Goodbye 2025
It’s finally the end of 2025 and it is all sorts of bittersweet. 2025 was a huge year for me because it was honestly one of the toughest years, mentally and physically. I traveled to 10 different states and 3 countries. I closed my business in Brooklyn and moved to the middle of nowhere in the Hudson Valley. I experienced one of the worst heartbreaks of my life and grew into a stronger person. I had multiple scares with the big C and rode a rollercoaster of emotions with my physical health. But most importantly, I learned to love myself and the life I live, and I learned to live in the moment.
It’s amazing the collection of people you accrue in a year. People from all walks of life, all ages, that you wouldn’t normally meet or encounter come and go. Sometimes they stick around and sometimes they don’t. But each chance meeting with someone profoundly impacts our lives. One of my best friends that I am ringing out this year with is someone I met less than a year ago - and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Another friend from high school popped back into my life and I am so, so grateful for her. And of course, my little humans have continued to grow and become newer versions of themselves for me to meet and re-meet and get to know over and over again with each day. Each and every person has taught me a lesson one way or another and I’ve just this year understood how to appreciate everyone through the good and the bad.
With my life transitioning into a new role in both career and love, I’m anxious to see what 2026 brings. I love my clients and the work that I do as a tattoo artist, but I’m also eager to discover how I thrive in a different environment. I no longer rely on someone else for happiness. I’ve begun to love myself and the little things in my day to day. But not knowing what’s coming next is terrifying to me. All the what ifs pile up and threaten to drown me…but it’s 2026! We’re not going to let that happen!
And so on that note, I’ll leave y’all with this: just be happy. Take each moment one day at a time. Be grateful for the people and experiences that guide your life and think of how to grow from it all, regardless of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Every day is a chance to start fresh, and this year is going to be the best one yet.
Happy New Year my loves!