As you approach the new year, do you focus on results-oriented New Year’s resolutions, or do you prefer to set broader intentions for the year?

In a time where we are overbooked, over-committed, and weighed down by all that is going on in the world, messages promising the results we crave can make us vulnerable to feeling like we are doing something wrong for feeling out of sorts because we do not do life in a prescribed manner.

So many offerings are a recipe for failing in our hopes for end-of-the-year plans.

Yet, finding a focused practice for examining how you manage your time and make decisions that align with your values and how you live and experience life can delight you while bringing you clarity in a chaotic world.

Ali Edwards is the founder and CEO of Ali Edwards Designs. Her passion resides in that very special place where the stories and images of life intersect. Her work includes writing, photography, teaching and memory keeping product design.

Listen to the full episode to hear:

• How Ali’s background in graphic design influenced the visual storytelling of memory keeping
• Why Ali is drawn to the everyday stories and not just big milestone moments
• How Ali decides what to share publicly and what to keep private
• How Ali handles consent in documenting the lives of her kids and family
• How the shift from blogging to social media has shaped what and how Ali shares from her life
• Why Ali chooses a word to guide her year 
• How Ali stays grounded while “taking the temperature” of those around her

Learn more about Ali Edwards:

• Website
• Instagram: @aliedwards

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Resources:

• The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents,Lisa Damour
• Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt
• David Kushner - Daylight
• The Bear
• Jury Duty 
• The Goonies
• Sixteen Candles