All Things Gee

Dearest well you,

There is just something about the first few days of a new year. It feels like we are standing in a place of something potentially magical. I don’t want to say new because as a friend once told me ‘we start from where we are.’ Sometimes the pressure of ‘new year, new me’ can all become a little too much.

I like to picture my new year as the beginning of a cheesy movie. We are at the start of the movie, and nothing has happened yet. 

The air feels a little quieter, the expectations plateau, the pressure has not quite kicked in yet. (Although if you’ve spent enough time on social media over the last couple days, it may not seem like it.) 

I decided this year that I would be walking into my new year with a slightly different approach this year, no checklist of who I am to be at the end of the year. No ‘New me’ dramatic reinvention (listen they just never work, I find myself getting frustrated at all the things I hadn’t checked off, rather than being so incredibly excited about all the things I had in fact checked off.)

No deciding that I am going to be that 5am wake up human who has everything organised and life just seems to run incredibly smoothly for, however the irony being that for my current job I am technically a wake up 5:15 am four days a week girly. (not by choice.) 

This year for me is not about becoming someone or something “different” it is about taking a step towards becoming the most authentic version of myself, whilst working towards healing my inner child, who raises her head every now and then with something we haven’t quite yet moved on from. 

I’m bringing the lessons learnt last year with me, but not the weight that they initially brought.I have learnt that healing doesn’t always mean revisiting the passed but instead listening when that little voice in your head tells you its okay to let it go, we know better now. 

This year for me is about stepping out of my comfort zone, saying yes to more opportunities and actively scheduling in time to spend with people that make my heart all warm and fuzzy. It’s for embracing change (something that I know I actively struggle with) whilst appreciating the little moments. I aim to pursue my passions for literature and writing. And whilst I stated I am not going into 2026 with a check list of who I should be, I am going in with a very small list of goals I would like to achieve. A number of books I have read being one of them. (Though whilst trying to embrace a slower life this will include trying to read all the books I already own before buying any new). 

This year is for discovering new passions and hobbies that I enjoy and embracing the journey of trying new things, it’s for carrying around that ‘silly little journal’ and making time to page dump and enjoy it without feeling rushed. It’s for finding out what makes my heart sing and exploring that to the best of my ability. It’s for building that career we have talked about since we were kids but listened to those who said “I think you are dreaming a little too big.” 

This year, I’m choosing: 

• Conversations that feel safe and not confusing (babes not everyone deserves the reply)
• Love that shows up without feeling like I am chasing half the rom coms I have ever watched without a slightest hope of them getting a happy end.
• Friendships that don’t call for shrinking any version of myself
• New opportunities and adventures that come along (where we can.) 
• Most importantly… I am choosing me. 

This chapter (however long that may be) is about embracing as much as life as we can. Whether that finally be listening to the wonderful Florence Given and her drive to take up as much space as she needs to, to be her authentic self, or taking that little bit of advice from Bridget Jone’s dad… ‘it’s not enough to survive, you need to live.’ It’s for losing myself in a good book, a movie, a theatre show, a new tv show and yes geeking out about it the when we need to. It’s showing up even on the slow days to do the little things that keep my mind clear and creative. It’s spending time with friends and family. It’s traveling to new destinations and accepting that sometimes things may not fall how you pictured that they would. 

It’s in the way that we choose to speak to ourselves and others. It’s the boundaries we keep. We now refuse to lower the standards just because someone told us ‘you might want to lower your standards’. 

We just need to keep choosing ourselves and showing up, even when it’s uncomfortable, even when it’s boring, especially when it would be easier not to.

So here’s to the first page of a fresh chapter. 

The soft start. The chapter where I remember to trust myself.

Same heart.

Clearer Vision (yes a vision board is still a must in my 2026).

Better energy.

Happy New Year my loves. Here’s to the new year, a new chapter. May it be full of love, laughter, memories and just just a little touch of Magic.

Love Always, 

Gee xoxo