Month of Dec 2025
Jaipur wedding, 30 video overviews, and ski trips
//Bollywood movie wedding
Theme of the Month - Jaipur wedding, 30 video overviews, and ski trips
The questions/thoughts that led me to the posts for Dec 2025 were:
What did you eat in Buenos Aires?
How was Great Wolf Lodge in Colorado Springs?
What are your modern day problems?
How was your wedding in India?
How did the 30 day challenge go with video overviews?
How was all of 2025?
December is always a crazy month of reflection. I’ve traveled quite a bit the past few days and I do miss being at home and enjoying all the love of family life and consistency. At the time of writing this, we’re in between Christmas and New Years, which means there’s no set schedule and we can just do whatever we please.
//I do look unnaturally huge in this picture because of the angles
//Wicked party at the palace
As an overall month, this one was pretty full. I’m still trying to process how awesome the wedding was and what we’ll need to do next to do something even more epic. It’s a tough act to follow.
The fact that I’m turning 40 next year is unsettling. I don’t know if I want to feel 40 because I did just start getting some shoulder pain from skiing. I have control of my body’s physical aging, so getting back into a routine is probably the best I can do for myself. Who knows? Maybe I’ll put on lotion regularly.
The blogposts I published this month were:
![[Travel Advice] Buenos Aires for Foodies](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2ii0!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e6f56a1-0c95-4a76-818a-61aa0deb16b8_4000x1848.jpeg)
Meat, meat, meat, small sad salad, meat, meat, meat. This was an absolutely delicious trip with no shortage of diverse foods.
![[Travel Advice] Great Wolf Lodge](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Amig!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F725ff368-cf6b-4e80-91ea-25199e823519_4000x1848.jpeg)
This might be a winter weekend tradition for a few years. I certainly enjoyed the water park and just hanging out with good friends.
Modern day problems require modern day solutions. Isn’t there a meme for this?
![[Travel Advice] India (Jaipur Wedding)](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6iL!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45caf7d0-d4a1-4f34-84b2-819c480ed92c_902x1600.jpeg)
Holy cow the wedding in India felt like I was in a Bollywood film meets the White Lotus without all the death. Super epic and sweet event that’s over the top lavish in the best way possible.
Video overviews seem to be doing well and easy to automate, so I’ll do the travel advice posts for another 30 days. Why not?
Reflecting on 2025
Random Observation/Comment #918: Consistency is key! Here’s to year 17 of writing yearly reviews.
2025 was another epic year with close friends and family. I’ve built a strong foundation and I’m feeling confident in completing challenging problems and finding meaning through adventures.
Some ideas for 2026? I’ll just write what comes to mind that week and month.
30 Lesser Known Luxury Items - Some luxury things that make things super comfortable.
30 Cultured Activities to Teach Evie - We just want her to be sophisticated.
30 Future Decade Goals - We split the next 30 years into goals per decade as mapped out by Evie’s age. This was a great activity in long term planning for her ages 6-16, 16-26, and 26-36.
Lists of 30 App - I want to build something different to house my lists of 30. I have plenty to fill a book, so why not fill an app? Why not fill a Clembot that can live in this app and help others with this writing journey? It’s all vibes.
Thank you for reading and I hope everyone stays safe! See y’all in the new year!
Please suggest a list of 30 and I’ll write it! I’ve written 300+ lists of 30 and only publish ones that I think other people would enjoy. It’s my fun brainstorming routine.
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