Hiya, good friend. It’s so good to see you! Isn’t it sort of loopy that identical to that, within the blink of an eye fixed, the push of the vacation season is lastly over? Yeah, yeah. I do know New 12 months’s Eve is across the nook, too, however at this level, I’m tapping out of any additional festivities till subsequent 12 months.

In my thoughts I’ve been calling it “cocooning.”

Possibly it’s as a result of I’ve spent the final couple of weeks in a quieter state than traditional. I do know life will probably be altering quickly, in a great way, in a pair weeks due to the brand new job.

I additionally knew this Christmas was going to look slightly completely different with simply me, El Hub and Connor (it’s an extended story). Anywho, I anticipated it being a extra introspective and a quieter vacation with simply the three of us, and Rosie in fact, and with us sticking at house and never doing any touring. But it surely was the most effective holidays ever as a result of we bought the last word reward from associates and neighbors in our lives — the reward of time, consideration and thoughtfulness.

We gave and bought impromptu invites to lunches and hang around classes. There have been snacks and chats and time spent with human and animal associates – so many canine and cats!

It’s humorous how meals brings folks collectively, and the way meals with associates can train you new issues about your self, too. I came upon that I don’t hate arugula pesto and that Connor completely *loves* pomelo fruit.

Connor and I came upon we’re obsessive about our neighbor’s rice porridge, aka burbur ayam, aka Indonesian hen congee.

Our neighbor, Linda, initially from Indonesia, is the cutest girl and the most effective house cooks I’ve ever identified. She despatched her husband over with an enormous bowl of this porridge with all of the fixings yesterday morning, and significantly, Connor and I inhaled it in file time.

It’s kinda humorous to me as a result of after I was rising up, I needed to eat the Filipino model of rice porridge over the vacations, and it was by no means my favourite. All these years I simply assumed all rice porridge dishes have been bland and gummy, however my neighbor’s model was life altering. I dreamt of Linda’s porridge final evening, no joke!

Anywho, the previous couple of days have all been so quiet and beautiful.

I’m wanting ahead to cocooning much more as we speak on the sofa with a ebook, blanket, a cup of espresso and my favourite folks.

Oh, in order that this publish is remotely magnificence associated, please observe within the prime pic the bizarre bun my hair is in. Have you ever had yours in a bizarre bun for the previous couple of days, too? Finally I would wrestle mine out of it, ha ha ha.

I could or could not placed on some make-up, ultimately. I’m considering lastly eradicating the final remnants of the Essie manicure that’s been holding onto expensive life for the previous couple of weeks, however possibly not. I would simply let nature take its course.

Sending you digital hugs and good ideas and good vibes. I hope issues in your finish are glorious and that you simply’ve had a peaceable and pleased vacation season thus far.

Your pleasant neighborhood magnificence addict,

Karen