🔥 Fireplace-Friendly Tasks for Solo Private Practitioners to Prep for 2026 (Zero Hustle Required)
If December had an official motto for private practitioners, it would be:
“I’ll do it, but I’m not sitting up.”
And honestly? That’s fair.
Here’s a list of tasks that are totally different from your classic “7-minute productivity hacks.” These are so low effort you can do them while basking in the glow of your fireplace, wrapped in a blanket, sipping something warm, and letting Netflix autoplay your way into serenity.
1️⃣ Rename files on your phone or laptop
You know the screenshots titled IMG_4729.png that are actually important?
Give them a real name like “2026 marketing idea” while you recline like royalty. Pick a file naming system and stick to it. The file naming system I use is Year.Month.Day Biggest Category to Smallest Category (ie. 2025.12.05 Taxes Receipt Walgreens).
2️⃣ Record a 30-second voice memo of the vibe you want for 2026
Not goals. Not a plan. Just vibes.
“More ease. More money. More sleep.”
3️⃣ Update your “favorites” contacts list
Add: referral sources you actually like, your CE providers (cough cough Therapist Institute for Continuing Education or Therapist 2 Therapist), your scheduler link.
4️⃣ Use your phone to save three client resources you always forget exist
A podcast, a grounding video, a worksheet—anything you can quickly reference in future sessions.
5️⃣ Create a Pinterest board for your ideal office vibe
Want new art? New couch? Plants?
Recliner + Pinterest = dangerous (but effective) inspiration.
6️⃣ Add one line to your informed consent that you always explain verbally anyway
Things like:
“I reply to messages within 2 business days.”
You don’t need to rewrite anything—just add the sentence to a notes app.
7️⃣ Skim your business bank’s recent activity
Just a scroll. No math.
“Oh look, that subscription I forgot I had” is enough progress.
8️⃣ Bookmark your 2026 CE wishlist
Not register. Not decide.
Just bookmark. Your future self will applaud. Or sign up for the Therapist Institute for Continuing Education subscription to make CEs easy for next year.
9️⃣ Update your emergency contact or addresses or your digital business card
Five taps. Done.
And you can stay horizontal the whole time.
🔟 Create a “2026 Wins” photo album
In January, you’ll drop screenshots in there when someone says something meaningful, you hit a milestone, or you get a great review.
It becomes a feel-good folder all year.
1️⃣1️⃣ Quickly scroll your website for anything outdated
Like:
• “Last updated in 2021”
• “Not accepting new clients” (but you secretly are)
• Or the sentence you now hate
No editing yet—just noticing.
1️⃣2️⃣ Make a list of holidays you want off in 2026
You deserve rest that isn’t accidental or guilt-fueled.
Proactively choose your slow weeks. I’ve notice mine are the first week of January, last week of May, first week of July, first week of August, the third week of November, last week of December.
1️⃣3️⃣ Create a new signature line for emails
Something simple like:
“Warmly, [Name], LPC (she/her)
2026 availability + scheduling link below”
Copy, paste into drafts, done. Or use the free signature creator from Blinq which connects to your digital card.
1️⃣4️⃣ Update the “favorites” folder in your EHR
Most EHRs let you star forms, templates, or notes.
Re-star only what you actually use. Or create that note template you’ve been postponing…
1️⃣5️⃣ Choose your 2026 word or theme
Not to manifest.
Just to orient.
Examples: Boundaries, Spaciousness, Simplicity, Enough.
Bonus Cozy Tasks: Specifically for Georgia Clinicians + T2T Community
✨ Complete the micro-course on Georgia CE requirements for 2026 renewal
It’s designed to be short enough to finish without getting up from your cozy nest. It’s free, sign up here.
✨ Join the T2T Membership for 2026
A few taps and you’ve secured community, structure, and support for next year—no upright posture required. Sign up here.
🔥 Final Thought While You Warm Your Toes
Productivity doesn’t always look like running around, overwhelm, or hustle.
Sometimes it looks like a therapist in fuzzy socks, half-watching Netflix, casually shaping a calmer, smoother 2026 with tiny, warm, peaceful steps.
