Christmas is over. We still have New Years next week, but the holidays are winding down. I have one more present to deliver today, but that is all. It has been an eventful season full of joy, sadness, and exhaustion. I’ve seen my kids a couple of times, and I received a couple of unexpected gifts. There has been illness and death in the family, but we came together and got through the tough times.

I got a new computer out of necessity (but I love it!) and my editor is happy that I FINALLY got that manuscript back to her. My sister is in a rehab center after major surgery and is finally doing well. I plan to make bread from my new bread mix I received and maybe make some soup to go with that. Soup is healing.

I spent an hour watching my new Roomba vacuum for me! It is a thrill watching something else clean for once. Now I can do something else while the floors get swept.

I’ve had a virus to add to the craziness, but I got through it and tomorrow I promise to get back to the gym. I’ll feel better getting back to my comfort zone.

But I am blessed. I am thankful for the opportunity to see family, and to have survived all that happened. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right? Sometimes, I’d rather not be so strong.

I think the tag line for next year’s blogs will be thankfulness. I need to concentrate on feeling blessed instead of stressed. I’ll think about that as I begin my blogs for 2025, BUT THAT’S ANOTHER STORY FOR ANOTHER TIME.

What are you reading, writing, creating this week?