puppetmaker | New Year’s Day 2022

And now we are here at the beginning of 2020.

Again, no resolutions due to the randomness of the world right now.

However, I do plan to spend some time on me and figuring out how to improve myself and my mental health.

This will allow me to be a better caregiver.

If I have run myself into the ground, I cannot help others.

That is something that has been emphasized to me more than once in the past year.

As we do and don’t return to pre-pandemic conditions or what the new normal will be, I find myself in a crouch waiting for the next shoe to figure out if it is going to be fight or flight.

I need some time to process what is happening to me and around me. I have been just existing moving from one crisis to another and trying to pick up the pieces around me before the next thing hit.

This year I really hope I have more time to pick up and put away.

A lot of this will depend on the year itself and what surprises it throws at me.

Right now, I feel hope for this year and continued improvement.

That is a lot better than I was doing a year ago.

I am grateful for any time I have for me.