👋Forget about 2023

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The Pick Me Up is a Monday morning newsletter filled with advice, personal stories, and tips to help you get out of bed and jumpstart your week.

Greetings friend.

It’s me - Jen Glantz.

This is my last newsletter of 2023. I’ll be back in your inbox on January 8th. Thank you for letting me take up space inside of your life every single Monday. I’ve started and stopped a lot of things in my day but this newsletter has been my constant for 9-years. I love writing it and if you have any feedback or suggestions for next year, please let me know:

I’m ready to say goodbye to 2023. I have these little arm weight bracelets that I wear when I go for a walk or want to do a quick workout on-the-go. They are heavy enough to really slow down your movement, cause muscle fatigue, and make you struggle to exhale.

My year has felt like a pair of those was permanently attached to my chest.

I have a couple of good ideas for how I want to make 2024 different. I’m not slapping a label on these things and calling them resolutions or goals. Instead, I’m jotting down things I want to try, progress I want to make, and one personality trait I want back in my life:

Fire.

I want my spark back and to get it back, I need to peel off layers of anxiety, self-doubt, and a haze of laziness that’s very unlike me.

I was in pure survival mode in 2023 because one thing about me is that I don’t like surprises. I need to know what’s behind door number two or else I won’t even dare to open it.

But life lesson 436 of being a new mom is that you truly can’t predict what is going to happen next. Or at least I can’t. Some moms have a gut feeling that tells them what’s up, what’s wrong, what to expect. I don’t have that. I just have a pit in my stomach that screams at me: Jen, Jen, don’t get too comfy in this moment because there’s a 50% chance something frantic is going to happen in 5-10 minutes.

So while I spent most of the year off fighting these invisible battles inside of my brain, I lost a bit of my spark.

I’m going to spend the next few weeks, offline, trying to figure out where it’s hiding, what it needs from me, and how the heck to get it back.

I’ll see you in 2024. Who knows what will happen next year, but I promise you this:

I’ll be there for you, every single Monday, no matter what.

Love,

Jen Glantz

Why you’re getting this: I'm Jen Glantz and this is The Pick-Me-Up newsletter. I've been sending it every Monday, for 8-years, to thousands of awesome humans, just like you. Thank you for letting this email live in your inbox. It truly makes my heart explode with joy.

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Ps. All of the picks from the past few months are all inside this list here! You can find podcasts, books, gifts, and so much more.

Here’s a round-up of some of my 2023 favorites.

• The best book I have read in years

• A podcast I really adored

• The lipstick I love

• My top pick for workout apps

• The shoes I live in

• The #1 most worn thing of 2023

• An app I use everyday that’s free

• A gift I love giving

• What I keep stocked in my fridge

All the picks of the year in one sweet little place.

See you January 8th!

Until then - say hello!