Happy New Year!
I hope you and yours are safe and healthy and not too bored or too stir-crazy or too crazy-crazy.
It’s a little overcast and slightly chilly here today. We’re roasting a turkey for dinner – we had one in the freezer, and why not? Carpe the whatevs, right?
Otherwise – the day has mostly been alternating between sloth and pottering about. In a parallel universe somewhere, Don and I are coming to the end of our Christmas trip in Japan. Fortunately in this universe, the flights were refunded.
Last year was a strange and somewhat transformative one for me. I feel generally more calm and mellow, and definitely less inclined toward relentless (often pointless) productivity. I lunched with Dishy(ex)Boss in mid-December and he described me as “centred” which I was kind of delighted by. I’m by no means always calm and centred, but I try very hard to give less fucks about pointless nonsense. No social media and largely giving up doom-scrolling news has very much helped with this. I cannot recommend it more highly – set yourself free.
I’m not back at SML until 11 January. So a glorious ten days before me to do whatever I will. Mostly this will be smashing out chores (there is a quite mountainous pile of ironing waiting for me), but I’m also quite motivated to complete a cross stitch that I started for Don a few months ago which has been sitting unloved on my other desk. Definitely want more analogue activities in my 2021!
You iron?
I do! Definitely not all the clothes, but for a couple of hours probably once a month. Generally stuff that can’t go in the dryer.
It’s is indeed quite bonkers!
Happy new year! Analog(ue) is definitely the way to go for most things, I find, though I need to find the balance that includes blog-friends without overdoing it. I’m glad you were able to get your flights re-funded. I had a voucher that I just tried to use . . . it took a long time to sort out, but eventually I was allowed to use it past the original expiration date. We’ll see if I actually get to take that trip.
And to you! May it bring good things!
Most airlines here have been pretty good about refunds – some of our flights were points though which makes it slightly trickier. I don’t expect we’ll be able to leave the country for at least another year, so hopefully there will be some flexibility on expiry. Hopefully you will get to take that trip!
I definitely haven’t found that digital/analogue balance yet. I’m hoping to blog more this year, way too many gaps in the record for my liking in 2020.
I find ironing very soothing and a good way to watch tv. Currently my sheets are being ironed to Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Ironing is probably the only time I watch television these days! I’m yet to try a sheet though – I find ironing lengths of fabric for sewing difficult enough!
Happy New Year! You’ve encouraged me to tackle the ironing. Really hope your Japan-in-winter trip happens eventually.
Happy New Year!
We were commenting earlier in the week that even if we never make it there again, we’ve had three wonderful trips that we’re super-grateful to have taken!