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Hey Reader,

I don’t actually have a problem with starting something new in January.

It’s a pretty good time to try stuff out.

A new year begins, and all that. It is a fresh start. Snowdrops and crocuses starting to pop up, Christmas trees going down, excess cheese being thrown out with a vow to never consume that much dairy in one go again.

What I take issue with is the following:

• The idea that you are not enough and need to somehow reinvent yourself to become an Instagram influencer. Who’s got the energy for that? Not me. I’m still on the sofa eating cheese because OF COURSE I’m not going to throw out perfectly good cheese, even when I’m on the verge of cheese-induced collapse.
• Being bombarded with yet more consumerism and new year sales as if we haven’t had enough plastic tat over Christmas. You know as well as I do that you don’t need a miniature instant camera. No, not even if it’s on special offer with 75% off. And yes, I am talking to myself here.
• The inevitable onslaught of LinkedInfluencers sharing their obnoxious and fictional new year morning routines that involve kale (WHY IS IT ALWAYS KALE), ice baths, and fragile masculinity.
• All the damn pressure to launch into something enormous, energy sapping, and time consuming on January 1. Just because The Liver King has decided he’s going to eat an entire raw ox over 3 days on his YouTube channel doesn’t mean we have to do something constitution-and-toilet-bowl-shattering in a 3-day sprint too.
• Giving up an entire food group cold turkey come January 1 because it seemed like a good idea yesterday when we were lolling on the sofa covered in Quality Street. No, we can’t survive on a no-fat diet. Yes, we need carbs. No, we won’t live longer, it’ll just FEEL like longer.

But making a small shift? That, I can get behind.

Like deciding to do something small and fun and creative every single day.

That’s doable.

Although, again, just deciding to do that is easier said than done, which is why I decided on January Uncaged and why I decided it had to happen in January.

We get to do something new, but in a gentle, sustainable way that befits the energy of January. Awakenings, but not the kind of awakenings that happen when someone throws a bucket of cold water over your head.

The kind that happen when someone gently strokes your hair and presents you with a cup of tea in bed.

(I’m not gonna stroke your hair or bring you tea in bed just to be clear.)

And I get to be your guide.

Every day for 30 days, starting on January 6, I shall gently present to you a prompt, a creative nudge, or a mini-adventure.

Each day you’ll only need 5-20 minutes (although if you want to spend longer, that’s amazing).

And by the end of the 30 days you’ll have a new perspective on your own creativity, on the world, and on what you’re capable of creating.

Plus some really fun stuff you’ve made yourself.

I’m excited about this and I’d love for you to join us.

Click below:

​January Uncaged​
Starts: January 6, 2026
30 days | £75 + VAT

TTFN,

Vicky 🫡

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