Twenty Twenty Five

Happy New Year! It's been almost a year since my last journal… partly because life has been busy, but mostly because I didn't have a smart phone.

I managed almost a full year without a smartphone and bought a tablet with the intention of using that for writing on here and updating social media - but the camera was rubbish so that didn't go to plan.

I kind of ended up with the worst of both worlds because I still did lots of browsing the internet and doom-scrolling social media on my tablet at home. But when I was out and about on my dumb phone I couldn't keep in touch with people via WhatsApp, share my live location, check maps or bus times. So not ideal… and beardie got a bit fed up of texting me bus times!

On the positive side - I learned a lot about my phone habits and what I need/want from a smartphone. My recent diagnosis of AuDHD has also clarified why social media is particularly distracting and unhealthy for my very busy brain. I'm finding having a smartphone without downloading certain apps works better for me than having the apps and attempting to limit my use.

I'm loving having a decent camera again, but I keep forgetting to use it! I'm mostly just taking photos of our new kittens who we adopted in the summer after suddenly losing our beloved Noodle-cat last May.

So…having a phone with a camera will hopefully make it easier to keep track of my projects this year and share them on here. 2024 was a bit chaotic in terms of making and I have LOTS of half made projects on the go - but I made very little for myself. I was very focused on making for others and for the house.

This year I'm going to do make-six-2025 (yes I know it's meant to be make-nine so that it fits nicely in an Instagram square but I'm being realistic) and I'm focusing on making things that will bring me pure joy! Joy is going to be my word of the year.

I hope you had a joyful/peaceful Christmas and have lots of joy planned for 2025 x