Beth McGinley's Blog

By February, It’s Not About Snow Anymore By the time February settles in, winter stops feeling seasonal and starts feeling relentless. The holidays are long behind us. January’s sense of reset has faded. What remains is the daily reality of cold that refuses to ease up. This stage of winter does not usually bring sadness as much as fatigue. A quiet, steady tiredness that seeps into routines and makes everything take a little more effort than it should. You do not need to be d

The Quiet Weight of January January often arrives with urgency. Everywhere you look, there are messages telling you to reset, improve, fix, and transform. New goals. New habits. A new version of yourself, ready to emerge on schedule. For some people, this feels energizing. For many others, it feels overwhelming. If you find yourself entering the new year already tired or quietly bracing for the pressure to “do better,” you are not alone. The expectation that January should br

The Quiet Shift That Catches Us Off Guard Each year, it happens quietly. The clocks turn back, and before we’ve adjusted, the mornings arrive in darkness and the evenings slip away too soon. What used to feel like a full day suddenly feels cut in half. You wake up tired, come home drained, and start to notice the weight of the season pressing in. Many people call this the “winter blues,” but for others, it’s something deeper. When the loss of daylight begins to shape mood, sl

The Unspoken Lessons Children Learn Children are always watching. Long before they can put words to feelings, they pick up on the rhythms...