All Things Gee

Dear 2025, 

You were… a lot. 

But in a way that allowed for what I would like to describe as self reflection and growth. 

You didn’t arrive softly. Despite this I saw you in with one of my favourite humans. You came in with plot twists and awkward pauses. There were moments that made me laugh loudly. Other moments had me awake at all hours trying to figure out what was next. 2am conversations replaying over and over despite the realisation now of how quickly they should have ended.

You taught me growth isn’t as glamorous as the movies and books make it seem. You aren’t going to have a full style team on hand to walk you through it. Sometimes growth involves taking a chance on a human. Previously, you might have told yourself to just let them go. They may not have ‘worked out’ long term. However, they presented you with your favourite lesson to date. Sometimes it looks like canceling plans, sometimes it looks like walking way quietly. Sometimes it looks like choosing peace over being right or having the last word (hey we may still be working on this one.) It sometimes looks like sending one final message and then openly choosing to not reach out again. I can tell you that whilst their lack of communication will sting… and baby it will sting, once you have sat with it for a while, I promise you it is the best thing for you. 

This year I decided that we are stepping away from mistaking chaos for chemistry. Whilst it will feel amazing for a shortly while you will realise that once again you are attached to the idea of someone not the person. This year I realised consistency is more important to me than we thought, in fact it goes on our list of non negotiable, right next to clear communication. This year we learnt that just because something feels familiar it doesn’t mean its for me. In fact it will be a test in how long before you walk away.

You showed me how to embrace the joy of the little things once more, we took time to be proud of our achievements, to celebrate the small along with the big moments. You showed me that sometimes the best experiences come from letting go of your safety net no matter how scary that may be. You reminded me that I love experiencing new things, that I can get on that plane on my own and visit people that make my heart sing. That I can be brave whilst still being super nervous of the outcomes.

2025 you showed me that taking a leap of faith and leaving a job of just over 4 years, will in fact be one of the best timed moments of the year. It will also take you to an industry that has held your interests for as long as you can remember. 2026 we are going to learn to embrace that experience and passion as much as we can.

You reminded me that I am allowed to want more. 

• more softness
• more laughter
• more ease
• more creativity 
• A love that doesn’t feel like a guessing game
• I can be so grateful for my environment whilst understanding that it may not be the best environment for us all the time.
• more space to explore the me, I am slowly becoming and reclaiming

I fell in love with myself in fragments this year, slowly not all at once and certainly not a journey that has ended, but one that has flipped a new chapter. Through better choices, showing up for myself and slowly learning to say ‘no’ without a follow up explanation. 

For taking leaps of faith for adventures that would terrify my brain, the part of me that worries about what people think when they look at me. We solo traveled, we got in the sea and actually swam, we joined the gym, we went on dates. Whilst I know this journey has a long way to go, it is the one I am most grateful for in 2025.

2025, you made me braver in the quieter ways.

I trusted my intuition more, I stopped forcing things that didn’t want to stay (the door holds itself open). I learned that losing people that never truly chose me was actually a win. 

And yes, let’s be real there are moments I wish I could rewrite, texts I should’ve deleted, hope given away to easily, energy spent in the wrong places where it was never returned. 

But even these moments? 

Necessary. 

Because now I am certain of one thing, that which is meant to find you will do so in the most mysterious ways.

So I thank you – for the lessons disguised as disappointments.

For the laughter that surprised me. 

For the confidence that has started to rebuild, for reminding me that life doesn’t have to be perfect to be deeply, and beautifully mine to enjoy however I chose. 

I’m leaving you with gratitude, a softness I felt long had been forgotten. With a heart that feels a little wiser and a body that feels a little stronger. 

I leave you with motivation and hope for 2026. 

Most importantly I leave you inspired. 

With Love, 

Gee xoxo