Welcome to 2024! Did ya miss me?!

Wow, wow, wow, wow. I cannot believe we’re already 9 days into the new year. I hope you took the last few weeks to totally unplug, relax and forget about those pesky little work projects still lingering from 2023.

Please tell me that you spent time with fam, ate far too many cookies and drank way too much cocoa instead??

We just spent 16 days across Vietnam and Thailand and I can't even begin to tell you how incredible it was to unplug so fully. I guess they were right - breaks really do help you come back stronger. Albeit with a tummy full of mango sticky rice!!

Now that I’m back, I’m so excited to be in the office again [hah, never thought that statement would come out of my mouth]. When I worked in corporate, I would get so caught up in the hustle that it was almost impossible for me to unwind over the holidays. I’d check slack, emails, and respond to messages even though I had no business doing so.

But this year, I’m so proud to say that I stayed present and totally disconnected. None of that would’ve been possible without the privilege of creating a career that brings me so much happiness. For that, I have you all to thank.

So as we dive into this new year, I wanted to take a second to thank you…

Thank you for being here.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for participating.
Thank you for sending in your questions.
Thank you for following me on social.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 💜

Alrighty, let’s dive into today’s newsletter 👇

Eep, ok so I’ve been keeping a secret and it’s super juicy. I know, I know, I wanted to tell you from the jump - I just had to make sure everything was nice and buttoned up before I did. But, the cat’s finally out of the bag and you’re some of the first to know [hey, subscribing to the newsletter paid off after all!].

…so drumroll pleaseeee 🥁

I’m so excited to announce that we are officially rebranding the podcast from Marketing on the Moon to Organized Chaos! And not only is it a major rebrand, it will also be a complete overhaul of how we produce content over there. I'm not going to lie, I’m a bit nervous!

So why the change?

While I love talking about my career, I am truly, truly, truly a believer that we are so much more than that. Our relationships, our family life, the homes we live in, the way we decorate, our travels, our skincare routines - they’re what allow us to show up as our full self at work and I want to create a forum that reflects that ethos. A safe place where you go to learn about travel tips, how to get a promotion, how to negotiate your salary, AND how to build a morning routine.

And I would love to hear your feedback! Drop me a DM, send me an email, write me a letter - I love to hear from you and want to make sure you are getting as much value as possible out of what I create!

tl;dr - Get ready to see big changes on the pod starting this Thursday Jan 11! Don’t miss a thing and follow along across alllll the socials.

You know the anxiety that comes after a night out? The one where you know you had fun, but the memories of dancing and laughing are replaced with complete exhaustion and social anxiety. Yep, the dreaded hangxiety loves to rear it’s ugly head - and it’s not all that dissimilar to the feeling many of us get when we return to work after the holidays.

Those projects you’d pushed off are still there. The boss that micromanages you is now rested and even more intense [if that’s possible] and the emails have piled up so high you can’t see the top. But before you let yourself spiral, remember this… 2024 is NOT the year where we are going to let work control us. No, 2024 is the year where WE are going to control IT.

We’re going to find the schedules that work for us, set boundaries, and make our own rules. We are going to re-evaluate our priorities and make sure that we’re giving ourselves enough time to breath, work on ourselves, learn new skills, and create.

My goal for all of us this year? A year of yes. A year of most-evers.

A year of more travel.

More speaking engagements.
More communicating.
More self-confidence.

A year of creating the career and life that we’ve been dreaming of.

So who’s with me? Tune in to this week’s episode for more on how you can set yourself up for your year of most-evers. 

Keep going 💜

🔥 best piece of content: Google’s Year in Search 2023
👀 on the pod: keep your eyes peeled for the re-brand!
✨ my brand crush: Spotify for their playlist in a bottle campaign.
🍦 best meal: small dinner club [bangkok]
💅 splurge of the week: bunny hay from Normandy [lol]

And that’s a wrap!

xoxo, Regan