—Midmonth logic. The point where grand fixes feel dishonest, and survival pivots to manageable repairs. This poem is about choosing leverage over scale.
You stop trying to fix the year.
That project is too large
and poorly defined.
Instead, you tighten one screw.
You replace a bulb.
You wipe the ring from the counter
before it becomes a record
of neglect.
Coffee helps in modest ways,
steady hands,
clear edges,
enough heat to stay present
for the length of a task
that actually ends.
January responds to this approach.
It rewards the specific.
The hinge stops complaining.
The drawer closes cleanly.
The room behaves better
once addressed directly.
You don’t feel transformed.
You feel capable.
Which is quieter
and more useful.
By afternoon, nothing miraculous happened.
But fewer things are broken.
That’s how momentum builds
when spectacle fails;
one solvable problem
at a time.
📜 Fixing Small Things First – The Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 mug of coffee kept nearby, not clutched
- One minor repair you’ve been avoiding
- A willingness to stop early
Instructions:
Choose the smallest broken thing. Fix it completely. Sip only after the task ends. Do not escalate to larger problems. January improves through accumulation, not conquest.
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