Happy (late) 2018! How is it already three weeks into the new year? Like many of you, I took a much needed hiatus over the holidays and had quite an adventure on what should have been a relaxing vacation to New York and the Bahamas. As some of you know through my social media feeds, my husband and I ended up on the ill-fated Norwegian Breakaway cruise that sailed directly through a treacherous bomb cyclone winter storm on the US East coast the first week of January. For over 48 hours on our way back to NYC, we were tossed around by 25-30 foot waves and terrified that our room would take on water (as many other parts of the ship had) as the boat began to tilt wildly from side to side and people genuinely feared for their lives. Here is a video link that assembled a lot of the shared footage. Having survived that ordeal shortly after ringing in the New Year (and thank you to all of the friends and colleagues who reached out to us), I am grateful that we made it back home and determined that 2018 be one of our most memorable years ever. I have many exciting creative projects, travels, and some surprises planned on the horizon, but most importantly I do not want to take even one day on this planet for granted. Life is just too precious and unpredictable. Peace and best wishes as we start the new year! Make it the best one yet.