Thoughts on 2024

The Big Stuff:
Family life in full flow. School going well. House coming together. Kids settled and happy. Meanwhile, a year of wintering at work. Slow sign-offs, hard decisions, unpleasant conversations. But pockets of brilliance to be found across the agency – something to grow from. Wist moved from her London agency and started working remotely. Pottery slowed down, as busyness took hold – some Tuesday mornings and a few Thursday evenings, but far fewer than I wanted. Next year, next year.

The Small Stuff:
Too few museums and too much coffee. Enjoying the rhythm and ritual of village life. Friday night drinks with friends. Saturday ballet and butchers. Evening BBQs and Sunday roasts. Fireworks displays and lantern parades. Foliage and lights. Nativities and panto. Falling behind on this years challenges.

Travel:

Quote for the year:
“If you’re going to go wrong, go strong.”

Books read: 20
Best three books:

Number of photos taken: 7680
Number of songs starred on Spotify: 138
Most listened to track: Down in New Orleans – Anika Noni Rose
Series watched:  Colin From Accounts, The Traitors, The Imagineering Story, Taskmaster, Junior Taskmaster, The Outlaws, Beckham, Clarksons Farm, Ludwig, Charlie Cooper’s Myth Country, Gladiators
Album of the year: Julie is her name – Julie London
Film of the year: The Holdovers
Pub quizzes partaken: 0
Pub quizzes won: 0
Trips to the doctor: 2
Trips to the dentist: 1
Trips to the vet: 0
Museums visited: