Holy cow I am reviving the blog to review my 2025 year, of all things. The last year I reviewed like this was 2016!
For the last several years I've chosen a word of the year and this year my word was "Consistency" my goal was to develop some good habits and be consistent at them, mostly because I was doing an anatomy course at the top of the year with the potential to be back in school in the fall, so I needed a better routine. I wasn't very good at better morning habits, but! There is one new habit I brought in that I kept up for the year that I am proud of. Each night at bedtime, I've been saying prayers with my children. We don't do family prayer because when I'm on my own I don't often have it in me to wrangle the kids together for prayer. So instead, when I am tucking the kids in, I pray with them. It has been a small, doable thing that I've been able to implement. We've also been really good this new school year with packing our lunches the night before school. And the kids mostly do it by themselves! (Mom win!)
2. Did anyone close to you give birth?
2. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No and it's a bummer because it means I don't have an opportunity to hold a baby very often these days.
3. Did anyone close to you die?
My Uncle Shawn passed away on October 16. It was quite the surprise to us all, but we were able to go down for the funeral and it was lovely. He had a gruff exterior, but he was a big softy on the inside. He was Joe's heckling buddy whenever we went to family functions.
**and since I haven't done a review in a minute, I wanted to also mention 2023 - in october joe's dad passed away and then my grampa died in december. It was a tough christmas that year.
4. What countries did you visit?
None this year. But Joe and I went to Victoria in August and it was a fantastic trip.
**again, since we're playing catch-up, we visited Panama in February 2023 and then Australia in September of 2024. It'll probably be a while before we take another big family trip...
5. What would you like to have in 2026 that you lacked in 2025?
A final decision of whether I will get to study to be a physiotherapist. I didn't get in this year, and we will see what happens with my application in 2026.
6. What dates from 2025 will remain etched upon your memory and why?
The month of August was great, with our kid-free trip to Victoria and then a very packed visit in lethbridge after that.
October 16th - Martha and Logan moved away and Shawn passed away on the same day. That was a difficult day.
7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I took an anatomy course through the UofA and I passed it with a 91 percent! I was very proud of myself.
I also applied to school, and even though I didn't get in, I'm proud of myself for putting myself out there and putting in the work it took to apply.
Oh! And, I started a Marco Polo group chat between me and two of my best friends from my youth and it has been so fun getting to know them again and creating a stronger connection with them as adults. I'm really proud of us for consistently checking in weekly with each other.
8. What was your biggest failure?
The stupid Casper test I had to take to apply to the UofA. I took it in January for my first application and bombed it even though I thought I aced it. And then I took it again in November for my second application, this time with a whole bunch more prep for it and I still bombed it.
9. Did you suffer illness or injury?
9. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Thankfully no, nothing too serious. I do remember getting my butt kicked by the flu shortly after I finished my anatomy course. And Astrid had to get stitches on her thumb when she sliced herself trying to cut an avocado
10. What was the best thing someone bought you?
Joe took me to Victoria and we stayed at a beautiful bed and breakfast on Cook street, right across from the beach. Every morning I would go down to the beach and sort rocks so I could make a picture with them. We went whale watching and walked and walked and walked all over downtown. I absolutely loved it.
11. Where did most of your money go?
Most of my money went to school things and coursework and stuff. But most of our money probably went to traveling. Not just the Victoria trip, but also 3 trips to lethbridge. And then we've got tickets for me and Baden to go to the Vancouver Island in February to visit our besties.
12. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to Victoria (I'm starting to feel like a broken record at this point)
13. What song will always remind you of 2025?
I got into Taylor Swift this year, so I'd say her Life of a Showgirl album. And Golden! Ah, so good.
14. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Sadder
b) fatter or skinnier? Fatter.
c) richer or poorer? We didn't lose money this year, so richer.
15. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Maybe working out. I put it on the back burner with my studies this year and I've just started getting back into it again in the last month and a bit.
16. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Stress scrolling
17. Did you fall in love in 2016?
Not with anyone new.
18. What was your favourite TV program?
I think I was most consistently watching cinema therapy on youtube this year. And then I also listened to the Murder She Rolled podcast until it wrapped. I even relistened to it recently all in one shot and it was so fun.
19. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.
20. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I'm terrible for listening to the same things all the time. But like I said, I got into Taylor Swift's music this year and her Evermore and Folklore albums really matched my vibe once the fall hit. Oh, also, I listened to the Wicked soundtrack a ton at the start of the year after seeing the movie.
21. What was your favourite film of this year?
I had to look up what came out this year to remind myself of my options. Here's what we saw that I liked: Zootopia 2, Elio, Wicked: For Good, Kpop Demon Hunters.
Honestly from that line up, I'd say KPDH was #1, then Elio then Zootopia 2, then Wicked.
22. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
I turned 35 this year. What did I do? oh yes, joseph wanted to make my childhood favourite cake, but he didn't tell me that. So I was a dummy and decided I needed to use up the giant zucchini I'd been given and I spent most of the afternoon in the kitchen making zucchini bread and zucchini muffins. And of course, we only have one oven, so joseph never got a chance to make me my cake. But, we did take the family out to dinner to Boston Pizza for the first time. The kids loved it and I didn't have to cook so it was a lovely evening.
23. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not gonna lie, this year was hard. I had a lot of sad feelings throughout it and I think a lot of it stemmed from the fact that I am feeling burnt out from the whole solo-parenting-with-no-family-around kind of thing. So I think more relief from that would have been nice (not that I am putting any of the blame on Joseph, he has been so good to me, especially this year)
24. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?
Trying to find clothes that fit me properly so that I can feel somewhat confident
25. What kept you sane?
Joe, Martha, my Waffle Polos,
26. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I think it's funny how the last time I filled this out, I was still in love with Dwayne Johnson because I've completely changed my mind about him. Bot that I think he's ugly now, I've just gotten the ick from him and don't think he seems like a good person.
ANYWAY, to answer the question: maybe Alan from Cinema Therapy? I watched almost all of their videos and I listened to him on the Murder She Rolled campaign. He seems like a cool dude.
Also, I do not consider myself a Swiftie, but I have gained an appreciation for her, so I guess you could say I fancied her this year too.
27. Who do you miss?
Martha and Logan and their boys. Joe, when he's gone.
Martha and Logan and their boys. Joe, when he's gone.
28. Who was the best new person you met?
I haven't branched out much this year, so I don't think I can put anyone down for this one.
29. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2025:
Sadness is not something to be avoided. Accept it, feel it, and don't feel shame for being sad.
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