Bye, bye 2024

There you go! Last day of 2024. 

How do I feel? I can not really tell. Looking forward to celebrating a little with our neighbors and friends. Just us, taking care of our scared dogs. 

And how do I feel about 2024? Mixed feelings, to be honest. It has been a rough one thinking about the health of my parents. 

With my family I had a wonderful year, remembering our stay in Italy during the summer. It was a wonderful time – even though a little too short. But rebuilding our house, we have to think about a budget. 

My writing was not good in 2024. Even though I published Hurrikan I did not write much. Only in November during the NaNoWriMo. Loved that time! Created a whole new series and hopefully I can stick to this in 2025. 

Was sick many days. And with my day-to-day job …? I am so unhappy, even though I have the best team with my direct colleagues I’ve ever had. But the overhead? And everything around that? Difficult. Yes, it brings in some money, but it makes me so damn unhappy. If this will be changing in 2025? I doubt it. Where would I go? And yes, I need the money. Even though I edited some books, that is far not enough money to keep me going.

See, this really sounds depressing. But my blog – this is where I show my other side. Maybe the other side to the story at all. 

What I managed to do: I went to fairs with my books and I will not regret this decision. I met wonderful people and it gave me a push to go ahead. Even though it showed me, how unsuccessful I am and it was really exhausting.

My studies? Guess I am also so down today, because I guess I failed my test yesterday. It frustrates me, because it was only this one and one more to go and if I have to do it again … will not even think about it! In 2025 the Bachelor thesis awaits me. Makes me nervous. Always did. But it always seemed so far away? And now? First meeting in January with my future tutor for it. Have to do all the research beforehand how to do it and define my topic.

2024 had its ups and downs. 2025 scares me. Mostly because of the developments in the world. What is happening? Why are people so hateful? Can’t they just let everyone live how they want to live? I will never get it.

2025 was supposed to bring me a push in my relaunch of Sophie … 

We will see. 

Have a good night, a wonderful start into 2025 and stay healthy!

Rock on, 

yours