January was a tricky month!
After an amazing Christmas break, January seemed to run so sloooooow.
Getting back to work has been a little tough due to health issues, and 2026 is shaping up to be a super-busy year. Loads of organisational structural change. Not a bad thing, but getting better organised has been my job for January.
And I’ve mostly done that. I’ve worked out what I want to study this year, work we’re doing in the house and the garden and sorting out my “life pockets” – those categories that everything fits into.
Managed to sort out my planner requirements for the remainder of the year with what I think could well be my ultimate analogue planning tools.
Made the usual million lists (or boards, in Todoist – more of this sometime soon) of things I’d like to achieve every quarter and every month for both work and home. I’m feeling in a good place to do them, for once!
Home-wise, there’s loads to do. I bought a new propagator recently, so I’m immediately sorting my plant seeds for this year. Our shed outside has some wood damage, so I’ll need to get that sorted and repaired. I’ve already ripped the interior apart to reorganise all my tools and stuff. Other Gar-dunn-ing jobs this month include moving a few trees around, clearing pots… and probably having a mega tip run at the end of Feb.
The lawn looks like The Somme thanks to our nutty English Springer Spaniel Marley, and the terrible wet weather. I’ll probably have to wait until May before I can start doing repairs on it. Drainage is really rough, and Marley’s carved his own little runway out.
Joined the gym (again), so looking to get some upper body stuff going, as well as shedding the odd stone or 8.
My dad’s grandfather clock, which he built back in the 90s, will be repaired and serviced at last. It stopped working about 5 years ago and Mum never bothered to get it repaired. It’ll be great to have it working again. Not cheap… but it’s a lovely bit of furniture – and having it working again will bring back some fond memories of him.
And last, but absolutely not least, my grandson Bobby will come into the world. The Dunn line will go on!!
Right. let’s get this Feb Party started. 🎈
