01/04/2026
As the end of every year tends to be a busy time filled with hosting, family time, activities and connection, it also leads to reflection time.
While I’m personally not one for New Year’s resolutions, I do love pausing to reflect on the year behind me. I think about the challenges, the wins, and the hardships I’ve experienced, and I take note of the lessons that came with each moment. Doing so helps me clearly see the growth that can happen in just one more year.
Alongside reflection comes planning for a new season. A few years ago, I began choosing a single word to guide my year ahead. This word represents an overarching intention—something grounding that I can return to throughout the months ahead. Some past words of mine have been:
2023: Movement
2024: Rooted
2025: Resilience
Resilience was an especially fitting word for my 2025. This was the year I took the leap and launched my main business as a Travel Advisor, alongside Curated Grazing here in Northern Colorado. At the same time, I worked to build friendships as an adult, settle into a new town, and learn how to balance a long-distance relationship with my long term partner.
This year asked me to shed many layers of who I thought I was. It gave me space to recreate myself (again and again) and taught me the power of boundaries, balance, and harmony, of which, I will continue to learn.
All of this brings me to 2026: the year to BLOOM 🌱
I planted many seeds this past year, and I’m excited to watch them grow over the next twelve months. Bloom also calls in deeper community, meaningful connections, and conversations that truly matter.
✨ Now I ask you, what would your word be for 2026? Leave a comment below or send me a DM, I'd love to hear them! ✨
