{"id":427,"date":"2023-12-29T01:35:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T14:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.complicatednoise.com\/?p=427"},"modified":"2023-12-29T01:35:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T14:35:57","slug":"and-so-this-is-the-obligatory-end-of-year-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbeenn.com\/blog\/and-so-this-is-the-obligatory-end-of-year-post\/","title":{"rendered":"And so, this is the obligatory end-of-year post…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I don’t really say much here anymore. You can catch my random ramblings on Mastodon though<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve learned that by dropping my regular blog postings and the discontinuation of my podcast that I really like this… solitude. Something about the lock-downs and isolation really helped carve that into a mainstay in my life. When I’m not working, I just want to be left to my own devices (literally).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, I do miss the online communities I was a part of though. Sometimes, I just want to sit and chat with people about random things, but after five minutes of that, I realise that it probably wasn’t a great idea. That’s just me though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband and I are still living apart, but that is going to change in 2024. The construction of our house started in October and it’s progressing very quickly. We’ve got a roof, some bricked walls, and a big wooden frame up at the moment. It’s looking pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t want to type too much here so I won’t. I feel like there’s so much I’ve said on Mastodon. However, I’m happy to give you bullet points of my highs and lows of this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n