Not accidentally. Not because someone forced me to. Not because I don’t know better. But because it was January last month. And January does weird things to high-functioning women.

Beginning-of-the-year slowness hit. Revenue felt quieter. The natural winter pause started whispering, “You could do more.” And instead of just sitting in that discomfort like the emotionally regulated adult I try to be… I responded. I applied to part-time jobs. And I got one. It’s funny how quickly “I’ll just explore this” turns into onboarding paperwork.

January Reagen was looking for stability. February Reagen is looking at her calendar like… interesting choice.