It's the First of January

In case you weren't aware.

Which means all sorts of things.

It's a time when people set out to make changes in life. Start anew. Rekindle old flames. Lose the Christmas poundage. Start that book. Decide to repaint the house. Swear you will be better at communicating this year, or better at those 5:30 runs, or better at making time for yourself.
It's a morning of hangovers feasts (just one last bad meal before the new year diets) , Christmas tree taking down (why are we doing this hungover?), and long slow looks at that old wall planner that needs to be replaced with a shiny brand new one.

If you have had a rough 2014 it's a time for hope of what might come. If you've had a great year it's a time to be thankful and hope for more awesomeness.

For me, it's a time to feel utterly blessed. A year ago today we decided to try for a baby. We were in New Zealand visiting family, and fell so in love with our nephew it set in stone an idea we had been playing with back and forward for quite some time. Today as I sit here, I can feel our wee one kicking about as she gets ready to make her way into the world.

Today is January the first. It also marks week 39 of our pregnancy. And it is 8 weeks since we left the United States and made the trip to Australia. Hmmm. What other milestones can we mark today? Well, it's been 20 weeks since my last blog post. 20 weeks? Wow. That wee break went on and on. And so much has happened since then. So much good blog material. Yikes. The thing is I guess, I really struggled to balance a blossoming Bebe, full time work, wifedom, traveling the States and my blog. So, sensibly (I think) the blog had to take the back seat. And here's a confession. I have missed writing. So much. I mean, at this point I also miss margaritas, crossfit and barely cooked steak, but they were totally worth the break while I have been growing wee Sophie.

So here is the question... Can I get back into writing at the verge of having wee one..? And can I keep it going through her newborn stage? Will I be writing when she fits her 3 month onesies? And then, can I get stronger with balance and keep writing when I eventually get back to work. I don't know really. But it's the first of January. It's worth a try right?

Goodness, it feels quite nice to write something that isn't a to do list.

It was kind of a crazy old year.