Every year, someone announces, “Blogging is dead.”

It’s usually said by people who haven’t written a blog post in over a decade and now live entirely on TikTok. But here’s the truth: blogging isn’t dead. It’s evolved. And in 2025, it’s still one of the smartest, most sustainable ways to make money online.

If you want an income stream you can grow at your own pace, that continues working when you step away, blogging is worth your attention.

Let’s be real: hustle culture is killing your vibe

If you’re feeling constantly on edge, overwhelmed, stuck in a loop of doing and doing but still not feeling accomplished, you’re not broken. You’re just living in a system that glorifies burnout. Hustle culture has sold us the lie that more equals better. More hours, more effort, more side gigs, more noise — and if you can’t keep up? Then clearly you just need to try harder, right?

Wrong. 

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In my last blog post, I talked about how I spent roughly the last 2 years working on personal development. It was a tough and thrilling process. One of the ways I worked on bettering myself was reading every self-help/personal growth book I could get my hands on. 

I need a no-nonsense approach when it comes to stuff like this. I spent too many years making excuses for why I couldn't better myself or why I put up with things that didn't serve me or weren't in line with my values. I can't handle the "fluffy" self-help way. I'm lucky enough to have friends and family that fill me with all the positive feels. They make me feel valued and loved. What I need from a book about personal growth is someone telling me to cut the shit and get real for once. 

Here are 3 books I HIGHLY recommend if you're looking for some personal growth of your own.

The past year has been filled with a lot for me. A 5-year relationship came to an end, I changed jobs twice (after getting laid off), I fostered a ton of dogs, took my first solo trip, became really close to an old friend again, and basically just figured a lot of my shit out.

I didn’t intend on taking the whole year off from blogging but that’s just what needed to happen.  I wasn’t ready to give any type of insight or advice to other people since some days I couldn’t even get myself motivated to change out of my sweats and leave the house.

I finally feel like I’m in a good place again. I feel more peaceful, more purposeful, more fulfilled.

We all need to remember to give ourselves a pat on the back for everything we do and everything we overcome. We’re stronger than we know. We’re more amazing than we give ourselves credit for.

One of the things that helped me the most over the past while was going on a solo trip. Taking the time to hit the reset button, be able to collect my thoughts while being in a new and beautiful environment, being able to take a real break, was the best thing I could have asked for.

I went to a beautiful resort in Mexico, Iberostar Tucan, for a week. Everything was gorgeous! The sun, the beach, the food, the pool, everything! This was my first time going to Mexico and I would definitely go back!

There are 3 things I never would have learned about myself, had I not gone on this trip.