer be what it is, not what I planned.
If you’re craving your own reset, I highly recommend a Notes app clean-out, a five-minute journal prompt, or just standing outside with your coffee and asking, “What do I actually need today?”
Sometimes the answer is sunscreen, sometimes it’s silence.
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The Rule of Three is genius!