Photo Credit Food Photographer Jennifer Pallian
This year, resolve is about being in the moment. I try to let go of my urge to make the holidays a perfect greeting-card scene with magazine cover tablescapes and instead set the
table with the good china even
when we order Chinese. I wear
fancy tops and jewelry with
leggings and slippers because it brings me joy. I set up the Christmas tree, decorated the house a little early, and blast the holiday music without shame. The Christmas stockings I started to embroider will remain unfinished for the 9th consecutive year, and it's okay. They will still be packed with treats on the 25th, and nobody will notice. I fill a reindeer mug with cheer and get to work on my family's vintage Santa puzzle. I'll simplify the Christmas cookie list, and they will be no less delicious. The kids have ice cream for breakfast sometimes. Whatever it takes to
make us smile and break up the routine.
When the year comes
to a close, I will be
relieved and wish
2020 a not-so-fond
farewell. I will never
look at resolutions in
quite the same way
again. But for 2021,
I feel confident in my
resolve to look forward
with gratitude, joy, and
hope.