A New Start in 2026

Hello to you all. It’s March so the 100 days of January and February have finally ended. That’s always a huge relief. Flowers are starting to appear and Spring just around the corner!

To start with, my fullest apologizes for the lack of posts in 2025- I had fully intended to write regularly as my offerings in 2024 were scarce to say the least. However,the year didn’t go quite as intended, and my time had to be focused on work and more mundane, less enjoyable life tasks. The intention was set for 2026 to focus on achieving more balance in my life and to find the time for my creative skills which included writing.

At the end of 2025, I tried the 12 Magical Nights Ritual- which is an old pagan ritual during Winter Solstice – 13 wishes are written on a small piece of paper, these do need to be things that you can achieve by yourself. These are burnt over 12 days. Starting in December and ending in January. On the last day the remaining piece of paper is the wish you have to set out to make true for that year. Mine was to write a book! I have been saying I would write one for a while, so perhaps it’s now the time. I have left it on my pinboard as a reminder.

I also ate 12 grapes under my breakfast bar- in lieu of a table- I don’t think I am alone in this as Instagram was flooded with posts. I don’t know if I will have 12 months of good luck but it was a silly and fun way to end a year and start another. (Although it’s best not to drink a very dry Champagne at the same time as eating grapes, for several reasons)  

I found, whilst having a declutter some printed sheets of blogposts written in 2011. It’s surprizing to find that the topics are as relevant today as they were then. Over the next few weeks I am going to start posting these and I hope these will be of some interest and help. I am having to go old school as they’re not saved to file and have to be re-typed.

Bye for now.

Sara x