12/19/2025
As 2025 comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting a lot on this last year, and I felt called to say thank you.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me and Focus Play™ over the past year. To the people who show up when I invite you to pitches, graduations, demos, and milestone moments, even when you’re busy or don’t fully know what to expect. To the people who check in, send encouragement, celebrate the small wins, and remind me why I started when things feel heavy. To everyone who has signed up for the beta testing waitlist, shared feedback, or simply believed in the idea before it was fully formed. I see you, and I appreciate you more than I can fully put into words.
I also want to take a moment to thank my husband, Jerry. This past year hasn’t just been challenging for me, it’s been challenging for him too. While I’ve been building this app and business, he’s been facing and fighting his own demons, and through all of that, he has continued to show up with love, patience, and support. There were days when neither of us had much left to give, and yet we kept going together. His belief in me, even when things felt uncertain or overwhelming, has meant more than he probably realizes. I wouldn’t be where I am right now without his steady presence by my side.
This year has been a mix of excitement and exhaustion, confidence and doubt, momentum and stalls. There were moments of real stress, overwhelm, and questioning whether I was doing enough or moving fast enough. There were also wins I never want to minimize, graduating from programs, pitching on stages, building a real product, growing a waitlist, and proving to myself that this isn’t just an idea anymore. It’s something real.
Building Focus Play™ hasn’t been easy, and I didn’t expect it to be. I’m building it while navigating my own ADHD, autism, burnout, and life responsibilities. Some days I felt unstoppable. Other days I felt like I was dragging myself forward one inch at a time. Both of those things can be true.
What grounds me is my mission and my values. I’m not building “just another productivity app.” I’m building something for adults with ADHD, diagnosed or undiagnosed, and for neurodivergent people who have spent years being told to just try harder, be more disciplined, or use systems that were never designed for their brains. I’m building from lived experience, not theory. From trial and error, not perfection. From compassion, accessibility, and play, not shame or pressure.
As I look ahead to 2026, I feel hopeful. There are new features coming, deeper personalization, beta testing, and continued growth. More importantly, there’s a continued commitment to listening to this community and building something that actually supports real people in real life. My goal has always been to create a tool that feels supportive, flexible, and human, not punitive or rigid.
If you’ve been alongside me this year in any way, by showing up, cheering me on, offering feedback, or simply believing in what I’m building, thank you. This journey has reminded me that I’m not done and I’m not doing this alone, even on the days it feels that way.
Here’s to what we’ve built in 2025, and to what’s coming next.
