Welcome back to my Monday Mug. There are so many things to catch up on, but I will hit the highlights of the last month.

 Did you bring your favorite mug tonight? I have one I found again from unpacking. I love picking up mugs at craft fairs. This mug has a butt. It is one of my favorites because it is funny looking and makes me smile. 

December was a crazy month for me. I am not sure about you. Aside from the business of the holidays, my car broke down, and my toilet stopped working. I have learned to appreciate indoor plumbing and the magnitude of how it can affect your day to day. I don’t want to go back to the alternatives for bathroom spots. My holidays were great I got a dancing llama toy from my mother because well I like llamas and she thought it would be hilarious. It is funny and who doesn’t need more laughter in life anyway. 

It has been warm here this year. It is odd to have a Christmas season in shorts in Missouri, but this year it happened. I think with more temperate weather, it was nice to get out in nature more and go on walks with my family of dogs. Everyone around here was really enjoying the warm weather, but it made Christmas seem like just one more day on the calendar. 

I have continued writing in December, but it has primarily been journaling and things of a personal nature. I totally bombed NaNoWriMo this last year, which was new for me because I had been improving over the previous few years. I think it came down to my planning. I really wanted to start a historical fiction book. Still, I was not prepared for the magnitude of writing in that genre when I haven’t previously. I am usually a dystopia or sci-fi girl.

I am going to get more tea, would you like some? 

Things have been strange this year. I have dealt with panic attacks this year and various other conditions I have never had to deal with before. However, I am finally feeling like I am getting back to a better place. It might just be because the toilet is fixed or maybe just the spark of the new decade, but I feel like I can breathe again. 

Within these just a few passing days of the New Year, I am excited to start new habits again. My German review is still going strong. I am happy now to take on just a little more of the things I really want to do this year. 

I am overflowing with goals and ideas for the year to come, but it is getting late. I promised myself to go to bed at a decent hour because I wake up early, even though it isn’t fun for me yet. 

So give me some advice about what is something I could do to make my mornings more fun?