For the past few months, I've been in major experimentation mode.

I’m not exactly sure what’s going on, but I have a feeling that I need a refresh.

I love my life and my work. I live in a great place. I don’t see any MAJOR changes on the horizon.

But a refresh?

Taking steps to create an updated version of me?

Shedding some of the old to make room for the new?

That sounds exactly right.

It's time to recreate my life in a true new normal. It's been so long, I feel like I don't even know how to be in a "normal" anymore - even if it's a new normal! One thing I do know for sure -- I don't just want to go back to what I was doing pre-pandemic just because that's what I did. I’m starting by asking myself this one question.

Five years ago today, my life changed. On this day in 2017, I found out my job was changing from something I loved to something I had absolutely ZERO interest in. I still remember the exact moment my manager said the words. My entire body had a visceral NO reaction. It was also my birthday. CLEALY the universe was sending me a message.