It’s been a year!

 If you’re still following my posts, THANK YOU! I can’t believe I haven’t posted in over a year! Gahh! It’s been quite the year though. Who ever thought anything like this would happen in our lifetime.

As I reflect over the past year, there have been a lot of changes in my life; I was laid off from my cushy office job thanks to stupid Covid, and now I’m a roofer! Yep, 40’ ladders, harnesses, rope grabs, the whole bit! I’m completely certified for working at heights and I actually enjoy it! We own our own business and it’s doing pretty good!

I’ve accomplished a lot this past year, some big, some small, but things I’ve never done before including assisting in birthing kittens, learning how to pull both an enclosed and a flat bed trailer behind a pickup truck (no, not at the same time!!!), I learned how to shingle (and I’m actually pretty good at it!) I watched the whole Tiger King series (I don’t know if that’s something to “brag” about though! The other day I tried out a hoverboard! That reminds me, I need to order some new trim for in the kitchen (oops!). I’ve supported local like never before, we put in a vegetable garden (it didn’t do very well, however the pot did extremely well!!!), we put in a pool, we tried delivering for Door Dash before it went all to shit (Door Dash, not us!), I took my 15yo son and his friend downtown and to a homeless shelter to hand out care packages, I biked 13km on a local trail (man, I was sore for like 3 days after that!). I baked bread from scratch, I delivered Christmas hampers for a local restaurant for those in need, and to finish off the year my house was nominated as one of the best decorated! The local news came and did their weather segments on my front lawn!

This past year, although being in quarantine and lockdown, I really enjoyed my time with my boys, it gave me time to do things I love, like crafting and home improvement, as well as self improvement (mind you since this whole shit show started, I’ve been living in sweatpants and hoodies, but you know what, I’m comfortable, I’m cozy, and hell everyone else is wearing the same thing!) 

So it’s been a bitter sweet year. I am thankful that my family and friends are all safe and healthy, I miss them, we talk all the time but it’s not the same without the whole family together at Christmas and Thanksgiving, but it had to be that way so we can all be together next year.

I hope you are all doing well and have found some positive in such a negative, unknown, scary situation.

I will try to post more regularly (ya, I know, I say that all the time!) but there are so many things I want to show you, like my new tea towel designs and my gorgeous vintage Christmas ornament wreath, and my roofing skills!

Have a safe and Happy New Year!