CORONAVIRUS & MONKEYPOX
1. HERE’S THE NY SCOOP
THE STATS:
| 1,044,172 vaccines bivalent vaccines 271 new hospitalizations, down from 593 last week 4,459 new cases – not updated since Dec 30th |
GOOD NEWS
| Enough with the Expensive Shoeboxes! Gov Hochul announced Housing as one of her main goals for 2023, including a 5-year, $25 billion housing program that will produce 100,000 units. We’re tired of the mini-shoebox apartments! City Hall Plans to Shut Down Rikers – But the question is will Mayor Adams approve? Conditions in the jail are at their worst with 19 deaths last year, and staff shortages of 65%. Whatever happens, it seems criminal justice reform is at the top of City Hall’s list. |
BAD NEWS
| Oh Hey! It’s Congress, We’re Just on Hold…Again Republicans are at a standstill for the vote over Speaker of the House. 19 Republicans are holding back from voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Voting can go on forever until someone is elected…meaning Congress can’t kick off until a speaker is elected. Just roll the dice and vote on someone. |
GIVE US THE SCOOP
2. HOW TO SET YOUR GOALS FOR 2023
| Step 1: Write them down! Some people say putting ideas to paper can sound like an activity for members of Oprah’s Book Club BUT we say, putting it to paper means you’re actually spending time on the goal. You’re spending time problem solving, focusing on how to make it a reality. It’s like fixing a car or figuring out a rock wall or puzzle – you have to spend time thinking about it. While you might not need to dedicate the Malcolm Gladwellian 10,000 hour average of becoming an expert to every goal, it would make sense that you’d have to dedicate more than a fleeting moment here and there. BUT WHAT SHOULD I BE SETTING? Real quick on the goals for 2023. Sure, losing 10 lbs or having an extra $1000 in your bank account is great, but I want you to think about one thing, which is…are these goals bringing you closer to the person that you would like to become? We often think about what we want to accomplish in metrics, but it’s not always guided by the TYPE of person we want to be. According to America’s OG hipster philosopher, Henry David Thoreau, “the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation”. Much of the strife that we feel as humans is not because we didn’t get that perfect job, but because of misplaced value. We equate our success as human beings to C level suite jobs, Instagram perfect relationships, and the newest crop of iPhones. We live our lives based so much on how society tells us to live, that we’ve inadvertently buried our own selves, that we no longer know who we are, or who we want to be, and worse how to find out. SO, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? The only way to find out what type of person you are, who you are is to do the things that you want to do. So look at your list of accomplishments of 2022, look at the tangible goals that you have for 2023, and ask yourself…do these accomplishments define me? Or the future me? Are these things that help to get me closer to the type of person I want to be? Do I actually ENJOY doing these things? You’ll have a gut check on how you feel. Even if you don’t know exactly what that is, you have some semblance, even if it’s tucked deep into the recesses of your jaded, sarcastic and blackened New York City heart. Check out our full guide in the link below. |
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3. SPECIAL PRIZES FOR CIAOOO! READERS!
| Last month, we announced a special giveaway in our newsletter. If you were able to spot the 5 differences in our photo, you would win a prize! Congrats to our winners who will be receiving a special edition of the very first ciaooo! sweater!! Danielle D. Eden S. Gaby P. John D. Marie D. Madison K. Stay tuned for more upcoming prizes in our newsletter in 2023!! Let us know what other fun swag or giveaways we should do! |
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