It feels great to see a new year, just as the calendar changes, somehow we humans deem it fit to restrategize, refresh our mindset, reflect on the previous year's wins and loses, we strive to do better at things that yielded positive results and do away with otherwise, I'm not sure how this trend started, if our ancestors also did same, one thing I know for sure is that taking a pause to reflect and restrategize your future especially during fresh start of the new year.

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I have also been on this table, taking a look at how my 2024 was spent, my experiences during the good, bad, and ugly, all of which made me stronger and wiser in areas of dealing with people, how I handle my finances, and people, there are some things I've decided not to continue this new year, especially after becoming a victim even though the year is still fresh. One of which is trusting people easily, I keep on telling myself times and times again not to consider everyone I meet to be as genuine as I am, but yet, I keep trusting, only to be betrayed again, just this morning I hired an engineer who was recommended by my neighbor to help me service all my sewing machines since they've been overused for some time and have started acting up, living in a new environment made my previous engineer unreachable I had no choice than to trust this man with my machines, gave him some money to get the parts he said needed replacement which I still doubt, especially after his action, do you believe immediately the transfer was made, he went AWOL, totally unreachable, he probably used the money to quick fix some of his problems, forgetting his integrity as a handyman is gone and I would trust him with a job anymore. So in here 20254, I have to learn to be more discerning and less trusting.

2024 was hectic business-wise, I did more of working with little rest, which I believe to be the cause of the non-stop body pain I feel, so I will be intentional this year about taking the much needed rest in between because life isn't duplicated. Being the eldest in the house, and also doubling as a working mom stresses me a lot as I shoulder most of the billings, I can't always say no to my parent, siblings, and children, but I also need to live for them, so, unlike 2024, I won't overburden myself this year in the name of work, and learn to say no when it is uncomforting instead of weakening myself to stress every time and not even having proper rest and enough family time.

Above all, I wish this year to be a favorable year for us all in all aspects and as the year furthers on, the grace to make the right choices and abide by them be easily accomplished.
All images used in this post are mine.

Thank you for reading, ❤❤