I was just looking at the date of when I last updated and I can’t believe it was October. Not disbelief at how I haven’t been updating, I just couldn’t believe how much time has passed since we moved. And I couldn’t comprehend how we were already at the new house in October. It’s very confusing. If I have to sum up 2022, all I can think about is the renovations…or maybe also how hard things have been with a 3 year old :’)
So the past month we’ve just been busy settling and also we got covid. we are still not over that I think. Both physically and mentally, we’re still in the covid haze. It came to us so unexpected, after 2 years of avoiding it. Before that we were occupied with O’s mom visiting and then straight after E got sick and immediately O too and then I got it a few days after. It was hard. We were still reeling from another sickness and now this, it’s been hard. So yes, that was almost 3 weeks ago I think. So I don’t think we were up to anything besides that. Just recovering and constantly worrying.
So I also just realised now that it has been 2 months since we moved. We’ve been settling. Getting sick made us stay home more so we were able to get used to the house more. E seems ok here too. Just that being sick made him a bit more clingy than usual. I feel like we had such a good run of independent play for a while and then after he finds that he can’t play on his own anymore. I kind of miss listening in to him playing(rather loudly) with stories he made up on his own. I hope he will be his usual self soon.
Other than that, yes just trying very hard to work, still feeling grateful that O is still able to work from home so that he can help out whenever things get too much.
Here’s our month(s) in pictures I guess.
1. We have been drinking lots of tea lately. well, I think mostly me :)
2. work table that’s not being used that often.
3. our second plant for the house.
4. our third and fourth plant :) I’ve been looking for a plant for E to take care of and he suggested cactus so we’ve been looking around and finally found them.
5. treats for my hands :)
6. these colourful muji pens are really nice to write with.
7. tried out drawing with posca and it’s really nice to draw and colour with it. we even tried colouring on cloth with it and it really works well.
8. me trying to capture the light in the early morning, just before sunrise. I still can’t get over the view here. big windows, big sky, big lights :)
we are already in the middle of December. The coming year seems kind of scary. but there’s always something to look forward to, too in the early days of January. Two birthdays back to back and that will always keep me busy. Scared and busy. haha. well, till next time, m