HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025

@avant-garde it's definitely not been a happy new year, even adequate is a stretch. But I do wish you the best for next year.

@Blackcloud - there are websites that you can upload to that allow you to shrink the size of the image in terms of maybe 9mb to 2mb, it decreases the quality of the image but you may be able to upload them that way...

@Former-Member

*sitting with you*

Here if you want to talk

@avant-garde thanks. I'm just really struggling tonight. I don't want to face the new year.

@avant-garde Oh you’re right!! Never crossed my mind 😅, but I’ll be sure to upload them on there later today if I’m able to. Thanks for that!

@Former-Member

I guess what comes to my mind is what makes it any different to facing a new day? The calendar is a human construct, there never used to be 12 months, only 10, then I think they figured out the lunar cycle.

Anything new is difficult and can be overwhelming, but there's one thing I'm sure of, you're not alone facing this new day, you won't have to do the struggles on your own because we've got your back, just like you had mine on Christmas Day.

I don't like new years either, too many bad memories and humans don't need another excuse to misbehave, but the fact that we have survived with all that we have to deal with on a daily basis, that's worth celebrating, not just on new years, but everyday.

Do you like iced chocolate? I would offer you hot chocolate but we're not in America where it's cold

@avant-garde it's just every day, every week, every month and every year is the same. I just want life to be over already, to just disappear without a trace.

A iced chocolate sounds amazing, I haven't had one for i don't even know how long.

Happy new year all!

Anyone else also trying to be more hopeful / optimistic in the new year? Not necessarily in terms of expecting that things are all going to be okay but in terms of trying to remind myself of my strengths and that I can get through things ... it'll be hard but I really want to be open to joy in my life.

@oceangirl @Shaz51 happy new year. Take care

@Former-Member

Happy new year and welcome to 2025 @Shaz51 @Bunniekins @Former-Member @TAB @MDT @Dimity @Glisten @PeppyPatti @Snowie @Appleblossom @Faith-and-Hope @Clawde @tyme @Jynx @Ru-bee @rav3n @Oaktree @Meowmy @avant-garde @Historylover @oceangirl @Lauz @Emelia8 @StuF @ENKELI @MJG017 @Captain24 @Adge and all forumites here! I hope you have a fabulous 2025!

@Shaz51 Thank you for all the wonderful things you do and have done on the forums over the last year! You are a forum superstar⭐️! I wish you all the best for the year in health, wellbeing and happiness!

As for me and 2025, I’m hoping things improve for me for the better after a tumultuous 2024. I’d like to work on achieving the following things:

- Spending more time on the forums as I’ve been absent last year for various reasons

- Learning more about mental health and associated issues

- I’ve got a cruise planned in June which I’m really looking forward to

- I’m looking to go back and study Dementia after spending time in a dementia area as part of my placement for my Certificate IV in Leisure and Health last year which I learnt to enjoy.
- also like to try and do some reading of novels for pleasure instead of relying on my phone for ebooks and magazines (I’m trying to cut back on the time I spend on my phone on Facebook this coming year as I’ve noticed it’s not the best for my mental health)

- .l would also like to look at getting back into cross stitching after doing some on my cruise holiday in September last year which I really enjoyed

- doing some mindfulness colouring in and drawing as well.

- Watching the final 3 seasons of Gossip Girl on the 9 app is on my list of things to complete as well as reliving my uni days with Hannah Montana on Disney

- Hopefully securing a new rental property by December as I’ve been told my new current one isn’t being renewed

- Spending more time being a friend to my housemate and helping her more

- Hopefully celebrating a Brisbane Lions and Melbourne Storm Grand Final double in the AFL and NRL (wishful thinking I know but a girl can still dream!)

I heard a Australian cricketer say the following when he was dropped from the Australian Test team after 3 tests - ‘Don’t get bitter, get better’ - and this is something I’m hoping to take into this following year. Life is too short to be mad and angry about things. I’m hoping to be able to only focus on things I can control and not sweat the small things. Karma will happen and i believe that good things happen to good people, even if it may take a while for that to happen. The grey clouds will disappear eventually and the sun will return once again, even if it may not seem to be that way at the time. In the meantime, I’ll follow the simple Disney rules of life which are - Keep on swimming (Finding Nemo) and Let it go (Frozen).

Enjoy 2025!

Take care and stay safe!

Judi9877🥳🌻🍀