Hello, hello, Emily here. You are listening to Five Minute Friday from Hurtle. Happy holidays, everyone. I have been really thinking a lot this week in particular about traditions. I have some that I partake in with my family every year around this time. Things like going to Arthur Avenue to do

food shopping in all of the best Italian shops in the Bronx before Christmas Eve and then

eating at Dominics, if you know, you know, going to my grandmother's for Christmas Eve. And we're

not doing the 12 fishes in proper Italian

forum, but there is a fish situation happening there, likely muscles for sure. And Christmas

day, hanging out with my mom and going to get Chinese food and watch movies. And I do it

every year. And it brings me so much joy. Last year, my family got a little

bit bigger and my dad remarried. And it was really interesting because it was almost as though I took

this opportunity with new members of my family, step-siblings, stepmother,

to ask myself, what traditions do we want to create? What do we want to do together?

And in reflecting on that, we haven't come up with anything just yet. It's a work in progress.

But it doesn't need to be something like

that to have an excuse to create a new thing that you do regularly. It doesn't need to be some

massive big event, although how special it is for us to be able to grow our family. I digress. I think about

rituals and traditions when it comes to myself. What are things that I want to be a part of my every

year, of maybe even part of my every week or every day. A few years back, I started this

tradition merrymaking with my friends and what it is, is me inviting girlfriends over to

literally deck the halls, to decorate my tree, to eat pizza, sip cocktails, and just have a nice time. And now it's your tradition that I

look forward to every single year. Last year, I deliberately threw a holiday party. I know this is

funny because I am a single person LLC, but I threw a holiday party for myself. And I got dressed up and was very intentional with it and took myself

to dinner. And this year I was very intentional with doing the same thing. Any day, any week,

any moment is an opportunity for you to do inventory and say, maybe I want to make this new

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