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Peace Out 2025

the year I learned I loved hot yoga, gave less fucks and attempted to date.

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Natalie Mason
Jan 07, 2026
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2025 I think we can all agree was pretty much a dumpster fire of a year. Such a weird year. I am thankful always for our health and a roof over our heads but this year felt off reminiscent of 2020. I can’t put my finger on it exactly but I think all the disasters, shootings and nationwide division just left things feeling so uneasy and not safe. It felt scary to send the kids to school and it felt like it was bad news report after another. Life felt strained and fragile. Not even to mention the rising prices on literally everything that I think had most of us constantly checking our bank accounts.

Where do I even begin?? 2024 ended with me having the kids full time so this was the first year I had them solely. It was also the first year I really tried to get back into dating. Which not having free weekends can make that a bit complicated. However I set out to try and put my best effort into dating. I signed up for Hinge applied for Raya which I literally just got accepted to a year later like 2 weeks ago. I need to play around on it more but it seems like everyone lives far away-hmmmmm. I promised myself I would be open minded and just try to go on dates. If you know me I dread small talk so first dates with a stranger take alot of effort for me to get excited about.

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