Look, the winter is setting in deep and I know I want to bake cookies and watch movies with my family like my life depends on it.

And, you know what? My life does depend on it. And yours does too. Our complete and human existence on this planet requires that we have down time, we connect, we CHILL.

Since we all run around like crazy people most of the time just full of FOMO and waiting for the other shoe to drop, consider this your big old permission slip to relax.

Not for a lifetime (or maybe it is). Try it on for an hour (I’m talking to you, Ms. Lunch at My Desk.) Give it a whole day. Ever spent an entire weekend doing nothing? Funny how truly letting go can make some of us (me) stir crazy.

Well, it’s crazy to NOT spend time with and on yourself. Get a massage, have coffee with a girlfriend, finish one of those books you have piled high on your nightstand. Enjoy a tech free dinner with your entire family. 

The next two weeks are full of holidays, parties, family time, and festivities. No matter where you live or what you celebrate, take this opportunity to unplug, reconnect, and chill the eff out, m’kay?

You know I am. I’ll see you guys in 2014. And it’s gonna be one hell of a year.

xo