So, my last blog post was in March of 2025. Not too bad. At least I’m getting a second one in this year. Oh no, wait, a third even! I had grand intentions back in March, but shit happens man. And a lot of shit has happened.

Let’s be honest – this will likely be my last post of the year that we know as 2025. It’s Dec 1 and I’m trying to be realistic. However, I’m really wanting to start writing more. Truly. I sat down tonight to write because . . . well, I’ve been wanting to WRITE. But…when I pulled out the laptop I got stuck in work mode and quickly forgot how to even add a blog post to this here website in the first place. Cue 45 minutes later and here we are and I have no motivation to write anything creative other than a blog post. So, here we are. But, that being said – I’m hoping (thinking) about creating some kind of Gather “Writing Circle” in the New Year. Maybe once a month a few of us get together and share what we’ve written/worked on and workshop it in the good old fashioned way I learned to in undergrad? Is that a thing? Would people want that? Or maybe it’s just a group therapy session centered around writing? I don’t know. I’m still obviously workshopping the idea itself.

So – that’s what’s coming . . . I don’t really have the energy to write a ‘what’s happened this year’ post so I’ll likely just attach the Holiday Letter I wrote (for the first time ever) and printed and slid secretly into swag bags I passed out for Small Business Saturday this past weekend. It basically sums up my 2025 and my hopes for 2026.

And so…that’s that. That’s 2025. We still have a month to go, but honestly I’m just going to put my nose to the grindstone and hope for the best (with a lot of hard work and many many many hours). I hope 2025 has been ok for yall. I look forward to a new year honestly – not that I want to fast forward through this month that honestly makes or breaks our 2025 economically, but . . . (shh, I kinda do). Thanks for being here. For reading this. For supporting my family in all the ways you do.