Farewell 2025…Hello 2026

Farewell 2025.
You had some lovely moments, some life-changing moments and some bloody awful moments – much like most years.

Moving on…

Hello 2026.
New year, same me. I don’t have the energy or inclination to reinvent myself every year.

The dark days of January feel like the worst time to be perky and optimistic. I’m cold and unmotivated. Leave me to hibernate for a bit instead of insisting that I set myself up to fail by making resolutions I will more than likely break before the end of the first week.

I do have some goals to aim for, but they don’t have any real pressure attached to them. They are more like things I would like to do, but it’s okay if I don’t.

I’d like to read more, and I hope to find time to do a little of it every day, as well as dedicate whole days to just sitting and getting lost in a book. I start well every year, but it trails off in the Spring. I hope to rectify that this year.

I want to write more on this blog. To this end, I hope to get into the habit of jotting down notes and ideas when they strike, not trying to remember them later when the memories are less clear. I usually have a notebook with me, but for the times I don’t, I need to start typing them into my phone. I also need to remember that hardly anyone sees these posts, so I can be a little freer when I write and stop trying to decipher how things could be misread.

The rest is all domestic stuff and being determined to learn new skills like cooking new dishes, along with developing my embroidery and my jewellery making. The beauty of these is that there is no time pressure; I don’t have to do everything all at once.

Cut yourself some slack this New Year. If you make resolutions, make them fun ones. If you’re setting goals, make them achievable, you can always surpass yourself, and then you’ll feel even better!

Whatever you do, Happy New Year.