Happy New Year!/Happy New Year?

 

And thus, 2021 draws to a close! This is usually the part where I say I'm going to become a better person in 2022 or achieve a whole host of amazing happenings...well, I'm not...or at least to my knowledge I'm not. 

Last year wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible either - it was definitely an improvement on 2020 at least. It was a strange year again but I felt less worried than the year before, I have had all my jabs and the booster, I'm sensible in regards to keeping my distance and wearing masks, etc, and dare I say it - I felt a little tiny bit safer than the previous year. My mental health took a hit this year quite significantly but things are getting better thanks to my wide, kids and friends - all of whom I count myself lucky to know. 

We had a few brushes with covid in our house which sucked, but ultimately everyone was ok in the end, (which sadly wasn't the case for a lot of others who lost loved ones, it's important to recognise our blessings whilst also thinking of others less fortunate), the main thing I missed this year were others I would have liked to have seen but couldn't due to the pandemic. 

My hopes for 2022 are probably the same as many others; I want things to improve in regards to the virus, I want normality to resume soon and even maybe a little of human contact! (Within reason, with friends I gave dearly missed). 

I haven't made any resolutions this year really, there is no point ultimately because who actually knows what will occur nowadays. I am looking forward to just going with the flow, (insert lateral flow joke here), that's ok with me.  

This is also where I mention highlights of my year, but that always sounds fake or too cliche, (laughing with friends I did see at work, recording personalised Santa videos, doing my daily whiteboard quotes each day, spending time with my children, etc), so suffice to say that throughout the bleak times there have been enough nice moments to make things too dark, (thanks if you were one of these nice moments, it means the world to me). 

So, here's to 2022, I hope it's a good one or at least an improvement for everyone.