Life update: December edition

              Life swallowed me whole, my dear Friend, and thus I had very limited time or mental capacity to write something. But oh, how I missed this place, this small little blog of mine. I promise myself to be more consistent. My love for writing has not changed. 

Magic moments
When two hearts are caring

              Now, you may think “Jules, what was happening in your life that you stopped writing?” Well, technically I never stopped, just didn’t have the energy to go through the posting process. The end of year has been very draining for me, mentally and physically. 

But, since the slowing down period is coming, I am hoping to get some time to write in peace and quiet. And perhaps think about other creative projects I want to start in 2025. Because seeds have been planted and as I watch it fight its way to the surface above soil in my mind, the more I want to see them bloom.

And there is so much on my canvas! Embroidery for sure, because it is so relaxing and who knows, maybe I will finally be ready to tackle that nearly impossible-looking Starry Night? 

The way that we hugged to try to keep warm
While taking a sleigh ride

              There is also card making which is super cute, but sometimes I feel like my friends are so done with these… Well, I will keep making them anyway, even if it is just for the purpose of my drawer. 

I think my drawers like my creations, you know? 😉 But anyway, next year I will be doing also “…” in pixels – year (mood-wise), books (pages-wise), dreams (well, how fucked up they were or, OR, where they totally Oscar worthy)… So by the end I will have a beautiful mosaic. 

From fun things, I created monthly bingo cards with different things to do or see and this should be an absolute blast! A little spice and flavor to this little life of mine. 

Magic moments
Memories we’ve been sharing

              But let me catch you up to speed, Friend – I already told you about Brussels which was fantastic and still makes me feel temporarily longing. But it’s okay because soon all of these longings will be replaced.

I feel like life, even though right now, right at this moment I feel completely and utterly drained, I feel like life is good. Kind. Welcoming. Different, in a good, witchy way. 

Perhaps it is the act of letting go, the act of letting be. Act of not regretting things and forgiving yourself for not doing something. Perhaps it is all the wisdom I am now getting in multitude from reading and listening to so many books! 

Ah, I cannot even tell you how happy it makes me to be back in full swing with reading. I had a humble goal of reading 35 books this year, and I exceeded it! Audiobooks really help with that, but there is no better feeling than completing an 800 pages long brick. 

Time can’t erase the memory of
These magic moments filled with love

              I think a broader summary of 2024 will come, because a lot of great, amazing things happen, and I want them to have a digital footprint here. Besides, I do that every year and I really like re-reading these posts to gain perspective and see how much I’ve grown. 

But December itself has been very busy – with work mainly and other things. I miss my hygge and I definitely need some time off. Maybe it’s not about feeling spread too thin, no, but rather consistently doing a good job and it finally is catching up with my body.

So, I am very much looking forward to a quiet Christmas with my mum, at home, doing absolutely nothing but regenerating my almost dead batteries. Not only the social ones (these have been dead since October, and I had no opportunity to charge them), but the physical and mental ones too. 

The Saturday dance I got up the nerve
To send you some flowers

              I’ve been thinking a lot about pebbles lately. Not only because penguins propose to their mates with pebbles… Well, okay, only because of that. It is such a beautiful love language, don’t you think? 

Anyway, we all give and receive pebbles in real life, and even though they are not actual pebbles (which I kind of regret?) I decided to start writing them down in a notebook. And when I have a bad day or am feeling down, I just flip the pages and smile. 

I smile because the amount of pebbles given by me is bigger than what I received. Does it mean it’s bad? No, absolutely not. Recently I watched a reel where a lady explained that there are two kinds of people – pint glass people and teacup people.

The penny arcade, the games that we played
The fun and the prizes

              Obviously, at first I was like – damn, for sure, for the life of me, I AM A TEACUP PERSON! But yeah, no. Teacup people tend to give less, be more… Closed up. Pint people give everything they have and more – which is a pretty accurate description of my pebble project. And I like it this way. 

I should, however, find some kind of balance. What is between a pint and a teacup? Probably a regular mug, but how boring is that? No, I am joking – mug people are amazing, too. And they are the majority, so perhaps I should take a page from their book as well. 

Maybe if we make it a cute coffee mug, the kind that has just the right volume and fits just perfectly in your hands, so when you wrap them around it, they are being evenly warmed up? Yes, I think I can go with being a cute coffee mug, occasionally turning into a pint glass. 

Magic moments
Filled with love

              Gosh, I was supposed to tell you about my life in December, and it turned all too mushy. Guess that is the way with me, isn’t it? Always finding a path to mushy stuff. But it’s okay, this is why you love me, right?

Anyway, I try to balance the overwhelmness at work with happiness that all of my side projects bring me. Today, when I am writing these words, I feel absolutely overwhelmed, tired and angry. But it is a momentary feeling, right? It will pass, like everything else. 

I see things more clearly now, I do. And the future looks good. Challenging, but good, and you know me, Friend. I don’t say these things lightly. This December for sure wasn’t easy and breezy (it’s more windy and rainy), but I am learning to see the small pebbles everywhere. 

              Now come on, Friend. Someone has to help me wrap the gifts! And who knows? Maybe next Sunday I will be back on track with the reviews? I still have that Ted Lasso one on standby.