Since holiday decorations πare considered to be acceptable until the 7th of January, I am borrowing that acceptance when it comes to reflecting and planning for the upcoming year. π
Our Christmas decorations actually came down on the 1st due to our live tree π²dropping needles and our guests packing up to return to their home in France. It just felt like the right time to pack it all away after a very warm and successful celebration in our new home. π
Still, due to visitors, I did not quite have my usual period of reflecting π§, acknowledging π€, appreciating ππ½ and planning π€. Thus, I am using this first week to do these activities as I’m also still on ‘holiday mode’ for TUA – though there is always some background work going on.
The first part – reflecting – can be seen in viewing my one-second-a-day video where I did my best to take pictures each day of something that we were doing or even not doing. There are a lot of cat photos where I probably just showed appreciation for the sweetness that is in a sleeping kitty.
Overall, it was a wonderful year. We really did a lot when we look back on all our activity. Obviously, moving to Italy and moving in to our dream house are the highlights, but the friendships we forged and the experiences we had are not to be forgotten nor undervalued in looking back and – acknowledging – the year gone by.
Furthermore, I have much to appreciate and plan for the new year (next post). So, though we had some last minute bumps as we closed out the old year, I look back on 2021 as one of sunshine βοΈ and smiles π!
~T π
I have taken everything down that’s Christmas. Now it’s garden and yard work. Oregon has had a couple of decent days and I’ve been working a little bit when weather permits.
Saw that there was snow, hope that didn’t ruin your outdoor work. It’s been cold here, but we’ve got a few winter veg popping up, which is fun. π