The question I’m using to leave 2024 and enter 2025

I don’t know about you but I am ready for this new year! And why not be ready for it? It will happen, ready or not. Time. It marches on doesn’t it? So here goes a few thoughts as I ring in the year 2025.

I am a woman of different and often contrasting, views! For example, for the title I decided to ask “connect or reflect” and for me, the answer is yes. Both. I like to spend time alone reflecting on many things: how I’ve used my time, how I’ve wasted some of it and how I’ve planned other parts of my days, weeks and years. Did I organize my closet for example? (The answer is, not completely!) Did I make time for my family and friends and get to those I wanted to see? (Again, the answer is usually…well…not all of them!) But, BUT…am I satisfied with what I accomplished or attempted? YES. Most of the time, I allow myself the grace to be ok with how the time went by on any given day. Again because, well, I chose what I did and I should be satisfied with my own choices. Right?

Now, why do I write to you, a reader that I may or may not know and basically put myself out there in this fashion? I’m not really sure but I think it’s this: I am a very flawed human on this great earth, doing my thing, living life as I choose. I’m aware of my many failings, trials and errors. I share things that aren’t perfect and sometimes what I share could border on embarassing! But I think to myself, “hey, maybe somebody else will try something like this because they saw me try to do it and even though it’s not great, I tried and maybe even finished a thing or two.” I guess what I’m saying is that I’m good with my flawed self. Mistakes are practice in action. I may actually like myself this way. I am not a perfectionist and I’m ok with trial and error. Sometimes I achieve what I set out to do and sometimes my ideas are a big fat flop. (Say that three times!)

So here I am, connecting with you in my reflections. I guess it’s an attempt to connect and it’s entirely up to you whether you receive it or not. And that’s ok with me. On my end, all I can do is reach out by sharing a silly project, nice picture or recipe and you can choose on your end, to get to know me better or you may ignore me and view me as a trifle weird. I am cool with that.

Is my mission accomplished for 2024? I think so, because what I set out to do is to live my life, mistakes and all. Then I chose to share these things with you as we step into a new year. I will probably continue to share them because somehow it helps me. I feel connected, in my attempts to share. I’m not sure what I resolve to do better in the new year but I hope it includes a connection or two with you – the person reading this. Sometimes the connection may look like coffee with you, or sharing a recipe or even a hike. Maybe I will just ‘see’ you online. Either way, I’ve done what I set out to do! I hope you are happy with what you choose in your own life, too. May 2025 be the very best, to you and yours.

Fondly and flawed,

Marci