Another Year Over...
Lolita Gatita
Originally uploaded by inkognitohMy goodness what a year it's been. I was musing over what sort of blog I'd make of 2009 aka 'the year of going nowhere' and then it hit me tthat, actually, 2009 was the year of the friend. I would not have got through the early stages without the ones I already had that is for sure.
Between work challenges (being made redundant in December 08 and random acts of temping for most of 2009) and boat challenges (you try living like a gypsy and working in a corporate environment) I really don't seem to have had much free time. That can't possibly be true but it is what it feels like in hindsight.
The middle of the year saw me making lots of new friends via the boat which was great and I've had many adventures with a really fun bunch of lovely and diverse people. Most importantly though I have my little bundle of joy and terror that is Lola the kitten.
The kitten makes me laugh every day, at least once. She also makes me tear my hair at least once every day. My hands make me look like a self harmer as they are a motley collection of scratches and bites and she sometimes lets me sleep comfortably in my own bed.
The end of the year brought good news and and a fabulous employment opportunity. I've just left the office with a bottle of Bollinger and some posh L'Occitane perfumes and lotions courtesy of some satisfied bosses. I haven't recieved Christmas gifts from City bosses in years. I get paid well (and have already been notified of a January payrise!) and can tolerate - if not like - those I work for ;)
All in all, life is rumbling and rolling on. I survived the redundancy and made the best of 2009 by focussing on being on the boat, enjoying the company of my kitten and exploring the possibilities of the rooftop garden. Of course, many books were read in the course of entertaining myself and killing time between jobs.
This post is more rambly and sentimental than it was meant to be but I needed to leap in and write something as, having broken the habit, it all seemed like a bit of an effort and I don't want my journal to be an effort. I like writing it and reading those of my friends.
So, I will not be referring to 2009 as 'the year of going nowhere' from now on, it will be known as 'the year of the friend' (OH! and the year I became a Great Aunt!!!)