12/31/2025
2025!! My favorite year yet!
This year FLEW BY. They say time flies when you have a baby, and now I can truly see it. It feels like just yesterday I was pregnant, and soon we will have a one-year-old. Time is a thief!!
Some personal highlights:
- had a baby!! Will anything ever top this?!
- traveled back east for 2 months
- made a trip to JMU
- made some new mom friends & am so grateful for like-minded women to go through motherhood with
- started to read again (I read 27 books this year, which I’m very proud of)
What’s to come next year? Honestly, I have no idea! We will continue to publish macro-friendly recipes, but other than that, I don’t have much planned.
I’m currently watching our daughter full-time while running Eat the Gains, so it’s been a bit of a balancing act and will continue to be. I am so grateful for all the hard work I put in over the last decade, so I can step back some while my business still runs (with the help of my team!). I know this time will be short-lived, and I don’t want to look back and feel like I missed it because I was too focused on working.
On a personal level, I want to start to make sourdough (this has been a goal for like 3-4 years now lol), get “dressed” for the day more often than not, start running again, spend less time scrolling on my phone, travel somewhere (besides the East Coast), and start to play pickleball for fun.
This year has truly been so special. Yes, it was challenging at times, but becoming a mom has been such a wonderful experience, and I don’t know how anything can top it.
I wasn’t as present on Eat the Gains compared to previous years, but you kept showing up and supporting me. And without you, there would be no ETG. I appreciate you being here, trying my recipes, following along with what I’m sharing, sharing my site with friends and family, trusting my recommendations, and more. I am so grateful that you take time out of your day to spend with me! Your continued support doesn’t go unnoticed.
So thank you for supporting me and allowing me to continue to do this as my job - I am so grateful!
Happy New Year and what’s to come in 2026!