Happy last day of 2018! List your best and worst 3 things

[sequins]

of this year!

My 3 best - 
1. Graduated from my Master's program at Harvard.
2. Made a hard pivot back to dentistry and got accepted into an awesome residency program. 
3. I started therapy this year which is one of the several steps I took to start taking care of myself. It has really really helped.

My 3 worst - 
1. I worked on projects which were prestigious but not financially rewarding. So another year went by without becoming financially independent.
2. Application and interview process was mentally and physically draining. All of this will hopefully pay off in the future but good god.
3. We need to put more effort into our marriage because this year wasn't our best.

[nextbigthing]

3 best
1. NEW HOUSE!
2. I put a lot of effort into making new friends this year and I'm developing this great group for DS and me and it makes me happy
3. Raise at work and things are good

3 worst
1. Car accident and the crap that went along with that
2. Getting blindsided dumped after almost a year together right after the holidays in January
3. Living in tiny apartment far from everything in between houses

[TrickyBob]

3 best:

1. I got the highest raise in my department cause I kicked so much ass in 2017

2. I got remarried!

3. I reconnected with old friends

3 worst:

1. I have been sick for 12 months and going

2. 1 caused me to drop out of college and so I gave it up completely cause I couldn't juggle it

3. Money crap due to paying for aforementioned illness and so it has set us back in buying a house

[circa1978]

Best

1) New, amazingly adorable and well- behaved puppy
2) DS is happy and thriving at his new school
3) DH found a great job with his work BFF

Worst

1) My stepdad’s cancer is trying to metastasize
2) Losing our elderly cat
3) DH losing his job early in the year - 2018 has been really freaking long

[sequins]

The likes are for your highlights, guys. I really wish we had a hugs button. But so many hugs for all the crap you guys had to go through this year <3

[agnes]

Best
1. Got A’s in all my classes
2. Awesome travel: Moab, DC, and Charleston
3. Got two small, but nice raises

Worst
1. Grandma Bingo has been very sick since October. She still hasn’t fully recovered and I don’t know if she will be back to her old self again.
2. Crammed an 8 week online class in to 7 weeks. The class was worth a full semester of work! It was extremely stressful.
3. Work BFF was unfairly demoted to another agency. I miss working with her.

[fernweh]

Best:
1. Got promoted at work.
2. Celebrated 10th anniversary with H and had one of our best married years yet.
3. Traveled some amazing places ( hit up continents 4&5)

Worst:
1. Dad lost his job and I have felt a lot of second hand worry/stress.
2. Have had a lot of health issues (nothing life threatening but a lot of different small things that has added up)
3. Had a car accident and a giant cluster with insurance company.

[flex]

Best:
1. Celebrated 30 years of sobriety;
2. Spent Thanksgiving with my boys and granddaughter;
3. Took up an art hobby that keeps me occupied.

Worst:
1. Missed a phone call which would have won me $1,000.
2. That's all I got lol

[georgeharrison]

Best:
1. My husband is alive
2. New Job
3. New Puppy

Worst:

1. Cancer
2. Dead Dog
3. 13 year old son is 13

[isabel]

Worst:
1) DH's job loss extending into June 2018
2) The incredible financial stress that went along with that
3) The strain on our relationship, which has still not fully recovered

Best:
1) DH getting a new job in June that pays significantly more than his last one
2) The financial relief that came with said job and the steps we've taken to better our financial health
3) I got a significant raise

Can you tell that this has been a financially focused and stressful year?

[hulley]

Best:

1. DD is moving to FL, at 20 years old she is independent and self-sufficient and that makes me feel good about how I raised her.
2. Went to the gym far more than previous years; took up running again.
3. Reunited with my BFF after a couple years of difficulty in our relationship. We are back to daily talk/visits/text and it makes my heart happy.

Worst:
1. I lost my job 4 days before Christmas.
2. I don't know where my professional life is headed now.
3. H and I have had a rocky year, and some days I still don't know whether we will make it through this.

[killercupcake]

Best (in order of actual events):
1: H graduated from college
2: DS was born

Worst:
1: H found out he’s getting laid off in April, so we’re a little stressed about that.

[TR]

Best:
- Being married. H is so good to me and I’m so lucky.
- Amazing trip to San Miguel de Allende
- Getting to see some of my family at Thanksgiving that I hadn’t seen in years.
- Seeing Hamilton in Chicago and buying tickets to see it in Dallas next year!

Worst
- The sudden death of my cousin
- My stomach has been bothering me more than ever on and off all year and I have no answers.

[Aquatica]

Best
1. Finally back in the Northwest.
2. Tillamook and fresh seafood.
3. Travelling.

Worst
1. Learning you don't know someone as well as you thought.
2. Moving twice in less than 3 months.
3. Family member passing.

[ssmjlm]

Best:
1. Getting a big promotion
2. DH and I’d 10th anniversary trip
3. Increasing our group of parent friends through kid activities. Definitely thankful for our village.

Worst:
1. Drama over work promotion and dealing with that fall-out. Some of which is still on-going.
2. Stuff with my sister
3. Not being as healthy as I would like and not putting myself first enough.

[oliviapope]

Best:
Got pregnant
Got engaged
Saw Hamilton and Beyoncé (lol)

Worst:
Work changes/shifts

This year took it easy on me, the last few were rough.

[RoxMonster]

Best
1) Travels--road trip to SD, WY, ND; plus smaller trips to Lake Geneva and Shawnee National Forest
2) Gained two really close friends
3) Fun, everyday adventures with DH and our dog

Worst
1) We still are in our same jobs
2) My grandpa's health deteriorated
3) Didn't really save any money

[VillainV]

Best:

1) Ended old fulfilling stressful job and started new fulfilling and much less stressful job.
2) Sold house for $$, bought awesome new house
3) H and C are healthy

Worst:

1) Medical issues and frustrations
2) Gained weight (partially due to medical issues)

[So_Fetch]

Best:
1) paid off our mortgage!
2) adorable new (giant) puppy
3) good marriage year

Worst:
1) kitty died
2) general blahness for both DH and I.
3) passing of a friend.

[Nonny]

Best:
1. Celebrating 15 years of marriage...
2. ...in Australia for two weeks...
3. ...while experiencing maximum cool animals and landscapes, and minimum scary-ass spiders (saw a few, but not too many).

Worst:
1. MIL's stage IV lung cancer.
2. My mom's heart attack and subsequent refusal to make lifestyle changes or manage her diabetes.
3. My dad's bladder cancer (which actually seems to be OK for now) and on-going prostate and infection issues.

[wildrice]

Best:
1. We got a kitten! He's seriously the cutest and most fun. It's so great to have a pet again.
2. H matched where we wanted and we moved to Baltimore. I love finally living in a city, and we've really enjoyed exploring a new part of the country
3. Lots of fun travel, especially our trip to Costa Rica last March

Worst:
1. Leaving a job where I was really pretty happy and doing well, and getting a new job with a pay cut, fewer responsibilities and less challenge, vacation loss, and isolated work atmosphere. It's been a serious downgrade in qualify of life for me.
2. My H has been super stressed in his job so it's been a rough transition for our relationship between my #1 and his stress
3. I've gone back to being financially stressed all the time. This is a huge anxiety trigger for me so it's been hard to adjust.

I hope all the "worst" stuff will improve in 2019. I think much of it will since we should both be getting new jobs at some point.

[blondemoment123]

Best:
Watching DS grow and hit milestones
Promotion/raise at work
Therapy for allowing me to work on myself and my marriage

Worst:
Months of weekly physical therapy for DS
Weight gain
Passing of my moms cat

[dove]

Best
1. We moved from East Tennessee. Thank God!
2. I got a job! I’m basically back where I was in life before my brain tumor. It’s only been shy of 5 years.
3. My health has been at the best ever. Ive has clear scan all year, lost 50 lbs, and am overall in good shape minus the the hole in the head

Worst
1. H got in a car accident and totaled his car early in the year. The dog was with him

I honestly can’t think of another bad thing. This year has been pretty good to us! I could go on about more good things!

[katfco]

Best:
1. I'm doing a pretty darn good job teaching
2. My daughter's anxiety is fairly manageable
3. My vertigo ended up being just migraines

Worst
1. We haven't managed to add to our savings much this year
2. The last few months have led me to pretty much give up on seeking a relationship with my sister
3. DH really dislikes his job

Here's a best and worst:
I haven't gained any new weight, but I haven't really lost any either. Again.

[pantsparty]

Best:
10 year anniversary with my H
My H got a new job after a very stressful financial year
I started investing in real estate, something I've been thinking about for years

Worst:
I've been feeling kind of blaaaaaaah all year. Like in a, "What am I doing with my life?" way which seems utterly ridiculous given how generally good my life is. Soooooo therapy is on the list next year.

[sequins]

Dec 31, 2018 19:53:05 GMT -5 dove said:

Best
1. We moved from East Tennessee. Thank God!
2. I got a job! I’m basically back where I was in life before my brain tumor. It’s only been shy of 5 years.
3. My health has been at the best ever. Ive has clear scan all year, lost 50 lbs, and am overall in good shape minus the the hole in the head

Worst
1. H got in a car accident and totaled his car early in the year. The dog was with him

I honestly can’t think of another bad thing. This year has been pretty good to us! I could go on about more good things!

I'm glad to see you're doing great. Is the dog ok?

[dove]

sequins . Thank you! It’s been a long long road for me.

Rocco was shaken up, but ok. He got checked out by the vet. Luckily, he was restrained or he would have flown out. They were in a Jeep.

eta - congrats on all your accomplishments!

[W.T.Faulkner]

Happy New Year!

3 best:
1. Baby!
2. Finding out my sister was pregnant at the same time as me.
3. All the time we spent with our families this year.

3 worst:
1. My dad’s bypass surgery
2. My first trimester and the anxiety accompanying it
3. Sleep deprivation and the mindfuck that is breastfeeding

[picaflora]

Best:

- leaving a stressful unstable job that I hated for one that is less stress, super stable, and where I have input.

- adding a puppy and being a 2 dog family. While she wasn't easy at first she has helped tremendously in healing the hole in my heart from when we unexpectedly lost our 1st dog over 5 years ago. Apparently I need a small dog/ terrier mix to bond with.

- Being able to achieve financial goals that we had been working on for awhile (getting H's dream car - a Tesla, and Hamilton!)

Worst:
- my anxiety has been steadily increasing, and my travel anxiety is starting to make even trips to visit family a problem.

- I did not handle my youngest SIL having a baby with her boyfriend gracefully. IF sucks ya'll - and now I'm the only female on the immediate in-laws side that doesn't have kids.

- H discovered some health issues at the end of the year that aren't unmanageable, but were a bit of a wake up call. We both have some work to do in taking better care of ourselves.

[jezebel]

Best: Finally got a teaching job!

Worst: Teaching.