{"id":495,"date":"2022-01-06T02:56:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T02:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solosurvior.com\/?p=495"},"modified":"2022-01-06T02:56:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T02:56:37","slug":"goodbye-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solosurvior.com\/?p=495","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The sun has set on the year that was and a new one has dawned. I have been very happy to see the past 2 years disappear into oblivion. My word for the year in 2021 was rest and I had plenty of opportunities to do just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had a bad dose of flu, shingles, vertigo, three broken toes and strained knee ligaments all requiring rest of one sort or another. I also had long service leave but with 2 lock downs had very little chance of getting away as I had planned. So yes, I rested quite a bit although not in ways I thought I would be doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have not chosen a word for this year- the past 2 years have taken their toll on my optimism. I am becoming more reclusive with each passing day and with our premier demanding we wear masks every time we get a single case in WA, I am pretty much confined in what I can do. Apart from messing with my hearing aids, i cannot breathe very well as my chest just closes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I work from home – have done so for years now – but I used to meet friends for coffee or lunch. Now I don\u2019t have that option with the mask mandate In place. We even have to wear them to church , so I don\u2019t attend. I do my grocery shop online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a positive note, I finally planted the veggie garden I planned a year ago. Veggies were doing well until this heat wave hit but I can plant more so it\u2019s all good. I got tired of waiting for my mower man to get the soil for the beds so I had it delivered and with the help of friends, a wheel barrow and shovel, filled them and planted the seedlings. Quite fulfilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I look back on 2021, I can see I have continued to grow, and learn and change. I rarely have nightmares, flashbacks or panic attacks these days and I am so grateful. I am at peace with my past these days. I have low tolerance for BS anymore and now stand up for myself. I rarely think of dying anymore and am mostly content with my life. In the past couple of weeks, I started writing again. People\u2019s opinions of me don\u2019t matter – I know who I am and am comfortable with myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My life is simple and good and comfortable. I have everything I need and more. I am trying to live each day as it comes and not worry about the next day or the day after that. The past 18 months I have lost people I loved and am making sure I value those in my life right now. I am remembering I need to treat people like I want to be treated; to extend grace and be patient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The sun has set on the year that was and a new one has dawned. I have been very happy to see the past 2 years disappear into oblivion. My word for the year in 2021 was rest and I…
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