I just went to close the curtains and it's snowed again - everything is white!

It had only just thawed the last lot. White Christmas and now a white New Year.

Whatever next?

Yep, it's the end of the zeroes, the noughties, whatever you want to call 'em.  Where did they go ( Read more... )

Byline courtesy of Little Feat.  And it's true.  Things are looking much brighter now and the change is entirely in my head rather than in the situation, which continues much the same.  But that's alright.

So in the spirit of looking at things the right way up, here's a list of some stuff I did in the latter part of 2008.  Specifically, the books I ( Read more... )

Well, it's that time of year when we look back and think, 'Tomorrow will be a New Year.'

I'm finding the idea a bit strange, to be honest. I think the new year started early for me, while we were away on holiday. Maybe it was a sea change. (Ouch. Alright, I know. That will do.) I've come back feeling - different. Better. More relaxed. More ( Read more... )

It's not over yet, but I am officially declaring today A Good Day.   Yesterday was NOT A Good Day, which was discouraging given it was only the second of the year, so I am more relieved than I care to admit that this one has turned around.

It's been a good day because:

1)  I opened the curtains this morning and.....  there was snow!   Only a ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about an end of year review - but I'm not doing a full one.  It hasn't been a good year and I'll be relieved to see the back of it, to be honest.

(Last year was even worse, so I don't fool myself that a new year invariably means a better one, but you never know.  And if nothing else, we've learned that with effort and with support ( Read more... )

Happy New Year, each ( Read more... )