It’s the second day of 2026. I don’t make resolutions because I rarely follow them through, but I usually find myself pronouncing the changes I am preparing to undertake on my blog.

Sometimes I really don’t talk about gardening as I’m a bit of a keyboard dreamer and often what comes up are the occasional things in daily life which happen randomly but have a huge impact on either my mental health or my general wellbeing.

Recent medical problems have seen me getting an MRI and the HRT has been changed to a different regimen but my MS may be recategorised as my EDDS scale has declined. I had requested a different treatment at the last appointment as I was concerned the numbers of the blood test results were consistently close to the level I also thought was considered worrying. Apparently not. But the changes the Neuro found have triggered looking at everything and sent me to a neurophysiotherapist to check my balance and mobility. She sent me home with exercises but I’m not very keen on these exercises to be fair so it was just as well I only got a few to do.

So in January the garden isn’t my first place to mull this over because it’s COLD. It’s muddy, soggy and messy in the garden. I’ve been constantly tidying up indoors for the last few weeks and it’s not even getting a thought to do the same outdoors. I have several exams in the coming weeks but my hunt for an alternative career isn’t yet proving fruitful.

I got a new Kindle which I can write in and despite tapping this blog out on my phone, I do intend to write more on the Kindle. Exactly what I haven’t decided but on reflecting the number of significant public figures who passed away last year, I also acknowledge that I have to make better use of my own time as we don’t know how long this life will last.

Happy 2026!