12/31/2025
IMMERSE ✨
Each year on New Year’s Eve, we gather around a bonfire and set intentions for the year ahead. We chop up our Christmas tree, write down intentions, and with each toss of a branch, we add a slip of paper and watch it light up. And tonight will be no different.
It’s a tradition that we look forward to, and it’s not surprising that with a little extra intention spent setting intentions as a family around the fire, they seem to stick in a profound way all year long. The girls can still look back to last year and remember theirs, and with each passing year, the ones they set become more profound… though Indie’s seemingly simple 2025 intention to host friends often in our backyard sure hit home this past year.
This year, I am leaning into the word IMMERSE.
The mamas reading this can likely relate to the pressure of the never-ending to-do list, the constant logistical stream of consciousness on loop in the back of our brains, and the feeling that the tasks are never actually complete.
With all that noise, it can be hard for me to fully immerse in the simple moments. Often, my brain is partially in the moment and partially taking inventory of what’s next.. “What’s for dinner? Have we done a reading lesson today? Did I answer that email? I forgot to send off that Etsy order. What trip should we take this spring?”
My goal this year is to try to immerse myself more in the little things. To sit in the moment when Evie’s reading to me. To let myself doze next to Indie when she needs an afternoon rest. To trust that dinner will sort itself out. To (gasp) multitask less.
It’s going to be a powerful lesson in trust with a powerful dose of surrender, but I can do hard things… especially with the outcome will bring much more ease.
The days feel long sometimes, but the years go by so damn fast. I hope that with a little more immersion, I can slow them down and soak in and savor the simple moments.
I’d love to read your intention below!
