After returning from the holidays, my coworker and I were asking each other how our time with family had been and what we had ended up doing. I let her know how I had spent mine, and her response is that I am too young to be celebrating the way I chose to. Even as customers asked me how I had spent it, it did feel kind of funny that some of them were talking about how they had celebrated at parties and I had chosen a quiet evening and following day to mostly myself.
New Year’s in my early 20’s were largely chaotic and days I do not want to repeat as I get older. What at the time, seemed like a fun story to tell, later is actually just an embarrassing example of my lack of responsibility in life at the time. Something, I am slowly growing out of.
This year, I made a whole ritual out of the Tuesday-Thursday that week, as I ended up being off work those days. I made vision boards, meditated with tea by the fireplace, went on nice long walks, gave myself a mini spa, reached out the people that had been important in my life that year, set goals, did some reflection and journaling, ate nice food….and so much more.
It soothed my soul. It relaxed my nervous system, and I was telling myself exactly how I wanted the year ahead to pan out. I was welcoming in the new year with a sense of calm and serenity. A sense that I had some sort of direction. When reflecting on the prior year, the three words I had chosen to describe it were family, freedom, and stability. For this year, I have chosen expansion, expression, and dedication.
I am one of those people that is all for resolutions and believes that I welcome a new version of myself into this world each time the clock strikes midnight.
The Sunflower and The Cashier 
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