Daylight savings. I woke up at 10 AM today, mildly hungover in a good way, the taste of last night’s Hennessy still lingering. The house was quiet, the world moving at a pace I wasn’t quite ready to meet yet. But the car needed charging, and I needed something to jolt me back to life. So here I am, parked at the station, sipping on a Celsius like it’s holy water, sunglasses low, dad hat and crocs on, giving main character energy while my battery—both literal and figurative—replenishes. LOL

Last night was fun, but today is about stillness. Not in the sense of doing nothing, but in the power of choosing exactly where my energy goes. Because if there’s one thing I’m carrying into this week, it’s this: No is a complete sentence.

No explanation needed. No softening the edges to make it more palatable. Just no.

No to overextending yourself.

No to draining conversations.

No to spaces that don’t feel aligned.

No to anything that makes you question your own worth.

This week, move like a big dog. Take up space. Protect your time. Let “no” be your boundary, and let your peace be non-negotiable.

Now excuse me while I finish this Celsius and let the sun work its magic.

Xoxo, Drea