Art Manifesting 02
Last year, I started a practice I like to call, art manifesting for the first time and I loved it so much, I thought I’d bring it back again this year. The practice was simple–to visually curate manifestations around large themes in my life. Last year, I was planning for our wedding, so that was a big one. This year, I’m focusing on my stationery and design business. I’m not a huge fan of new years resolutions, restrictive mindsets or overly aggressive goals. Instead, I prefer a more natural, soft approach to embracing newness through inspiration and attainability.
And so–my 2024 art manifestations! I’m excited this year to really continue the strong themes from last year–health, building my business, mental clarity and wellbeing, cherishing little moments, and taking memorable trips. One huge personal milestone for 2024 is that I’m turning 30, and I’d like to be really thoughtful around the way I celebrate, embrace this new chapter, and enter into a new era.
Health & Wellbeing
Health to me is so incredibly personal. It means health of mind, body, nervous system, and spirit. This year, I’m continuing to prioritize my mental and physical health above all. They go hand-in hand for me–and the rest of my life begins to waver if I don’t prioritize them.
This year in particular, I’m giving my nervous system extra attention. I want to focus on activities and mindsets that nurture my nervous system as much as I can. I find myself feeling so tight, tense, worried and cold quite often and I think this speaks immensely to my overall wellbeing. As a naturally anxious person, I think I’m harder on myself than need be–tougher, more critical, and entirely too negative. This year I really want to make an effort to elevate, calm, and warm my nervous system. Practices like daily movement, heat work, swapping cold beverages for room temperature or warm, daily sunlight, gut health, rest, and light therapy are all elements that I’m utilizing in one way or another.
On a more literal note, in the latter half of 2023 I fell back in love with jogging. Slow and steady is my game. I used to jog all the time back in my early 20s and sort of fell out of it as I entered the corporate world, and lost touch with my body. However last year gave me the opportunity to fall back in love with it and I’m so glad that I did. I think I need to always have jogging be a part of my life–because I feel like a better person when it is. I feel more “dedicated” to something. I also feel incredibly accomplished after a jog. Running has always been hard for me–I was scarred by the dreaded P.E. mile in junior high (anyone else?!) and always thought running was never an option for me. But slowly as an adult, I went from long walks to slow paced jogs over periods of time and I love it. Walking will always be a part of my routine–but I want to make a solid effort to make sure jogging is as well. Right now, I have a goal to jog the 12k this summer and I’m looking into becoming an apple watch person to help me keep track of my pace/time/distance.
Growing My Business
Earlier in 2023 I launched Studio Lameraner, my stationery and branding business. After our wedding, I realized how much love, care and attention I gave our stationery and day-of paper goods. The entire process brought me so much joy, and it was truly a cherry on top that other folks resonated with it. I had a few inquiries after the wedding from other brides asking for help and guidance for some of their stationery and so I dove in head first. No project too small is my mindset. I was formally trained as a graphic designer, graduating from University of San Francisco with my Design degree, so this really is bringing me full circle. I always loved paper goods the most of my design degree, and so I’m thrilled to be focusing more in this space. Come to think of it, I always handmade cards for family birthdays and holidays–which I’m sure we all did. I always remember loving the process and making even the simplest of celebrations feel more elevated with luxurious yet simple stationery.
My goals for Studio Lameraner are around refined growth. I want to refine my style and offerings while growing a loyal and style-reflective clientele. Quality > Quantity. I know I have one million and a half lessons to learn. I’m showing up imperfectly, knowing that I’ll evolve and grow during this time. I just have an inherent feeling that I need to dive headfirst into this, otherwise I’ll stop myself a million times and the villain of progress is hesitation. I’m starting small–working out of our apartment, printing and assembling on my canon printer with my paper cutter and some blind, dumb, ambition.
Entering Into A New Era
2024 is the year I turn 30. I haven’t really given that much thought to it, other than the fact that I want to be really intentional with the way I celebrate entering into a new era. I’m not so much fixated on the number 30, but rather the era of 30’s. When I turned 20, I wasn’t at all intentional or aware that I was entering a new era of life. I wasn’t proud, thoughtful or conscious of the fact that my life was quite literally entering a different decade.
So now, I want to change that. I think life is so wonderful in the fact that it gives us decades to mark time. So why not embrace entering a new decade with as much charisma as when celebrating the New Year? We celebrate New Years Eve like it’s this big, magical moment in time, ripe for newness and change. However I don’t think we give that same attention to being on the cusp of a new decade of one’s life. I think so many of us focus on the singular number, as opposed to thinking about the decade itself. And so with that notion, I’m opening my mind to the possibilities of the decade of 30. A new era of refinement, experience, and knowledge. I enter into my 30’s a different person than the girl who entered into her 20’s ten years ago. How wild is that? I want to go back in time and give that girl a hug, tell her that her 20’s are going to be fun, wild, challenging, both the best of times and the worst of times. I would tell her to stop worrying about what people think. I would tell her to document more of life. I would tell her to trust her gut more. I wonder what I’ll come back and tell myself now in 10 years?
To celebrate, I’m thinking I’ll host an intimate dinner party and maybe slip away for a quiet weekend with the hubs and pup.
Seeking Warmth
2024 is about seeking warmth in all facets. Warm moments in time, warmth from within, warmth in relationships and with the world around me. The literal translation of this theme is traveling to somewhere warm. And yes, on a shallow level that is something I’m craving for 2024. I want to bask in the tropical sun somewhere. There is nothing like stepping off a plane in a warm humid climate that just elevates the soul. The air is different, happier even. On a less literal level, I’m embracing the feeling of warm. You know when you go somewhere or are around a group of people and you feel warm and happy? I’m seeking more of that. Seeking people whose auras are warm and energetic.
That feeling you have after laying in the sun for an afternoon–you come away feeling full, calm and almost buzzing from the natural heat your body has just absorbed.
