I subscribe to Jodi Wellman’s newsletter (her book, You Only Die Once, is one of my favorites) and she had a fantastic prompt in the most recent one:
“I dare you to sit yourself down right now and write a list of 10 things you like… things you’re “into.”
I took the bait. Here is my list:
(Not included are obvious things like “my husband” and “hanging with my family”, though #13 is a particularly specific family-related joy.)
It was interesting to ask myself this question and you might enjoy doing it as well – share your list in the comments if you’d like!!
THINGS I AM INTO, OCTOBER 2025 EDITION
- Coffee (black or oat milk cappuccinos!)
- Taylor Swift (and singing loudly along with her)
- Hobonichi Planners (well, all planners)
- Lazy weekend afternoons spent reading (THE BEST)
- Blogging (explains why I’ve hung around this space for 21 years . . .)
- Dinner dates with good friends (friends + good food + wine + fun atmosphere = alchemy)
- Pilates with a great instructor (learning to embrace what I can do!)
- Crisp fall weather (probably because I never get it)
- Big Sky, Montana (skiing, coziness, family, love it all)
- Ice cream (especially a Reese’s DQ blizzard)
- New Years’ Day (fave holiday!) and New Years’ Eve (runner up)
- Connecting with friends new and old (encompasses any and all girls trips)
- When my kids are nice to each other (HEART MELTS)
- The number 14!
What’s on your list? You can choose 10, or 5, or 14 . . .
If we know what we love and are “into”, we can make sure to include these things in our lives, hopefully on a regular basis. (Today will include #1, #2, #3, #5, #7, #12, and hopefully a little bit of #13!)
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This is a fun exercise! I am with you on #9 – the best skiing on the planet!!! Let’s see. I’m into black tea, cats, mystery novels/shows/movies, clean sheets, outdoor walks, tacos, and game nights.
Oh this is a fun exercise! I loved reading yours and whole heartedly agree with #13 (among others :)). I want to play:
family travel, cooking, holiday decorations, blogging, gardening, blogging, my chickens, board games, 90’s country, quiet mornings, football Saturdays, watching my kids do their sports or activities, earl grey tea, conversations with David (not all in that particular order)
Love this! Here are mine right now:
1. Tennis
2. College football Saturdays
3. Leisurely cooking a new recipe
4. Mahjong
5. Planning a party
6. Family walks
7. Brownies- baking and eating
8. My monogrammed stationery
9. Soup on a cold day
10. Impromptu meeting a friend for a cocktail(or coffee or walk!)
I love this concept!! Here are my current (though many are always!) “intos”:
1. exercise classes – barre3 in person w/friends, pvolve at home on Zoom (best of both worlds!)
2. vampire weekend
3. daily reading, a mix of romance novels and literary fiction (plus whatever my book clubs are reading)
4. per above, my book clubs!
5. learning mahjong
6. puzzles (solo or with friends & wine!)
7. Sunday dinners with friends while our kids play & husbands watch football
8. Abbott Elementary – started watching with my husband & our 11yo and we all love it! (Philly suburbs native here)
9. the window boxes on our house that my husband changes out seasonally – he added mums for fall and they make me happy every time I drive up to our house!
10. spectating my kids’ activities (basketball for my son, dance for my daughter), especially solo without my 4yo in tow!
1. Secular honeschool curricula
2. Celtic spirituality
3. Building little communities where I live
4. Marco Polo and my far friends life nano-detail
5. Travel YouTube
6. Urban Fantasy books
7. Libraries
8. Visiting grocery stores when I travel
9. Reading dessert menus
10. Driving the long way
1. Being in shape (not always *getting* in shape, but sometimes the end product has to be the motivator!)
2. My dogs
3. Seeing my daughter grow and thrive as an 8th grader
4. Restorative yoga on Sunday evenings
5. Using ChatGPT for work shortcuts (e.g., writing 11 letters of support for myself, editing biosketches, writing professional emails, creating draft ppts for educational lectures)
6. Reading books
7. Taking care of complex patients at work
8. Lifting weights and mobility training
9. Connecting with medical trainees in a meaningful way
10. Planning vacation for next summer
9 – great that you do this!!
TY! I sometimes feel like I may be becoming the “struggling trainee” whisperer. Sometimes it feels like only the “best” trainees (or trainees with the “right” image) get boosted and supported by the department, but I feel strongly that all of them deserve the opportunity to become the best dr they can be, even if they don’t fit the profile of the “perfect” resident.
This sounds so important, and fascinating. If you write about it more please let me know.
So fun! I’ll join in!
1. Coffee
2. Walks in the sunshine
3. Writing fiction
4. Planning rituals
5. Watching late night comedian’s monologue (only way I get US politics updates- ha!)
6. Singing Taylor Swift
7. White wine
8. True Crime podcasts/docos
9. Making hummus and other dips at home
10. Reading on my kindle
1. Walking
2. Taylor swift
3. Lifting – feeling strong
4. Reading
5. Being active outside: hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, swimming, tennis
6. Spending time outside: camping, bonfires, hammock, picnics
7. Girlfriends – spending with them from all aspects of life
8. Watching good TV shows with family: Wednesday, Walter Boys, Shrinking, Only Murders, etc.
9. Live music, especially if outdoors
10. Effortful leisure: puzzles, artwork with kids, games: cribbage, dominos
11. Cooking chili Sunday afternoons (in winter)
12. Reading fun blogs – and activities like this!!
1. Trying new recipes
2. Watching the kids play in the pool while the grownups drink wine on the side
3. Group weekends away with our kids, their friends and their friends’ families
4. True crime podcasts
5. Genealogy including DNA story podcasts
6. Colouring in with my girls at a cafe on a mum/daughter date
7. Decorating cakes so long as it’s not time pressured
8. Uninterrupted reading time (rare)
9. Making a complex diagnosis at work (and fixing the kid)
10. Finding my daughters great books and watching them enjoy reading them
11. Family time at the beach
12. Quiet uninterrupted chats with my husband (rare)
13. Walks around the harbour
14. Planning lovely things to go in our family calendar and anticipating their arrival
15. Bright, loose fitting clothing eg Mr Zimi, Boom Shankar (these are the unspoken uniform where I live)
16. Abandoning all my corporate wear and only wearing scrubs to work forever and ever which are practically pyjamas anyway…
17. Oh, and cuddles from the baby including his evening quiet breastfeed as he falls asleep
Top 10:
my niece
long walks
cats (and dogs but I am not in a lifestyle to have a dog right now)
mah jongg
reading/libraries
volunteering
Social Security policy
public transit, especially trains
food, especially Ethiopian food, bagels, coffee, bubble tea, soft serve ice cream/custard, and tres leches cake
my city’s public school lottery system (I would not say I am into this in the sense that I love it, but I know a lot about it and enjoy talking with people about it)
This was nice to reflect on in the midst of grief over a recent missed miscarriage and d&c.
1. Parkrun-combination of running in a beautiful location and the post run chat and coffee with friends
2. Dinners out with girlfriends
3. Deep, meaningful 1:1 conversations with my husband, family and friends
4. Cups of tea
5. High tea with a good group of work colleagues at a fancy local hotel
6. Cosy blankets
7. Reading especially good fantasy with political intrigue and extending from this my bookclub
8. Cuddles and laughter from my 2yo and 4yo boys
9. Sitting at my favourite local cafe with a sweet treat, drink and book
10. Music and dancing, especially when it’s live
11. Healthcare providers that are kind, considerate and compassionate
12. Travel, in particular our upcoming Singapore holiday
13. Flowers
I’m sorry for your loss 🩷
I am so sorry, Elaine ❤️ thinking of you.
I’m saying a prayer for you and your family right now, Elaine. Having gone through a loss like this, wishing you as much comfort and peace as is possible ❤️
Thank you Maura, that’s incredibly kind and means so much to me.
A great gratitude exercise. Here are mine:
1) My dog, i.e. my best friend
2) ladies trips to the beach and mountains
3) conversations with my adult children
4) the loyalty and kindness of my husband
5) pourover coffee- the right temperature
6) 5k turkey trot with whole family
7) running with my BRF
8) work that is challenging and rewarding
9) early mornings in the quiet
10) The ability to buy whatever I want at the grocery store
Okay, I love this and am busy coming up with my own list. I’m laughing that New Year’s Day is your favorite holiday- it’s probably my LEAST favorite! I get so blah and down after Christmas and all the “real” holidays (ha ha) are over. I’m going to have to try a reframe this year, I guess.
This was fun!
1. Mahjong
2. Planning my next adventure – always need something to look forward to on the calendar
3. Purging
4. Ways to simplify my life
5. Monthly Book Club (actually reading and talking about the book)
6. Chasing sunshine and warm weather
7. Helping my senior daughter navigate college applications (stressful but exciting)
8. Morning coffee and quiet time
9. My new LED face mask
10. Grilled protein — and leftovers for lunch
[…] Yesterday SHU shared a list of things she’s “into”, inspired by Jodi Wellman’s newsletter prompt. I thought, “there’s a great Friday post for me!” And YOU’RE probably thinking, “Good grief! Are we going to hear about cats, football, books, and Earl Grey tea AGAIN???” Fear not- I’ve tried to compile a list of things I don’t talk about all the time (or at least… I’ll try to talk about some of these in a different way). […]
This was fun to read everyone’s!
1. Pop music – discovering new mysic
2. Movies
3. Following award shows/literary contests
4. Taylor swift
5. Hanging out with my kids
6. Baking
7. Stationary/planners
8. House decor
9. Design/branding
10. Travel
11. Crafts – cross stitch, painting, paper crafts, quilting
12. Reading
13. Exploring my city/festivals
14. Coffee
15. Wine
16. Barre
17. Bubble tea
18. Spending time with our neighbours
19. Walking
20. Live music
I want to cross stitch! 2026 project!?!?
Sarah, please consider a post about how you celebrate New Year’s Eve and day. I want to get into these holidays. Maybe I can borrow some of your traditions!
oh that is a fun idea!!! I will!!