2025 recap 😮💨👋🏼🎤
In January we built a gym in 6 weeks for my girlfriend @intentionalfitnessbrighton – then we took walls down (more space!) in November 👩🏼🔧👩🏼🔧 helping her build her dream in 2025 was awesome, I’m incredibly proud of her and everything she’s created 🥹❤️ win of the year!
I said goodbye to Lucky after 19 years, which broke my heart 🥺🐈⬛💜 but then Rocky came along in August, he’s adorable, also huge already 😳🥰
We bought a van 🚐 and did a lot of travelling and surfing, spent time in nature and exploring 😌 I love van life 🤙🏼
I held a tarantula, which scared me a lot and conquered a life long fear! 👏🏼💩✨ Facing fear = growth!
I took care of Sam after bilateral bunion surgery, a tough experience for us both but she’s doing great now and we’ve grown stronger for it 🫶🏼
I didn’t have a race season (first world problems) and it’s been a huge challenge for my mental health in 2025 🙇🏼♀️ I’ve not had focus or structure in my life and I missed it. Badly 😭 I know that I need to be back racing in 2026, and I will, non negotiable ✊🏼🏁
I did try a senior Rotax for the first time ever though (epic!) and I did do the Zolder 24hr, although that was a kick in the teeth when the motor blew 3hrs in… 🤦🏼♀️
This year I built a lot of stuff, with my hands mainly and that reminded me of the simple pleasures and satisfaction I get from creating things 🙌🏼 reminder to self that I like making stuff 🤩
I did Beachy Head half marathon (in 1:46 and 46th) which gave me an important focus to train towards and encouraged me to embrace hip thrusting (120kg boom 💥) and this all helped me stay sane when all I wanted was to be in a race car 🏎️
Hand on heart, I’ve not always felt like myself this year, with all the LGBTQ+ pushback in the world I’ve found it tough going, at times I’ve been a bit of an emotional mess 😪 I also worked hard on simple things that make me happy (less social media) and I’ve built systems that will serve me in 2026. This year forced me to face some realities, adjust, let go and double down on what I need to do more / less of.
So here’s to a New Year and good things to come!! 🥂✨😘 #NYE
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