When I first saw this meme and thought about doing posts based on it, I had this fantasy of completing at least a small comment for each day. Like many fantasies, the actual enactment looks very different when it is brought to life. Anyhoo, here is today’s installment.

December 5: Routines you’ve upheld

If there is anything that has been constant this year, it is the lack of routine. Every time I get into a routine and my life feels productive. something changes. We go on a trip, I start a job and have to quit volunteering. We come home and then work is very hit and miss. The lack of routine has been very frustrating, but the process has forced me to reflect on what I really want out of retirement. I have also started considering my bucket list in a much more serious way than ever before. More on that in another post.

December 7: Specific places you visited and the memories

Yes, I changed this topic slightly from the meme. It’s all part of the fantasy translating into real life. The place I visited was really a huge area of Queensland west of the Great Dividing Range. Many years ago, pre sailing adventures, Mr Jones and I travelled into less populated areas of Australia. I felt very connected to my country and have always wanted to go back there. This trip reminded me of that connection, and I loved being immersed in our unique landscapes.

December 8:People you have spent the most time with this year and what you did

The people who have been the most constant in my life this year have been Mr Jones and The Unicorn. Not surprising considering I have not been going to work every day. We don’t have a lot of friends that we hang out with all the time, so for a lot of socialising we rely on each other. Part of the changes of life that we are working through is adjusting to this new way of being. I won’t say it has been complete enjoyment of each other all the time, and there have been some changes in the way I think about our relationship. One thing that defines our relationship, in my eyes at least, is that we work well as a team. Our romance has not consisted of elaborate, romantic dates. We do not gush to other people about how amazing we think the other is (although there is a different type of gushing from time to time!). What we do have is a partnership that has gone places and done things. We are two people who understand the strengths and weaknesses of the other and work with that to solve problems and live our lives in a thoughtful and productive way.

And so, as we head into 2026 I feel confident that there will be many adventures, disagreements, irritation, moments of seeing the other person as they are and a genuine partnership that I hope is an inspiration to No. 1 Son and his new wife as they embark on their lives together.

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