{"id":2549,"date":"2025-12-19T09:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paskutineszinios.lt\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/my-end-of-year-personal-post-the-ehd-highlights-and-some-lessons-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T09:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:49:09","slug":"my-end-of-year-personal-post-the-ehd-highlights-and-some-lessons-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paskutineszinios.lt\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/my-end-of-year-personal-post-the-ehd-highlights-and-some-lessons-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"My End-Of-Year Personal Post: The EHD Highlights (And Some Lessons) Of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2025 was a big year for EHD, full of more \u201cups\u201d than \u201clessons\u201d (which is all you can really ask for), and I feel enormously grateful to still be here. We are closing out the 15th year of the blog, which is wild (that\u2019s most of my adult life!). Some of you have been hanging out with me since I was 30 and watched me win Designstar<\/em>, host a TV show, have two kids, buy our first home (then move three times), write two books, explode the business (in both a good and bad way), reign it back in and y\u2019all, if you read frequently you really do know me. I could cry when I think about it in a macro way. Thank you so, so much. This year felt full of so much hard work and fun, with my team killing it to create so much daily content on so many platforms. We have systems that really work (amid a ton of necessary flexibility), which is remarkable since we are so lean (me + my 5 full-time crew + Kaitlin, who shoots everything, and Arlyn, who freelances and contributes weekly). It was a record year of reveals (forty!) and a lot of personal growth (what else is mid-life for?). <\/p>\n
In January, we added our fantastic social media manager, Marlee, to the team, which was the missing piece that we all needed. Marlee rounds out the awesome Portland crew of Gretchen (producer and stellar right hand) and, of course, our wonderful photographer Kaitlin, along with Jess (editorial director), Mal (email marketing and social manager), and Caitlin (partnerships and revenue), who are killing it from LA. Our workflow really fell into place mid-year with the more filled-out team, which felt sooo good to all of us. Our numbers even grew, which is exciting to see after 15 years in. And while there are always some failings and learnings (life inside digital media is wild, folks), we have such a good rhythm with a dialed-in team that cares so much, loves the work, and is willing to pivot or try new things all the time (or support me when I say no to opportunities). I feel extremely grateful for each of them every day and just really hope that I can continue to offer career growth for as long as possible (I want them to stay here! But more importantly, I want them to thrive individually, so I feel lucky every day they commit to me and allow EHD to be where they work). Like Ester Perel says, \u201cthe quality of your life is the quality of your relationships,\u201d so the love inside the EHD team really is the biggest highlight:) But let\u2019s wrap up all the other stuff anyway!<\/p>\n