The 2008 summary

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Tags: reflection, personal

Date: 31 December 2008 19:32:47

Well, 2008 has been both a very difficult and a very happy year, split mainly into two parts.

January - August was a pretty horrid time for me. Lots of family stuff was happening including my lovely Gran Nora dying and my younger sister getting married for a second time. At the start of the year there felt like there was so much grief, so much to try to deal with and in all honesty I wasn't dealing with any of it very well. I was frustrated, angry, tired and lonely - all difficult on their own but in combination they felt pretty devastating. However, there were a few high points during this month, such as some time spent with Peterson and various other friends. Even though the good bits during these months seemed few and far between at the time, there was actually loads of them and reviewing my blog has helped me to remember that.

The most significant change for me this year came on August bank holiday. If anyone had told me at the beginning of 2008 that The Mister and I would get together in the beer tent on the last night of Greenbelt I would have laughed. However, it would seem that our friends who were observing us that night were not at all surprised, and there was definitely a bit of enouragement going on there.

So, an unexpected evening has brought about some real lasting happiness (well, it has lasted 4 months so far) and it was so nice to spend Christmas with him. Who knows what 2009 will bring. It would seem that I am destined to become an aunt though (kind of a tough one for me) but other than that I just don't know. I am very hopeful that it will be more consistently better than 2008, especially the first half!

So, it just leaves me to say a big thank you to all who have read this blog and commented and sent me messages. Your support over the year when things have been tough have been invaluable and your joy in sharing the good things has been fantastic.

I hope that 2009 is a good year for us all.... so Happy New Year!!