Whenever there is work in progress in the house, it is really hard for me to concentrate on anything. The constant come and go, the noise, the dust and mess, are all very disturbing to me and the whole household.
I am a creature of habits, and having to take into account the ever changing schedule of our handyman was very taxing—even though I am very happy with the work he did, I am also happy to get back into my usual routine for a while.
So I can’t say that December has been a great month, at least on a personal projects level. For the house though? The Artelier? It has brought me much stress, but much joy in the end. I will try to update the blog with all the changes in the following weeks.
Blogging
Only two blog posts in December 2026:
I really want to get back into blogging here. It’s something I have always loved (I was a dinoblogger, back when blogs were called websites and you would code them by hand and WordPress was called b2).
I wish there were more comments (as of today, there have been none, sadly), because it feels lonely, but I still see there is traffic, and I suppose at least a few people are enjoying my content enough to come check it out once in a while.
December 2025 Goals
My one and only goal for December 2025 was to survive the month of work in progress that was centered around my Artelier.
I do not want to seem ungrateful—I am very grateful and blessed to be able to renovate such a big space for myself—but at the same time I will acknowledge that, even though it is a problem of my own making, it was a LOT.
I concentrated on filling my days with pleasant activities, and my life was at the center of my thoughts for a lot of the time. I have progressed on my grief, reflected on my health and mental health, and I guess it was a good thing in the end.
Social Media
I did nothing on social media, and it shows:
- Bluesky: 30 followers (+2), 129 posts (=)
- Facebook: 271 friends (+3)
- Instagram: 9 followers (=), 18 posts (=)
- Mastodon: 5 followers (=), 57 posts (+0)
- Medium: 0 followers, 2 posts (=)
- Pinterest: 1 follower (=)
- Quora: 0 followers (=)
- Reddit: 0 followers (=)
- Threads: 1 follower (=)
- TikTok: 2 followers (=), 5 videos (=), 9 likes (=)
- Tumblr: 0 followers (=)
- Twitch: 0 followers (=)
- X: 4 followers (=)
- YouTube: 2 subscribers (=), 6 videos/shorts (=), 0 views, 0 watch hours
There will probably be a shift in how I use social media in the near future, because some of the thinking I’m doing around my life and projects. To be determined!
In Conclusion
On paper, it feels like this month was a failure, but it was the contrary.
My home has gotten a lot of improvements. I spent a lot of time pondering things, processing grief, spending time with my loved ones, and relaxing as much as possible in the circumstances I was working with.
Change is a-coming, and it is not all bad.
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