Since I haven’t posted in a long time, I thought a 25 Things post would be a good way to catch up and wrap up 2025. That way, I can start fresh in 2026.
1. Since I
usually start this kind of post off with a cat picture, enjoy this one of
Theodore cuddled up in a blanket.
2. Back in October, I wrote that I had finished up on a project with a tight deadline, and wasn’t expecting any more tight deadlines until January. I spoke too soon!
3. On December 1st, I was told about a project with a January 3rd deadline. Normally, this type of project would be completed over the course of six months to a year, but that wasn’t an option this time.
4. All of us working on it have worked a ton of overtime, and we’re on track to make the deadline.
5. Working that much overtime in December was a little difficult since it’s a busy time of year with holiday stuff, and I had already committed to a few things I wouldn’t have if I had known this was coming.
6. On the plus side, all of us who worked on it are going into the new year with over 100 hours of comp time.
7. It can be frustrating at times that we earn comp time instead of getting paid overtime, but I keep reminding myself that the comp time will help me retire sooner.
8. Another positive is that I get along and work really well with the other people on this project. If you’re on the phone with a coworker at 11:30 on Friday night and then again at 7:30 Saturday morning, it helps when it’s someone you have a good working relationship with.
9. Everyone else found out about the project the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, but I was off that day.
10. We hosted a big Thanksgiving at our house, with a total of 15 people. Everyone seemed to have a great time.
11. As
usual, I forgot to take many pictures. I
took pictures of a few desserts on Wednesday night, and then forgot all about
taking pictures.
12. Unfortunately, we skipped taking Thanksgiving dinner to the hospice house this year. I was over the cough, but still not back to feeling 100%, and I really didn’t have the energy to make two huge Thanksgiving dinners.
13. We’ve decided to change to taking a smaller meal there more than once a year. I’m posting that here to help hold myself accountable since it won’t be tied to a specific event, which makes it easier to forget to do.
14. Tara had a bout of pancreatitis. She and I spent most of the day before Thanksgiving at the vet’s office.
15. She was given medication, and we’ve made some changes to her food, and she seems to be doing much better now.
16. Even with all of the overtime I worked, we were still able to go to my sister and S-I-L’s (Gabby and Amy) for Christmas.
17. They let me be in charge of the Barbie tree again.
18. I always have so much fun decorating the Barbie tree.
19. We
tried to do a Christmas photo shoot with our cats before we left, and managed
to get these of Caroline and Theodore.
20. We also tried to do a Christmas photo shoot with some of Gabby and Amy’s cats.
21. Dobby was the most cooperative.
22. And
Sota did alright.
23. The cats kept trying to eat the bows, so we had to put everything away, and we never got around to trying again with any of the other cats.
24. Even though we didn’t get Christmas photos of any of their other cats, I did get more cat pictures. This is Severus.
25. And that is it. The last couple of months of 2025 were busy, just not very exciting.
I hope you all had a great end to 2025. I’m working on catching up with everyone’s
blogs, and hope to “see” you soon.
Happy New Year!
