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mugglemeless than 2 days left and we're in 2010!!! WOW! It seems yeasterday that everyone was getting ready for the big Y2K!!! And it's been 10 years already...Is this growing up?! I mean, the more we grow the faster our days go by...Anyway!
I usually make lots of resolutions for the new year, that mostly are things I repeat to myself and to my friends every year, but actually never really realize half of them! So, I think this year I can make a list of what I hope to achieve... That would be less ambitious than proper resolutions and I would then feel less guilty in case I didn't work it out...
* I surely want to look for a job, something that didn't annihilate myself as the previous job did, but that still was something to live of. I have got the civil service project to stick to untill 1st December 2010, that sort of makes me feel ok and safe in the meanwhile. I am not in a real hurry for a new job this time, I still have a 30 hours/week activity to think of and some € to store in my bank account monthly, still I will be looking for something better that I can work at after December 2010, or even before if it comes up earlier than that!
* I want to be fair and try to be present and regular with my pals. I made the choice to keep more pals a few months ago and I am now firm in being regular with my replies. Of course I no more promise a letter after a fortnight, but I know I can keep it to 3 weeks that I get the letter! I spent the 3 days of my sickleave basically letter writing all day long and I loved it so much and got it that I will never do without letters in my life! Yesterday I wrote to Emma (![[info]](https://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
rockinchick ) 'till past midnight and I just couldn't stop it!
* dieting?!? It would be cool if I really did that, and if I had the strenght to add some physical exercise to eating less...but I promised not to make resolutions so...well this is a hope for 2010, but honestly I doubt I'll ever achieve this one! And I am pretty sure everyone who knows me well enough is doubting about it too!
* I would like to find more time to read, I started 2009 with a great reading activity, then I got that job and I felt as if 5 months of my everyday life had been wiped off and I lost all the will and interest in reading. I am now slowling going back to it and I like it so much that I wonder how I could have done without books at all! I have many (too many really) books that I bought but never read in my room and it surely is a great starting point for the new year.
* my pets, for sure I want to dedicate my time to them, as often as I can. Especially Minou, I feel guilty about her being alone most of the day. Thus I want to spend my time with her, when I am not working and when I am reading. As for Rolly, I am already giving to him every second of my spare time, I want to try and not be too lazy when he wants to run and play... Sometimes I think I limit his physical activity a bit too much and just because it would mean physical activity for me too...
* Last but not least, my relationship with Ricky. We've been going through a rough period, worst is gone but we still have ups and downs almost weekly. We do need to move in together but the goal is still not reachable, not for 2010. All I can hope for is to be as patient and understanding as I can to make it work. So that 2011 will finally be OUR year!
Before I end this entry and wish everyone a happy new year, I want to post a meme that I stole fromemiliachi 's journal.
What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
I worked in a therapeutic community for teens, it was my first real job ever and something that both enriched and deprived me of many things. Surely an experience that I won't easily forget.
Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Already said this bit in the entry above. I usually make lots of resolutions but hardly keep any. So I haven't made any for the year coming!
Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
Did anyone close to you die?
Charlie had to be put down because of spinal cancer. He was 15, a great companion and I still miss him dearly.
What countries did you visit?
Proud to say that in 2009 I visited both Austria and Germany...Whoohoo!
What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
I would like to meet some penpals, who knows maybe that 2010 is the year for that!!!
What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
August the 10th - the day I quit my job. It surely was a date that changed my year a lot and my life together with it. I realized I wasn't up for such a job, not if my biggest dream was to build a family. And resigning from that job meant questioning myself, my relationship, my life... all but an easy period for me!
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting my first job, surely it was important at that moment!
What was your biggest failure?
not being able to stick to that job. But I think I would have been much bigger a loser had I lost Ricky, and I was losing it with that job of mine.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Apart for some flu and allergies, I was healthy thank God! Ah, ok, I spend 5 days in hospital at the end of February because of some problems to an eye, but it turned out that it was nothing more than cold having caused it!
What was the best thing you bought?
No doubts here: my Sony Vaio Notebook!!!
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Ricky's because he is making everything he can to make my life the best possible and I am grateful to him!
Whose behavior made you appalled?
Carlo, sorry to say... He left to Kosovo and we're still all puzzled here with hime gone.
Where did most of your money go?
on Ricky, as usual! But it is the way I like it to be!
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Organizing a 1-yr-after-surprise-graduation party for Ricky with 100 guests and his old band reunited playing for him and with him! It was something I will never forget!!! I was hyper and it surely was one of the best things I've ever done in my life!
What song will always remind you of 2009?
All I want is you from Juno's soundtrack. I think I listened to it non stop and I still hum it now and then... Def. my song for 2009!
Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? As happy as last year, with someone missing that gives you a melancholic feeling but with new friends gained that gives you extra happiness...so I am even!
b) Thinner or fatter? Fatter.
c) Richer or poorer? richer, because I was earning ok with the old job and stored most of that money for my future.
What do you wish you'd done more of?
sex ?!? LOL* someone may agree with me on this point!
What do you wish you'd done less of?
crying, I cried A LOT this year, especially because of stress caused by that job of mine!
How will you be spending Christmas?
X-mas came and went and I spent it at home, recovering from a flu. Not the best X-mas ever, but Ricky and family was here with me so all in all it was ok!
Did you fall in love in 2009?
I fell in love again, with Ricky, we went through a rough time in the summer and I think we fell in love again after that, during our holidays in Germany.
How many one-night stands?
none thank you.
What was your favorite TV program?
in 2009 it surely was Law and Order, but I admitt falling for Misteries of Murdoch recently.
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
hate, what a feeling! No I hate none.
What was the best book you read?
Best book of 2009 must be One Child by Torey L. Hayden that I read a few days ago.
What was your greatest musical discovery?
Snow Petrol.
What did you want and get?
My dog Rolly.
What did you want and not get?
a house of my own... but probably I didn't want it to that extent... I mean I am sensible and knew that I am too poor for a house and all that it means!
What was your favourite film of this year?
I fell for Juno at the beginning of 2009 and still think it is one of the best films I watched this year!
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my 27th birthday I worked the 7am-3pm shift at the community and then spent the afternoon at home with Rolly, untill Ricky came and borught me to dine at the restaurant. I remember feeling sorry because it felt not a special day at all (surely nothing to blame to Ricky, it was something that came from me) and I didn't much enjoy it.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
my parents and sometimes Ricky think I am way too careless... I think I have not much of a fashion concept actually!
What kept you sane?
God and Faith!
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
except for Johnny Depp I hardly fancy any celebrities.
What political issue stirred you the most?
I am not much into politics.
Who did you miss?
I miss Charlie, I miss Carlo, I sometimes miss the boys at the community (surely not missing my bosses and co-workers there!)
Who was the best new person you met?
I met some new friends that I wasn't close to before, they are amazing people and I am blessed to be their friend!
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Love, health and family are the most important values in everyone's life!
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and green
All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves
If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and green
All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.
If you were a river in the mountains tall,
The rumble of your water would be my call.
If you were the winter, I know I'd be the snow
Just as long as you were with me, when the cold winds blow.
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.
If you were a wink, I'd be a nod
If you were a seed, well I'd be a pod.
If you were the floor, I'd wanna be the rug
And if you were a kiss, I know I'd be a hug
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.
If you were the wood, I'd be the fire.
If you were the love, I'd be the desire.
If you were a castle, I'd be your moat,
And if you were an ocean, I'd learn to float.
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.
With that said, I wish everyone here the merriest New Year Eve ever and all the best for 2010! May we all find health, peace and happiness in our lives for the New Year!!!
I usually make lots of resolutions for the new year, that mostly are things I repeat to myself and to my friends every year, but actually never really realize half of them! So, I think this year I can make a list of what I hope to achieve... That would be less ambitious than proper resolutions and I would then feel less guilty in case I didn't work it out...
* I surely want to look for a job, something that didn't annihilate myself as the previous job did, but that still was something to live of. I have got the civil service project to stick to untill 1st December 2010, that sort of makes me feel ok and safe in the meanwhile. I am not in a real hurry for a new job this time, I still have a 30 hours/week activity to think of and some € to store in my bank account monthly, still I will be looking for something better that I can work at after December 2010, or even before if it comes up earlier than that!
* I want to be fair and try to be present and regular with my pals. I made the choice to keep more pals a few months ago and I am now firm in being regular with my replies. Of course I no more promise a letter after a fortnight, but I know I can keep it to 3 weeks that I get the letter! I spent the 3 days of my sickleave basically letter writing all day long and I loved it so much and got it that I will never do without letters in my life! Yesterday I wrote to Emma (
rockinchick ) 'till past midnight and I just couldn't stop it! * dieting?!? It would be cool if I really did that, and if I had the strenght to add some physical exercise to eating less...but I promised not to make resolutions so...well this is a hope for 2010, but honestly I doubt I'll ever achieve this one! And I am pretty sure everyone who knows me well enough is doubting about it too!
* I would like to find more time to read, I started 2009 with a great reading activity, then I got that job and I felt as if 5 months of my everyday life had been wiped off and I lost all the will and interest in reading. I am now slowling going back to it and I like it so much that I wonder how I could have done without books at all! I have many (too many really) books that I bought but never read in my room and it surely is a great starting point for the new year.
* my pets, for sure I want to dedicate my time to them, as often as I can. Especially Minou, I feel guilty about her being alone most of the day. Thus I want to spend my time with her, when I am not working and when I am reading. As for Rolly, I am already giving to him every second of my spare time, I want to try and not be too lazy when he wants to run and play... Sometimes I think I limit his physical activity a bit too much and just because it would mean physical activity for me too...
* Last but not least, my relationship with Ricky. We've been going through a rough period, worst is gone but we still have ups and downs almost weekly. We do need to move in together but the goal is still not reachable, not for 2010. All I can hope for is to be as patient and understanding as I can to make it work. So that 2011 will finally be OUR year!
Before I end this entry and wish everyone a happy new year, I want to post a meme that I stole from
emiliachi 's journal. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
I worked in a therapeutic community for teens, it was my first real job ever and something that both enriched and deprived me of many things. Surely an experience that I won't easily forget.
Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Already said this bit in the entry above. I usually make lots of resolutions but hardly keep any. So I haven't made any for the year coming!
Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
Did anyone close to you die?
Charlie had to be put down because of spinal cancer. He was 15, a great companion and I still miss him dearly.
What countries did you visit?
Proud to say that in 2009 I visited both Austria and Germany...Whoohoo!
What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
I would like to meet some penpals, who knows maybe that 2010 is the year for that!!!
What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
August the 10th - the day I quit my job. It surely was a date that changed my year a lot and my life together with it. I realized I wasn't up for such a job, not if my biggest dream was to build a family. And resigning from that job meant questioning myself, my relationship, my life... all but an easy period for me!
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting my first job, surely it was important at that moment!
What was your biggest failure?
not being able to stick to that job. But I think I would have been much bigger a loser had I lost Ricky, and I was losing it with that job of mine.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Apart for some flu and allergies, I was healthy thank God! Ah, ok, I spend 5 days in hospital at the end of February because of some problems to an eye, but it turned out that it was nothing more than cold having caused it!
What was the best thing you bought?
No doubts here: my Sony Vaio Notebook!!!
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Ricky's because he is making everything he can to make my life the best possible and I am grateful to him!
Whose behavior made you appalled?
Carlo, sorry to say... He left to Kosovo and we're still all puzzled here with hime gone.
Where did most of your money go?
on Ricky, as usual! But it is the way I like it to be!
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Organizing a 1-yr-after-surprise-graduation party for Ricky with 100 guests and his old band reunited playing for him and with him! It was something I will never forget!!! I was hyper and it surely was one of the best things I've ever done in my life!
What song will always remind you of 2009?
All I want is you from Juno's soundtrack. I think I listened to it non stop and I still hum it now and then... Def. my song for 2009!
Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? As happy as last year, with someone missing that gives you a melancholic feeling but with new friends gained that gives you extra happiness...so I am even!
b) Thinner or fatter? Fatter.
c) Richer or poorer? richer, because I was earning ok with the old job and stored most of that money for my future.
What do you wish you'd done more of?
sex ?!? LOL* someone may agree with me on this point!
What do you wish you'd done less of?
crying, I cried A LOT this year, especially because of stress caused by that job of mine!
How will you be spending Christmas?
X-mas came and went and I spent it at home, recovering from a flu. Not the best X-mas ever, but Ricky and family was here with me so all in all it was ok!
Did you fall in love in 2009?
I fell in love again, with Ricky, we went through a rough time in the summer and I think we fell in love again after that, during our holidays in Germany.
How many one-night stands?
none thank you.
What was your favorite TV program?
in 2009 it surely was Law and Order, but I admitt falling for Misteries of Murdoch recently.
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
hate, what a feeling! No I hate none.
What was the best book you read?
Best book of 2009 must be One Child by Torey L. Hayden that I read a few days ago.
What was your greatest musical discovery?
Snow Petrol.
What did you want and get?
My dog Rolly.
What did you want and not get?
a house of my own... but probably I didn't want it to that extent... I mean I am sensible and knew that I am too poor for a house and all that it means!
What was your favourite film of this year?
I fell for Juno at the beginning of 2009 and still think it is one of the best films I watched this year!
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my 27th birthday I worked the 7am-3pm shift at the community and then spent the afternoon at home with Rolly, untill Ricky came and borught me to dine at the restaurant. I remember feeling sorry because it felt not a special day at all (surely nothing to blame to Ricky, it was something that came from me) and I didn't much enjoy it.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
my parents and sometimes Ricky think I am way too careless... I think I have not much of a fashion concept actually!
What kept you sane?
God and Faith!
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
except for Johnny Depp I hardly fancy any celebrities.
What political issue stirred you the most?
I am not much into politics.
Who did you miss?
I miss Charlie, I miss Carlo, I sometimes miss the boys at the community (surely not missing my bosses and co-workers there!)
Who was the best new person you met?
I met some new friends that I wasn't close to before, they are amazing people and I am blessed to be their friend!
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Love, health and family are the most important values in everyone's life!
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and green
All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves
If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and green
All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.
If you were a river in the mountains tall,
The rumble of your water would be my call.
If you were the winter, I know I'd be the snow
Just as long as you were with me, when the cold winds blow.
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.
If you were a wink, I'd be a nod
If you were a seed, well I'd be a pod.
If you were the floor, I'd wanna be the rug
And if you were a kiss, I know I'd be a hug
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.
If you were the wood, I'd be the fire.
If you were the love, I'd be the desire.
If you were a castle, I'd be your moat,
And if you were an ocean, I'd learn to float.
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.
With that said, I wish everyone here the merriest New Year Eve ever and all the best for 2010! May we all find health, peace and happiness in our lives for the New Year!!!
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Date: 2009-12-30 05:03 pm (UTC)Sadly I also have a ton of books to read. I did so well at the beginning of the year (like you), but after that I kept buying books that I still haven't read. Good luck to both of us with the reading. ;)
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Date: 2010-01-01 10:03 am (UTC)Hugs Emma x