I want to create a home where people feel held. A place that calms nerves, welcomes untamed dance parties, and witnesses all of life’s greatest joys and sorrows.

Right now, a major pro is learning more about myself and allowing myself to be the main character in my life. And that’s the goal of this special few months I have alone. To learn more about myself by embracing the fear of being alone.

This winter I want to release the tension and shift my mindset for the season. Below are a few things I am focusing on to create contentment in the upcoming winter season.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Like there is an answer to that. We let children be who they are (to some extent) but then as adults we are judged by what we do. What if what I want to be when I grow up is me?

I have proven to myself that I am good at doing hard things. What if I’m not good at doing easy things? Maybe the “easy” things are actually the “hard” things. I think being is so much more difficult than doing. I can do, accomplish, achieve but can I just be?

Freedom to me is being completely myself, feeling confident enough to go after my dreams, being able to make decisions that I feel good about, the ability to choose how, when, and who I work for, the time to pursue my dreams and hobbies, and so much more that I have yet to discover.