Slow Season
We are currently in Slow Season, which is much less catchy than Noah Kahan’s Stick Season. Slow Season begins in mid-December and continues until the second week of January as people finish up projects and mentally check out at the end of the year.
I’m not great with Slow Season, mostly because I dislike slowing down. I like to keep going. While other people have a reason to slow down, I don’t. So my slowdown isn’t filled with something else. It’s just emptiness, waiting for the energy to flow back into the workplace.
I keep myself busy during Slow Season, and it helps to know it is coming and plan accordingly. I have the twins home, so they fill the space. And I left a big project for myself to start, so everything will be in place when work returns to normal.
Slow Season feels a little like a waiting room.
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I LOVE Slow Season. Starts AFTER the 25th , and in NZ, continues until late January, or even the beginning of February, when all the kids are back to school after their holidays. We’re lucky – our slow season includes picnics and summer walks and adventure if we want. Though a winter slow season for no reason would be fine with me. I hope you enjoy the time with the twins, and despite the big project, also get to rest and relax a little before next year’s chaos begins. Everyone deserves a break at New Year.
I’m glad you have the twins for a chunk of Slow Season! I have felt like that before, like a shark that struggles if it stops swimming. I hope you can soak up some hygge in this space of pause.