May 2025
I want to preface this by saying that there is simply no way to explain the goodness and joy I felt this month. I feel like my cup is overflowing again. I found my inner child again. I strengthened friendships. I WENT SCUBA DIVING AGAIN! I mean, honestly… best month of the year so far. WTF May? How could you be so good? Let’s goooooooo.
Table of Contents
1. Wins
Big / Small Victories: SCUBA DIVING AGAIN AHHHHHHHHHHH, reconnecting with my creativity and spark for life, getting a job, making new friends.
Moments of Joy: Seeing a baby turtle make it’s way to the sea, watching a pod of dolphins on our boat ride back to shore, diving again 9 times, seeing friends for the first time in 16-18 months, eating some meat for the first time in 9 years, celebrating a friend’s marriage, doing wellness events with amazing leaders, shaking on a job opportunity, the last night’s sunset on the hill with friends, DIVING AGAIN!!!!!!
Number of Books Read: 2 read; 1 audiobook
Favorite Quote: “Who would have thought…” - JO
Favorite Location: La Dania’s Leap to Karpata because it was my first scuba dive in 18 months!!!!!!!!!
Favorite Meal: I had soooo many good ones… Lionfish burger at Cactus Blue, mahi-mahi at Julian’s Cafe, vegetable black bean rice at Jasmine Garden, two different meals at Bon Wokkie (one with a friend), or the multiple meals with my friends JO and Carlijn while staying with them (the last one being a bonfire fish wrap on the hill at sunset).
Favorite Memory: THE WHOLE MONTH!!! But would have to be a dive; maybe the one where I was three spotted eagle rays, a small stingray, a hawksbill turtle, and a seahorse.
2. Takeaways
This month, I learned that maturing really changes your perspective and how you hold yourself. I was able to ask for things and negotiate in a job interview that I never would have done before. Not that I’m done growing by any means, but I have grown enough since my last job that I know more of what I bring to the table and what I’m worth for my skills.
3. Failures
Expectation: I can totally drink over 8 glasses of alcohol and be fine in the morning.
Reality: I was severely hungover for 26 hours and wanted to bury myself in a hole.
Look… if this is the worst thing that happened this month, even if it happened twice (oops), then I’d say I’m doing alright. Let’s just leave it at that.
4. Was That Fun?
May was 31 days/744 hours/44.640 minutes… did you have as much fun as I did? Because honestly, that wasn’t enough time. I would relive this month over and over again if I could and it didn’t mean taking away from another beautiful month ahead of me. Sometimes, life just really gives back to you. And this was one of those months. June- you think you can top that?
