The last couple years have not been top blogging years. Even Instagram has been quieter than usual for me. Maybe it's 16 years of writing on this same dot com, older kids, or a faster pace of life that comes with older children.
Whatever it was, let's talk about a few things from the end of this year, and what I hope to do with this blog in 2025.
We spent Christmas Eve in Lutcher watching the bonfires. There's a Cajun tradition for the river parishes (the Cajun ones) to light bonfire on Christmas Eve so Santa can find all the Cajun kids. A few groups that build them have gotten elaborate over the years, and after watching it on Facebook for ages... we decided to check it out. This was definitely worth the car ride for a little Christmas adventure.
The kids started going to KidStrong this year, and we really love it. I was wanting to simplify our weeks this year. With homework being a thing, I've moved us to Saturday activities (minus Wednesday night church) and it has helped with the rush big time.
The problem wasn't just one kid activity, but also private therapy happening after school. It was becoming a drain for people who like a relaxed evening.
Here's the goofballs at Halloween. The youngest goofball is down so many teeth that eating is interesting. Lot of side biting these days.
For my birthday in 2024 I got a sewing machine with quilting capabilities. So far I've sewn myself a granny square quilt, and the kids whole cloth quilts. I worked on a linen dress over the summer and need to make some more alterations to it. I'm just so short that most things are going to need an alteration.
I'll have to share my quilt soon, and my next sewing project is a ruffle collar button down shirt.
For 2025, I'll be sharing recipes and what we are up to. I hope to find some consistency again. I might share products I love, fitness related things as I move more and more towards perimenopause (the hormones just aren't hormone-ing like they use to), craft projects.
RESOLUTIONS
No crazy resolutions this year. I'm on my 4th year of The Bible Recap, and will be doing some HEAR journaling. I'm still tracking macros and following Fasterway as much as I can (gotta get in a groove after this pulled glute) - but I want to add in rebounding. We've already got a trampoline, and there was a NASA study about a million years ago that I'm just seeing. I'm starting at 5, when when the leg cramps subside... the goal is 10 minutes a day. 10 mins is equal to the cardio load of 30 minutes of running.
Anyway, we shall see. I'm not in the "beat yourself up for not hitting a goal" one day kinda gals.
