Happy New Year
Happy New Year! 2025… When I’m scrolling on instagram, I’ll see those videos and photos that point out the songs, movies, events or pop culture moments that are now 25 years old. With most of them I hardly take any notice, scrolling on but then there are others that I vividly remember hearing or seeing and have my own memories of and it does almost scare me how fast time is flying by. I try not to think of it as a negative, life is a gift after all and growing old is a privilege, denied to many (as the quote goes). On the other hand, it is a weird sensation to think that I am the same age as my parents when I saw them as being ‘grown up’ or even worse, ‘old’ - argh. I always remember my dad when he would reminisce about the ‘food old days’ telling me, “Nelly, make the most of the time you have now, when you’re young… because I swear to God, time just goes by so fast, it’s just gone by, like that” (clicking his fingers). Well, one thing that did go by quickly was December. I don’t ...