I’m not one for writing up a list of New Year’s resolutions, and I’ve never picked a “word of the year” before. Don’t get me wrong…I LOVE the beginning of a new year, fresh starts, and getting back on track with good habits.

But this year a word just came to me. And it feels so right.

My word is ROOTS.

This word comes from my struggles in getting my rhythm back in my small hand made business and life habits in general after our move this last summer. My habits at the old house weren’t falling back into place at our new house.

I have been wanting to take my creative business down a different road for many years now and was feeling stuck on how to get out of the comfort zone I had been in making and selling baby hats. I love making hats, which is why it has been hard to head down a different path.

The path isn’t really all that different, but it will require new education, new focus, and some new habits.

This is where my word ROOTS comes in.

I think of the roots as being the life force of a plant. Without healthy, solid roots, the plant is not going to thrive. But you can’t see the roots, they are underground, behind the scenes.

This year, what I’m going to be focusing on won’t be visible. But I’m hopeful that the results will be beautiful.

I’ll still be sharing, I’ll still be creating, I’ll still be showing up. Things may not even look different from the outside. Just know, that a lot of growth is happening in the roots.