How I’m Rethinking the Holidays Now That My Kids Are Young Adults

“The years that I really trusted this process and made the space for it are the years that really pop in the timeline of my life and my business.”

In the last episode, I shared the history of why December matters so much to me. In this one, I’m letting you into my brain as I start planning this December. It’s a little circular, it’s honest, and it’s happening on a day that feels more like May than winter. I hope it sparks your own thinking as you listen.

In this episode:

Why intentional Decembers work, like vitamins. It’s hard to tell they’re working until you skip them. The years I didn’t plan my December well, the following year was different every single time, and the years I trusted the process are the ones that pop in my timeline.My shifting identity as a mother. My kids are 23, almost 21, and almost 18, and they’re all coming home with their personalities, their stuff, and their lives. A client’s passing comment that her kids weren’t coming home this year went straight to my heart and made me think about how I want to be with them now.Protecting my self-care when the house is full. This November I’m doing yoga every day and sharing something with my audience every day, as a devotion to my body and my business. I’m thinking about how to carry that into December alongside the reflective, dreamy soul work that winter calls me into.Rethinking presents. Even with years of thoughtful simplicity, things get returned or left behind. I’m dreaming about doing it differently, maybe a Yankee swap or an afternoon of thrifting together, and getting my adult kids’ buy-in before anything changes.Writing letters and reimagining our countdown calendar. Simple still takes time, and I want to prioritize writing each of my kids a letter. I’m also wondering how to “young adultify” our advent calendar, and I know I need to share plans in advance and put them on the calendar.Finishing work strong so I can truly unplug. I want to take real time off, feel finished, and be an example of what’s possible for women entrepreneurs. That means project plans, meetings with my bookkeeper and accountant in the calendar year, an easy FLOW365 re-enrollment process, and setting the autoresponder.

Join me for Make December MatterThis is not a sales event. I made it for my FLOW365 clients, and I’m inviting other women into it. It’s you coming to plan your December, and I’ll use my own plan as an example as we go. Here’s how it works:

Live session on Thursday, November 12th. In about two and