44 today. so incredibly grateful and tired. one of my favorite childhood memories is dancing around our apartment with my parents listening to records. this past year of adjusting to being a mom of 3 has made me realize how little i am prioritizing these simple, happy moments with my own kids. i hate to admit it but so many days it feels like i’m just trying to make it to bedtime. today was beautiful and sad. i missed my father mike even more than usual today and just so desperately wanted to hug him and hear his voice. in his honor i decided to set intentions for the year. he was always my north star. my guiding light. he lived his life with intention and integrity and was in a constant state of personal growth and evolution. more than ever i hope i can continue to make him proud. “Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.” —Elizabeth Gilbert