New Year, Here I Come!

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you’ve had a fantastic holiday season. We are into 2025—a new year, a new beginning, and lots of positive opportunities coming our way. 

My last few weeks have been rather challenging. The weekend before Thanksgiving, I fell and broke my leg…my femur, to be precise. Ouch! After surgery and a few days resting in the hospital, I was moved to a rehab center for a fast recovery. It has been quite the experience. 

Roxy, of course, has been terrific during this time. She always thrives in a crisis! Roxy and I have worked together for more than 36 years, and we have been through a lot together. As Roxy has done in the past, she took the bull by the horns and got this issue out on time. She is one amazing woman. Thank you so very much, Roxy! 

Manny has been an amazing husband. He has been with me from the beginning of this journey and visited me every day but one. (That day, I asked him to please stay home and catch up on his sleep.) 

Manny has been hard at work preparing the house for when I get to go home. We hope that it will be soon! I just need to make a bit more progress with my physical therapy. Manny has decorated the house for Christmas and has shared pictures of our home with me. It looks beautiful. 

My daughter, Carissa, and my granddaughter, Savannah, have visited me, as well. I’ve really enjoyed our talks, remembering “the good old days!” Carissa always asks what she can bring, and there is always ONE answer: COFFEE! 

At home, Manny and I traditionally share coffee during our morning conversations, so I can get my engines going. The coffee here is…let’s just say…not up to par. Manny and I have decided that I will give him a call when I’m FINISHED with my morning coffee. It’s safer that way, for both of us. 

I feel so blessed to have my family and friends visiting me. Thank you all so much for your support. It makes me feel loved and appreciated. When my dear friend Barb came to visit, she looked me in the eye and said, “Janet, you just needed...a break.” A lightbulb went off! The Universe has a very interesting way of giving us what we need…instead of what we think we need! 

I will be working from home for a few weeks. Manny turned one of our bedrooms into a beautiful office shortly after we were married in 2019, and it’s ready to go. I hope you all have a great 2025. I am so very appreciative of all our readers and our advertisers. Stay safe and we will catch up next month. 

Happy Holidays.