The Holidays – Motivational – Family Rituals

Happy New Years!

Time for our yearly ritual. Let’s set the new year rolling with some planning and organization!

A close-up view of two spiral-bound planners, one labeled '2025' and the other '2026', placed on a table with a colorful flyer and pens nearby.

Out with the old, in with the new!

Close-up of a January 2025 calendar displaying handwritten notes and dates, with a glass jar and wooden dish in the foreground.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
Close-up of calendars for January 2025 and January 2026 placed on a table with a striped tablecloth.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
Close-up of 2025 and 2026 planners with floral designs on a table, surrounded by stationery items.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.

2026 is here so it’s time to breakout new calendars and planners!

A table with two open planners for April 2025 and April 2026, a blue pen, a mason jar filled with water, and a few colorful pens scattered around.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.

Neal and I sat at the table, looked over our old 2025 calendars.

An older man reviewing and organizing calendars for the new year while seated at a table, with a white Christmas tree in the background.

Then set up 2026 on our own personal and larger shared kitchen calendars.

A person writing in a planner for the year 2026, with a white Christmas tree and glasses in the foreground.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.

We even coordinate with online google calendars.

Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
A close-up view of a tablet and smartphone displaying calendar schedules for January, highlighting New Year's Day and various birthdays, with decorative backgrounds.
Graphic illustration of several vintage cameras, some with light effects, arranged in a row.

2 Comments

  1. I absolutely love these yearly rituals. They help to make life so much more meaningful. And hopeful.

  2. This really is a fun and meaningful exercise every year. It always brings with it Hope that the new year will bring much Good.

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