Wow, this is the longest I have gone without posting for a long time, but the truth is, life has been going at 100 miles an hour since I went back to work following having Covid back in the autumn.
I was thrown right back into things when I went back as I was shooting a winter video on location around the hotels. There are fifteen in total and, although I didn’t go to all of them, it was full on with travel and longer hours for a couple of weeks. It was just what I needed to push myself out of my comfort zone and fully make the job my own, after a little setback due to being unwell. I loved shooting the video, and it has made me really excited to go back properly after the Christmas break.
Talking of Christmas, I managed to book off a few days annual leave last minute to spend with the children in the lead up, and it was the best decision. We went to see the pantomime, got in some last minute gift shopping and spent time at home, with the Christmas tree and festive films. Our Christmas was always going to be quite small this year, and it actually worked out really well and we avoided catching Covid, which was a miracle in itself to be honest, with cases so high!
My mental health was suffering a lot back in October/November but sessions of CBT, medication and finding my inner strength has pulled me back out the other side, and I’m looking forward to a positive new year, with a fresh outlook on how I let other people affect my mood, and get me down. I spent a lot of 2021 people pleasing, trying to help others before I helped myself, and I want to change that in 2022.
So, what does this all mean for my blog? I have always loved writing, and I miss regularly posting but, realistically, I won’t have the time with a full time job and three children to look after, to keep up the pace I had earlier this year. I don’t want to stop, so instead I aim to write fewer posts that really resonate with me, focusing attention on the topics that make me passionate. I hope you stick around to see more!
On that note, I will end this chatty post and say I hope you all have a Happy New Year! Let’s hope the next one is a little less of a shit show, hey?
