All of the hustle and bustle of Christmas is over, and I am pleased it is. The last two week of 2025 were just a whirlwind of too much travelling back and forth from home, too much food, to much socializing and just too much. So now glad that I can sit and do absolutely nothing if I want to.
All of the Christmas decorations are now down and put away for another year. The left over turkey carcass that DD1 gave me, made a lovely pot of soup, which is now all gone. One small mince tart and one shortbread cookie left which will likely been eaten some time today. Some better eating habits will start when they are all gone as the scales are reading a number I am not very happy about. Planning on doing a lot more walking, either upstairs in the gym or on the walking track at our local arena.
When a new year starts I tidy, tidy everything. The linen closet looks like it belongs in a shop it's so neat and organized. Socks and scarves all neatly together and folded in my bedroom dresser, Closet just inside my entry door is also neat and now I can find all of the winter gloves, scarves etc. without having to rummage through things. Food cupboards have given a good clean and turn out. Some items way past their best before date are now in the garbage container. Note to myself, don't buy it, if you will not use it right away. Three loads of laundry done and put away. Vacuum out to pick up all those sparkly bits from the decorations and everything dusted. Plants watered and all of the dead leaves removed. Two of my orchids have put forth three spikes of flowers, which I am happy about. When the poinsettia I was given is looking a bit worse for wear, I will pot up my amaryllis, as I don't have the room for it as present.
Now that is all done, I am hoping to get my mojo back to do some sewing, as I have not visited my sewing room for a long time. I need to make a block for the quilting meeting on Wednesday, and also will require a trip to the fabric shop to pick up a couple of things for the challenge our group is doing, which is to be finished for our March meeting. I have fabric cut and ready for sewing for a quilt I am making for me.
Have a great day.
Cheers.
I have a vacation booked. My three children and their spouse and I are all going on a vacation together. We have never done this before so it may be an interesting trip. After recently losing my sister, it makes me think life is too short, enjoy yourself while you can, as you never know when your number is going to be called.
We had a light dusting of snow again last night, and the thermometer is indicating it is -8*C now at mid morning. Later this week temps will rise and we may have rain.
