Farewell 2025

In these last hours of 2025, I find myself reflecting on the year that was 2025.

There were so many things that happened in 2025, but the biggest on my author journey was publishing my debut novel, Speak of the Devil in November. I’m so grateful to my friend Shonda Ramsey for helping me with the process and creating the beautiful cover. It wouldn’t be out there for others to enjoy without her help.

On a similar note, thank you to those that have bought the book so far. I love hearing about what you like and whether you solved the mystery or not. It’s been so much fun for me.

My health journey

While the weight loss piece of my health journey slowed down significantly, I still ended the year having lost an additional 15.8 lbs from my weigh in Jan 1, 2025, which puts my total weight loss at 105.8 lbs. I hope to be a little more disciplined in 2026 to allow my weight loss to continue, but in the meantime, I am still celebrating my non-scale victory of walking in my first ever 5k and coming in 2nd place in my age category. It reminds me that I am capable of doing great things with my body, even in its present condition.