My list of Ins and Outs
A few mores, a lot of lesses, and a few good-byes
Hi friends,
HAPPY NEW YEAR! What a wonderful gift to be able to write those words. We made it to another year, and we should not take that lightly.
I love this time of year. The in-between times where I can pretend that I too am busy with holiday preparations and parties. Truth be told, I shut out all of the holiday madness and instead treat myself to long soaks in the hot springs, road trips, journaling, skiing, and re-imagining my world. Everything feels possible and there’s a renewed sense of energy.
It’s my annual opt-out of feeling guilty about not participating in the daily grind—checking emails, sending emails, responding to texts, picking up the phone, attending gatherings, posting on social, and writing for anyone but me. I assume people don’t even notice—or don’t have the time to be bothered—by just how anti-social I become during a time when peak engagement is the expectation. If I’m wrong about this, please let me be right.
Since the Winter Solstice, I’ve filled journals, recorded voice notes I’m afraid to listen to, and created Notion pages to map out my year. I’ve also been compiling my list of Ins & Outs—some are observations and others are personal—and they are all very much an indication of my 2025 mood.
Out
The labor of self-documentation
Succumbing to the pressure
Feeling guilty about student loan debt
Startups
Stuck on old routines
Public-facing DEI
Mainstream media
Doing what you think you should
Everything Elon
New resolutions
Disengaging
Running
Thinking you can’t make a difference
Buying poorly made shit that you’ll thrift or dump in six months
Conjuring up more ways to feel shitty about yourself
In
Deleting social media
Being kind to yourself
Paying the government as little as possible until we get our rights back
Micro-businesses
Experimenting
Social change as a way of life
Getting your news from Substack
Doing what feels right
Everything perimenopause
Crossing things off
Doing hard things
Walking
Mutual aid
Investing in what you love and what will last
Being more of yourself
I’d love to hear from you—what’s on your list of Ins and Outs?
Over the next few weeks and months I’ll be diving into these more with a monthly Mutual Aid group to support, how to integrate social change into your daily life, how to get the fuck off social media, and more.
Until next time…
Jen Gurecki, she/her, CEO of Coalition Snow
What’s on your mind? Share your thoughts in the comments if you want more validation than screaming into the void.
Here’s what I’m personally inviting you to in the first half of 2025:
I’ll be in Jackson Hole, WY from January 6th through the 10th, speaking at the Silicon Coulior Chance Meeting on the 6th and co-hosting Send & Mend, a community event on the 9th with my dear friend Kelli Jones from NOSO Patches.
On January 9th, Evin will be hosting Backcountry Beta, our annual free virtual backcountry education offering in partnership with TREW Gear.
On January 24th, I’ll be speaking at The Ski Retreat. There’s a few spots left to join in on a few days of skiing and riding, private yoga classes, culinary delights, and more in Lake Tahoe.
In March I’ll be facilitating my new offering, 〰️ Limitless 〰️. This four-week course is for purpose-driven entrepreneurs, creatives, freelancers, and dreamers who want a feel-good, action-oriented safe space to find clarity, motivation, and excitement about your 2025 goals.
In early April, I’ll be hosting an in-person gathering in Salt Lake City with Coalition demos while en route to Boot Tan Fest. Details coming soon!
At the end of April join me for Bachelorette, a five-day, four-night getaway to Mt. Bachelor. Register for the upcoming Q&A session on January 14th here.
In May, I’m hosting Full Send, a collaborative workspace to grow and nurture your emails, newsletters, and creative writing.
And in July, I’m off to Kenya and you can join me for this epic cycling trip! Register for the upcoming Q&A session on January 14th here.
Please DM or email me with any questions!
🏔️ Vail Resorts can’t get it right and I can’t understand why people thought they would. The good news is their profit-over-people approach is being deeply scrutinized by more than just their own ski patrol. Get the latest on how Park City Ski Patrol's strike is gaining more support.
📰 This message must reach the word: The New York War Crimes, a print paper (available here as a PDF) from a front-line Palestinian journalist in Gaza.
🫤 Surviving the Next Four Years: A practical guide for coping with and getting through Trump 2.0 from The Big Picture. Thanks for sharing this with me Raquel!
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