It’s a new year!

It’s been quite a while since I’ve been back here, a long time where a lot has happened, and a number of significant changes have taken place. After spending the last few years in & out of hospitals, vets, losing my beloved Aşkım Aşkım, becoming a dog-mom, and going back into the corporate world, somehow I feel more like myself. Maybe there really is something about taking a sabbatical (albeit a long one in my case) but I’m more refreshed, more optimistic (& without Prozac) and more hopeful. Sure I’m still a bit of a realist for my own good, but I’m trying to open myself up and share the softer and more vulnerable parts of myself. 

And with that I’ve chosen to come back here and share with you again: where I try & hope that it works out in the end…. So, for January I’ve decided to focus on the good, and take the opportunity to have a good time, whether it’s with friends, family or just my own company. I’ve bought tickets to a symphony concert, because I love music. Like the olden times of my youth, I plan to make a night of it… An 8pm show at the AKM (will be my first time since it reopened), then a late dinner & drinks at BİZ and then who knows…. A chance to get dressed up, and make a special evening of it.

Sure it’s a small step and maybe not that exciting for all but it’s these small things that help romanticize our lives and give us hope for more. I was reading an article of “solo date ideas” and it occurred to me I love doing most things on that list: ice-skating, baking, a quiet day at home with a really good book, going out to a fancy dinner, and so with that I booked my first AKM ticket! 

So rather than make a long list of what I want out of the new year, and my “goals” for 2024, I’m taking it one step at a time, creating one occasion then another just for myself. & with that I encourage you to do the same… Enjoy the good memories, make the best of what you can with what you have and the rest…. Just let it go 🙂