Saying goodbye to 2022

As this year comes to an end, I can honestly say I have had a fantastic year, it covered all the bases, and now I can tick all the boxes. Every new year I make a list of ten things I want to do/achieve for that year.  There is such a sense of achievement when you start marking things off, although sometimes I don’t manage all ten.    

It’s a beautiful day here in Wellington, and I am making the most of it, working outside, with a cold cup of coffee and my list.  But my mind keeps wandering, one minute I am back in a café in Warsaw watching the world go by, next I am on a beach in my new swimsuit and then I am back in Christmas mode.  Now that particular list is getting longer and longer, when am I going to untangle the Christmas lights, followed by when will I make that fabulous wreath I saw on Pinterest not to mention what food will be on the menu for Christmas day.  But this busy mind is typically a Gemini mind, we are the ideas people of the zodiac, now I just need to put those thoughts into action easier said than done sometimes       

I have so much to be thankful for this year, getting to travel again, Poland, Croatia and getting to catch up with my bestie in Melbourne, oh and don’t forget the puppy my constant companion now, and I am grateful that again this year I get to celebrate my mums 95th birthday.  There are a few guilty pleasures thrown in this year, like that fabulous Balenciaga jumper I bought and my Ukrainian linen sheets so even with covid and Russian invasions I got to do it all, there was no way Putin and that virus were going to stop me.     

But maybe Spotify was able to sum up my life in 2022 better than I can, in music rather than words.  From the music I listened to in 2022 they have described me as an adventurer, evidently, I am a seeker of sound, I like to venture out into the unknown, searching for fresher artists, deeper cuts, newer track especially gems yet to be found.  My five favourite men for 2022 were Gregory Porter, then Anderson Paak, Aaron Taylor, Miles Davis and Robert Glasper.   My four words for 2023 are exploration, newness, variety and uniqueness.

So, as we say goodbye to 2022 let’s reflect on what is good in our lives, enjoy the wonderful people we have surrounded ourselves with and remember that those guilty little pleasures really do make us happy, and some days that can make such a difference to how we feel about ourselves. 

I am very excited about 2023 and maybe you could make your own list for next year, you never know dreams do come true when its in black white - it must be true;}.

Happy New Year and you never know I might see you in Poland 2023.