Dear friends, I was sooo looking forward to an early night this New Year's Eve but as it turns out, I was glad not to miss the fireworks from our bedroom window after all. It's a little like how I was fretting about our December calendar, but as December unfurled—Christmas festivities, catch-ups with much missed friends and family—I was glad after all. So often when we are tired we don't feel like doing much, or being social. But sometimes in these moments it pays to plan stuff, invite people over and accept invitations to others' homes anyway. Contribute silly jokes and cookies and a roast chicken or two. Gratefully receive the gifts of others' company and love, even in the space of your own messy living room. Cos it's these moments of simply being together—giving, receiving—that we come to cherish.
This is also progress | Happy new year!
This is also progress | Happy new year!
This is also progress | Happy new year!
Dear friends, I was sooo looking forward to an early night this New Year's Eve but as it turns out, I was glad not to miss the fireworks from our bedroom window after all. It's a little like how I was fretting about our December calendar, but as December unfurled—Christmas festivities, catch-ups with much missed friends and family—I was glad after all. So often when we are tired we don't feel like doing much, or being social. But sometimes in these moments it pays to plan stuff, invite people over and accept invitations to others' homes anyway. Contribute silly jokes and cookies and a roast chicken or two. Gratefully receive the gifts of others' company and love, even in the space of your own messy living room. Cos it's these moments of simply being together—giving, receiving—that we come to cherish.