2025 – My Year of Intention

Well, well, well, here I am. You’re probably thinking “wow, you disappeared from the face of the blogging planet” and you’d be right, I did let this take the back burner for a while and you wanna know what I learned? That it’s ok that I did that. I had these grand plans for Christmas content and gift guides and activity kits and one day I realized that I was putting entirely too much pressure on myself and was at risk of burning myself out instead of enjoying the holidays and new year with my kiddo and family, so I shut it down. Don’t worry – I’m so back, baby.

That’s what I wanted to convey in this blog post for all of my fellow millennial moms (and honestly, people pleasers in general) – its ok to not to do it all, but more importantly, its ok to not want to do it all (or any of it for that matter), protecting whatever pocket of peace you have in any given season is more important than stretching yourself and your mental health to the breaking point.

My love language is gift giving, I’m not always the greatest at being emotionally available but I love showing people that I care about them through a gesture or a gift and the holidays are usually something that I enjoy immensely for that reason – I typically find joy in creating custom gifts and big batches of baked goods, but this year my heart wasn’t in it and I skipped it entirely – Do you want to know what happened?  Nothing. No one sent me an angry text demanding a plate of cookies and the world didn’t stop turning, but I did get to spend more time with my family celebrating around the PNW and making memories that will last far longer than a tin of peanut clusters. 

I guess this is my very long-winded way of saying that in a world where we are constantly pitted against each other and constantly trying to keep up with the pressures and comparisons that come with living in the social media age, don’t stress. Listen to your gut and don’t push yourself to do more than you know you’re capable of handling, do what you know will bring you joy and let the rest fall to the wayside. Remember that its ok to do less when what you’re dealing with feels like more.

Here’s to an intentional and enjoyable 2025 full of slower moments, smaller to do lists and fuller hearts!