On last week’s Sunday Reset, Hannah shared what’s in her pool bag this summer.
Hannah has such an eye for fashion and looking put together, and I am often…the opposite of that.
Which is one of the reasons I love GetMomReady so much. We are all so different, but we are unified by the same values: telling the truth, supporting each other, and making space for the whole mom.
So this is my version of “what’s in my bag.”
Most days, my “bag” is:
my phone
a wallet stuck to the back of it
and one car key
That’s it.
I don’t really carry a purse because digging through a bag is my personal nightmare. I like pockets. I like being hands-free.
Do I need a cute bag for networking events? Yes.
Especially after the time I showed up to a very fancy fundraising brunch at River Oaks Country Club in an outfit I felt amazing in (read more about that outfit in my Mother’s Day saga here)… only to realize my ancient clutch was literally shedding white pieces behind me as I walked to my seat.
Very humbling and very classic Holly Tate.
But that little “what’s in my bag” moment got me thinking about something bigger for this Sunday Reset.
My word for this year is simplify (see vision board pic in the video above or the pic below!).
And as we get close to the halfway point of the year, I’m checking back in with that word.
Because simplifying is not just about carrying less or carrying “the right” stuff.
For me, it’s about simplifying my commitments, having fewer unfinished decisions, cancelling subscriptions that aren’t serving me, and reflecting on the things living rent-free in my brain.
For years in my corporate jobs, Sunday meant the Sunday scaries for me: that pit in my stomach when I looked at the week ahead and thought about everything I owed, everything I was behind on, and everything waiting for me on Monday.
I don’t live in that same rhythm anymore, and I’m really grateful for that.
But I still need a reset.
Because I’m not usually the person who needs motivation to do more.
I’m the person who needs to be reminded that less is often more.
So this week, I’m asking myself:
What am I carrying that I do not actually need to carry? (physically and mentally!!)
What decision have I already made in my gut but haven’t acted on yet?
What commitment, subscription, or expense is no longer serving me in this season?
Where am I over-activating instead of simplifying?
What is the smallest next step I can take to make this week feel lighter?
That’s my Sunday Reset.
Just one honest check-in with what I said mattered to me this year.
What are you resetting this week?
Here’s to small steps that lead to simplifying our weeks before Monday.
