Ok I'm back-back I think!
News from here - worked out but in a good way.
Definitely feeling the thread vibe as in "a time for reviewing and reflecting and perhaps improving" so having Deep Thoughts about planning this year, etc etc.
News on the iron front!
Kind of feeling a bit frustrated with the MrHedgehog situation (sparse contact, he's still abroad and not really sure what's going on and I don't feel up to pushing).
Plus also I've got the vibe he had a messy breakup more recently than I thought and maybe not over that?), so "sitting on my hands for now" and just going to give it a couple weeks and let the xmas period blow over before making any decisions.
I think he's just worked out/sort of got a promotion a lot earlier than expected
And "making full professor in a pandemic when your family is in another country and you're going through a messy breakup " hasn't been that good for him and his messages have been a bit terse? (feeling you there @WeWantTheFinestWines I got a message that was just complaining and tbh I didn't reply for a few days!)
But equally "not my circus, not my monkeys" and I have my own work challenges so am not going to overfunction here.
This sounds absolutely cunty (in a feminist kind of way good) but we took a similar qualification pathway and I've realised I'm outperforming him in many ways (I got a higher classification than MrMilitary too hahahahaha) whilst being chilled out and fit and cute so meh.
@ButterflyOfShay love the new username and glad you're thinking about making some decisions with self-care etc this year.
It really is a journey we're all on, I don't any of us are ever really emotionally "complete" we just take small steps on the way and little positive changes add up! (and try to help each other muddle long).
Your posts are always 100% decent and kind and positive and that's such a great quality to have.
London next month is going to be a total laugh with us all there! 
(I guess it's time to start thinking about a WhatsApp group soon?)