Savory Bakes #19

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Hello lovely peeps! Hope your holidays were all that you had dreamed of. As I write this, it is not quite NYE yet (but it is fast approaching). As such, I can only write to you about my pre-December 31st celebrations, which were truly joyful. It was not only the first Christmas in many when the four of us (my two boys and my husband and myself) were together (ie: just us at home) but it was also the first time - a holiday notwithstanding - that we were together - period - for days on end, with no one disappearing to see friends, go to work, etc. It was honestly just dreamy. And a highlight was a walk we took pre-dusk on the eve of the 22nd.

But now that we four have dispersed a bit, as friends, girlfriends, work, etc. have come calling, I am leaning into the New Year and its resolutions, etc., I am thinking about the promises I made to myself last year and in particular my desire to focus as equally on my friends and family, as I do on my work. And as for that desire/promise, I think I have had some success, if not bunches of it. For my 2025 resolutions, while continuing to think of 2024’s, I would also like to be more focused when it comes to my work and what I want to do, and the goals I want to pursue.