What begins with family movie nights and half-remembered Disney scenes turns into a reflection on how memory actually works—how we forget the big, planned moments and cling instead to couches, carpets, and a single image on a screen. From there, O.W. shifts outward, arguing that winter is only miserable if we refuse to meet it halfway. Whether it’s an ice park in Holland or a strand of lights left up past January, the message is the same: preparation is a quiet form of optimism.

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