Making up for lost time

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I decided, somewhat at the last minute, to try and blog every day in November. Then I got an amazing job which took over my brain before I even knew I definitely had it, and so posting every day became not so much difficult, but less of a priority amongst the hustle and bustle of getting back to the discipline of the daily commute.

I still want to get back to posting here more regularly. I've really missed blogging properly (as opposed to the micro or nano blogging I do on twitter), so I've back-filled a wee bit with some of the photos which have been piling up on my hard disk.

It's been a funny old year, this one, and there is too much that's gone unsaid. There's a fair amount which will have to remain unsaid, and — for reasons of client confidentiality — go unsaid in future, but I'm hoping that I can write (and post photographs) more and more frequently in future. I've got out of the habit of writing regularly and that's something I'd like to remedy.

So forgive me if things go in fits and starts a little bit around here in the coming days, weeks and months. There's a lot (been) going on and I'm trying to make up for lost time.

Thankful

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I don't do it nearly often enough, but it's so important to stop and count blessings every once in a while. I have been incredibly blessed this past year.

I've been loved, supported, encouraged and asked to marry the most amazing man I've ever met.

I've been welcomed with open arms by his entire family and grown closer to my own.

I visited a place I'd wanted to visit for 20 odd years.

I've worked with some amazingly talented, dedicated, inspirational people, and learned a huge amount in the process.

I've been given the gifts of friendship and advice many times over.

I've been inspired and energised when I thought my well had run dry.

Tomorrow brings the first step down a new path for me and I am incredibly excited. This has been quite a rollercoaster of a year, but I wouldn't change a minute of it, because it's brought me to this moment, in this place.

Life is good.

I am blessed.

Thank you.

Disappointed

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The best laid plans… We were supposed to be celebrating our anniversary last night.

We didn't.

We were supposed to be going to a party tomorrow night.

We won't be.

We were supposed to have a group of friends round on Sunday.

They won't be coming.

The pigdeathflu is making its second visit to our house.

It's fair to say I'm disappointed that our plans have had to change, but I'm glad that this means both of us have had it, so hopefully when it gets worse we'll have the necessary immunity.