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2025 was one of the best years of my life, albeit also one of the most exhausting years of my life!!!!! With a competitive dancer, a job and family that take me across the globe, homeschool activities, and now gymnastics – we stay BUSY!!!!!!!! In the fall all 3 children were homeschooled!!!! I knew it would be the end of an era so I gave it my all and enjoyed every single moment. And by the holiday break I was so tired I started to worry that I was sick again!!! (see my story about overcoming HPV naturally, against, doctor’s orders!!!)
Word of the Year: Satisfaction
Countries & US States Visited:
- Paris, France 1/2025 (Whole Family)
- Istanbul, Turkey 1/ 2025 (Whole Family)
- Missouri 2/2025 (Mom and Brood)
- Acapulco, Mexico 2/2025 (Mom and Moon Child)
- Oklahoma 3/ 2025 (Mom and Brood)
- Amsterdamn 4/ 2025 (Mom)
- Serbia 4/2025 (Mom)
- San Antonio, Texas 6/2025 (Whole Family)
- Boston Massachusetts 6/2025 (Mom and Moon Child)
- Maine 6/2025 (Mom and Moon Child)
- New Hampshire 6/2025 (Mom and Moon Child)
- Missouri 7/2025 (Mom and Brood)
- Arkansas 8//2025 (Mom and Brood)
- Athens, Greece 8/2025 (Mom and Girls)
- Budapest, Hungary 8/2025 (Mom and Girls)
- Serbia 9/2025 (Mom and Girls)
- Paris France 9/2025 (Mom and Girls)
- Switzerland 9/2025 (Mom and Girls)
- Italy 9/2025 (Mom and Girls)
- Peru 10/2025 (Paolo)
- Kansas City, Missouri 11/2025 (Mom and Stara)
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 11/2025 (Whole Family)
Books Read
(notice how many are INCOMPLETE) I really struggled to get into any books I read this year. But I did manage to finish a few (in gold):
- Weyward (Emilia Hart)* (paid link) – this was my FAVORITE book of 2025. I really should write a review.
- The Voyage Home (Pat Barker) (paid link)* – another GREAT one I’d love to write a review about – its part of a trilogy and I would like to review the whole series!
- The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker) (paid link) *– same trilogy
- The Women of Troy (Pat Barker) (paid link)* – same trilogy
- To Kill a Mockingbird (By Harper Lee) (paid link) (incomplete)
- Own the Day, Own Your Life. (Aubrey Marcus) (paid link)(incomplete)
- Sophie’s Choice (William Styron) (paid link) (incomplete)
- Fast Like a Girl (Dr Mindy Pelz) (paid link)(incomplete)
- The Empowered Wife (Laura Doyle ) (paid link)(incomplete)
- Desert Notes and River Notes (paid link) (incomplete)
- Diana (Andrew Morton) (paid link)– I always enjoy anything about the British Monarch
- Spare (Prince Harry) – (paid link) see above!! This Book was PHENOMENAL – he is seriously the black sheep of the family and I’m proud of how he stood up for himself!
- Hijacking Bitcoin (Roger Ver) (paid link) (incomplete)
- The Fifth Sacred Thing (Starhawk) (paid link) (3rd read, incomplete, still so good)
- Take me Home (John Denver) (paid link) (incomplete)
Major Changes & Accomplishments
- We became DEBT FREE!
- We rehomed the goats!
- I officially became pain free in my body for the first time in YEARS!
- I dropped my Italian language course (I just couldn’t find the time or brainpower)
- The big kids came back to homeschool for one final semester.
- Moon Child added gymnastics to her routine
- I started Teaching Game of Village and Good Citizenship at Greenbriar
- The Entire Family became Residents in Mexico
Live Music / Theater
- Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Austin
- Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan (4th of July show!)
- Beatles, Candles in the Dark
- Queen, Candles in the Dark
- Grim Tales, Ballet Austin
- Nutcracker, Ballet Austin
I really had a lot more to say about this year, but its March of 2026 and I’m going to post date this to the date I finished the above draft. It was a REALLY GOOD YEAR and I feel so blessed to have experienced a semester of life how I feel it was truly designed to be.