January Reflections & The Last Day Of The January Ultimate Blog Challenge

This is a photo I took at The Brooklyn Botanic Garden in October of 2019. It came to mind while I wrote this post.

Today is 1/31/26 and the last day of the January Ultimate Blog Challenge. I didn't post every day this month, but I did post during most of the challenge. I am proud of myself for what I have accomplished and will honor and celebrate that. It has been hard for me to show up and share something every day this month. This has probably been one of the most emotionally difficult months for me in a long time. Things in my life are okay, they are just changing and evolving. Old ways of being are transforming. This is having a ripple effect in my life on many levels.

I feel a a bizarre combination of calm, tense, and aligned. The alignment is helping me stay grounded as I move through the tension of becoming someone in a newer form. I feel like a butterfly who has emerged from a cocoon, who is still learning how to navigate life with wings. Sometimes this new way of being is exhausting and I need to stop, rest, and collect myself along the way.

Thank you for following along this month. What was one of your favorite posts? I am planning to come back in April for the next challenge. I will also be doing my best to share on my blog at least once a week.

Talk to you soon.

---

Jennifer Shlomovich is a Plant-Powered Lifestyle-Educator on a mission to help others improve their health by eating more plants.. As the only vegan in her household, she knows firsthand how challenging it can be to stay true to your values when the people around you aren’t on the same path. For years, she put everyone else’s needs ahead of her own, but through her journey, she discovered the power of setting boundaries, living by her values, and confidently prioritizing her well-being. On her YouTube channel, The Confident Vegan, she shares inspiring interviews, practical tips, and empowering conversations about what it really means to live in alignment with your values. She is also the co-host of That Vegan Morning Show with Kimberly Winters of the Did You Bring The Hummus podcast.