1032 day of war

Hello, friends!

This week seemed to pass very quickly. When there’s a lot to do, time flies, and now, given the uncertainty in the country and the unknown future, I actually enjoy this pace.

I’m very surprised that all the T-shirts I made in advance when there were no orders are now finding their owners, and I’m receiving a lot of positive feedback about my work. This is incredibly pleasant and motivates me to keep going. At the moment, I’m finishing up orders and starting to prepare gifts for friends for Christmas.

Even though we’ve all scattered to different cities and don’t communicate as much, I try to maintain relationships and have dyed some lovely socks as gifts.

I’ve been so busy that I realized I hadn’t prepared anything at home for Christmas at all. Now I’m planning my days to make time to celebrate myself. I’m also thinking about what delicious dishes to prepare for Nastya for the holiday while gradually tidying up the house.

All of this keeps me distracted from the war, and if not for the shelling, it would almost feel like life is moving on. But when I look at the news, it’s not so cheerful anymore, and the future remains uncertain.

Yesterday, I watched clips of what Putin said during his live Q&A session, and I was shocked by what he’s become over the years. It seems like he’s completely lost mind—the way he gleefully talks about his rocket, how he wants to "arrange a duel" by striking a city and watching what happens—it’s completely irrational behavior to me.

While here, everyone is talking about possible negotiations and ways to end the war, it seems like Putin isn’t interested in that at all. How can someone simply wish to kill the population of a neighboring country? How can he justify this in such a way that his population supports it?

I still can’t imagine whether negotiations are even possible in such circumstances, where one side takes such pleasure in killing and treats it like a game. I watched until the part where he said he started this war "because he was bored"... after that, there was no point in continuing to watch.

Of course, we all have high hopes that the war will end in 2025, or at least the daily shelling and deaths will stop. But seeing his position and his outright enjoyment of what’s happening makes it hard for me to believe that will truly happen.

For now, I’m just trying to distract myself and create a small celebration for my family—that’s what matters most right now.

I want to thank everyone for being there this year. Thank you for your support—it’s truly an important part of my life, and I’m grateful to have people to share this with. I also appreciate the help through Buy Me a Coffee. I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a peaceful sky overhead.