Category: Taking Stock

It’s not just the new year; I feel like I’m crawling out of a hibernation and stagnation hole I’ve been in for the past 3 years. The feeling of gloom and wondering what it’s all about is starting to lift from my shoulders. It really has felt that heavy, and it’s only now, with the contrast of feeling something lighter, that I can see how dark the gloom had been.

I’m usually one who loves Christmas, but this year I just wasn’t feeling it. A sentiment that seems to be common this festive season.

My taking stock at the start of Jan 2026.

It’s the 22nd of June, the frosty morning was intense today. So much more frosty than it usually gets here. The days will start getting longer again now.

This month has been one of quiet, and it’s moving into peace for me now. There have been so many things I’ve been gripping tightly too, but I’ve gotten to a point where I’ve just got to let them go and play out as they will.

I’m in a bit of a melancholy space, being sick always does that to me. I feel as though I’ll never be fully well again. But this time, I intend to make the most of the downtime to rest and do what I feel called to do right now.

The last few months have been a lot. My father in law passed a couple of months ago and my baby brother died a bit over a month ago, at 40. It’s times like these that lead us into introspection. Death brings with it a reminder of the brevity of our time here on earth. There is grieving, but there is also wondering and possibility.

I’m not yet back in the habit of writing regularly, but like last time, I’m in my website to keep it updated and then needing a distraction from the work I’m supposed to be doing (at nearly 8pm because the day was full of back to homeschool things).

It’s been a while since I last wrote. It’s been a big struggle to do much of anything this past year and a half. But I was updating the plugins on my site today and decided I needed to do something for myself this evening. The families out, so I’m here, writing a taking stock. Just because I love looking back on them. 🙂

Christmas and New Years is now done for another year. I know many hoped for a happier start to 2021 as we get used to the new “normal”, a phrase that’s grating on my nerves. We’re fortunate where we are, to have had a relatively ‘normal’ Christmas – there were limits on numbers, but the cap didn’t affect our celebration.

I feel for those of you who couldn’t be with your loved ones over the holiday season, and I’m sending big love to you all.