I can’t recall where I saw it, but someone posted something akin to the fact that 2021 went by so fast, which is contrary to the idiom “time flies when you’re having fun.” It also flies when your life is shit.

I won’t disclose too much on my website, but for the time being I am no longer nursing. I love my job as a Registered Nurse, but I could no longer sit by and be complicit in the failing healthcare system. Not right now, anyway.

I finally succeeded in leaving a very unhealthy relationship and have talked with my kids a fair amount about how I should have been more proactive and apologized to them for keeping them in such a toxic environment for so long.

I had a falling out with my best friend, although… I’m not sure how. She did something that broke my heart and devastated her family. She then distanced herself further and further from her family and myself. I wished her a happy birthday, she did not return the favor. She did not reach out on Christmas. I have not been negative towards her in the least and I am not going to put any more effort into mending that bridge. Perhaps one day in the future, things will settle further.

I have had countless technology errors that have really prevented me from succeeding in a number of goals that I had set out to do in the more recent months.

I found a new group of wonderful girlfriends.

I re-introduced myself into the equestrian world.

I started dating a person I originally met in high school. He already knows my kids and they know him… and my kids could not be happier about it. This is actually the first mom-approved guy I’ve dated lol Mom and kid-approved. I think that is all I need.

My middle child started at a new school, which he absolutely adores.

I started training for medical transcription so that I can try to work from home.

Not technically a 2021 thing, but I started moving in 2021. I’m writing this out from my old house as I won’t finish moving until mid-way through this month, so I think I’ll add that to this ever-growing list of adventures I’ve persevered through in the year of 2021.

My relationship with my children has grown stronger.

Everything changed in 2021. I gained a number of gray hairs and my skin has begun to show my age. I’m not sure how I feel about that.

I started writing this post because I wanted to add a few quotes for mindfulness as I enter into the new year and I wanted to write out what my goals are for January as I find myself settling into a new life, but my fingers lead us all down a different path just then.

I think I might take some more time to percolate and absorb the entirety of 2021 before I sit down and really nail out the things I want to accomplish. Perhaps in January, my only goal should be to pack and move smoothly. Figure out the new home and housemates with my kids, and settle into our new routines.

To shift and to grow…

1. Have a clear vision of what you want.
2. Connect with a mentor who embodies what you are wanting to achieve.
3. Make time for alignment. Be mindful. Meditate. Set aside time to imagine and feel the changes you want.

K, cool. Glad that’s out of the way. Happy New Year! Or as I like to say, congratulations! Congratulations on surviving that shit show of a year.