A Letter to 2025
Here we are. Wrapping up 2025 like a very long, very weird meeting that should have been an email. And yet despite the chaos, the growth, the “is this actually happening?” moments, I somehow made it out not only alive, but improved.
Let’s begin with the personal highlight that shocked even me: I ran. On purpose.
Not only did I run, I ran farther than I have ever run in my entire life and even signed up for my first official race. (Therapy did not prepare me for this plot twist.)
Speaking of therapy, shout-out to my therapist who “graduated” me after two years of consistency because apparently, I'm now equipped to handle life without weekly in person check ins. Am I a perfectly healed human with zero flaws and feelings? Hell no. But I have gotten really good at using the tools she taught me. Don’t worry, I still hit her up every once in a while.
2025 was also the year I remembered that I am, in fact, a whole business owner.
Not just a business owner, every department. CEO, manager, underpaid employee, HR, marketing, customer service, and whatever poor soul handles the finances. And even with that… I expanded. Whether I give myself credit for it or not, RML Business Operations grew. I added new clients, supported two whole out-of-state companies, one during a family emergency. I helped a property investor juggle 15 properties, handled a friend’s copy and marketing, and even said “no” to clients for the first time. Like a real business owner with boundaries. I also left clients gracefully, with professionalism. I am truly in a place with RMLBO that I never knew was possible.
I finally started writing creatively like I’ve always wanted. The High-Functioning Blog was born this year, and honestly? She’s thriving. She’s sarcastic, she’s caffeinated, she’s unfiltered. She’s me. And she’s the perfect home for all the thoughts that don’t fit neatly into my inbox or a project plan. My goal here is to consistently write and post for 1 calendar year readers or not. So you will continue to see these posts weekly until at least August of 2026. ;)
Outside of business, I showed up for friendships near, far. I hosted people I love, maintained connections no matter the miles, celebrated my friends’ big life moments, and celebrated a few of my own.
I read over 60 books, averaging 5 a month and I have learned POVs I never knew existed.
Business-wise and personally, I learned so much this year that it could fill an encyclopedia no one asked for. I learned what I want, what I don’t, what I will no longer tolerate, and when to speak up instead of suffering in silence like a true eldest daughter. I found the courage to walk away from anything that stopped serving me, even if it meant choosing discomfort for a bit to choose myself long-term.
And through all of this? I didn’t give up on myself. Not once. Not when things got heavy. Not when things got confusing. Not when life asked me to stretch farther than I thought I could (literally and metaphorically. Again, why am I running??)
2025 was big. Messy. Beautiful. Exhausting. Transformative. A fever dream with a moral at the end. But it was mine. And as I close this chapter, I know one thing for sure: I’m walking into 2026 with the confidence of someone who has absolutely no idea what’s coming next… but knows that whatever it is, she’s got herself. And she’s proven—again and again—that that’s enough!
Ready for the next chapter, your high-functioning CEO, manager, employee, and unpaid HR department,
Reagen