This is a post for anyone who, like me, once again finds themselves an unwilling participant in the month of January’s favorite games. These include (but are certainly not limited to) games such as Question What The F*ck You’re Doing With Your Life, Attempt Implementing Impossible Resolutions, and Hold Yourself to Hilariously Unattainable Standards. Sound familiar?

For most people, this time of year has always been one of putting pressure on ourselves to make changes and start finally becoming whoever we want to be. That part is nothing new. But the current state of events has somehow rendered this January even more restless than the Januarys before, and to put it simply, it’s just a lot.

lifeKate VoegeleJanuary 20, 2022life tips, new yearsComment

5 Ideas for a Festive New Year's Eve at Home

On one hand, it seems totally insane that it’s already time to ring in a brand new year. On the other, it feels like it’s taken about 5 times longer to get to this point than it normally does, because…2020.

Kate and Courtney here, and today we’re sharing 5 of our favorite ideas for a festive New Year’s Eve at home! Chances are most of us will be spending New Year’s at home this year, or at least somewhere or some way that’s almost guaranteed to look different than last year.

No matter what you’d usually be doing to ring in the new year, we’ve got five ideas for five different types of NYE celebrations to send 2020 off with a big fat “SEE YOU NEVER AGAIN" :

life, homeKate VoegeleDecember 29, 2020new years, party ideasComment

My New Year's Resolution and Goal for 2021

I’m not quite sure how to even begin a post about New Year’s resolutions while we’re still in 2020, because let’s face it- no matter what the resolutions or goals we made for this year looked like it’s highly likely that they didn’t turn out the way we thought they would.

Kate here, and today I’m (cautiously) sharing my main resolution and goal for 2021. Even though 2020 has been the bad boyfriend that will now make me forever cynical about relationships going forward, I’m still choosing to believe in love (not sure what garbage teen movie metaphor I’m going for here but somehow it makes sense to me?)

lifeKate VoegeleDecember 22, 2020kate, new years, life tips, goal settingComment

Checking in on My New Year's Resolution Mid-Year

Is it just me or does checking in on our New Year’s Resolutions feel particularly weird this year? It’s no question that 2020 has been anything but ordinary (to put it lightly), and after stumbling on some photos from my 2020 New Year’s trip this week I realized just how bizarre it is to think back on all the things I resolved to do this year that clearly didn’t quite pan out the way I thought they would.

Back in January I shared a post all about my number one resolution for 2020, which was simple - to Just Start Going. Or so I thought it was simple. Now, having spent the past five months in some semblance of quarantine, the thought of “just starting” all of the things I thought I would be starting this year feels kind of ridiculous. So today I wanted to share a post about how I’m reflecting on where I’m at with that resolution more than halfway through the year and how I hope to adapt it to these crazy circumstances going forward.

lifeKate VoegeleAugust 4, 2020new years, self care, kateComment

How To Just Start Already And Go For It: My Resolution

are you ever totally paralyzed at the idea of starting something that you want or need to do? I’ll always be a Tom Petty fan, and while I do agree that the waiting is hard I must argue that it’s the starting, and not the waiting, that is in fact the hardest part.

today’s post is about how to get started before you’re ready, and why it’s my big resolution this year. I thought a lot about the best way to explain this resolution, and it turns out that the following LA driving metaphor seems necessary:

lifeKate VoegeleJanuary 7, 2020new years, life tips, personal growth, self care Comments

Photo Diary: Baja Beach Party NYE 2019

happy 2019!! hope you all had a restful and wonderful holiday break. for a few years now, my NYE tradition has been hanging in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico with some of my close friends to give the year a sunny sendoff. today i’m sharing a couple snaps from the week and two of my new favorite restaurants that you HAVE to try if you’re ever down in the Baja peninsula.

here are some highlights from the trip:

travelKate VoegeleJanuary 10, 2019mexico, cabo, new yearsComment

Photo Diary: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

cabo is one of the most special places to me for a couple pretty big reasons- i got engaged there, and we also spent our honeymoon there. another equally important reason i love cabo is that the margaritas and tacos are off the CHAIN. we were lucky enough to ring in this past new year with some of our best friends, so here are some highlights:

travelKate VoegeleSeptember 28, 2016cabo, mexico, margaritas, tacos, new yearsComment