27/12/2025
2025 Recap — Barely hanging on, but still here.
This year almost broke me.
Businesses exited. Plans halted. Competition crashed through doors I thought were steady. My confidence? Shaken. My bottom lines? Very, very real.
But somehow, in the mess, I found resilience, creativity and the grit to pivot when I had no choice.
I also learned that tough times don’t make you tough by themselves — the people who show up for you do.
To the few who offered empathy, kindness and a quiet nod when I needed it most… thank you. I’ll carry you with me.
I learned what it means to feel rich without having much.
Food, shelter, movement, health, and good company — turns out that was enough to keep me going.
And while I couldn’t do a lot of things at the start of the year, I learned that can’t now doesn’t mean can’t forever. Running, physio, rehab, pilates — somehow all of it became part of my identity again.
1×5k, 2×21k, 1×42k — and no injuries. A quiet win.
Losing my role sent me into an identity spiral. I wasn’t sure if I fit anywhere — not clinical enough, not commercial enough. Just… stuck in between.
But slowly, painfully, new skills came. Old ones sharpened. And new doors opened, even if it took forever.
Work evolved. Opportunities trickled in. Progress was slow, but meaningful.
New environments, new collaborations, new ways of contributing.
And through it all, there was love.
There was laughter.
There were small wins.
There was healing.
There was me — still trying, still learning, still showing up.
2025, you were rough. But you taught me more than any year before.
Moving on — with gratitude.
