Thanks, Paul. That moment of stepping back, seeing where you are, and recognizing both the potential and how much there still is to learn is very real.

Staying the course makes all the difference.

Sonia

Your welcome, Happy New Year Cheers ^_^

It does, doesn’t it. 🙂
Sometimes it helps just to see it reflected back like this.

Sonia

Yes Sonia. Kind of like when we need to talk out loud to others to hear ourselves thinking.

Mel

Exactly. One step at a time really is how it adds up.

I love that perspective. Enjoying the learning makes all the difference, and steady progress adds up over time.

Wishing you a great 2026, Isabella.

It makes a world of difference when you are enjoying it.

Thank you. The same to you.

Yes, it absolutely does. I am fortunate that I am retired and can treat everything as an interesting hobby rather than stressing about income results.

That's a great position to be in.

Yes, it is. I am retired, still do some private teaching which provides a bit of extra income, and the remaining time I can spend on family and my projects.

That’s a great way to look at it. Restarting isn’t easy, and a couple of months of steady progress is something to be proud of.

Here’s to continuing to build in 2026, one step at a time.