Yes it's that time of year again when some of us celebrate the festive season in a range of manners including parties, taking it easy, various pet projects and writing blog entries! Well this year rather than try to summarise the entire 2019 editorial or even give an update since the last one (you can find it all here anyway), I want to take a different approach. Of course I want to say a big thank you to everyone in our diverse communities; whether you're contributing ideas, feedback, code or bug reports, you are a massive help to us and everyone else in the community and you all deserve a big round of applause. However, whilst this is a good time of year to reflect on what we've all done and plan for the future, it's also an even better time to take a break and spend time with friends and family. Step away from the keyboard for a few days. Stop tracking social media and email. Unwind. Recharge your batteries and do something fun (yes, I know that for many of us, myself included, coding falls into that category so maybe I'll let you off with that!) There'll be plenty of time to reflect on 2019 and look forward to 2020 in the days ahead but for now take a break - your friends, family, pets and even you will benefit from it! All the best and I look forward to talking to you all next year and maybe meeting a few of you too