So, a New Year has been released into the wild. Again, I will try to track its progress as the days click by. We didn't stay up to greet the new release; we decided that the forces of time could manage that without our supervision or intervention. We went to bed and slept through the excitement.
I was up early to greet Ellie as she was dropped off at 6:40. She was surprisingly chirpy, given that she had stayed awake to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks. After a cuddle, she charged upstairs to jump into bed with Nana.
I was more interested in breakfast and coffee than my early morning walk. That would have to wait until later in the morning. Once breakfast was cleared away, I set about closing off last year's accounts and launching the accounts for 2026. I then reviewed the material I printed out regarding statins and whether I should consider taking them. I have a discussion scheduled with the pharmacist on Saturday, and I want to ensure I am able to ask the right questions.
By the time I headed out for my walk, the temperature had risen to about 3 °C, positively balmy! I was out for about 75 minutes and assumed that most locals were in bed, hungover. The streets were deserted. When I arrived home, Ellie had her friend Neve playing with her.
After we had a light lunch, I went to the study and downloaded the whole of the 2025 blog and started editing it, ready to create the new hardback journal for the year. I'm glad I kept such clear notes in previous years. It was just a matter of following the instructions and then working through the daily entries. I managed to complete all of the entries from January and will return to the task tomorrow or at the weekend.
Zoe collected the girls at 15:30, so we managed to get some Kindle time before I started on dinner. As I was preparing dinner, I received a WhatsApp from cousin Paul. He was sharing the news that his daughter Laura and her partner, Marcus, got engaged over the Christmas period. It's lovely to have such joyous family news. Paul also went on to say they had some time in their new place near Montreal, and commented that they had lots of snow and lots of fun. It sounds like a perfect Christmas.
I wish you all peace, happiness, and good health in 2026.
