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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nMy New Year Starts in October<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nFor me, the new year doesn\u2019t officially begin on January 1\u2026\u2026.it starts around my birthday. As a fall baby, I naturally begin reflecting a few months early, which I actually love. It gives me a head start on shifting habits instead of scrambling to reinvent myself overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This season, I spent time exploring, visiting art exhibits, reconnecting with friends, but I also leaned heavily into rest. I stayed home. I reflected. I enjoyed my own company. And honestly? That quiet time told me a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So\u2026 What Did 2025 Teach Me?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nI\u2019m glad you asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. It\u2019s Okay for Friendships to Change<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nSometimes friendships shift not because someone did something wrong, but because you<\/em> changed. As I\u2019ve gotten more connected to my inner self, I\u2019ve learned to honor when something no longer feels safe or aligned.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you find yourself censoring what you say around a close friend, that\u2019s information. And trust me\u2026..they probably feel it too, whether they admit it or not. For me, stepping back felt more honest than forcing closeness or initiating a dramatic confrontation. I didn\u2019t need to villainize anyone. I just needed space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve learned that it\u2019s unfair to both people to \u201cfake the funk.\u201d Creating distance can be an act of respect, for yourself and for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Healing Family Trauma Brings Real Peace<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis holiday season was different, in the best way. After years of working through family trauma, finding my voice, and speaking up instead of swallowing my feelings, I finally felt\u2026 peaceful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No anxiety. No bracing myself for triggers. No waiting for the moment that might ruin the day. I could just be<\/em> with my family and enjoy them. That freedom was huge, and I don\u2019t take it lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0514-1-768x1024.jpg\")
<\/span>\nHandmade Gift from my niece <3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n3. Perfection Is Not Required to Create<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nI started this blog years ago simply because I loved writing. As a kid, reading and writing brought me joy and I\u2019m slowly reclaiming that. Lately, I\u2019ve been reading more for pleasure, without deadlines or pressure, and it\u2019s been such a gift to my creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also noticed something important: the more I put my phone down, the more my ideas flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I\u2019ll be honest, I started feeling self-conscious about how I show up online. I love a beat face and fresh hair\u2026 but I also love being makeup-free, hair wrapped, and living in my house that is very much lived in<\/em>. My dining table might have sunglasses, a purse, and random mail sitting on it. And that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGoing forward, I\u2019m not letting the illusion of perfection stop me anymore.
In 2025, I\u2019m committed to doing it anyway<\/strong>.
Do it messy.
Do it unapologetically.
Do it with chipped nail polish.
Just. Do. It.<\/p>\n\n\n\n4. A Hair Revelation (Yes, It Matters)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nI realized my hair retains length better when it\u2019s stretched. After my birthday in October, I decided to transition back to being a straight natural. My plan is simple: professional maintenance once a month, weekly care on my own in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s also just\u2026 easier. Unwrap, brush, go or clip it up if it gets puffy. Sometimes ease is<\/em> the luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n5. I\u2019m Open to Love<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis one is big for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve struggled with envisioning romantic love especially\u2026.. for a long time. This year, I got intentional about understanding why and removing those mental blockers. During a trip to Sedona, Arizona, something shifted. For the first time, I could truly imagine romantic love without fear or resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Will the love of my life cross my path? I don\u2019t know.
But I do<\/em> know that I\u2019m open now and that feels like progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n6. Joy Is in Returning to What You Loved as a Child<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nTravel. Museums. Music. Art. Exploring. So many of the things I love now are things I either adored as a child or wished I could do more of back then. Honoring that curiosity has added so much joy and excitement to my life and I plan to keep saying yes to those experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nThe days between Christmas and the new year are strange, sacred, and revealing. They slow us down just enough to hear ourselves think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I\u2019ll ask you this:
What did <\/strong>you<\/em> <\/strong>reflect on during the holiday vortex this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s something magical and mildly disorienting about the days between Christmas and the first full week of the new year. Time loses all structure. You don\u2019t know what day it is, alarms feel optional, and Tuesday nights suddenly feel like Saturdays. It\u2019s a rare pause where rest, reflection, family time, and random fun all blur …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":51163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"loftocean_post_primary_category":0,"loftocean_post_format_gallery":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_ids":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_urls":"","loftocean_post_format_video_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_video_url":"","loftocean_post_format_video_type":"","loftocean_post_format_video":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_type":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_url":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_audio":"","loftocean-featured-post":"","loftocean-like-count":1,"loftocean-view-count":370,"tinysalt_single_post_intro_label":"","tinysalt_single_post_intro_description":"","tinysalt_hide_post_featured_image":"","tinysalt_post_featured_media_position":"","tinysalt_single_site_header_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header_style":"sticky-scroll-up","tinysalt_single_site_footer_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_footer":"0","footnotes":""},"categories":[105,102,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-health-and-wellness","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51170,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162\/revisions\/51170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I\u2019m glad you asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. It\u2019s Okay for Friendships to Change<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nSometimes friendships shift not because someone did something wrong, but because you<\/em> changed. As I\u2019ve gotten more connected to my inner self, I\u2019ve learned to honor when something no longer feels safe or aligned.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you find yourself censoring what you say around a close friend, that\u2019s information. And trust me\u2026..they probably feel it too, whether they admit it or not. For me, stepping back felt more honest than forcing closeness or initiating a dramatic confrontation. I didn\u2019t need to villainize anyone. I just needed space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve learned that it\u2019s unfair to both people to \u201cfake the funk.\u201d Creating distance can be an act of respect, for yourself and for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Healing Family Trauma Brings Real Peace<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis holiday season was different, in the best way. After years of working through family trauma, finding my voice, and speaking up instead of swallowing my feelings, I finally felt\u2026 peaceful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No anxiety. No bracing myself for triggers. No waiting for the moment that might ruin the day. I could just be<\/em> with my family and enjoy them. That freedom was huge, and I don\u2019t take it lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>\nHandmade Gift from my niece <3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n3. Perfection Is Not Required to Create<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nI started this blog years ago simply because I loved writing. As a kid, reading and writing brought me joy and I\u2019m slowly reclaiming that. Lately, I\u2019ve been reading more for pleasure, without deadlines or pressure, and it\u2019s been such a gift to my creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also noticed something important: the more I put my phone down, the more my ideas flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I\u2019ll be honest, I started feeling self-conscious about how I show up online. I love a beat face and fresh hair\u2026 but I also love being makeup-free, hair wrapped, and living in my house that is very much lived in<\/em>. My dining table might have sunglasses, a purse, and random mail sitting on it. And that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGoing forward, I\u2019m not letting the illusion of perfection stop me anymore.
In 2025, I\u2019m committed to doing it anyway<\/strong>.
Do it messy.
Do it unapologetically.
Do it with chipped nail polish.
Just. Do. It.<\/p>\n\n\n\n4. A Hair Revelation (Yes, It Matters)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nI realized my hair retains length better when it\u2019s stretched. After my birthday in October, I decided to transition back to being a straight natural. My plan is simple: professional maintenance once a month, weekly care on my own in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s also just\u2026 easier. Unwrap, brush, go or clip it up if it gets puffy. Sometimes ease is<\/em> the luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n5. I\u2019m Open to Love<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis one is big for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve struggled with envisioning romantic love especially\u2026.. for a long time. This year, I got intentional about understanding why and removing those mental blockers. During a trip to Sedona, Arizona, something shifted. For the first time, I could truly imagine romantic love without fear or resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Will the love of my life cross my path? I don\u2019t know.
But I do<\/em> know that I\u2019m open now and that feels like progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n6. Joy Is in Returning to What You Loved as a Child<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nTravel. Museums. Music. Art. Exploring. So many of the things I love now are things I either adored as a child or wished I could do more of back then. Honoring that curiosity has added so much joy and excitement to my life and I plan to keep saying yes to those experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nThe days between Christmas and the new year are strange, sacred, and revealing. They slow us down just enough to hear ourselves think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I\u2019ll ask you this:
What did <\/strong>you<\/em> <\/strong>reflect on during the holiday vortex this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s something magical and mildly disorienting about the days between Christmas and the first full week of the new year. Time loses all structure. You don\u2019t know what day it is, alarms feel optional, and Tuesday nights suddenly feel like Saturdays. It\u2019s a rare pause where rest, reflection, family time, and random fun all blur …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":51163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"loftocean_post_primary_category":0,"loftocean_post_format_gallery":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_ids":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_urls":"","loftocean_post_format_video_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_video_url":"","loftocean_post_format_video_type":"","loftocean_post_format_video":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_type":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_url":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_audio":"","loftocean-featured-post":"","loftocean-like-count":1,"loftocean-view-count":370,"tinysalt_single_post_intro_label":"","tinysalt_single_post_intro_description":"","tinysalt_hide_post_featured_image":"","tinysalt_post_featured_media_position":"","tinysalt_single_site_header_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header_style":"sticky-scroll-up","tinysalt_single_site_footer_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_footer":"0","footnotes":""},"categories":[105,102,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-health-and-wellness","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51170,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162\/revisions\/51170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
If you find yourself censoring what you say around a close friend, that\u2019s information. And trust me\u2026..they probably feel it too, whether they admit it or not. For me, stepping back felt more honest than forcing closeness or initiating a dramatic confrontation. I didn\u2019t need to villainize anyone. I just needed space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve learned that it\u2019s unfair to both people to \u201cfake the funk.\u201d Creating distance can be an act of respect, for yourself and for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Healing Family Trauma Brings Real Peace<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis holiday season was different, in the best way. After years of working through family trauma, finding my voice, and speaking up instead of swallowing my feelings, I finally felt\u2026 peaceful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No anxiety. No bracing myself for triggers. No waiting for the moment that might ruin the day. I could just be<\/em> with my family and enjoy them. That freedom was huge, and I don\u2019t take it lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>\nHandmade Gift from my niece <3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n3. Perfection Is Not Required to Create<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nI started this blog years ago simply because I loved writing. As a kid, reading and writing brought me joy and I\u2019m slowly reclaiming that. Lately, I\u2019ve been reading more for pleasure, without deadlines or pressure, and it\u2019s been such a gift to my creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also noticed something important: the more I put my phone down, the more my ideas flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I\u2019ll be honest, I started feeling self-conscious about how I show up online. I love a beat face and fresh hair\u2026 but I also love being makeup-free, hair wrapped, and living in my house that is very much lived in<\/em>. My dining table might have sunglasses, a purse, and random mail sitting on it. And that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGoing forward, I\u2019m not letting the illusion of perfection stop me anymore.
In 2025, I\u2019m committed to doing it anyway<\/strong>.
Do it messy.
Do it unapologetically.
Do it with chipped nail polish.
Just. Do. It.<\/p>\n\n\n\n4. A Hair Revelation (Yes, It Matters)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nI realized my hair retains length better when it\u2019s stretched. After my birthday in October, I decided to transition back to being a straight natural. My plan is simple: professional maintenance once a month, weekly care on my own in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s also just\u2026 easier. Unwrap, brush, go or clip it up if it gets puffy. Sometimes ease is<\/em> the luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n5. I\u2019m Open to Love<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis one is big for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve struggled with envisioning romantic love especially\u2026.. for a long time. This year, I got intentional about understanding why and removing those mental blockers. During a trip to Sedona, Arizona, something shifted. For the first time, I could truly imagine romantic love without fear or resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Will the love of my life cross my path? I don\u2019t know.
But I do<\/em> know that I\u2019m open now and that feels like progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n6. Joy Is in Returning to What You Loved as a Child<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nTravel. Museums. Music. Art. Exploring. So many of the things I love now are things I either adored as a child or wished I could do more of back then. Honoring that curiosity has added so much joy and excitement to my life and I plan to keep saying yes to those experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nThe days between Christmas and the new year are strange, sacred, and revealing. They slow us down just enough to hear ourselves think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I\u2019ll ask you this:
What did <\/strong>you<\/em> <\/strong>reflect on during the holiday vortex this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s something magical and mildly disorienting about the days between Christmas and the first full week of the new year. Time loses all structure. You don\u2019t know what day it is, alarms feel optional, and Tuesday nights suddenly feel like Saturdays. It\u2019s a rare pause where rest, reflection, family time, and random fun all blur …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":51163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"loftocean_post_primary_category":0,"loftocean_post_format_gallery":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_ids":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_urls":"","loftocean_post_format_video_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_video_url":"","loftocean_post_format_video_type":"","loftocean_post_format_video":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_type":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_url":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_audio":"","loftocean-featured-post":"","loftocean-like-count":1,"loftocean-view-count":370,"tinysalt_single_post_intro_label":"","tinysalt_single_post_intro_description":"","tinysalt_hide_post_featured_image":"","tinysalt_post_featured_media_position":"","tinysalt_single_site_header_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header_style":"sticky-scroll-up","tinysalt_single_site_footer_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_footer":"0","footnotes":""},"categories":[105,102,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-health-and-wellness","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51170,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162\/revisions\/51170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/span>Handmade Gift from my niece <3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n I started this blog years ago simply because I loved writing. As a kid, reading and writing brought me joy and I\u2019m slowly reclaiming that. Lately, I\u2019ve been reading more for pleasure, without deadlines or pressure, and it\u2019s been such a gift to my creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I also noticed something important: the more I put my phone down, the more my ideas flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But I\u2019ll be honest, I started feeling self-conscious about how I show up online. I love a beat face and fresh hair\u2026 but I also love being makeup-free, hair wrapped, and living in my house that is very much lived in<\/em>. My dining table might have sunglasses, a purse, and random mail sitting on it. And that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Going forward, I\u2019m not letting the illusion of perfection stop me anymore. I realized my hair retains length better when it\u2019s stretched. After my birthday in October, I decided to transition back to being a straight natural. My plan is simple: professional maintenance once a month, weekly care on my own in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s also just\u2026 easier. Unwrap, brush, go or clip it up if it gets puffy. Sometimes ease is<\/em> the luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This one is big for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve struggled with envisioning romantic love especially\u2026.. for a long time. This year, I got intentional about understanding why and removing those mental blockers. During a trip to Sedona, Arizona, something shifted. For the first time, I could truly imagine romantic love without fear or resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Will the love of my life cross my path? I don\u2019t know. Travel. Museums. Music. Art. Exploring. So many of the things I love now are things I either adored as a child or wished I could do more of back then. Honoring that curiosity has added so much joy and excitement to my life and I plan to keep saying yes to those experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The days between Christmas and the new year are strange, sacred, and revealing. They slow us down just enough to hear ourselves think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So I\u2019ll ask you this: There\u2019s something magical and mildly disorienting about the days between Christmas and the first full week of the new year. Time loses all structure. You don\u2019t know what day it is, alarms feel optional, and Tuesday nights suddenly feel like Saturdays. It\u2019s a rare pause where rest, reflection, family time, and random fun all blur …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":51163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"loftocean_post_primary_category":0,"loftocean_post_format_gallery":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_ids":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_urls":"","loftocean_post_format_video_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_video_url":"","loftocean_post_format_video_type":"","loftocean_post_format_video":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_type":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_url":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_audio":"","loftocean-featured-post":"","loftocean-like-count":1,"loftocean-view-count":370,"tinysalt_single_post_intro_label":"","tinysalt_single_post_intro_description":"","tinysalt_hide_post_featured_image":"","tinysalt_post_featured_media_position":"","tinysalt_single_site_header_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header_style":"sticky-scroll-up","tinysalt_single_site_footer_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_footer":"0","footnotes":""},"categories":[105,102,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-health-and-wellness","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51170,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51162\/revisions\/51170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poshauntie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}3. Perfection Is Not Required to Create<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
In 2025, I\u2019m committed to doing it anyway<\/strong>.
Do it messy.
Do it unapologetically.
Do it with chipped nail polish.
Just. Do. It.<\/p>\n\n\n\n4. A Hair Revelation (Yes, It Matters)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
5. I\u2019m Open to Love<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
But I do<\/em> know that I\u2019m open now and that feels like progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n6. Joy Is in Returning to What You Loved as a Child<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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What did <\/strong>you<\/em> <\/strong>reflect on during the holiday vortex this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"