
As I reflect on my year, I have come to realize that I focused on my family and on maintaining the health of my businesses. I didn't create anew, but I held on strategically to what I had and strategized for the year to come. I focused on my family and our health, mental health, and well-being. I gave myself a break, not a literal break from life, but a break from the hustle and hamster wheel of life. The slower pace allowed for me to recharge, focus on my mothering and make sure that my kids were succeeding on their paths. I helped my businesses weather the 2020 storm, but I didn't push for growth. I have always been a person that gives myself room; room to simply be, room to not regret or be hard on myself, room to understand that we can't always excel in all areas all the time. We have to focus on what is most important in the moment, and in 2020, that was different for everyone, and that is okay.