Taking Stock of the First Quarter 2025

Looking at the year so far

I occasionally publish a Taking Stock post, usually just when I remember, and it can be a bit hit and miss at times. However, I am now planning one for the end of each quarter. This is the first quarterly post.

Choosing: To start crochet again, which I haven’t done since I was a teenager, and am loving it again.

Drinking: Always coffee and water

Enjoying: A few days at Halls Gap in the Grampians

Feeling: Sad still, about the death of my friend late last year

Happy: A week away at Bright was a happy time as I felt that finally I had my bike riding legs back.

Busy: Keeping up with four blogs, but I love blogging, so I’m happy with the
busy-ness of it.

Following: Many wonderful blogs that I treasure every time I visit

Knowing: How fortunate I am to be living a fabulous and joyous life

Liking: Very much that Women Over 50 Living Well invited me to be a guest on her podcast. Click on the image below if you would like to listen.

Looking: Forward to more fun times in 2025

Grumpy: That the dreaded winter is coming

Making: The best of having a knee injury and working my way around it.

Planning: And drafting posts for the AtoZ challenge which has now started

Reading: In the first quarter of 2025, I have read 43 books

Smiling: All week while we were at Kangaroo Island having a week away

Loving: My 4am gym sessions. It’s the perfect time for me

Marvelling: That I’m still able to cycle long distances and planning to continue and
make more improvements

Laughing: Every day at Oscar. He’s a very funny boy

Happy: To be a guest on Andrew’s Family Histories Podcast, where I told the story of my 2x great grandfather.

Needing: To walk everyday and continue with strength exercises for the benefit they are to my knee

Noticing: That the summer of 2025 was hotter than we have had for quite a few years

Wishing: The world would settle down and people would be kind to each other

And a Little Something Else

This week Sue Women Over 50 Living Well wrote a piece about ageing that had me shouting - yes! yes! yes. I agreed with all that was written and much of it had been on my mind lately.

As Sue’s words were sinking in my thoughts went to another way to live your life, no matter what age you are, rather than trying to look young and perfect. The following words came to me which describe the way I like to live my life.

I have no regard at all to keeping up with others, or even concerning myself with what others do. My days of comparing myself to them are long gone. From now on, you will see these words on my newsletter as my mantra. Thanks for the inspiration Sue.

This post is linked to Wednesday Words & Whimsy (#WWWhimsy linkup), hosted by Min from Write of the Middle. I’m more than happy to be on Min’s Team - #TeamWWWhimsy. Min, thank you for all you do to keep this challenge going. It’s a highlight for me, on the blogging calendar each week.