Where has this year gone

 

We are now on the downward slope of September and the evenings are drawing in , equally the mornings take longer to become light, I am up and about  with lights on, not something that I like.

I have barely been to the airport, only 3 times this year which for me is not really a lot. It has been a difficult year, lots of news that I really do not want to process, working 2 jobs, which has been tiring. Having little time for me and less time to catch up with friends, sometimes feeling a little bit out in the wilderness.

I have truly forgotten what a work/life balance is like.

My garden has been my sanctuary this summer, and also where I have been working hard on my 2nd job. I find the tranquility of being in my little garden quite restorative, its the simple things really that  can get you through.

Sleep has also eluded me a lot of the time as I wake up a million things in my head and then cannot get back to sleep. 

Goodness, just writing it down is exhausting.

I am only a few weeks away from my next break and it cannot come quickly enough. it will have been  a 4 month gap since my last break.

I know this sounds like a very 'woe is me ' post, its not, its just been a very tough year and I am sinking  under the weight of it.

However the up side is that I also have my annual birthday holiday to look forward to and a 'Twixmas' break too.

So not all doom and gloom, just a lot of hard work in between.

I am also trying to plan for next year and decide where I want to head off to.

What are your plans for 2027?

I think that a lot of mine will be short hops.

September is here

 

Its hard to believe that it is 3 months since I jetted off to Malta for a weeks break. Not sure how that time has gone so quickly.

This morning I sat outside with my early morning cuppa, my dressing gown wrapped tightly around me as the mornings have now taken on a more Autumnal feel, the morning light has gradually changed and instead of waking up at 4.30-5am to bright sunshine, it is still quite dark, not really showing light until after 5.30am.

As the trees start to change colour, I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by.

I am now 45 days away from my next trip, 75 days to my birthday trip and 117 days to my 'Twixmas' trip. I am ready for all three. 

The last 2.5 months have been hard as I have been fighting an infection that has absolutely knocked me sideways, too many courses of antibiotics and nurse and emergency appointments. I even resorted to 'operating' on myself as no one was listening to me. This is not as dramatic as it sounds, but who knew that damage to a nail cuticle, and the ensuing recurring infection could be so debilitating.

After removing 'something' from my cuticle, which had damaged my nail badly, I began to feel better. Its taken a couple of weeks for the wound to heal, but I am on the other side now.

Life carried on through all of this, I was busy with full time work and booking holidays for my Holiday business and  there have not been enough hours in a month never mind a day.

However  as we head into Autumn, thoughts are turning to next year and where I will be taking myself.

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Happy September