Blogmas Day 20: 25 Learnings from 2025
Sheesh, each year is full of so many lessons, some silly, some important, many infuriating, but lessons all the same. Here are a few lessons I learned in 2025:
Boundaries are important. Weak boundaries = big burnout. Now, let’s play a guessing game of which side of that equation I’m currently sitting on… 🫠 (spoiler alert, it’s both)
If your bathroom floor looks warped, you most definitely have a plumbing issue. Take care of it before you find yourself surprise remodeling your half bath during the holiday season!
Don’t overdo it on the Halloween candy. There’s a slew of consequences to follow. But also, def eat candy
Drink so much water. Just do it
Turns out, you have to train for the 5k, or you will absolutely hurt your knee. And no, lifting consistently doesn’t count. You have to move your body in a running fashion to successfully move your body in a running fashion
Back up your iPhone, you idiot 🙃
If you buy one pack of Pokémon cards on a whim, you will continue buying many packs of Pokémon cards on weekly whims
Coffee culture remains kinda weird, said with love
Buffalo chili recipes exist, and they are good. Like, good enough to win you third place in a chili cook off (if you bully people into voting for you)
Related… bullying people into voting for you works… take that as you will lol sos lol
San Antonio is cool
Bolognese is the superior iteration of pasta sauce
Turns out, you can get sunburnt, and when you do, you’ll have that weird crispy line on your right shoulder for 6 months and counting
You should have a dinner club with friends you made at work, it’s good for the soul
I read a devotional that dove into honoring God with your daily obligations, so I keep that in mind every time I’m about to lose my cool at work, and it gives me an immediate sense of perspective
When you can’t move past something silly you said or did, remember that you’re the only one still thinking about it
A fall weekend away with friends in a cool town should be a yearly tradition
Labubus are cuter, but Lafufus are more fun
You will always be learning— big things, little things, things that everyone else already knows. Stay curious!
The Life of a Showgirl was kind of a miss
I think feeling undervalued is really universal and really shouldn’t be
Celebrating your friends’ accomplishments is so fun
Related: everyone should strive to be a hype person. Hype up your people, they deserve it
There’s still a lot of kindness in the world, wish there was more tho
Cats remain the superior house pets!
Hope your 2025 was solid, and that your 2026 will be even better!
Currently listening to: “Man With The Bag” by Jessie J
xoxo LA
Liking even though you came for me