When you’re wrapped in a towel and you stare down into your gym bag to realize you didn’t bring an extra pair of underwear, you have two choices.

Post Hot Power Yoga chonies, or no chonies.

I took command of my final day in my 28th year by going commando. I would say this set a pretty good precedent for the year to come if I’m already flying by the seat of my (no) pants.

Is it bad that there’s something sort of exhilarating about not wearing underwear? Like your own personal secret, an inner smile that only you know the cause of?

Maybe I’m taking this whole no-panty-peril a little too far but going the rest of the work-day and then to a client meeting with a different sort of non-disclosure agreement had me a bit smitten with my decision.

Once again revisiting my New Year’s Resolution of lightness, I’d say day #365 of year 28 brought it to a whole new level.

And so begins a new  year. 29! We all have that one (or a million) person that asks, “So do you feel different?” They mean older. Do you feel older.

And to be honest, I do. In my late 20s (as late as they get!) I feel more confident in what I say and what I do. I don’t feel the need to apologize for being me, even at the risk of an overshare (if this post wasn’t a dead give-away).

I don’t feel as guilty for my little pleasures in life and don’t give them up. I love buying my coffee out almost every day, having the usual, and getting my nails done with a color anything but usual. In my early 20s, I may have seen these indulgences as splurges, and maybe there are a bit, but I’m not sorry.

I value my time more. If an uber ride saves me half the time and means I can go home to make a cup of tea and hit the hay with mug still full, then so be it.

Friends and family mean more than ever. I am constantly wowed by how full my heart becomes when I’m with the people I love. It’s truly the most amazing feeling and makes life so much more fun.

I’m learning to let go more. There are many things that I cannot control and learning what those are and how to let those go leaves room and energy for the things that I can. These are things like how I show up in life, cultivating the person I want to be and being present.

It’s going to be a good year.

Birthday girl, out.