Hello 2025!

Well 2024, that’s a wrap. Happy new year everyone! I hope your year is off to a great start and that you feel invigorated about the year ahead. Reflecting back on 2024, I have very complicated emotions as the year was full of the highest of highs and also the lowest of lows.

The single greatest moment of 2024, was welcoming my sweet baby girl Miss Marigold Beatrix into the world. She is the cherry on top of my Sunday that was already filled with Oreo chunks, sweet and sticky caramel sauce and loaded with rainbow sprinkles, or as I like to call her, my bonus Jonas. She is as delightful as can be and puts a smile on my face every single day. She fits into our family so perfectly with her 3 older siblings doting on her at all times. She is a very chill and easy going little doll baby, and my mini me. Time is slipping by way too fast even though I am making a conscious effort to take everything in this time around. Goldie Bee is already 5 months old, and she’ll be on the move before we know it. Time please stand still! 

On the opposite end of the spectrum, 2024 also struck me with great tragedy. This is the year when my world completely shattered and was turned upside down. This year I lost my Dad, after he collapsed unexpectedly due to what we think was likely a heart complication. Nothing can ever prepare you for the pain and sadness of losing someone so close to you as your parent. His death was completely unexpected and particularly tragic, as he was here one minute and gone the next, and none of us knew it was coming. It truly broke my heart. Even though it’s been 3 and a half months since I lost him, it still feels super fresh. My Dad was my superhero, a larger than life figure in my life who I looked up to so so much. On the upside, I’ve discovered a new knack for designing monuments. Who knew I had it in me!

As I brace for what’s in store for 2025, I am consciously optimistic that with the new year will bring a fresh start. I want to reset, and focus on the positives in my life in true Dad fashion (my Dad was an eternal optimist). I have so much to be grateful for, but most importantly I am grateful for the people in my life. I have a loving and devoted husband, 4 little darlings, a close knit family, lifelong loyal friends, and all of you. Thank you for all of your support as I plug away at this blogging thing.

When I first started my blog, I wanted it to be a positive space of inspiration; My life through rose coloured glasses, if you will. However, as I go through life I have come to accept that life is filled with ups and downs, and that is okay and also relatable. Sure the good times are great, but the bad times are a part of the journey too, and what connects us as human beings. So in the spirit of being transparent and authentic, in 2025 you will also learn about the messy, imperfect parts of my life too.

I learned a valuable lesson last year, and that is how precious life truly is and how to treasure those you love. Life is fleeting, and every moment counts. You never know when you will take your last breath, so breathe deeply, live intentionally, love wholeheartedly, be kind, create beauty, marvel at others, and make the most of what you’ve got. May 2025 bring you good things, and closer to your wildest dreams.