Day 1355 first working day of 2024

Hi ho hi ho it’s off to work we go!

I was not quite that cheerful at 6.10am when the alarm went off this morning.

I couldn’t get to sleep last night at all… I came down to the couch, finished Matthew Perry’s book and then fell asleep for a few hours.

Of course I felt shattered when the alarm went off…. But bright at the same time.

Everything was ready to go, I just needed a shower.

It was torrential rain when I left. not sure the photos do it justice.

If you click on the photo and zoom into the street light it shows how bad it was!

Of course nothing goes according to the plan in your head… expecting a great first day with great progress and there were two guys on holiday and one off sick and then…. Time of the month rears its ugly head 😂 of course it does. May explain my maudlin mood these last few days. I would have found that all overwhelming in the past but none of it affected me. I just had a wry smile to myself.

Life has a way of throwing you off what you expect to happen but it’s all ok if you just let it be what it is. None of it is the end of the world.

I bet you all read that thinking course it’s not the end of the world…. But I would have made that all a big stress and drama in the past.

So a good day. Got lots done. Refreshed my befuddled head. Reminded myself what it is we do and how.

I had a lovely salad for lunch…. Followed by hot chocolate and choccie biscuits and pizza but hey…. The salad was genuinely the best part.

It was almost light the whole drive home!

I got my self care journal from Clever Fox today.

It has 90 days of mindful wellness planning. I’ve yet to get a good look at it but initial inspection is really interesting.

And I found the stickers! I’m going to spend a bit of time with it at the weekend.

I’ve never done anything like this before and I’m excited to see what it brings.

I’m not gonna sit back and be overwhelmed by a dark and moody January. This is the first time I don’t feel dread for the month of January. I feel hope and excitement for everything that it might bring. A very good friend told me just today that we have to live and love every moment.

I hear myself, I know it’s cheesy but I mean it. No more lounging around bored.

We also get an extra day this year as it’s a leap year…. 366 new pages!

I hope to write a beautiful story this year. I want to explore as much as possible and enjoy every minute as much as I can.

I am not going to write “what could possibly go wrong?” as I usually do…. I’m going to say bring on 2024.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️