Drink

Cold brew over ice with a splash of oat milk, made at home instead of picked up. Tastes about the same. Costs four dollars less. Hard to argue with.

Move

One slow, controlled set of a familiar movement: squats to a chair, wall push-ups, or a brief plank variation. Stop before pain or form breakdown. One set still counts.

Small Joy

Finishing an errand you have been avoiding for two weeks. The relief is immediate and completely out of proportion to the errand itself.