I am a list upon list upon list kind of person. I love goals and checklists and all the things. BUT something I've come to realize about myself is that I set pretty high expectations to reach those goals and then some pretty bad emotions that I surround myself with if they are not met or not met in the time that I feel like they should. In other words, I add stress to my life where it is unnecessary.

So this year I have decided against resolutions or a word or big expectations for myself. I am trying to adjust to my new chapter and that will require a whole lot of flexibility on my part and also accepting that I don't have to have an agenda every. single. day.

All that being said, one resolution I set in 2021 has really helped me feel more like me again. READING. I love to read! Over the last year, I have made myself read almost every day before bed (thanks to my Hatch Restore) and I have fallen back in love with it. What a perfect time as well, when I will have a little extra time to curl up with a book! I am putting together a list of books that I read and loved for a blog post this weekend, so stay tuned! I also asked about book recommendations on Instagram and got a lot of good ones that I will share as well! Oh, and before I forget to mention, check out your books new best friend below. The CUTEST little paperclip bookmarks are up on the site and can be customized to whatever color you love! There is also some really exciting things coming in the book department in 2022! Stay tuned!