When 2026 started, I told myself I’d focus on One Big Thing every month (or for a certain time period) before I move on to the next Big Thing. So January, I had some family things, plus Meah’s book release, February was Kilig Cafe, March was my birthday, April was somehow filled with an unbelievable amount of work, and May was my thyroid surgery.

This is why I’ve been away for a while! I had a total thyroidectomy last week. I was diagnosed with Graves Disease, an autoimmune hyperthyroid condi...