An Unconventional Year End Newsletter
A personal letter from our owner Nadie
This is probably a very unconventional and uber personal newsletter for a clothing company to send but I felt deeply called to open up and share with you some big personal reflections I've had from this past year. And also why not? We're all humans having this experience called life together, so let's connect like humans even in this "digital" "business" space. Continue reading for a snapshot of the deeper goings on in my life, and an idea of my (un)clarity of the future.
I'm writing this on New Year’s Eve day from my small couch in my tiny house. The smell of coffee in my nose and the heat from kittens on my toes. As I sit here quietly in my usual morning routine of staring out at the foggy fields I'm drawn into a reflective state thinking of this past year, all the ups and downs, the patterns, the growth, the shifts and changes. This has definitely been another big year for personal growth.
I started this year by setting and sticking to the biggest personal boundary I have ever set and I walked away from a large project that held my heart because it was toxic for my nervous system. I'll save you the details for a one-on-one chat sometime because I tend to write books instead of short stories and this one could be a 10 part series. The gist is that I stood up and finally advocated for myself even when I felt I had so much to lose. It was the scariest and biggest personal growth moment I had to date (foreshadowing maybe?). That decision led me down a path of intense practice of following my intuition, finally speaking my truth and rebuilding trust with myself. At times it felt like I was running a gauntlet, one situation after another where I could either shrink back or step up. And every time I listened to my gut and I stepped up further into myself.
The moral of the story? Throughout that experience I learned that authenticity builds alignment, and alignment builds a reality beyond your dreams. I just need to trust; drop the masks, actually show up, and be wowed by the results. Rinse and repeat. Easier said than done of course.
As the year continued I was blessed with many more lessons and a litter of 6 little kittens! 2 of which I kept and 4 I begrudgingly adopted out. I still think of those little loves but having 2 cats already, 8 would have been twice as crazy as the 4 total that I ended up with haha. Well these 4 probably saved my mental health this year by giving me a little reprieve because that previous experience was there to grow me into someone who could handle the rest of 2025 and the personal and professional challenges that came.
Rinse and repeat.
We all went through it didn't we? The year of the snake, shedding all that doesn’t serve us. Our personal journey toward realignment. That overwhelming feeling that we could no longer stand for things that were not on our greater path. And that terrifying fog of the unknown that we're supposed to just blindly step into with nothing but the faith from a gut feeling.
This year good friends, dreams, plans, even my 15 year relationship, all disappeared when I stepped into that fog. And even though I mourn what I have lost and I have no clue what the next step is, I keep getting small signs that this is the way, to keep going forward, don’t stop, it’s so much more than worth it. You now have the tools and you’ve been practicing with them, they are the map. You are the map.
So I begin 2026, the year of the horse, a #1 year, a Beginnings year, looking forward with blinders on and my intuition holding the reigns, trusting that each small step is going to bring me closer to something truly magical. I hope I see you on the other side, wherever that may be.
May your 2026 be filled with alignment and beautiful surprises ✨
Sending love and kindness.
XO Nadie
My Map
Incase you’re curious or may find it helpful, this is the map I’ve been using on repeat this year. It's been a great guiding light in my fog and I plan to continue to refine and use it in all areas of my life and work.
I need to:
1- Really know(feel) myself. Who am I? What do I need and why? Don’t lie to myself. Tap into my deeper knowing. Be confident and trust who that is.
2- Get to know my fear. Understand it and listen to its message, and not be overtaken by it; understand my nervous system and how to regulate it.
3- Show up. Even with the fear. Speak my deepest truth, be seen in my truest authenticity (example: this newsletter). Choose alignment.
4- Trust the process (universe/guides/nature/etc). Trust myself (intuition/gut/higher self/etc). And be open to growth; through conflict, insight, humility and practice. Keep a positive mindset.
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