To ask what the last 12 months has made you realise

[Carolbaskinstiger]

So this time last year the world was pretty different. I was on a health kick (that I believe would have lasted if not for lockdown), had a booked diary of parties/holidays etc.

A year later and things are pretty different. The people’s parties I would have gone to I probably haven’t spoken to now in months, the fitness is out of the window etc.

But on the positive side I’ve realised:
I really do enjoy dh’s company
My business is more secure than I ever realised
I’m fairly happy not doing very much I’m probably quite lazy
I do love the pub.

On the other hand
While I have good friends - I don’t really have a friend I can just ring up and chat
I really miss seeing my parents - so maybe rely on them a lot

What have you realised over the past year?

That I love my dh because he's the father of my children and all I've known for the last long 18 years but I don't love him anywhere near enough to spend another 18 years married to him.

That life is passing me by and after being in the same career all of my life I'm taking advantage of the time off and in between homeschooling the dc I'm freshening my skills to help me step away from what I'm doing and into another world.

That everything literally everything can change and flip in the blink of an eye

That I hate winter

This thread is so reassuring - I feel so many similar things to everyone.

I have realised that i don’t need to be as busy as I was & while I miss some of my office life, I don’t need to be there all the time

I have realised who my friends are and that I have room for some new people. There are a few people I don’t think I even like

That I no longer need to live in a city- I love walking, nature, gardening, quietness and space

That I love travel and adventure and don’t need to spend money on any more stuff including clothes

That life is short & everything can change in a blink of an eye

That mumsnet is a really good place for stuff like this thread- it’s made me feel so much better

That I love travel and adventure and don’t need to spend money on any more stuff including clothes

I think the realisation of how much money people have wasted on "stuff" is interesting. One client who was a big spender is amazed at how much he has saved and wishes he had done it years ago. I really hope this mindset stays, more money in the bank rather than a house filled with stuff.

That some people are so vulnerable and gullible to conspiracy theories and anti vax agendas. People who I would have previously believed to be rational and capable of critical thinking.

That we are better off as a family with less money in terms of bith parents working than we were with both working full time. The children have said they are happier with one parent at home at all times.