Were you like me and thought that maybe 2021 would be BETTER than the shock that was 2020?! Ha! I mean, what a year this has been. I really did take the downsides of the pandemic to try and look on the brighter side…I rediscovered my love of my high school sport, I agreed to let my kids have a puppy, and I made sure that my work/life balance was better than it had ever been (always a work in progress!).

But honestly, it all still sort of sucks. While I think many of us got more used to this alternate universe as we started to be able to do more things (thanks to vaccines and Covid cases dropping earlier this year), it’s also been this odd year of feeling like we’re all still stuck in another dimension (thanks to Covid cases rising again currently). The unknowingness of it all can take a toll on you (I know it has for me). So if you’re not feeling as jolly as you think you should be this time of year, it’s totally okay. You can be grateful for your life and health, and you can also be just over this pandemic and annoyed at the same time. I know I am.

What I do want to say is that during these highs and lows, I appreciate you all so much. The last couple years have been both a personal and professional shift for me, too. And, you’ve followed along and supported me through all of it. We launched some fun new products and debuted our house and studio reveals this year (and even made the cover of Domino!).

In 2022, my newest book, A Kids Book About Confidence will ship, we have some more new design collaborations coming that I simply CANNOT wait to show you, and lots more! Stay tuned…and till then, have a great start to the new year.

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Lead photo by Bethany Nauert from my studio entryway.