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Dec 31, 2010
Almost forgot to do my Mayfly project summary for 2010.
Househunting. Negotiation. Fucked over by two vendors then landlady. House! Finally! Goodbye SW14, hello Surrey. Painting. Nesting. Happier, poorer, more in love than ever.
Remember: 24 words summing up the last 365 days.
Over to you, in the comments below this time (because I haven’t got time to set up a separate page before going out for dinner).
And happy new year. Hope 2011 is a good one.
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Book. Writing. Deadlines. Panic. Publication. Press. Publicity. Libelled. Litigation. Stress. Exhaustion. Illness. Court: success. Relief. New York. London. New man. Happy. In love. Hopeful.
In foresight, the worst year imaginable; in hindsight, the best. Mentally stress tested, became mentally stronger. Excited for Paris, 2011.
A photo a day; summer decluttering; PhD methodology & motivation; cakes made achievably; pain, pain, limiting pain: one step forward, two painful steps back.
Married, Pregnant, Redundant, Baby, Employed. Mostly (but not entirely) in that order.
Move into house & walk hadrian’s wall together. Friend’s wedding, interview Tim Brooke-Taylor, knit Doctor Who Scarf. Good year. Next year great?
All of the awful events this year have been erased by a great holiday, a lovely man and an opportunity to do something else, workwise.
Ran a lot, broke hand, finished marathon, cried, burnt at Glastonbury, burnt in Nevada, no redundancy, new job, hard work. Content. Big challenges ahead.
[...] the tenth year running (!) Meg has asked folk to share their year in no more than 24 words for the Mayfly Project 2010. Here’s mine: Ran a lot, broke hand, finished marathon, cried, burnt at Glastonbury, burnt in [...]
Snow. New Job. Lib Dem letdown. Wedding off but still very happy together. Solo holiday in Cyprus. Photography. Charity Work. Roller Derby. More snow.
Stress. Doubt. Plans became major fail. Out of the ashes, New York. Year ends with a question mark–does fate just keep on happening?
Stop smoking, for good this time. Change career after summer long break. Learn Spanish.Travel France and Spain. Get interested again in the new.
New job at Parliament. Still love it. Election: busy. Travel Singapore, Guatemala, Mexico & turn 30 in NYC. 2010 ends with proposal. Best year yet.
Avoided redundancy: miracle and fluke. Celebrated 25 years with partner. Four weeks of fun in Manila. Good year for me, shit year for him.
Adjustment and growth. Fully embraced our new city. Feeling more settled. Adore my big man and little man. Great new job. Family first, always!