What my Rooting Year actually means and why I’m choosing depth over everything else in 2026

For the past couple of years, I feel as though there was a big push with vision boards and manifestations for some promise of an accomplished year. And every year, I felt the pressure to grind the pepper, shake the salt, and plate the dish. However, this year felt like it needed a change. It needed something… and so I sat with this thought in my head for days, weeks, even months. “Slow?” I thought, but it didn’t quite feel right. “Intentional?” Still not enough? And then it clicked. I needed something that made me feel connected to what it means to be human, to be bare, to be whole, and somehow, I landed with this thought. “What is it that I want? What do I truly desire out of life?” And that’s when it occurred to me, I wanted growth. But one cannot grow, when one is not planted. So I must create roots. And that’s how 2026 became my ROOTING YEAR. No vision board, no must-do, etc., it’s my flow with what feels like rooting to me. 

For years, I’ve lived this nomadic life. And I say that loosely, because I feel as though I didn’t actually live my life, rather, I lived for everyone else. I lived and moved into so many different places and spaces, and while that was fun, I realize now how exhausting it was. I got to live a life most people don’t get to experience, and yet, everywhere felt like nowhere. At least not until I found my home base. That’s when everything shifted or transitioned into a new season for me. I felt different. Relaxed. And for the first time in a long time, I felt a change in myself. I could finally be in my feminine. Which had a lot to do with finding my person. And I know how cheesy that sounds, because I never thought I would be blessed to have someone who is willing to go through life with me. Someone to be my anchor, my true north, my center, my constant; the person who made staying in one place feel like the obvious decision. Temecula just happens to be where we are rooting. It’s the place that fits us, our life, and the life we want together. 

So what does 2026 actually look like for me? Like a breath of fresh air, the smell of the morning dew, and cotton candy skies. It’s slow mornings in a life I get to embrace. It’s more time with those that I truly adore. It's more time in the kitchen, exploring and creating a fusion of flavors. But it’s all the time in the world to spent on being present. 

2026 is my rooting year. It’s the year I lay the foundation for my life, my home, my work, my table. Rooting isn’t selfish, it’s needed. While I am planting something for myself this year, I am also rooting for you. For those who are on their own journey, for those who need support, and for those who want so much more. I see you. And I am rooting for you too. Just remember to take it slow and give yourself grace. 

So… come root with me.

This isn't a year-in-review or a productivity framework. I'm not here to give you a checklist or a five-step plan to your best year yet. This is an invitation, a quiet one, to consider what it might feel like to stop performing your life and start actually living it.

And I want to be transparent with you: I am finally in this place where I can relax, so this is my journey and where I’m at. If you're in a season of hustle and you need to grind right now, because that's just where you are in your journey, LOCK IN! I was in hustle mode, it was great, but currently it’s no longer serving me and this is simply where I am.

Because for me to really grow, which is what I want to do, I know that I need to step back and create those systems in my personal life, so that I can live a more abundant life. Like a tree, I am growing my roots, the stuff you don't see underneath, because the deepest work happens underground.

So this year, I'm growing my roots not to just survive. To flower. To fruit. To branches out and extend myself into the world in ways it never could have if I skipped the work underneath.

That's what I'm building toward. That's what this year is for.

This year, I'm not going to document perfection. I'm going to document the building; the slow mornings, the meals I'm learning, the craft I'm deepening, the table I'm setting, the life I'm growing into. All of it intetionally.

And if any part of this resonates with you or if you needed someone to say it's okay to go slow, it's okay to root, it's okay to want a life that actually feels like yours, then stay. Bookmark this. Come back when the world starts moving too fast again and you need a reminder that the ground is always here, waiting.

I'm rooting for you. And I'll see you at the table.