Biggest regret of 2018

[HotMessMama]

Apologies if this has already been done but what are your biggest regrets of 2018?

As serious or lighthearted as you like, I’ll start ... The Fringe!
😂

Getting fat (again)

Rien!

I did all I could in the circumstances.

I didn't lose 3 stone

Spending a ton of money on a seriously crap holiday to Sri Lanka! 😡

Rafflesway What went wrong? Gory details, please!

Trusting my boss to support me over a workplace bully 🙄

(I called their bluff and have a much better job now- bully has unfortunately moved on to someone else though).

Stupid, I know, but 2018 wasn't the year I got my garden re-landscaped. Time is ticking. The end of our lives in this house might be in sight, I will regret just 'marking time' with my garden, doing work that I'll never see come to fruition.

Buying expensive make up! No different at all!

Not spending literally every moment I could with my amazing nan who passed away in September.
I saw her lots but we didnt have a lovey huggy kind of relationship, I wish I had hugged her more. I miss her so much.

The entire of 2018. It's been the worst year of my life.

Nothing to do. Locals very unwelcoming. Everywhere felt grubby. Main swimming pool at hotel closed for repairs so only a small pool available. Etc.etc.

Had heard such fantastic things about Sri Lanka - we are very well travelled - but definitely not our cup of tea at all.

Was that gory enough Miljah? 😂

Having my SIL as my bridesmaid

Nothing really - I did my best. Maybe I could have acted differently in a couple of situations, but it wouldn't have made much difference

Hope 2019 is much better Darkriver

Not losing more weight - gave up slimming world. Going back in January!

Yelling at my dad ( deserved, but I didn’t know he was going to die). Lesson learned, because you never know how long you have

That I didn't spend more time with my brother before he died.

Darkriver- sorry to hear, hope you can leave all that behind. Rafflesway - am surprised to hear about hostile locals, but I must admit I'm sometimes about when someone posts stuff like 'SO glad to get away from x, locals really unwelcoming', others weigh in with stories that make you think they must've been high the whole time! No one has that fantastic a time 'with the locals', 100% on holiday, do they? There's always the curt waiter, the gesticulating elder, the swearing child, and being ripped off, isn't there?

If it wasn't for my 3 DCs then the whole year would have been a complete waste of time. Everything other than them has been dire.

I'm disappointed in myself. I keep expecting my family to be different and then being sad when they are not...

2018 is one of a handful of years i can't think of any regrets. Loads in other years though. Sorry to hear those who lost loved one. That is tough. Next year will be better for you.

Convincing a relative to move to be near us.
It's been nothing but bloody hassle and now I am stuck with her

Not listening to my instincts re my new lodger because she was escaping an abusive relationship.
She was a nightmare from start to finish. I have learned my lesson and will be more hard headed in future.

@Mijah unfortunately my children were adopted this year. It's very unlikely I will ever recover.

I've definitely eaten too much but it's been a pretty good year overall.