Setting Our New Year Thoughtfulness Intentions
I’ll be honest. I’m not usually a new year’s resolution gal. I envy people who can RESOLVE to do things and then just like…do them?
However, I do love to reflect. I’m a look back and make meaning kind of gal. But with all the excitement of building HeyDay, it prompted me to do a little of both.
2025 was a big year. It brought me the opportunity to join the HeyDay team and help build something awesome that will come to life in 2026.
So, as one year comes to an end and another begins, I wanted a simple way to pause and reflect. We built a short, printable reflection to look back on who showed up for you in 2025 — and think ahead to how you want to show up for the people who matter most in 2026.
No pressure. These don’t have to be new year’s resolutions. And they don’t have to be perfect. Pick and choose a few thoughtful prompts to fill out at your own pace.
I completed mine yesterday, and even as a no-resolution person, I found it fun and meaningful. My guiding words for how I want to show up for and care for others this year came out as consistent, proactive and clear. I wasn’t surprised by the first two. I feel “spotty” about my care for others in 2025. I was about 50/50.
When I remembered, I really nailed it. But I often found myself thinking, oh shoot! I forgot to send that card. And I even bought my husband the same London Lego set I got him last year (#memoryfail).
The consistency part made sense, and wanting to be more proactive and feel less frantic and chaotic also fit well.
But I was surprised by the word clear. Where did that come from?
As I reflected on that word, I realized that I want to be bolder and more demonstrative in 2026. I want to say more “I love yous” and show up for people more clearly. And when I got to the prompt about who I want to show up for this year, I found myself writing “my family.”
That’s when it really connected for me. I want to make sure I’m being as consistent, proactive and clear with my own little family unit as I am with my friends and extended family. It’s sometimes easier for me to show up for colleagues, friends, neighbors, etc. than to pay attention to the small moments in the day-to-day responsibilities and expectations of home.
I’ll go ahead and say it—I’m resolved to show up even better for my family this year.
HeyDay’s mission is to simplify and streamline what you and I are carrying around in our heads, in our planners, in our phone’s notes app.
By lowering my stress and guilt about the tasks I need to plan for, I can be more present in my own home. That feels like such a gift.
I’m looking forward to having an easy place to keep track of my people and their important occasions, preferences, and little moments that present opportunities to show them I’m paying attention and I care. HeyDay’s nudges will empower me to follow through on those thoughtful intentions. It’s going to help me be consistent, proactive and clear.
The gallery below includes the printable and some images from both Jill’s and my reflections. (I clearly need to ‘“resolve” to go take down some Christmas decorations.)
I hope this reflection gives you a meaningful moment as the year turns. Here’s to more connection, more intention, and more HeyDays in 2026.
