Baking on the first day of the year

Yesterday I spent a wonderful day nourishing body and mind in very unexpected ways. If you had told me that’s what I would have chosen to do on Jan. 1st 2024 I would not have believed you!

Photo by Taylor Grote on Unsplash

I started the year with an early morning group call with fellow entrepreneurs to talk about marketing and productivity. What?!? Work? YES!

When I was a teenager, my mother used to say that it was good to do a little studying on the first day of the year. It was a way to bring forth studying all year long. Ugh! I did not like that 🤣

But now I get it: I love what I do. I look forward to client’s calls, new people connecting with me, writing something new. I love celebrating successes with the career changers, leaders, and entrepreneurs that I support. And I feel honored they share with me the inevitable ups and downs of their professional lives. One of my clients even texted to wish me Happy New Year at midnight! It made me so happy.

I was able to choose work yesterday because I have been deepening my relationship with resting. 2023 was a big year of learning about my body and to tune into what works for my health. So I rested before I was exhausted and took days off around Thanksgiving and at the end of December, when it felt good to me to do so.

On Jan. 1st, I was ready to go!

The morning call with fellow business owners was inspiring and gave me even more energy. So right after it, I baked bread. I started the year with the right kind of nourishment I needed: for my body to feel warm and full, and for my heart and mind to remember how important it is for me to connect and support people who also do work that is meaningful to them.

2024? Let’s do this!