Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it's also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness.

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It was this blog's anniversary yesterday. I don't actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol. Either way, I can be confident I've had one for over twenty years and they've all be updated to varying degrees of regularity.

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I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get me wrong, I like the fact that there’s three bedrooms, the front room is bigger and that, contrary to my assessment, my white goods weren’t too big for their spaces. It’s just when the kids aren’t around and I’m on my own, the emptiness just feel that much more than it did before. I’ll get used to it I’m sure, I did before after I moved out. Then the feelings were more around the realisation of what was happening though intertwined with that was the quiet.

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In just over a week I'll be moving into my own house. It's a big deal and, in a way, signifies another milestone post-separation. I'm not too sure how I feel about it. There's part of me excited at the prospect of having my own place that I can decorate, upgrade, and effectively do whatever to without worrying. I'm also thankful that it's a three-bedroom property so both of the girls will have their own space. At the same time, however, there's a feeling of sadness and I think that's from knowing that things really have moved on.

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It's been a pretty busy month by all accounts. The school holidays arrived along with Easter and ANZAC Day, not to me ntion the run-up to election day here in Australia. Autumn is also in full swing, though warmer than usual. I'm not sure whether I prefer it or not. Still, fewer days using the heating means a cheaper bill so on that front I certainly won't be complaining; doubly so as I'm ever closer to owning my own place.

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You can't go too far in the world at the moment without there being some influence from the US and their politics. Doubly so now that we've had our own election called and so what to do about Trump and his politics is even more in the spot light. Sometimes you sit and watch what Trump and the rest of his crew are up to and wonder just how he was voted back in again.

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