01/05/2026
Instead of a 2025 recap, I’m doing a December recap 🎊
Because honestly, a lot of the same themes that showed up this month are the same ones that showed up all year…. And a whole year of photos and recap sounds like a lot right now. So here’s my December/2025 dump:
First, I feel deeply grateful for the life I get to live. Truly. My life so far has been a wild roller coaster with lots of support and love and 2025 shows that well! So many beautiful experiences as I’ve opened myself up to more vulnerability, intimacy and connection.
What stands out the most from this month/year I want to keep working on is knowing that when things feel bad, it doesn’t always mean they are bad. Sometimes they are. But more often for me, my mind goes straight to: something’s wrong, I need to fix it, why isn’t everything perfect?
…. Like common, why can’t I just always have rose colored glasses on instead of the dark ones?
Travel brings so much beauty and perspective. It reminds me that many of the little things I stress about and obsess over in my day to day life… actually don’t matter that much at all. That’s why I love getting out of my routine and out of my own head…. even when it may disrupt me for a bit. It’s not about comparing lives or deciding whose is better or worse, but to remember there are so many ways to live a good life.
In some ways, I expected this month to hand me a big “aha” about some career burnout I’ve experienced… Like I’d leave the country and suddenly everything would click right? Spoiler alert: the magic bullet did not arrive just because I crossed an ocean. 😜
But I have gained many helpful insights and am grateful for the support I have around me. I truly love the work I am honored to do… honestly what burns me out is getting caught so easily in the push/grind culture that can come with entrepreneurship.
The relationship I am building is one of the healthiest, most loving, and inspiring relationships I’ve ever been in. I’m so grateful for that. And also, relationships are never perfect.... {continued in comments}