Looking back.

Like most people the end of the year has be reflecting on everything that has happened in this year, it also has me just ready for a new year. Of course like everyone else this year was insane. Never in my life did I think a global pandemic would happen. Its been a bitter sweet year, awful things have happened but there are still blessings. I have lost family members, one to cancer, one to covid. Then came the job loss, being on unemployment, not know what is going to happen. All in all my immediate family have been lucky. We have financially been okay, escaped not getting ill, and we have a roof over our head. I count my blessing and don’t take it for granted. Despite all this I have managed to stay inspired. I have been creating quite a bit. I am now jumping into the world of artificial lighting, just got my first light and shadow box for Christmas. I have also been on a journey to improve my health. I was never the exercise type, but at the beginning of the year I decided to start. I started slow and have kept up a daily routine. I have even gotten my hubby into it. I am not counting calories, not weighing myself (as I don’t own a scale), I have no idea how much weight I have lost. As I get older and being someone that doesn’t have insurance, I just want to be a bit heathier. I feel better, feel stronger, and my mental health is better. I have also rediscovered my love of crystals. When I was a kid I had a thing for crystals and then for some reason as I grew up I thought they were silly and got rid of them. I have a small collection but I simply love it. While this year brought so much loss and just awful things there was good stuff as well. I count myself lucky to say that. I am looking forward to 2021, a fresh start. Hoping things start to look up for us all, hoping my hubby’s job comes back and we can get back to some bit of a normal life. Hoping to see friends and family again. I have goals for my work, things I want to accomplish. I truly hope everyone stays safe and may you have a wonderful start to this new year. May 2021 be better and more gentle then last. Thank you for sticking around and reading.

-Crissy