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Andrew Wille's avatar

Good luck with those wishes for 2025! May the stars fall in your favour - you are doing all the professional stuff right. It just takes one person to fall in love with a book - well, maybe two (agent + editor).

I’ve stopped doing new year resolutions as I rarely keep to them. BUT last year I had a word of the year. It was Clarity. I kept coming back to it and I think it was helpful all year along. This year the word is Lightness.

And wow: that jumpsuit of your mom’s is something else! Maybe Jumpsuit should be the word of the year!

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Alexandra Hidalgo's avatar

Ha ha! Well, she was 28 when she was wearing that jumpsuit. I'm 47. It would have to be a different kind of jumpsuit for it to work for me this year. Ha ha!

I think resolutions are important if they come with reflection/introspection. They help us take account of the things that we want and develop strategies for getting them, which we may or may not stick to. Ha ha!

Lightness, though. What a word! I LOVE it! Lightness of being (pun), of mood, of feeling. Yes, please!

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Natalie D.C.'s avatar

A fantastic article to start off the New Year with inspiring resolutions to boot! Excited to watch A Complete Unknown with my little sister and mom in the coming days <3

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Alexandra Hidalgo's avatar

Thanks! I think you guys will love it! It's such a moving and inspiring film!

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nettie glickman's avatar

thank you for sharing your wishes and dreams

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Alexandra Hidalgo's avatar

Thank you, Nettie! I hope whatever you're hoping 2025 brings will come your way and then some!

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Nathaniel Bowler's avatar

Here’s to the big wishes coming true in 2025 too

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Alexandra Hidalgo's avatar

For all of us!

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Nathaniel Bowler's avatar

And by big wishes I meant Big Wishes. Capitalization definitely warranted

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Alexandra Hidalgo's avatar

Yes. Warranted indeed!

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