2025 was Unreal. Full Stop.

January 1, 2026

It was fun. Like genuinely fun. The kind of year where you keep thinking, wait… is this really my life right now?

I learned more this year than I have in a long time. About people. About work. About myself. About what I’m actually capable of when I trust my instincts and move decisively. I traveled a lot, met incredible humans, and spent more time crossing time zones than checking the weather, yet somehow stayed present instead of fried. That alone feels like growth.

Along the way, a few things became very clear. Momentum matters more than perfection. Showing up consistently beats overplanning every time. And the right people, in the right rooms, change everything.

There were big moments everywhere. New babies I am fully obsessed with. Huge birthdays. Milestones stacked on milestones. Celebrations layered on celebrations. The kind of year where your calendar fills up with the good stuff.

Creative wins landed hard this year. I ran my sixth marathon. Wrote two books. Made art. Got recognized for work that actually matters to me. Some of it still doesn’t feel real when I say it out loud.

I also spent a BIG chunk of the year in a place that completely surprised me. What started as work turned into community. I had the rare chance to help reshape something meaningful at a serious scale, alongside generous, smart, deeply committed people. That experience changed how I see my work and what I want more of going forward.

Somewhere in there, I became the chief negotiator for my brother’s Roora celebration, proving that diplomacy, patience, and stamina should absolutely be listed as endurance sports, and celebrated my mom’s milestone birthday with an adventure of a lifetime, one of those moments you know we’ll carry forever.

Life didn’t pause either. There were hard goodbyes. There always are. But they didn’t overshadow the year. They sharpened it. Made everything brighter and more intentional.

And somehow, despite all the planes and car rentals, deadlines and changes, time zones and languages, and general chaos, I felt good. Healthy and grounded. All my plants lived, even the orchids, and I never missed acupuncture. I highly recommend it.

Most of all, I didn’t do any of this alone. I am deeply thankful for my supportive family, friends, collaborators, vendors, interns, and clients. So much trust. So much generosity. So much talent around me.

As the year turns, I want to wish everyone in our global community a very Happy New Year. And if you take anything with you into the year ahead, let it be this. Momentum matters. Showing up matters. And the right people in your life will always help you win.

#CheersToAllOfUs

Where in the World was Jodi 2025 edition

International

·       Canada (2x)

·       Croatia

·       Greece

·       Italy

·       London

·       Montenegro

·       Slovenia

·       Zimbabwe

USA

·       Florida (3x)

·       Georgia

·       Louisiana

·       Massachusetts (74 days…my home missed me)

·       New York (5x)

·       North Carolina (22wks…this is not a typo)