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A tiny antidote to December brain freeze

By Stephie

December 17, 2025


Hello Reader 👋
t’s Stéphanie, stopping by with a small public service announcement for mid-December creatives:

If your brain feels foggy, resistant, or oddly allergic to decisions…
this isn’t a you problem!

(And as always — if you want me to call you by a different name, just reply and tell me.
Details matter… especially this month.)

Every December, we tell ourselves:

“This year, I’ll handle it better.”

Smarter. More organized. More ahead.

We honestly believe we’ll outsmart December.
And December quietly laughs.

Deadlines pile up.
Money thoughts get louder.
Everyone wants something.

And the brain does what it does best under pressure:

🥶 it freezes… or spins 😵‍💫

Not because anything’s wrong.
But because too many open loops = no safe place to land.

Pushing harder rarely helps right now.
What does help is noticing where you’re actually at — without judging it.

So let’s keep this very light.

Quick game. No thinking allowed.

Right now, my money brain feels more like…

A) 37 tabs open
or
B) laptop closed

You’re welcome to just reply A or B — that’s it.
No explanations. No self-analysis. Just vibes.
(And yes… both are extremely December.)

More soon!

Here to support you think, create, and build differently.

Stéphanie
Creative Experience Design Consultant

Psssst… If you smiled reading this, consider that a tiny nervous-system win. We’ll take those wherever we can get them this week.

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Hello everyone! I'm Stephanie, the happy mama of an elementary school-aged boy and love creating family fun printables. Sharing my journey along with some fun tips is my way to help other mama make a living from home.

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