I hope you had a lovely past few days, whatever that looked like. Ours involved so many peppermint pretzels, hot chocolate, and our annual viewing of The Holiday. It’s my birthday today. And today is December 28th, in case you’ve completely lost track of what day it is (which, very fair). This feels like as good an excuse as any to do something celebratory…so: For the next 24 hours, I’m offering 28% off an annual Downtime subscription. That’s $43 for the year. The offer is good for one day only. !!! If you’re reading this, you’re already one of the most engaged readers here, which I don’t take lightly. TRULY! Thank you for showing up, opening these emails, clicking links, and generally making this whole thing feel worth doing. Paid subscribers to Downtime get additional paywalled letters each month, access to the chat, comments, and exclusive (really good) giveaways. Plus, I’m planning some thoughtful tweaks for paid subscribers in 2026. Supporting the newsletter also allows me to keep doing the behind-the-scenes work: reading, scrolling, interviewing, designing, and, yes, actually sitting down to write. If Downtime has become a small but nice part of your routine, I’d love to have you on the paid side. Thank you for being here. And thank you for indulging my birthday logic. See you soon for our 2025 recap letter! Yours truly,
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