2025 was the year of adversity

I’m enjoying every stage of Colin’s development, but I’d be lying if I said that this stage isn’t a lot more rewarding the previous stages. Now that he’s 1, he’s just much more interactive and his personality is really starting to show. He will now come up to me to play and we will sit there giggling for minutes at a time. It’s an incredibly fun phase and I wish I could freeze time sometimes.

On time, I can’t believe it’s the holidays already with Thanksgiving next week. Before we know it, we’ll be in 2026 and kicking off the next year. Things are good right now with work and life, and I credit 2025 as being maybe the most transformational year of my life. Simply put, I had to grow up quite a bit this year.

I’m not sure if I accomplished more in a single year both professionally and personally. Looking back, it’s quite amazing how much of my life changed this past year and I am proud of myself for fighting through the struggles. It really was the year of adversity for me and I’ll hopefully look back at this year as one of big change for the positive.

First, I want to focus on closing out the year strong. From a personal front, I want to stay present with Colin as much as possible, and enjoy this holiday season. In the next month and half of work, I really want to focus on our people and really focus on empowering them to grow and add more value for the team. It’s a period of transition for this team, and that’s where my focus needs to be.