Looking Back at 2025: Lessons, Growth & What I’m Taking Into 2026

Well first of all… yaaay! 🎉

I am continuing one of my favourite traditions on this blog — the yearly retrospective. No matter how messy life gets, this little ritual remains. And here I am, at the end of 2025, doing what I love most: looking back before taking a step forward.



Because honestly, peeps, 2025?
She was not smooth butter.
She shook me, rattled me, stretched me in ways I wasn’t prepared for.
But here I am — still standing, softer yet stronger, wiser in ways only lived experiences can teach.

If I look closely now, I don’t see chaos anymore.
I see growth.

🌱 A Year of Choosing Myself

The year started with big decisions. One of them was letting go of my old gym — after seven or eight years of loyalty. It simply wasn’t serving me anymore. And letting go of what’s familiar, even when it once worked, is not easy.

Joining a new gym was uncomfortable at first. I struggled with consistency during the first half of the year — lots of rest days, lots of negotiating with myself. But by the second half of 2025, I found my footing again. I reclaimed my discipline. I showed up.

When Toposphere Studio reopened in the last quarter, it felt like coming home to myself.
The movement. The energy. The girl community.
Women pushing each other, laughing through the burn, reminding one another that strength can be joyful. New friendships were born there — the aligned kind.

🚗 Milestones That Marked My Growth

One of the biggest wins of the year was buying my first brand new car.
After years of driving my husband’s Toyota Corolla (a real one, truly), sitting behind the wheel of something that was mine felt powerful. It wasn’t just a car — it was pride, independence, and proof that I can provide for myself.

Another moment that touched my heart deeply:
My brother came back to Mauritius after 10 years.
This time, we bonded not as kids anymore — but as adults. With understanding, maturity, and shared memories. That reunion filled a space I didn’t even realise was empty.

And my husband and I — what a team we were this year.
We stood our ground together. We chose peace over noise. We protected our relationship in ways that felt gentler and truer to who we are becoming.

💻 Finding My Way Back to Writing

This year, I did something that scared me a little — I revived this blog after years of writing and not publishing, years of keeping my words tucked away in drafts and notebooks.

Bringing this space back to life wasn’t about numbers or perfection.
It was about courage.
It was about trusting my voice again.

I’m making a conscious effort to be consistent now — showing up even when the readership is small, even when life gets busy. To the real ones who take time to read, engage, and support this space — I see you, I appreciate you, and I love you. 💓

And to anyone new here — welcome to my little corner of the internet. I hope this blog becomes a soft place for you, a reminder that your words matter too. If this space encourages even one person to trust their inner writer and share their story, then it has already done its job.

🎧 Micro-Habits That Changed Everything

2025 taught me that change doesn’t always come loudly. Sometimes, it comes quietly.

Every morning before work, I started listening to self-growth and positive mindset podcasts. Just a few minutes — but they grounded me, reset my thoughts, and softened my approach to the day.

I also honoured a promise I made to myself: reading more.
Fiction, non-fiction, a few pages before bed — even on tired nights. It became a ritual that soothed my mind and fed my creativity.

🌸 Romanticising Life, Always

If there’s one thing I will never stop doing, it’s romanticising my life — even when it’s hard.

Sipping matcha while stuck in traffic.
Enjoying my coffee after work before cooking dinner.
Folding laundry slowly.
Showing up for my skincare routine — my ultimate non-negotiable.

Taking care of my skin became an act of self-respect this year. Investing in good products, being consistent, noticing the glow — not just on my face, but in how I felt about myself.

Life is heavy sometimes. But joy lives in the smallest places if we allow it.

💟 Lessons 2025 Etched Into Me

This year changed the way I protect my peace.

I learned that not everyone deserves a front-row seat in my life.
I learned to walk away from spaces where respect wasn’t being served.
I learned that healing doesn’t always require reconnection — sometimes, it requires release.

I also learned to observe patterns.
Knowing when to stop being the first one to wish, the first one to reach out — and seeing who shows up when you don’t — revealed my real ones. Life happens, yes. But patterns don’t lie.

And I’m proud of myself for choosing boundaries without guilt.

✨ Looking Back, I See Strength

When I look back at 2025, I see a woman who fought silent battles and still stood tall.
A woman who rested when she needed to — and rose again when it was time.
A woman who learned that consistency is not about perfection, but about returning to yourself.

Christmas came and went beautifully. The year is ending gently.
And before stepping into what’s next, I wanted to honour what has been.

🌟 What I’m Taking With Me Into 2026

I’m carrying forward:

2025 wasn’t easy — but it was transformative.
And if it taught me anything, it’s that I am capable of more than I give myself credit for.

Here’s to closing this chapter with pride — and opening the next one with hope.

2026, I’m ready for you. ✨🌺




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