I feel like I want to push reset on 2026 - to go back and start again. There’s so much pressure on us being rested and refreshed, and my year didn’t really start that way. In fact, I felt like I needed a break just after I’d had one.
Summer was great, lots of beach time, time in the ocean and time with family and friends. We had a lots of visitors though, which - whilst nice - also meant I didn’t get as much space as usual to recharge. I put my back out surfing and hormonally I’ve been all over the place. This led to a couple of bumps in the car, an angry outburst at a man on the beach who let his dog come over and fight our dog, and then I dropped my phone in the sea! The insurance company must be sick of hearing from me and I’ve certainly noticed my focus is off, I’m not myself and I’m a bit exhausted. It’s not the start to the year I’d planned and it’s left me feeling a bit overwhelmed when I look at how busy the year ahead is already shaping up to be!
So whilst I can’t go back and start again or turn off 2026 and switch it back on again, I reckon there is the ability to press reset. Like the strange little buttons we used to get on digital things. They weren’t really buttons because you needed a pin or the back of an earring to push them in, but they would clear whatever meltdowns the remote or other device was having. I’d like to think of it like that for me.
Here's what that looks like in real life:
I’ve set some mini breaks, an opportunity to pause, press reset and take a breath.
I’ve broken down my year into chunks so it feels less ‘big’
I’ve dialled up the things I know help – meditation, saunas, nature walks and space
I’ve dialled down the things I know don’t help – alcohol, scrolling, saying yes too often
I’ve enlisted help and support, including some additional recruitment to the team
I’ve cut myself some slack too, we’re human and that means we’re not perfect all the time. My age (and my social media algorithms) also tell me perimenopause could be at play too. We have to ebb and flow with our own rhythms and some of those rhythms we can’t override.
If your 2026 hasn’t started as planned what’s your version of the reset button?