Almost the end of the year...
Sunday Blog 213 - 14th December 2025
I read out my Sunday Blog - so you can watch or read as the mood takes you. You do get a view of the 2026 planner and stickers at the end of the video, if you are stationery-obsessed!
As promised, I’m back on the planning horse for 2026. The year hasn’t even finished, there are still goals I’m hoping to achieve before New Year’s Eve rolls around, and already, the 2025 year’s post-mortem is racing down the track, leaving my quieter, introspective self choking in its dust.
It’s been a huge year. Carmel, California. Bali. Italy. France. Greece. And that was just the writing retreats. There was also and incredible, unforgettable Ireland family holiday.
There was also Mum’s first deathiversary (I was in Derry, Ireland that day) which was nowhere near as hard as Mum’s first birthday since she’s been gone. The death date is one I have to think about to recall it, whereas the birthday was a well-worn date in our family calendar and rituals. (Bleeping over her 1979 birthday when we were travelling in Europe, we were all sick and forgot. For the whole day.)
But back to goals. Aside from over-performing in my travel goals, my first inspection it looked like the only goals that I hadn’t achieved were those not in my control. Note to self: only include goals that I can carry out.
But on closer inspection, the healthy weight goal is within my control but hasn’t quite eventuated.
Well, there’s always next year. And a new planner. And new stickers. And. And And.