Review of 2019
So, my plan for this woefully
neglected little space of the internet that I claim as my own will be showered
with a lot more love and attention this year (and beyond) with the intention being
to upload a post once a week on a Wednesday (let's ignore the fact that today is Thursday 😊). So that’s the plan and I’m not
even going to entertain the thought that I won’t be able to stick to this
schedule and come up with reasons already as to why I might miss the odd post
there and the odd post there due to X, Y or Z. So, there you have it; I’ve said
it now so there’s no going back really is there? 😊
So I guess I ought to start off
by saying Happy New Year!! And not only that but a brand-spanking-shiny-new
decade too. I usually get super excited for the start of a new year; thoughts of all the pretty planners/diaries to browse through in the shops, the
cute stationery to accompany the planner/diary that eventually gets chosen and more
importantly a whole 366 days to fill with excitement, adventure,
fun, laughter and making memories with those we hold dear make me giddy with delight. But the fact we have just welcomed in a new decade has my
excitement levels Off. The. Chart!!!
But before I throw myself into
the new year I like to take a minute to look back at the year just passed and
remember the highs and the lows. For each high and each low will have taught me
a lesson, something to help me understand myself a bit better, life a bit
better, and other people a bit better. And I believe it’s important to bring
those lessons with me into the new year.
I can’t say that 2019 got off to
a great start. In fact, the complete opposite could be said. Within the first
22 days of the year a health issue presented itself with my dad which saw him
hospitalised for the best part of eight months, and then exactly a week after that,
on 22 January, my husband was told his job was at risk. So not the greatest of
starts to the year.
I don’t want to go into too much
detail about either of the two things I’ve mentioned above as they are not my
business to discuss but needless to say it was a trying time….and being 5
months pregnant at the time meant I was even more emotional than I would
ordinarily have been!
February saw me take a lot of
trips to Malta to be with my family. My gorgeous niece, my sister’s little
girl, turned 3 and my dad celebrated his 60th birthday. I am so
pleased I was able to be there in Malta for both occasions. It wasn’t quite the
celebration we had imagined for my dad but we celebrated nonetheless.
March was much more of the same
in terms of travelling. I needed to get in as many trips as I could to see my
dad before I wasn’t allowed to fly anymore.
Ahh, April; what a beautiful
month. It was the month of my baby shower which my lovely friend Kimberley had
arranged. The location was amazing, the weather was spot on for that time of
year and the company was simply wonderful. But as amazing as that was, the
highlight of the month, the year, and of my entire life, was the birth of my
daughter: Sienna Grace Petty, making an early and rather speedy entrance to the
world on Easter Sunday, with the early stages of labour starting the day before AKA the day of my baby shower! My life changed forever in the moment that her cries filled the room and I knew then that my heart had
well and truly been stolen. Sadly, in April we also lost a family member; one
of my uncles passed away unexpectedly which shook everybody to the core. It’s
true what they say; you really don’t know what’s around the corner.
In the months that followed (and
even to this day) the conversations we had at home mainly involved some sort of
declaration of love for Sienna or surprise that we could have created something
so perfect and wonderful. I doubt it will ever cease to amaze me that she’s
mine and I get to keep her forever 😊
June saw us take Sienna on her
first trip abroad; we were going to Malta so she could meet my side of the
family. I was beyond excited. But what I felt even more than that was total
overwhelm when I started to make a list of what we’d need to pack for Sienna
and I realised the sheer amount of stuff a baby needed when travelling. It was
unreal! But we managed
and we survived to tell the tale.
August saw Sienna’s baptism. We
were lucky enough that a family friend and fully-fledged Deacon of the Catholic
Church was available to perform the baptism and for that I will always be
thankful. Having Deacon Nick officiate made it so much more special, as did the fact that so many family and friends joined us to celebrate; including my dad who had only been discharged from hospital one day before his flight to Jersey.
September arrived and we were off
to Malta again, this time to celebrate my mum’s 60th birthday. Her
and my dad had hired a farmhouse on Malta’s sister island; Gozo. Again, the
packing list fro Sienna was intense!
November – a bittersweet month;
it was the month I went back to work and Sienna started nursery. I was excited
to get a full hour to eat my lunch and the thought of being able to finish a
cup of tea while it was still hot was utter heaven. But the novelty of those
two things wore off pretty quickly, ha ha.
So there you have it; my little
life adventures wrapped up in 1,000 words (give or take).
Tell me, how was your year. Did
you get up to anything exciting?
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