December always asks the same question. How fast do you really need to move right now?
This part of the year has a way of softening the edges. Projects pause mid-sentence. Tabs stay open a little longer. Coffee gets refilled not for momentum, but for comfort. It is the moment where looking back feels just as important as pushing forward.
At Open All Hours, this flavour is about permission. Permission to slow the pace. To step away from the noise. To let ideas breathe without forcing them into shape. Reflection is not a retreat. It is part of the work.
We know many of you are closing laptops earlier, travelling home, or finding pockets of stillness wherever you can. That matters. Creativity needs space to settle, just like a good brew needs time to extract properly. Rush it and you lose the depth.
As we move into the holidays, consider this an invitation to put your feet up without guilt. Sit with the people you love. Revisit the ideas that stuck with you this year. Let inspiration arrive without chasing it.
And while you do, trust that we are still here. The house stays open. Your daily shot of the good stuff keeps flowing, steady and intentional, even when the pace slows.
From all of us at Open All Hours, happy holidays. Thank you for showing up, reading closely, and helping shape what this place has become.
Refill your cup. We will see you on the other side.
Shot of the good stuff.
