Shedding Season…The Year of The Snake…

Shedding Season: The Year of the Snake

I don’t really know how to start this, but I know I need somewhere to put what this year has been.

2025 has felt long. Heavy. Like one thing after another with barely any time to breathe in between. It’s probably been one of the hardest years of my life if I’m being honest. Not just because of one big thing, but because of everything stacked on top of everything else.

I lost things this year. Not just physically, but parts of myself. I had to close something I worked hard to build. I had to move. I had months where money didn’t stretch the way it needed to, even when more was coming in. I found myself doing Instacart and Amazon Flex just to make sure bills were paid, while still trying to show up as a mom and hold it together.

My daughter graduated and went to college, and that came with so much pride and so much sadness at the same time. Wanting to give her more. Wanting to make it easier. Knowing I did what I could, but still feeling like it wasn’t enough.

My business has felt stuck. Not gone — just not moving. And that’s been hard to sit with, especially when creativity and purpose are such a big part of who I am. On top of that, I had to deal with people I trusted causing harm in ways that weren’t always visible but were deeply felt. That part changed me.

I’ve cried a lot this year. I’ve been angry. I’ve screamed in private. I’ve questioned myself more than I want to admit. I’ve had days where I felt overwhelmed and days where I felt calm, but even in the calm I was waiting for the next thing to fall apart.

I’m realizing how hard it is for my mind to actually rest. How used I am to being on edge. How calm sometimes feels unfamiliar. I’m still working on that. Still learning how to relax without feeling like I’m letting my guard down too much.

This year has forced me to unlearn things. Ways I’ve been living. Ways I’ve been surviving. Ways I’ve been holding everything alone. None of it has been easy. A lot of it has hurt.

But I’m still here.

I don’t have clarity yet. I don’t have answers. I don’t know exactly what’s next. I just know that this year changed me, and I needed somewhere to acknowledge that.

This is that place.

This is my shedding season.
The year of the snake.
And I’m still figuring out who I am on the other side of it.

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