Thank You to My Subscribers (And Other Stuff)

First of all, I want to say a great big

thank you!

Thank you to all of you who have subscribed to me and my publication! I am blown away and mind boggled and so grateful and thankful to all 400 hundred of you now.

There are no real words to express my gratitude for all of you except for:

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

And just a reminder that if you have been enjoying my content, I’d love it for you to restack it or recommend my publication to others! (and thanks in advance if you do!).

I hope that my writing, my words, and also now the guest posts that I have started to share through Dose of Wonder, resonate and hopefully maybe uplift, inspire, educate and maybe give you a moment to pause and ponder.

Side note: I am currently aiming to share guest posts on my publication each Wednesday (so as not to overwhelm all of you lovely people with too much stuff in your inboxes) and there’s some great pieces lined up for the next few weeks! So if you’re interested in contributing, please get in touch (caitllinmccoll@substack.com).

And now onto some other stuff:

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In January, I plan on doing a little…experiment? Project? Something anyway…on Notes, sharing a 31 days advent-calendar-esque thing that I’m calling 31 Days of Supporting Your Wellbeing - sharing notes each day on simple, quick, easy things you can do each day (that are actually achievable, unlike the often lofty and scary and sometimes seemingly impossible New Year's resolutions!) that can help start your new year off on the right foot and aim to help you be, not necessarily a new you, but an evolved/changed you (for the better, I hope!).

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I was reminded this week that life is always full of ups and downs, when I didn’t pass a test to get to the interview stage for a new/different job at my workplace. I was disappointed in myself. And a bit embarrassed, because I felt that failing the test made me look like a failure in the eyes of my superiors (but most likely that won’t be the case because they are good humans). But still, the failure stung (stings, still, if I’m being honest). I don’t like failing at things (but who does?). So I was upset at this down that I experienced in my life journey this week, but then I realized (and was also reminded) that when one door closes another one opens and this might just mean that this particular path wasn’t meant for me but that something else better, more suited, will come my way soon. Which I’m hoping it will.

But, if it doesn’t, it is what it is. Que sera, sera, as the saying goes - whatever will be, will be. I took some time to embrace how I felt around it and am slowly feeling better around the whole thing. Fail, as an acronym, FAIL - is often stated in self help circles as:

First Attempt In Learning

And it definitely is a learning (and growing and evolving) experience.

Do you agree with that sentiment? I’d be curious to hear!

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Since it’s quickly coming up to the end of the year here's a practice to end the year in a positive way.

Identify something positive about yourself, identify a strength and something to move forward with into the new year - with these reflection questions.

What is one thing you have done this year that you are proud of?

What is one thing this year that you have been really good at?

What is one thing you've done this year that you want to do more of?

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Here’s one of my favourite Notes quotes I shared recently:

And another from one of my favourite websites/social media empires, Sweatpants and Coffee (who else is a S&C fan?! If you aren’t or haven’t heard of it, you should go check it out!

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And finally:

On my upcoming podcast this week I’m diving into the subject of sleep chronotypes - what type of sleeper your natural internal clock, your circadian rhythm, makes you - out of 4 different animals (Why? Because it’s fun to anthropomorphize animals!). So if you’re interested in learning more about chronotypes and how it can be challenging in relationships if one of you is a lion (aka an early bird like me) and your significant other is a wolf (aka a night owl like my husband) then tune in on Sunday for my podcast!

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