I shouldn't blog when I am bored and haven't really got anything else to do...
Just remembered to put a wash on. Glad that's done. Anyway... it's been a while since I've gone online here so it's due anyway.
And 2010 ends on a good note all up. I may now be 36. I may have received a L'Oreal anti-ageing and anti-sagging kit from my partner for my birthday. I may have sprayed tomato salsa all over my favourite white t-shirt at breakfast this morning. But I really can't complain. It's been a quiet festive season really. I did finally give in and put the Xmas tree up a few days before the day but beyond adding some rather cheap and combustible looking star-based decoration to the opposite wall that was the sum of my effort. Xmas has never been a time of great cheer or celebration for me while I live in Australia - the best thing about it is some time off work. Receiving such glorious pictures of snowbound Ireland only makes me more homesick. Having only really experienced Irish snow as a young child, the fun and romantic nature of it is all I can recall. Inconvenience and risk of injury/death are by the by...
So in 2010 I changed career for the better too. And that was nicely summed up by the offer of an ongoing permanent position at my company on the day of my birthday, with a nice pay rise to boot. I really didn't think I'd get that far, because for most of the year I was in anguish at my choice of such a stressful role, in anger at my overstating my previous experience and in debt because I wasn't being paid as much as my last (shit) job and had built up some ridiculous ongoing expenses. But in early December the projects completed correctly and on time, and (only a liitle) over budget. So I scraped by. And I feel a lot better heading into the next year on it.
In 2010 I lost some friends and made some new ones. Each instance was a somewhat of a mini-drama in itself, but I have no regrets either way. The world of Facebook is fraught with the potential for misunderstandings or perceived insults or digs, and I've noted some - let's say connections - who either disappear suddenly or lock down their profiles in a paranoid chip-on-shoulder sniffy fit. Either of which can provide quite an insight and confirm some long-suspected issues. I think everyone takes a while to figure out how they prefer to interact or deal with people - it's a pity that simple actions on a social network site can actually result in such negativity. I'm as guilty as anyone, lest I be judged for my words. So FB and it's impacts are currently limited to frippery only and will continue to be.
After a year of consolidating my expenses (keeping head above water - JUST) I am looking forward to a brighter future in 2011, with a return to normality. I think a financial hangover from the previous 5 years hit me unexpectedly while I was living in a happy financial bubble (hmmm this sounds rather familiar) and I needed to tighten my belt pronto and rein in the excess. Whilst my belt may have metaphorically tightened, it needed loosening in the physical sense during the year too.... so fit and healthy with be my mots de l'année for 2011. I already have a great plan for it. Drawn it all up. Went and bought all the right accessories and clothes. Got a diet plan in place. It's all there. Just waiting to be activated on Jan 1st. Or maybe Jan 2nd. Well, we'll see. But soon
