01/01/2026
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I swear this isn’t all I photographed all year 😛
My focus remained mostly on Theo this year, who gained another two days of preschool, giving me four days a week to start catching up on the past five years of life-admin backlog, housework, food prep, and more physical self-improvement, which helped a lot with mental self-improvement - forever a work in progress!
Running twice a week, and the resulting need for physio, has become a near-constant, gaining back a bit of “me” time. I’ve also started picking up photo gigs again, which has been exciting, but challenging to fully dive back into work, as the dual preschool schedule also resulted in twice the exposure to sicknesses. Being the primary carer is unsurprisingly challenging🤦🏼♂️ It’s been a seemingly never-ending battle, but we’re very much looking forward to more hopeful stability when Theo starts Kindy in Feb!
More than anything, this year revolved around a massive month-long adventure in June, through Paris, Italy, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, spending 2-4 days in each location along the way, with our 4yo and my 70yo parents in tow! It was both Theo’s and my parents’ first time in Europe, which made everything we did that much more special. Our dear friend Rolf even came down from Norway to join us for a week! What a special reunion 🥰 Highlights from that journey will definitely find their way here in time ❤️
Once home, I suffered a surgical mishap during a relatively routine kidney stone clear out and vasectomy procedure, which made recovery much longer and the second half of this year more challenging, but I’m finally feeling more myself, made it into my 40th year, and I’m heading into the new year feeling stronger and more able than ever.
Julie continued to be our rock, both at home, and with her stability at work, and Theo’s had more big feelings and behavioural challenges this year (four has been as or more challenging that three), but reasoning is becoming possible! He has returned to swim lessons after a year off, wanting to improve his abilities (very proud of that choice and his work to stay focused, learn and grow), he’s now legitimately able to read most things with a bit of effort and patience (amazing!), simple math is starting to stick, board games are a new obsession (and so fun with his ability to focus and follow the rules!) and we’ve just moved up to a bigger bike, making riding easier and more rewarding 😍
Also live music! I ticked a lot of great artists off my list of must-see, and it feels good to be seeing live music regularly again ❤️🎵🎶
2025 has been a big year, but 2026 is shaping up to be even bigger still, with some important milestones in view, a reunion with Rolf’s family in Thailand planned, and a lot of new joys to relish. I hope you’ve all got some good things to look forward to in the new year as well!
Happy New Year, everyone! 🎆
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