As promised in my Review 25 for 2025 List post, I am sharing my TA-DA List for 2025. The first month of 2025 started off a bit melancholy in the aftermath of my mother-in-law’s unexpected death at the end of November. After the holidays, I returned to work as a Title 1 Tutor at Mater Dolorosa School, continued to help my Dad, and created content on my YouTube channel. By the time May rolled around, I was burnt out and desperately needed a break. So, I quit my tutoring job, took a hiatus from filming and releasing new videos on my channel, and focused on my health. I had some ups and downs in 2025 but not nearly as many as the past year and a half. I am proud of the aims that I accomplished as well as the adventures that made it on my TA-DA List.
TA-DA 2025
- My Health Adventures (Yearly Eye/Dental appointments; SPA728; Gastroenterologist; Hand Specialist)
- Lunch dates, coffee dates, dinner dates, movie dates, and movie watch parties with friends and family sprinkled throughout the year
- Participated in various online Readathons/Book Clubs/Buddy Reads (Booktube) throughout the year
- Hosted What’s Up Wednesday! weekly live Reading/Productivity Sprints on my YouTube Channel
- Attended Plays (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Hamilton, The Wiz, Graveyard Girls, and Talking With)
- Title I Tutoring Job at Mater Dolorosa School Monday-Thursday (January-May)
- Visited Andrew for Lunch at Main Library in Baton Rouge (January)
- Hosted the Nevermore Readathon: A Week with Edgar Allan Poe on my YouTube channel (January)
- Played in the snow during SNOW WEEK (January)
- Visited Rachel in Atlanta for her Birthday (January)
- Hosted Folklore February Readathon on my YouTube channel (February)
- Participated in Live Movie Discussion of Terrifier franchise with Kelsi on Kelsi’s Youtube Channel (February)
- Co-hosted the Mardi Gras Readathon with Laurie @Books, Ink and Paper (February/March)
- Visited Jeff and Joanna at Tangi Lanes (February/March)
- Attended a Tea Party at the Sims Library at Southeastern University (March)
- BookTubers Meet & Greet with Sue and Laurie at Baldwin & Co. Bookstore in NOLA (March)
- Hosted Saturday Morning Momentum on my YouTube Channel (March-December)
- Co-hosted the Old School April Readathon with Kelsi @Slime and Slashers (April)
- Gotcha Day – Bailey (April)
- Brayden and Melyssa’s Baby Shower (April)
- Visited Shelly at Wetmore Cemetary and attended Dinner afterwards with friends (April)
- Participated in On-line YouTube Bootcamp (April-May)
- Zombie Awareness Month (May)
- Hosted Zombiethon for my YouTube channel (May)
- Audubon Day at LSU’s Special Collections Library (May)
- Claire’s Graduation from Southeastern Louisiana University (May)
- Jackson’s High School Graduation Party (May)
- Occupational Therapy for Hands (May/June)
- Participated in Live Zombie Book Chat with Cliff and Kristine for the Fright Club Book Club on Cliff’s YouTube channel Cliff’s Dark Gems (June)
- Table Read of Graveyard Girls at Columbia Theatre (June)
- Horror in Nature Presentation at EBRP Main Library (July)
- Addison’s 1st Birthday Party (August)
- Debbie and Jerry’s Reception into the Episcopal Church (August)
- Volunteered at HGCS: Back-to-School Scholastic Book Fair (August)
- Booktube Besties Virtual Reading Retreat (August)
- Author Event (Erica Spindler) with Sue at Tope La Catering (September)
- Author Event (Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney) at Baton Rouge Library and had lunch with Erin afterwards (September)
- Visited Fleur De Lis Tea Company, a Tea Farm, with Barry (September)
- Andrew’s Reception into the Episcopal Church (September)
- One of the Map’s Legends for Kelsi’s online Halloween-A-Thon Event (September/October)
- Volunteered at Columbia Theatre: Educational Tours and Field Trips (September-November)
- Silent Book Club at Bayou Booksellers (October)
- Cryptid Collage & Antlers Movie at EBRP Main Library (October)
- Lethal Ladies Presentation at EBRP Main Library (October)
- Watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show Movie at the Columbia Theatre (October)
- Watched Psycho Movie at the Columbia Theatre (October)
- Attended In-Person Fantasy Book Club at EBRP Main Library (October & December)
- Road Trip to Kentucky and Atlanta with Dad (November)
- Saturday Morning Momentum Virtual Retreat with Team (November)
- Attended Friendsgiving with Barry, Sr. (November)
- Hosted Holiday Hell Reading/Productivity Sprints (live) on my Youtube Channel (December)
- Volunteered at HGCS: Winter Scholastic Book Fair (December)
- Attended FOTL Holiday Party with Barry, Sr. (December)
- Attended Nalco Holiday Party with Barry, Sr. (December)
Well, there you have it, dear reader. I love reflecting on my year and creating this TA-DA List. It is a satisfying feeling to see what else I got up to throughout the year in addition to the aims I had on my 25 for 2025 List. Life is certainly an adventure, and I am all about having as many adventures as I can while I can which makes life exciting. Happiness!
“A great attitude becomes a great day which becomes a great month which becomes a great year which becomes a great life.” ~ Mandy Hale.
Note: Photo was taken by me during the snow week we had in January 2025.
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