December only barely slowed down at work, but I still started on a few personal projects while Alma debated starting an Only Fans

and Dodger took up up Pilates.

This gorgeous bag kept showing up on my Facebook feed for months (Meta really knows me). It is by a small Mexican designer named Motola and made from recycled plastic and aluminium. I treated myself to one for getting through trials.

I also treated myself to a genuine leather bag kit from Babylon Leather and started slowly working on putting that together. I could not believe I got the kit in the 10 promised days and that it flew through aduanas! I’ll do the reveal in the January post. 🙂

I made some really pretty meals in December. This one was Greek-inspired:

And this one was Tex-Mex:

I always get a ham at Christmas, and this year I got it just about perfect after cooking it all morning in the slow cooker with beer, molasses, orange juice, spices, and more.

The most amazing thing that happened in December is that I started on one heck of a quest that would change my life forever more and give me true freedom in my new life here in Yucatán. You can look forward to the entire tale in the next post, but here is a spoiler. 🙂