New Years Resolution

For the past two years, I’ve done something I’m incredibly proud of—I followed through on my New Year’s resolutions.

Going into 2024, I made a promise to myself to begin my healing journey. Not halfway. Not temporarily. I committed fully. I started therapy, showed up even when it was uncomfortable, and stayed consistent. I’m still in therapy today, still healing, still learning myself in deeper ways. That decision changed me.

Going into 2025, I made another vow—to take back control of my health. I set a goal to lose the weight, and I didn’t just talk about it, I acted. In March, I had bariatric sleeve surgery. I stayed committed to the process, trusted myself, and honored the work it required. By the time the new year arrived, I had reached my weight loss goal. I did what I said I would do.

So when I say I’m serious about my 2026 goal, understand this: I have proof that I follow through.

As I step into 2026, my focus is clear—me and my family. The family I created with my husband. The children we are raising together. Everything else falls behind that.

2025 taught me some hard lessons. The kind that don’t come quietly or gently. I learned that some relationships I poured my heart into were never valued the way I believed they were. People I thought were close to me—people I believed loved me and accepted me—showed me, through their actions, that I was never a priority. And that realization broke my heart in ways I didn’t expect.

I spent time questioning myself. Wondering what I did wrong. Wondering why my love, loyalty, and effort weren’t enough. But eventually, clarity came. The problem wasn’t that I cared too much—it was that I was caring for people who didn’t know how, or didn’t want, to care back.

So in 2026, I’m done chasing connection where it doesn’t exist.

You know who has always been there? My husband. My children. The people who see me on my best days and my worst. The ones who grow with me, struggle with me, dream with me. The family we’ve built together is my safe place, my grounding force, my why.

This year, we have big goals. Huge ones. Dreams that require focus, unity, and intention. Accomplishing them means protecting our time, our energy, and our peace. It means choosing us—over and over again—without guilt.

This choice doesn’t come from anger. It comes from wisdom. From healing. From finally understanding that not everyone deserves front-row access to my life.

2026 is about alignment. About building the life we want without distraction. About pouring love into the home that pours love back into me.

My heart may have been broken in 2025—but it was also awakened.

And in 2026, I choose what truly matters.

To anyone reading this as the new year begins, I want you to know this: you are allowed to choose yourself. You are allowed to protect your peace. You are allowed to shift your priorities without guilt or explanation.

If 2025 hurt you, let it. Learn from it—but don’t carry it with you into 2026. Take what made you stronger and leave behind what broke you. Set goals that honor you, not ones that exist to please others. And when life asks you to choose, choose what brings you peace, healing, and joy.

I wish you a new year filled with clarity, courage, and love—the kind that shows up, stays, and grows with you. May 2026 be the year you follow through on yourself, just like I’ve learned to do.

Happy New Year from my little coop to yours. I’m rooting for you, always. 💛