Are you in the midst of holiday shopping and looking for the perfect stocking stuffers and gifts? I was thinking maybe this list would help you check a few items off your list.

Over this last year, I’ve been on a journey of radically nurturing my inner child. One of the ways I’ve been doing this is by giving myself a few things that I had wanted in my childhood, the things that were outside of my parent's lower middle-class budget.

Things have been bumpy the month or so, with lots of little hiccups and some good things peppered in. Working on looking on the bright side today I recalled a line from Drop Dead Fred. Then my brain went down a rabbit hole of movies I’ve loved from my childhood that really helped shape who I am today. How many of these have you seen and what would you add to this list?

Dear Sweet Lish,

You always thought you had to be so adult, so serious. You thought the weight of the world was resting on your little shoulders. You felt big emotions, you wanted to make an impact and a difference in the world. You felt that art and creativity were paramount. I think you’d be pleasantly surprised at how things have turned out. You’d be stoked to learn…

Here is my current process for reviewing the past year and thinking about and planning for the year ahead.