2008

I'm not a big fan of memes but one of my favorite bloggers has done this one - and did it so nicely I felt like doing it too. He calls his year a milestone and the main reason being that he loved, lost and got a whole new perspective on life. Reading about his pain takes me back to 2007, the year I realised what love was all about.

2008 has not been a milestone year for me, it has been about healing. About trying to reset my life to what it was like before -single and fairly content with the situation. Only slight trouble is that now I know what I am missing.

...And This Year I...

- eventually stopped crying
- started to heal
- couldn't decide what to do next
- didn't move
- started a company with a friend
- stayed in my job
- practically went off alcohol
- spent a lot of time with good friends
- wrote a lot
- understood why I was dumped
- decided that it was okay to be miserable sometimes
- conquered the silence
- believed in something
- voluntarily put myself up for rejection once more
- realised that what's a big deal to me isn't necessarily so to others
- dealt with some issues
- wore a swimsuit for the first time in 15 years
- got better at separating what's important from what is certainly not worth the fretting
- learned to really talk about my feelings
- tried to forgive myself for a lot of things
- decided that it's okay to not be perfect, it's not like I have much choice at the end of the day
- was toastmaster at a friends wedding - and really enjoyed it
- didn't find a man I could love who could love me back, but there's always next year right?

And although it might not seem like I did get a lot done in the last year and I certainly didn't get my happy ending, I think I am a better person for it.

Happy New Year!