Hello, old friends. It’s a new year; it’s a new decade; and there’s oh so much I want to tell you. I kicked off 2019 declaring my word of the year- a word to use as a guiding factor in my personal growth, my daily life, and the decisions I would make in the months ahead. A word that would help mold my mindset and make my goals reachable. And that word was balance. Did I achieve it? Perhaps a little. Did I do it well? Perhaps not. 2019 was a year of transition. Not necessarily in…
WHAT’S THE WORD?
Going out on a bit of a limb here to admit I hold an unpopular opinion. Brace yourself, because here it comes. New Year’s Resolutions are bull sh*t. (Pausing here to let that sink in.) I’m 100% team self-improvement and self-reflection, but waiting for a new year to identify something we want to be doing better? Nope. Feeling like a failure if you don’t achieve your goal after a few months? Nope. You can read a bit more about my feelings on the topic here. According to an article I recently read in The…
A PLEDGE FOR 2018
Hello, old friends! I hope you all had an amazing holiday. After a much needed break, complete with some serious unplugging, a lot of movies, and a week long vacation in the Caribbean (more on that later!) it’s really good to see you all again.2017 was definitely a year for the books, though I’ve yet to determine what category to file that book under. I think we can all agree that this past year tried our patience and challenged our acceptance of the social, cultural and political climate around us. Was it rocky? Heck yes. But it…