As I sat down this morning, sipping my coffee and watching Bloomberg news, I started thinking about vibe shifts. It’s an odd term, right? But somehow, it perfectly captures what’s going on around us. These days, it feels like the vibes are shifting in all sorts of directions—sometimes slow, sometimes fast, but always noticeable, like tectonic plates subtly rearranging the ground under your feet.

Take me, for instance. Lately, I keep looking at shoes online, but I haven’t bought any. A few months ago, I probably would have had a new pair by now. But the vibe around retail therapy? Yeah, that’s shifted. Then there’s the fact that I’m back to munching on gummies a few times a week. It’s not full-on gummy mania, just a little here and there. Same with Coke Zero—I’ve scaled back. I’m no longer hitting two a day, but the occasional indulgence? Still part of my vibe.

People are a whole other vibe shift. There are folks I liked who I’m now getting over, and others who I’m suddenly feeling a connection with again. It’s like the energy around people shifts as quickly as the seasons.

I even feel it with my TV habits. I’ve been rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Grimm—two shows I always come back to when I’m in a certain mood. But then there’s this new show I’ve been getting into called The Pitt. It’s funny how these shows share this same dark, burnt out undercurrent, like a throughline of moody vibes. Maybe that’s where my head is at—somewhere between nostalgia and new discovery, between familiar comforts and new explorations.

At the end of the day, vibe shifts are just that—a part of life’s ongoing ebb and flow. Whether it’s shoes, people, or shows, I’m just riding the waves, waiting to see where the next one takes me.