My “Me Month” for BlakeleeCo
December is here, and for the first time in my business…
I’m doing something that old me would have never done.
I’m slowing down.
Not stopping. Not disappearing.
Just choosing not to take on new projects or new retainer clients until January so I can give this month back to BlakeleeCo and honestly, back to myself.
If this were two years ago, I would’ve panicked at the idea.
I would’ve said yes to every single opportunity.
I would’ve convinced myself that slowing down meant falling behind.
And even now, I can still feel that little itch to jump at everything that comes my way. But I also know better.
I know what my business needs, and I know what I need.
This month is my version of a reset.
A breath.
A quiet catch-up.
A little “me time” for my business.
Because the truth is, I’m genuinely excited about the things I finally get to pour into this month — the parts of BlakeleeCo that always seem to get pushed to the bottom of the list when client work is the priority.
Things like:
Building a simple CRM setup inside ClickUp
Prepping tax documents early (hello, future stress relief)
Getting Pinterest up and running again
Creating a budget that actually supports where I’m going
Planning out Q1 with intention
Leaving room for a spontaneous Christmas day with the kids
None of it feels heavy.
None of it feels like “work I have to get done.”
It feels grounding.
It feels like giving my business the same love and care I give everyone else’s.
Somewhere in the middle of thinking this through, I remembered something I once heard about flamingos.
When flamingos have babies, they actually lose some of their pink.
They give so much of their color, their nutrients, their energy…
that they fade a little.
And honestly, that’s how this year has felt.
Beautiful, full, purpose-drive, but also stretched.
A lot poured out. Not as much poured back in.
December is my month to get a little bit of that pink back.
Not through hustle or pressure, but through intention. Through choosing space. Through giving myself and BlakeleeCo the room to breathe and realign before the new year starts.
This isn’t a pause out of burnout.
It’s a pause out of clarity.
A month for quiet CEO mornings.
A month for catching up without rushing.
A month to make space for the business I’m becoming, not just the business I’ve been running.
And maybe most importantly…
a month to enjoy the magic of the season with my babies, without guilt, without the pressure to do more, and without squeezing myself into a schedule that doesn’t fit.
If you’re reading this and feeling the nudge to build your own version of a “me month,” consider this your permission.
You’re allowed to pause.
You’re allowed to reset.
You’re allowed to get a little of your color back, too.
Here’s to December the softest month of the year and exactly the reset BlakeleeCo didn’t know it needed.
