Mercurial (adj.)
subject to sudden or unpredictable change; lively, quick, always in motion.
If I had to give 2025 one word, it would be mercurial.
It was a year of being told I was hard to love. A year of having my heart broken by someone I gave my whole heart to — someone who told me I needed therapy, that I needed “help,” that something was wrong with me. As painful as that was, it also forced me to look inward and realize something important: I don’t need to be fixed to be loved… but I do owe myself a deeper commitment to becoming my healthiest, most whole self.
Somewhere in the middle of all that, I made a few mercurial choices of my own. I walked away from spaces that made me question my character, my integrity, and my worth. And in doing so, I was lucky enough to find more people to stand beside the family I already have.
So much love and gratitude to
@lushlifeproductions , Lindsay Johnson, and the
@camp_runamok family — and to
@amaromontenegro_us and
@selectaperitivousa — for opening doors, pouring into me, and reminding me what it feels like to be supported. Being able to do the Camp, Tales, and PDXCW three-peat in one year felt like the universe quietly saying, keep going.
To my chosen family — old and new — thank you for loving me through every version of myself. Thank you for the laughter, the long nights, and the memories that keep me moving forward.
Here’s to 2026: more extravagant dinners, more travel, deeper self-work, and finding my next home — wherever it may be 🫶🏼
#mercurialyear #2025recap #maincharacterera #growthseason #onto2026
