There’s something about being eight months pregnant and halfway horizontal on a beach chair in Cabo that makes you reflect on life.

Maybe it’s the ocean. Maybe it’s the hormones. Maybe it’s the fact that I haven’t had to cook or answer emails for 48 hours and my brain is finally operational again.

Whatever it is — I’m holding onto it tightly.

Because if you’ve ever had a baby before, you know the next few months are basically a love story… mixed with a minor natural disaster.

This will be our baby moon — a soft reset before life gets full(er) and louder.

Before the new schedules and the sleepless nights.

Before a tiny human becomes the boss of our calendar.

And for the first time in a long time, I didn’t feel rushed to get anywhere.

No color-coded to-do list. No frantic “catch up” energy.

Just long mornings, journal entries, SPF 50, and an extremely questionable attempt at prenatal yoga on the balcony (note to self: balance poses are aspirational, not mandatory).

Of course, I’m still me. I packed my digital planner. I made a “Cabo Intentions” list. (You can take the girl out of her routine, but you can’t take the routine out of the girl.)

Mostly, I’ve been using my journal to do what feels necessary right now:

• Balance the world’s heaviness with hope.
• Manifest a softer future while still reading the news without needing a nap.

Because let’s be real — between politics, headlines, and the general chaos of the internet, it’s easy to spiral into despair.

It’s a lot harder (and a lot braver) to believe that good things are still possible… as long as you intentionally help build them.

Even if for today, that “good thing” is simply raising a tiny human who knows that kindness wins, next week it will be back to helping people invest in a mission-aligned way.

Planner Essentials:

• A digital planner page labeled “Things I’m Not Stressing About Right Now.”
• A gratitude section titled “Small Joys That Are Actually Huge.”
• Morning journaling: 5 minutes of “Dear Future Me, You’ve Got This.”

Journaling Prompt:

What’s one thing you want to savor before the next season of your life begins?

“Because sometimes the best way to prepare for what’s coming… is to fully show up for what’s here.”