12/29 Atlas of Musings | Weekly Newsletter

Curating intrigue, wonder, and the will to live

Hello Muselings, we meet again!

If you’re easing into the new year without a vision board or a personality overhaul, you’re in good company. The best is yet to come.

vibe check

New Year's is upon us. Some cultures smash plates. Some eat grapes. Some jump waves. There’s no wrong way to cross the threshold, apparently.

🍾 → Want to try on a new way to ring in the new year?

small fact, big feeling

In Switzerland, it’s illegal to own just one guinea pig. Because they’re social by nature, a solitary guinea pig is considered an animal rights issue. Honestly? That feels right.  

💞 → A reminder that needing others is normal enough to be legislated.

some cool art

Valerie McKeehan paints winter the way it actually feels: a little blurry, a little glowing, and surreally cozy.  

🎨 → Festive, yet a touch melancholic in the best way. Just how I like my Winters.

linguistic oddities

No good deed goes unpunished: Translation - kindness has a funny way of becoming your new job or being used against you. But it doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.

🤞 → A brief history of doing something nice and regretting it.

a writing prompt

And that is how we learned that the northern lights are really just…

🖋️ → Feeling brave? Tag us on IG if you post it.

dream house alert

A dreamy Cotswolds barn whose owners let the house “speak its own language". I'm convinced this is design-speak for: don’t mess with good bones.

🧺 → A barn conversion that didn’t lose the plot.

the free shelf

Because capitalism is exhausting and your budget deserves a break.

💌 → This week’s gem: 10 Min Email A temporary email address, because 2026 is the year you only let emails you actually want into your inbox.

from my lens

Taken just before sunrise over the Tofino Harbour in that fleeting grace period before the world wakes up. The vibe was possibility, inspiration, and a soul-deep peace. I hope your new year brings some of that, because you deserve it.

until next time...

If this email made you feel an inkling of wonder or chuckle once, it was all worth it.

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Until next Monday, xoxo