The World According To Me

This time of year quite often renders me hungover, exhausted, broke and grumpy. It also, sometimes, promotes deep contemplation about my life, my family, my friends, and my future. Usually when I'm pissed, but I digress….

2005 was been, on the whole, a pretty good year for yours truly. A review (in no particular order, but in dot points - YAY!) -

• I gave up custody of my dog, to my mother. Many tears, much guilt, but for the first time in almost 5 years I have been able to go away for weekends and not either have to take Lucy with me or cut my time away short to come home and feed her. I still miss her though.

• I have made some brilliant new mates who I hope will remain in my life for a very long time. Clever, witty people with much to offer by way of friendship and wisdom. I love them all and hope I can enrich their lives as they have mine.

• I took control of my work situation, took a mighty gamble and came out on top.

• I have become much more resolute on how I deal with people in my life. Not easy, but necessary.

• I have attempted to stop doubting myself, my decisions and my abilities. I am a much stronger person than I ever thought.

• I moved house yet again. A huge environment change, but one which I feel is a positive step. This time there's no chance of messing about with my housemate.

• I got supremely head-fucked by a bloke. It is only recently that I have stopped being angry with myself and started feeling sorry for him for being such a sick and twisted man. In the interests of karma, I really hope he gets better.

• I met another bloke who makes me so happy I can scarcely believe it. He has already given me so much that I feel like I'm shining from the inside. I think they call it a glow. I'm very much looking forward to the future with him.

• I discovered the game of netball again, and won my first trophy since my childhood.

• I have continued to enjoy my life not being encumbered by an extra few kilo's of boosie. Have also continued to enjoy buying and wearing strapless garments to demonstrate my amazing perkiness.

• My mother and step-father finally went their separate ways. I wish her all the happiness that a long overdue free-spirited state can bring. I wish him the rule of three (for those not in the witchy-know, as I obviously am, the basic premise is that what you give out you get back thrice in return. i.e he's in deep deep shit).

And, despite resolving to never again make New Years Resolutions (first one broken already), I hope that 2006;

• Brings happiness, wealth and health to my loved ones (and myself of course).
• All that other usual shit about giving up smoking, getting fit etc.