Happy New Year
Er, okay, we're nearly a fortnight into it, but who's counting? (I am, clearly.) The last few months of 2024 were a bit chaotic. I didn't talk about it as it was happening, but one of my magazines was closed, so I spent a while 'in consultation', waiting to learn if I was being made redundant. That was not fun. And we had the kitchen extended as we needed the whole thing redone anyway, so took the opportunity to make it bigger. I'm not good with disruption, but figured I could cope with two months of it. Only what was supposed to be done by the end of November is still in progress thanks to wonky Victorian mill workers' housing with shonky foundations, and up to a week before Christmas we weren't actually sure if we'd have anywhere to cook a festive meal. Also not fun. And you can chuck in some health issues as I managed to throw my back out so badly I could hardly walk for a week. Augh! But those were the bad bits. I was kept on, and while I'm ...
