Reflections on 2025

Asides from 2025 being a but of a dumpster fire in general, there were good things that happened too.... and I am choosing to focus on that.

Good things included travels, time with family and friends, a good work opportunity,  good laughs and awesome memories. Hoping for the same in 2026 and wishing you all the very best in the new year!

We are in Sweden for the holidays (that will be another post- just warning you all) so looking forward to spending the evening with our boys and some of Andreas' childhood friends. Still jetlagged but feeling optimistic that we will make it to midnight. 

See you on the other side!

Lots of love from our family to yours xx

Reflections on a year

Hello all!

Thinking back at 2024, I give it a definite 7/10... maybe even a 8/10. Nothing outrageous, nothing offensive. A solid and steady year. I will take it 😉

Things that happened: Nicklas turned 17, graduated from high school, started CEGEP and opted to play collegial rugby. Oliver turned 14, started grade 9 and played rugby at his school. Alexander turned 20, started his senior year at CEGEP and his last year of collegial football.

Andreas traveled to Scotland for a conference and Sweden to visit his family. 

I traveled to the UK to visit family and had an awesome time.

We got a dog.

Friends were found, friends were lost. We made it to the end of 2024- I count my blessings. 

As we near 2025, I am thankful for you all. May your 2024 have been filled with more ups than downs.

See you on the other side 💕

Reflections on 2018

Like I said in a recent post (here), I was not the biggest fan of 2018 but I did learn some things that made the year worthwhile (just trying to be positive here 😉). For a brief summary: I learned that it is very possible to burn out, even doing a job that you actually care about. I learned that NO is not always a bad word. I learned that if I drop a ball or two, the world does not fall apart. I learned that a person's negative reaction to you may not always reflect you... but themselves. I learned that not all things deserve giving a shit about. I learned that you have to stick up for yourself... and that is OK. I learned that negative/stupid/ridiculous comments on random news web pages do not merit being addressed. I learned that, sometimes, all you have to do is ask for help and, other times, it is easier to do it by yourself (I just have to figure out which one works for what situation 😉 ). I learned that I do not understand how boys fight together and, as long as they are not breaking furniture or each other, I will just step away and let them figure it out for themselves. I learned that I actually like football (American version) and can even understand it to some degree. I learned that, even if I am not enthusiastic about something, fake it... and enthusiasm will follow... or, if it doesn't, at least you tried 😉

Thanks, 2018, for the lessons learned... and thanks to the rest of you for sharing in my year! xox

Thank you to random internet images ;)