Goodbye 2018!

[doriswe]

We’ve come to end of another year. What were your highs? Your lows? Things you’re looking forward to in the new year?

[SwimDeep]

Low points and high points...I could write a book, lol.

I'd say a high point was getting my new job (in February). A low point was almost losing that job because of drinking. A high point was getting sober, and since then there have been so many highs and lows. Learning to live life on life's terms is hard.

Saying goodbye to my beautiful Brenna was a definite low point.

But I'm saying hello to two new kitties today! Ronan (formerly known as Bambi...which fits a kitten but not a cat) and Elektra will be joining our family later today. We're adopting from Cat Rangers, and I'm SO excited.

[doriswe]

Lows: my friend having cancer and starting chemo as well as my relationship with DD being strained.

Highs: falling in love with R and DD thriving at her new school.

I’m eager to start 2019 and am looking forward to a bunch of concerts I have tickets too and taking a vacation with R.

[mags]

Lows: My dad getting sick last January. He still isn't back to normal and hasn't eaten solid food in a year. The kids moving out.

Highs: RETIRING!!! Kids moving out 4 fantastic vacations, my dad still being with us.

What I look Forward too in 2019: another year with dad, selling the house, travel, and my kids continuing to do well out on their own! Health to all.

[spindle92]

let's see.

Lows:
-Having my car totaled
-Dating a guy for a few months that I really liked, only to find out he is engaged. I felt absolutely disgusting knowing that he made me "the other woman". I of course confronted him about all of it the minute I found out and made his life a living hell but it still messed with my self esteem for a few months.


Highs:
-The birth of 2 great nieces and 1 great nephew into the family
-Getting a new car due to the low mentioned above
-Reconnecting with some friends that I went to high school with. We ran in different crowds back then but now we are incredibly close.


Looking forward to in 2019: Using my word of "Courage" to step out of my comfort zone in both my professional and personal life.
Also the trip to the Mediterranean with my 3 bffs in September.

[gault]

High: new job, experiences with friends. Moving into a great place.

Low: ignoring my physical health. The dating scene.

Next year is going to be a big one. My word for 2019 is joy. I want to go to more shows and concerts, put myself out there more personally and professionally, and focus on my health and feeling better.

Happy new year, all!

[tiramisu]

Lows: My foot injury and the limitations I ended up with a a result, also resulting in weight gain. Work BS continuing, it becoming clear my boss wants me to leave and is grooming someone brand new for a leadership position. Finding out that a guy I was excited to spend time with is married. Realizing that my grandmother doesn't remember my name much of the time and, I think sometimes, didn't know who I was specifically when I was visiting. Cleaning up after her poosplosion that I discovered at least a day after it happened.

Highs: Two awesome parades and really finding my dance family. Surprising my dad with NBA tickets. Two friends offering to be references for a future job prospect. Sleeping with a man I love, even though there's no relationship chance there right now. Finishing a hiking challenge.
Meeting chalupa and bullygirl979 and getting to spend more time with mags.

Looking forward to for 2019: Hopefully a job change around the middle of the year. Trying out a dating system from a coach and hopefully getting different results than I've been getting so far. More dancing now that my foot is mostly better. More hiking, too.

[bullygirl979]

Lows:
-finally recognizing that most of the women I know aren't the type that I want to cultivate as a close friend.
-dealing with the fact that my closest friend is trying to relocate to another city.
-ruining the tail end of my honeymoon with a trip to the hospital. Lol.
-dealing with the stress of multiple layoffs at P's company.

Highs:
-marrying P
-going on a fabulous girls' trip to London.
-hanging out with mags and chalupa again and meeting tiramisu.
-taking new cooking and photography classes.
-finally losing a bunch of weight I wanted to lose and mostly keeping it off.

Looking forward to 2019:
-remodeling the kitchen!
-another photography class and multiple cooking classes I already signed up for.
-finding ways to put myself out there to try and meet new friends.

[chalupa]

Highs: Got in pretty good shape this spring/summer. Moved up a level (height/difficulty) in my competitions with Owen and feel like I'm really RIDING instead of just hoping Owen will haul me around. Enjoyed some wonderful vacations with M and friends (internet and local). Getting diving certified.

Lows: Like bullygirl979, I got SO sick on vacations (not to the point of being hospitalized, but I had an ER visit in there), and my job is the worst part of 2018. I need higher-ups to quit or I need a new job. I'm counting on having to get a new job. I let job stress spill into my personal life and I started working crazy hours, giving up my workout time and undoing about half of my weightloss. Ugh.

For 2019: A new job. Rededication to regular workouts. MOAR VACATIONS. And using less plastic (our local garbage/recycling company is now only accepting #1&2 plastics and no glass, so I'm really aware of what I'm throwing in the regular trash now that it can't go in the recycling bins).

[kaneen]

High: C

Low: C

Crazy how that works. ;-)