Happy New Year to my itty-bitty Substack crew. I honestly haven’t known what day of the week it is for about two weeks now (love that for me!).

I’ve learned that I really don’t love public goal-setting. It tends to send me into a spiral of you should be doing more, posting more, sharing more. It’s exhausting, makes me feel like shit, and is not where my best work comes from. Why is the world like this!? Sigh.

What I do know is: I feel my best in all areas of life when I listen to my gut and move with intention vs. pressure (I can certainly thrive under pressure, unfortunately, but would rather not lol). So rather than promises or resolutions, I’m choosing to show up here more thoughtfully and on my own terms in 2026.

So, here’s to doing more of what feels aligned and less of what feels like random bullshit.