Please excuse the wildly cliche opener of a mirror in a room for a post about reflections. We didn’t take a group shot this year (at least I don’t think we did) so a beautiful room with a big ole mirror to talk about our big ole feelings felt appropriate. This is the very last post of 2022 and connecting with you on a personal level, sharing the good and some of the hard is exactly how we wanted to close it out. We are endlessly grateful for you all and hope that reading about our 2022s brings us all a little closer.
Emily
Oh, 2022. Huge life changes that came with a lot of emotions, including joy, relief, fulfillment, gratitude with a side of regret, insecurity and disappointment. What is consistent (and I think a big mid-life thing) is there are so many questions in which you can’t rush the answers. 2022, post-lockdown was one of the more challenging years in recent history for us. And that’s ok. I’m here to learn all the lessons. My kids are thriving, Brian is still my favorite person to hang out with, and I get to see all my best friends and siblings more frequently now that we live in Portland. The blog is still stable (thanks to you), after a wild pandemic year or two with spiking, volatile traffic (some incredible months, some just odd). I feel like the clarity that I had during lockdown is still here, priorities are firmer than ever, and who, what, and where I focus my attention is strong. This year we went to a happiness conference which was pretty enlightening. My book came out (and continues to do well, but we didn’t make the New York Times Bestseller list like Styled did, which was a bit disappointing, honestly). I went on Good Morning America and was reminded that live national TV is panic attack inducing. We moved into the farm and feel so grateful to work with so many partners on such an incredibly odd/exciting career of personal and home content creation for millions to see/view/like/judge and share. I’ve never been so hard on myself and I’m trying to figure out why. I have some theories. I found an awesome freelance team in Portland that I love working with every week (shout out to Emily M. and Kaitlin Green) and so love and appreciate that my team that you all know, Jess, Ryann, Mal and Caitlin who continue to navigate the exciting waters of the internet with me and add value to the world. Meanwhile, we are starting to dial in the house with decor, room by room which is lighting my fire again (and so much less fraught than a renovation – I LOVE STYLING). I’m writing a full post about how it has been living in Portland so more to come. All in all, I feel like it was another year of joy, questions, desperately trying to stay slow, lessons, and being grateful for my team and all of you who spend time here (especially the long-time readers that keep me going when I’m down – thank you) xx
Ryann
I didn’t realize it until I sat down to write this, but this year has been all about change. My Life™ has changed and I have changed, and I don’t think I would have fully appreciated that fact if I wasn’t asked to reflect on the past 365 days. But whew, where to begin?? Oh right, I got married this year!!! And everyone loves to ask “how is married life?” and “does it feel different?”. I swear most people expect us to answer “Nope it’s the exact same as before!” But it isn’t. It is different, it feels deserved, and things did shift after we got married (for the better). And I know marriage is not always easy (a narrative our society is addicted to perpetuating for some reason) but marriage is great right now and I am so grateful. What else? Oh *goes to Italy once* I am also a world traveler!!! Earlier this year we went to Italy for my husband’s brother’s wedding and it was the first time either of us had ever traveled internationally. That experience was not only fun/exciting/new but it also taught me that I can travel without having a panic attack and that my husband and I are great travel partners. I am famously an anxious traveler but we had an incredible experience that prompted us to book our honeymoon in 2023–this time to Japan. Amazing. But sadly, life isn’t revolved around me jetting off to another country once a year. Life, as we all know, is obsessed with ups and downs. And to be honest, there are far too many downs for my taste. I believe most people know that my brother passed away on August 8th, 2021 at 29 years old, and this year I found that I will always move through life with grief. The grief transforms and reshapes itself constantly, but never goes away. I also witnessed people closest to me experience their own devastating losses this year and I’ve come to realize that the best things I can do in life are nurture my relationships, show up for the people I love, and make honest connections. In 2023, I can’t wait to watch my brother’s daughter grow up and become more like him every day, travel with my husband, and continue to change/grow as a person. What a cool life <3
Jess
I was trying to see if I could give this year a letter grade but that feels kinda impossible. My initial thought was D+ but that’s likely a little dramatic and due to emotional exhaustion. But honestly, in terms of my personal life, this has been a rough year. I’ve been battling depression due to probably what are still the after-effects of the pandemic (not that it’s over) and all the horrendous things happening in the world and in the country daily, but also because of some things I don’t want to talk about on the internet. Everything on that front is manageable, thankfully, but that doesn’t make moving through it easy. Depression during lockdown felt a little different. While still extremely hard and 0/10 stars, there was at least some weird solace in knowing I wasn’t missing out on living life. I’ve never really suffered from “FOMO” but when you’re dealing with depression in “normal” life there’s just a general sadness of not having the ability to fully experience it while others are/can. I also know that clearly I’m not alone in these feelings. Most of my friends are going through something similar even if they are for totally different reasons. I’m wildly grateful that we all have each other but it’s easy to then not to want to burden your friends that also have their own struggles. And to be fair my depression really only kicked into high gear in the latter half of the year and even then I have had some truly wonderful moments. Like my dear college friend and cousin getting married (not to each other:)). Jess Bunge LOVES to dance so weddings are right up my alley. I got to go to NY for a long weekend to see some of my best friends as well as a longer trip in the summer. I went to go see Rodrigo Amarante, Stevie Nicks, Florence and the Machine, and Alicia Keys in concert! All so incredible and moving. In the spring (the better part), I went to Mexico again and felt more alive and like myself than I had in years. Also, in terms of daily life, I still love my job and know what a huge deal that is. I think the real issue is that in my personal life I have been mostly just letting life happen to me. I’ve kind of lost a sense of real ownership and going through the motions which I know just comes from a lack of feeling worthy. That’s something I’ve battled with my whole life and I know it’s only ever been alleviated when I make strong decisions and put myself even just a little outside of my comfort zone. So that’s what I plan to change this next year. I already have plans in the making to hopefully apartment swap with someone in New York for a month or two (not before my living room is revealed:)), visit my dad in Paris (yes, the already coolest dad on the planet has decided he’s living in France for three months starting this January), and a few other ideas I’m still figuring out that are more inside job things. I’m just tired of feeling stuck but I’m the only one to unstick myself. So that’s where I’m at and hopefully, if you are dealing with similar feelings you know that you are absolutely not alone. 2023 here we come…BE BETTER, OK???
Caitlin
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? (Hope you picked “bad,” because that’s where we’re starting here.) When I look back, a lot of 2022 felt like I was bouncing from crisis to crisis – the year started with two back-to-back deaths, followed by an unending slew of personal stresses (my favorite: the multi-month black mold nightmare in my apartment), and December’s highlights included a rough bout of Covid (my first time – had all the symptoms; tested positive for 15 days straight; do not recommend) immediately followed by my 12-year-old cat’s first-ever trip to the kitty ER. But a lot of the negative emotions and stresses related to these bad things were blunted because…
(This is the good news part.) GUYS. It finally happened!!! I fell in love in 2022!!! For the first time ever!!! At age 31!!! (If you couldn’t guess, it’s with that guy up there on the left! AHH!!!) As it turns out, a lot of sucky things happen to suck a lot less when there’s a kind and patient and thoughtful person around who’s willing to help you navigate all the murky and mucky stuff. I’d never been able to ~get there~ in previous relationships (very NOT Libra of me) and was pretty sure I was destined to be the fun brunch friend – like, if your squad is in need of a gal with a bad date story, I’ve got hours of them – so activating a new part of my brain and feeling a whole bunch of new feelings has been VERY EXCITING. (I could write 2,000 words about the ~meet cute~ and everything else, but I’ll just say this: he’s the best, I love him, and he reads the blog so SAY HI TO DENNIS, PLEASE.) Also exciting: it was a great year of travel and friendship. I flew cross-country 16 (!!!) times; watched a ton of my best friends get married in NYC, Vermont, Delaware, and California; went to Firefly (in Delaware, very fun) and When You Were Young (in Vegas, also very fun, but in the “it’s an absolute disaster” way); enjoyed Seattle and Northern California with the EHD team; watched my favorite band play in both Boston and Philadelphia; welcomed a slew of new babies (congrats to all my new mama pals!!!); and capped off the year by traveling through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary with my mom (could have done without the Covid we both brought home, though). The highs were high and the lows were low, but I’m just feeling really lucky to have my mom and my friends and my cute boyfriend and my sweet coworkers and all of you, too. Life’s looking pretty okay right now, I think 🙂
Mallory
The phrase ‘new chapter’ gets thrown around a lot when it comes to resolutions and reflections for the upcoming year, but I mean it when I say 2022 has felt like I’ve entered one (in the best way). While the year has been slightly less ‘eventful’ (comparatively) to some of the others in the recent past (In 2019 I moved to New York then to LA for EHD, 2020 was obviously weird but memorable, and 2021 felt like such a massive contrast to 2020 with ‘normal’ life trickling back and some big travel moments), but being more stagnant this year has brought a massive amount of personal growth and change I never would have predicted. 2019 me and 2022 me are two very different versions of myself: the new me has developed strong goals and wants in life & has figured out a lot more about who I am and who I want to be. It’s been a year of reaching for new heights. I started a TikTok account and got a few of my first (and extremely awesome) partnerships which has been a dream come true!!! and I’m learning more and more about how I can reach my fullest potential while still being happy (which is so important). I’ve always been a big ‘work hard, play hard’ kind of person, and lately I’ve been honing in on what both work and play should look like in their highest form. For example, when it comes to ‘play’ I’m realizing how much I love having TICKETS to literally anything & that having meaningful connections & making memories are the most important things. I’m so thankful to be surrounded by so much love in my life – both from my family, friends and my very special person, Chase. Having a life partner like him through these years of turbulence has been so special, and I will never take that for granted 🙂 And when it comes to work, I’m loving where I’m at and am so grateful to be a part of this team. Having a job that creatively encourages me in this very specific (but incredible) field that I never would have known existed if it wasn’t for EHD and you all –– so THANK YOU. I can’t wait to see where 2023 takes us as a team & I’m so excited to continue learning, evolving and growing into the person I hope to be. Now let’s kick this new year off right!! 🙂
Well, that’s all EHD wrote:) Happy happy New Year’s Eve and cheers to a brighter 2023.
Love you, mean it.
Opening Image Credits: Design by Julie Rose for EHD | Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp | From: One of Emily’s Best Friends Gets The Cozy Yet Sophisticated Bedroom Makeover She Really Deserves
Congratulations for another amazing year of blogging! Ive been a daily reader since 2011 and I love hearing all of your voices here, week after week. To Ryan, I never lost a sibling, but I lost a parent way too young. I’m so, so sorry your brother won’t be here to share your life. It’s been since 2004 since my Dad died. Now feeling the grief is the most beautiful and loving pain in my life. To Emily, change, huge changes like moving and renovation could make anyone feel like questioning themselves! I hope you find the love for yourself we all feel! Congrats to you all for big things, weddings, travel, concerts, tiktok, love, etc!! And hi Dennis!
This was a great post to read and I appreciate all of your honesty and vulnerability! <3
@Jess – I am too struggling with the post-pandemic (for lack of better word) blues. I have been severely depressed and drinking a bit too much because of it. I finally decided to see a therapist once a week and it has helped me grieve the loss of a time when I wasn’t missing anything and felt like we were all in the same boat, and decide what I wanted to experience now that the world is “more open” to me. It’s slow, but it’s moving in the right direction.
Thanks for sharing this Patty. As you may see above, I wrote a too long post (lol) about feeling the same way. And I too have been self-soothing/medicating the same way and have now recently decided to try and stop it, the over drinking that is. I am a therapist, but also have recently decided to go back to my own therapy again. I hope you know, it is so brave to seek a therapist out! It can seriously be life changing and so helpful when one is ready! My therapist helped me process and get through so much of my trauma, and get to a place where I was able to make peace with charged relationships, and helped me really changed my thinking patterns to be a much happier and fulfilled person now. I also had what we call a “corrective experience” with her as well which helped heal what we also now call “mother hunger.” And, make sure they are a good fit for you too! So many people don’t know that it’s okay to shop around for one-90% of the therapeutic process is the relationship (feeling comfortable) with your therapist. It can really be so helpful-so glad… Read more »
Asking for help is such an empowering thing to do. Glad for you. Keep the faith in the process.
PLEASE say we will get some Les and Jess à Paris content! So here for it!
Ooooooooooo YES
As a long time reader, I love getting to know all of you on a deeper level. Thanks for sharing both the highs and lows. Ryann, your words made me tear up as your description of grief is spot on. I lost both of my parents in the last several years, and the feelings have changed, but they still come in waves sometimes. I’m so sorry you lost your brother, but I bet your are going to be the best and coolest aunt to his little girl.
On a lighter note, Hey Dennis. You got yourself a good one!
Emily, I can’t wait to hear about your thoughts on living in Portland. It was such a big change, and I love reading about the life you and Brian are creating there for your family.
Heather, so well said ❤️
Yes, well said-Ryann I teared up as well reading it. I am so sorry you lost both parents recently Heather, that is so hard. My cousins and I just lost my Aunt in October. I can honestly say that she was one of purest of heart people I have ever met, and was kind to EVERYone! She made me feel special, as I am sure she also made everyone who knew her feel. We lost her too young and to shitty and uncaring cancer, after a long fight- which for a time we thought she won. I really miss her. It has made me face my mortality I think, as well as really facing/knowing that I too, will face loosing a parent(s) in the near future and feeling all the feelings surrounding that. Much love sent!
Aww ladies I have so much affection for you five. Cheers to all the good things, especially Ryann’s marriage! ❤️
Jess – Thanks for sharing so honestly. I too struggle with depression. There have been very dark times in my life but thankfully I’m in a better place now. I am sending you a big hug.
Les – Yes please write more for the blog! 😊
Dennis – So glad you’re in Caitlin’s life! I’m so happy every time she mentions you. How many people would look up old gift guides for ideas?! So clever and thoughtful!
Emily thank you for making this place happen. Your innate goodness is what attracts all of us. I hope you see yourself clearly. You are amazing. Also, I’m super excited to watch you settle in and style the farmhouse this year.
Happy New Year EHD team and community! ❤️
Hi to you all, and Happy New Year! Emily, a huge move and renovation like you’ve just done can have a huge impact on a person, emotionally, mentally, physically: all of it. I’m sorry it’s been a struggle to go easier on yourself. We love and support you, and thank-you for your vulnerability.
Hi Dennis! Psssst….you probably already know this, but Caitlin is such a talented stylist and gifted writer.
Ryann, what a roller coaster you’ve been on of highs and lows. I too have lost a really close loved one this year, though not a brother. I am so sorry for your loss, and wish you healing and love for 2023.
Jess-I sincerely look forward to all your posts and i hope you are indeed able to find strategies to cope and thrive.
Thank-you for the good work you all do. This blog is uplifting, inspiring, fun and meaningful in myriad ways. 2023 here we come!!
Jess. I rarely comment. What you wrote is what l needed to read today. Thank you so much
HI DENNIS, WELCOME
The collective authenticity and vulnerability of each of you is what continues to make this blog a must-read for me. It is clearly from the heart and not performative, which seems to be a thing in social media. Wishing each of you the strength to share your talents with the world while navigating life’s ebbs and flows.
Thank you, Emily, Jess, Ryann, Mal, and Caitlin. For this post. For all that you offer here. I love that you chose to share reflections rather than “resolutions” on this day. The most powerful decisions, decrees, and resolutions come from that place–from getting still and quiet enough to actually hear and to actually listen. Wishing you all many moments of beauty and magic in the year ahead. With heart-sourced gratitude, Dana
What a beautiful post! Love hearing the vulnerability and heart.
Jess: thank you for sharing. I love that you were honest about the real feelings behind this year and hope you can take comfort in knowing that you’re not alone.
Ryann: Wishing you peace as you continue to reshape the experience of grief. And congratulations on your marriage, I’m so glad you are experiencing it as a joy ❤️
Caitlin: why did I tear up when you you were in love?! Congratulations, it is no small thing and we are all celebrating with you.
Mal: I love that you have embraced this year with steadiness and reflection, such valuable tools!
Emily: Thank you for fostering an environment where your staff clearly feels safe to be themselves. That is no small feat in a professional environment. It is clearly the lifeblood that makes this blog so much more than a design resource.
Peace to you all in the New Year!
Happy 2023 to each one of you. I’m happy to read about how you are all getting along in life- and that you’re all getting along well in spite of challenges. I appreciate you, read every day (or catch up if somehow I miss a day). For myself, I have 3 goals for this coming year. I will only share one of them; to stand on my head in the middle of the room (with no wall to be my backup)! I’ve been too chicken to try it even though my yoga teacher says I’m ready to do it and that I’d only fall once! 🙂 Keep up the great work, all of you! Hello, Dennis!
Jess – just came across this:
https://verilymag.com/2022/12/contemplative-things-to-do-in-paris-2022
Lovely ideas for your France trip!
Lovely suggestions to soak in the atmosphere, thanks Vera!
Thank you for linking the article! 🙂
Love you all!! Caitlin, in love for the first time? Wow! Thinking of those of you struggling with depression, grief, and illness. Thank you for bringing your real selves to the readers. May 2023 be full of healing and light.
Thanks for all of the vulnerability and sharing the lows and highs.
I’ve been a daily reader of the blog for a LONG time and just wanted to say thank you for all the work that you do! I appreciate you all and have a huge amount of respect and gratitude for how Emily & team has navigated evolving this space to include more voices, more eye-opening and exciting design, more vulnerability. It’s been more, and yet a perfect amount of less, of everything. Happy New Year to the EH team, I wish you wild success in all the forms you wish for it. You all have so much grit to be this successful on the internet for this long and for that — THANK YOU
Thank you all for continuing to share here! This is the only blog I still check in on daily, and the only blog that has nailed the contributing authors / employees for me! Appreciate you all and Happy New Year!
Ryann – I’m with you on grief staying, yet changing as time goes by, but always being there. 💞
Jess – Your vulnerability is your Secret Super Power. I’m sorry you’ve been struggling and hope you’re finding the tools to grow through it. 💗 Bring on more Les…now, very Fronch (no typo)!
Dennis – G’day mate! 👍 Sooo happy for you, Caitlin. 😊xx
Mallory – Sounds like a momentous change is at work. Also sounds like you’re embracing it and actively contemplating the way to achieve your goals.😃
Emily – It’s been a wild year all ’round. So pleased you’re still “feelin’ it” and inspired about the blog. I ‘see’ how hard you work to be the best you can be in the many, many roles you carry ; including aiming for what’s good for our planet – it ain’t easy, but it’s worth it – and I see incremental strides forward in so many ways.
Keep being the good human that you are.
You’re living, loving and leaving a legacy.
Mmmwwwaaahhh!!! Rusty 🥰🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
PS: It’s already 2023 here in Australia!!!🥳
I’m a long time (2014) daily reader and just so appreciate your hard work. I originally found the blog because we bought a house, and I had to keep googling things like “options for windows” and “diy shelves” and guess whose website kept showing up!? For me, style was sort of this unattainable talent that others had…you’ve helped me understand that A. I DO have style, and to be confident in myself and B. Demystified some basic rules that (can be broken but) help cohere a space, and I’m so grateful! And of course, it’s the personal connection that makes me a daily reader. Thank you each for sharing the “real.” I have recently suffered my first bout of serious depression. I’m a therapist, so I’m fortunate that I kind of had a leg up around “what to do.” I could tell my issue wasn’t situational and was something I couldn’t address using talk therapy. (My best theory is it’s seasonal, probably exacerbated by nearing/entering into peri menopause). I’m one month on an antidepressant and feeling so much better, 95% myself, and feel so relieved. I’m not saying this is for everyone, just that I’m so grateful that there are… Read more »
Annie-SAME about all the things and Hi fellow therapist! I am going through the same thing and am trying to find tools to help me as we speak. Thank you for your post-I think talking about this on social media REALLY normalizes depression & feelings of depression, (and anxiety, OCD, ADD/ADHD, etc!) and helps people realize they are really not alone, which can be so reassuring and supportive.
I am so excited to watch Stutz soon, as I have heard such rave reviews-I hope to learn from him! Best Wishes, Eve
Thanks for this, Eve! I appreciate the warmth and camaraderie. I hope you enjoy Stutz!
Girls, thanks for all the joy you’ve brought me and so many others this year. The blog is a bright spot in every day. And thank you for your honesty and vulnerability as you reflect on the year. God bless each of you and keep you in 2023.
Happy New Year! Thank you for pushing all of this creative and positive content into the world. It is such a treat to sit down on on a weekend morning and escape into the past week of posts. Cheers!
Thank you for this post, for the thoughtful reflection, celebrating the highs, mourning the lows and all the in betweens. I’ve been a long time every day reader and this is my favorite design blog, not only for the content but for the hearts and minds behind the words and photos. Thank you for sharing, and being a daily bright spot for years past and hopefully many more in the future. May 2023 be much better (for everyone!)
Love all you ladies but sending love especially to Jess. Thank you for voicing and normalizing mental health realities on the internet <3 Many cozy socks, books, blankets, and podcast walks to you. ALSO: hello to Dennis! Looks as fun and rockin at our dear Caitlin. Xoxo to you all and may 2023 hold the keys to our deepest dreams.
Ryannn: “Grief is love with no place to go” – hope 2023 will be easier.
Thank you, ladies and all the best in 2023! Happy New Year!
Thank you all for acknowledging the pandemic and your trying life changes. Many blogs haven’t said those words out right and it’s enlightening. I’m not crazy! Yay! I can relate to this and it’s so appreciated, reaffirming.
May you all go forward and have wonderful new adventures that bless you:0)
Thank you for your honesty and transparency in all you post.
Jess! Sending love and lady YOU ARE inherently WORTHY and BEAUTIFUL AND AWESOME. I feel like a weirdo saying this as a stranger (“she doesn’t even go here!” Lol mean girls reference) but I was yelling this in my head when I read your part.
i relate the part about life and others’ lives pulling me around instead of me choosing what I want to do with my time (except when I chose to do what I want and moved to nyc in fall. Yay progress). Maybe I’ll bump into you in nyc. Cheers! Be kind to yourself. YOU ARE WORTHY and LOVED.
HI DENNIS!!!!!!
Just wanted to say thank you for this blog! It really shows how closed you all are and what a great working relationship you all have. Thank you for the nice pictures, but also thank you for being so open about you yourselves, your experiences and your lifes. Have a great 2023 everyone, EHD staff/contributors and readers.
Caitlin!!! I am so so over the moon for you! How awesome, joyful and exciting! I fell in love her in LA too, deeper than I have ever (he is now my husband) after meeting my extremely geeky (but somehow still sexy to me in a Jack Black way!)-and we have a meet-cute story as well! I am SURE we all would love to hear about yours if ya wanna share it with us?! 🙂 Anyhow-you deserve such happiness after some very rough times! xoxo Eve 🙂
Dang auto correct! LOL. That should be I fell in love HERE in LA….after meeting my extremely geeky HUBBY
Hi Jess. I always look forward to your posts as I always tend to relate to yours so much, and this one was no different… except I REALLY related this time. I too am really struggling “Post?” Pandemic with my emotions and socially. I have always been an extrovert for the most part (as I got older I needed more downtime to re-charge, but still was) so this is new for me. I worked (feeling HIGHLY anxiety ridden- due to being high risk & husband is too) part-time, like 3-4 days a week, at TJ’s while I was trying to continue getting my hours as an Associate therapist here in LA, for the first 9 months of it, but then got to stay home for the following 8 months (SO MUCH less stressful!). I DID have my hubby for company and before had work friends (like Fam) to socialize with (except no more hugging and eating together, etc)… so I def wasn’t as isolated as you were during it, but, you are DEF not alone in how you are feeling right now. I can’t even describe it either, but I def have become much much more isolated since the pandemic… Read more »
Kj,
The way you help other commenters find links and hard to find info is one of the best things about the comments section!
I’m so sorry to hear you and your husband have each lost a cherished sibling. My mother is the eldest of four, and all three of her brothers have passed before their time. The grief is so overwhelming for her. I struggle to help-beyond trying to give her an ear to listen and much love.
Sending good wishes your way for 2023 Kj, and thanks for being here.
Thank you, Allison!
Big hugs to all, your stories mean a lot to me. It was such an intense year… here’s hoping for a positive, fulfilling 2023!
Thank you, wonderful EHD team, for a great year of blog life. Have been a daily reader for years and years….Your work here is a touchstone for me, and I appreciate ALL of your content and storytelling. Wishing you wonderful women a bright 2023!
Also: Em, I bought and LOVED your 2022 book. It’s an incredible resource and deserves a special thank you to say how much I use & appreciate it.
Performative and pandering statement to the person who keeps screaming in the comments :
After-effects of the pandemic (not that it’s over).
Life moves on. We move on. It is not 2020 anymore. We look on to the future, not cling to the past.
Clogging up comment sections, wanting us all to stay frozen in the same state as before and not allow us to move out of our grief of lost time, work, businesses, people etc is callous.
Thanks for another year of inspiring, thoughtful posts. I think we all have a little PTSD surrounding the pandemic. I look forward to being out and about and enjoying more normally myself in 2023.
Thanks to all of you! The blog is excellent and the design and personal posts are equally enjoyable. You guys are awesome! Wishing you a wonderful year.
Thank you all for sharing yourselves with us. I imagine it can take a lot, but your vulnerability is so appreciated, and it makes this by far my favorite little corner of the internet.
PS can’t wait for the Les and Jess in Paris content
Ryann: I would love to follow your Japan trip! Will you be sharing anywhere? It is the next big trip my husband and I plan to take.
Caitlin: It is a dream to go to Austria and Slovakia. Please tell me there is a highlight on your IG I can go snoop 🙂
Thank you all for being so transparent and vulnerable. I’ve been reading this blog since basically the beginning and I can definitely say that while I love Emily and her voice, the addition of each of you has only made it better. Cheers to 2023!