{"id":112311,"date":"2023-01-01T08:44:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T13:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=112311"},"modified":"2023-01-01T09:19:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T14:19:27","slug":"happy-new-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/01\/happy-new-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year friends, I hope this finds everyone doing well on this first day of 2023! If you were out celebrating or away for NYE, hope you had a super time ushering in the new year.\u00a0 First,\u00a0 we were going to get away (husband was trying to surprise me with a spontaneous trip but then found out my passport expired as had my sons)\u00a0 but besides that, I wasn’t really feeling it, we were also invited to a NYE dinner party and that was definitely out for me. I just wanted to be home and have a quiet chill night at home to reflect on 2022, and try to channel some positive energy to start the new year with.\u00a0 \u00a0Me personally, I am so<\/em> happy the holidays are now officially over.\u00a0 I got two big “firsts” behind me. One step in front of the other as I continue to navigate a new life without my mother in it.<\/p>\n

I am foregoing my usual Seven on Sunday to share with you something I shared on Instagram, my own pearls of wisdom and reflections as we end this year of 2022 I don’t look at these as resolutions, just thoughts and observations, things\u00a0 I have learned especially in this last year. Thought they were worth sharing (and not a word about a diet, haha)<\/p>\n

I have said it many times but will say it again, I am once again so grateful to my incredible readers and customers, you make what I do such fun and make it so inspiring. I am genuinely motivated when I get up every morning to do what I do, create beautiful things, share interesting ideas and hopefully inspire you in the process. Even at my lowest, the creative process is like a shining light to carry me through. I love what I do and am so grateful to have created my company as it has been wonderfully fulfilling but surprisingly\u00a0cathartic to me (especially in this grieving stage). For the new year, I wish each of you happiness, good health, lots of joy and many adventures. If we have all those, I think we are on our way to a wonderful year so cheers to that. Onward to my post today-<\/p>\n

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Did anything resonate? I know this is a departure from my usual posts filled with pretty pictures but these were important for me to share. I would love to hear what matters to you,, what you have learned, your takeaways from 2022. I love having an open conversation as we can all learn from one another.<\/p>\n

I will practice what I preach above and do. my best to do better every day. If you take away one thing only, please let it be the importance of staying connected to your parents. I have had so many people contact me about the various posts I have done on grieving my mom, \u00a0saying it has reopened many tucked away emotions and some of those people still felt like their loved one left them with unspoken words or conflicts that had not been resolved.<\/p>\n

I know that must be incredibly painful to have to live with that. I have inner peace because my mom and I were very very close, spoke every day and I know she left this earth knowing how much she was loved and treasured but recognize not all are so forutnate. However, as one friend how has a rocky relationship with her mom told me, that dynamic has reshaped how she approaches other relationship with people still here. So there is a silver lining even for those who had\/have tumultuous relationships.It is about evolving and learning as much as it is about being mindful about applying that level of effort to relationships that matter (does not have to be parents, can be family or friends).<\/p>\n

Those short little phone calls I made every day to my mom, in a way have saved me from even more pain. It is natural to look back and wonder what you could have, or should have done. I don’t have that guilt thankfully, and was so lucky to be by her side those last 3 weeks.\u00a0I recognize some relationships are more complicated, but the same principle can be applied to other relationships, extended family, friends, etc……Bottom line, we all need to live in the present knowing there are no assurances of tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Anyway friends, thanks again for being there for me. I feel so fortunate to have such a wonderful community of readers, customers and friends. Wishing you all a truly beautiful 2023! Until next time…..<\/p>\n

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Happy New Year friends, I hope this finds everyone doing well on this first day of 2023! If you were out celebrating or away for NYE, hope you had a super time ushering in the new year.\u00a0 First,\u00a0 we were going to get away (husband was trying to surprise me with a spontaneous trip but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[3721,4307,4308],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112311"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112322,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112311\/revisions\/112322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}