What did you achieve in 2018?

[MarthaHanson]

My instinctive reaction is to assume this year has been a disaster, but reflecting on it, that’s really not the case. I’ve given up booze, made first steps towards a long awaited career change, and various other things.

At a time when we’re thinking about what we want to change, or achieve, I’d really like to hear about those things of which people are most proud-big or small.

I’m a lot more experienced as a mum, have made good friends and have slowly started to lose the baby weight (though I’m currently speaking to you from a fried chicken shop ).

Dealt with the birth (and new normality) of a disabled child and dealt with a diagnosis of arthritis for myself.

It's been a fucking hard year.

Am also proud of losing a stone and half despite some days being unable to walk. Want to lose the same again next year.

Am proud of my other children who have dealt with disabled sibling and mum being incapacitated with such kindness and understanding..... despite being little ones themselves.

I have packed up the home I lived in for 16 years and moved to another country, I have secured a fantastic job which will be both interesting and well paid and I have not killed my husband while he finished his masters degree. It has been an amazing year for us and I feel very lucky.

Well done to you all for your successes.

I took control of a shit situation and tried to make the best of it.

hmmm, reflective topic ... ok

I (finally) left my job of 9 years where I had reported to a nasty, vindictive, psychopath - I stayed for so long because I believed in the vision and the mission - but I was losing myself and becoming someone I didn't really like - I started exercising again, and reading books

I pulled my daughter from an elite school due to extreme bullying and put her in the local school - she's much happier now although bored at school - emotional health I think is more important (I guess that goes for both of us)

I am trying to be a better mother and better friend and better person - and on the whole, I think 2018 was better than 2017

my hopes for 2019 .... have courage, lose some weight, keep exercising, keep reading, maintain perspective, be kind, and never ever work for a toxic boss / workplace ever again

Left a job that was shit money and making me unhappy, for one that is much better money and making me slightly happier (can't win them all)

Started exercising regularly

Came off anti depressants

Moved to a new area

After struggling with debt for years, we made it through this year without going into our overdraft. Sounds daft but I'm very pround of us.

Got the ball rolling for my missed diagnosis of ADHD after all these years of struggling massively in my education and personal life I might have hope...

Nothing else it's been a shit year.

I've had one hell of a year. On the whole It's been awful. However, I have lost half of my baby weight, resigned from the job I hated and found one I love. I've also managed to near enough get my anxiety under control.

I'm looking forward to waving goodbye to 2018 and to seeing what 2019 will bring us.

Resigned from my job and was accepted for an online degree.

Managed to finally get severely autistic DS to have some teeth removed unget GA and visit the barbers. These were the big wins of the year

Paid off my car loan!

Spent 6 months living away from DH and 2 year old DS during the week. Moved house twice - once into rental then eventually into our hopefully forever home. Sold two properties. Had an unsuccessful cycle of ivf followed by a successful one - currently 35 weeks pregnant.

Hoping 2019 will be a more settled year although 2018 hasn’t been all bad.

F - @! all

I stayed alive (not just a glib line, I have cancer)

I ran my first Haf Marathon, and achieved various other running goals which were important to me.

And I raised a couple of grand for cancer charities.

Pregnant after 10 years infertility

Kept all the balls in the air - full time work and two kids (one with SEN) whilst supporting my dad as he declined over the year and needed a lot more support. He died just before Xmas. 2019 is about my personal goals.

The willpower to quit smoking. I still desperately want to smoke but have been strong. I started ticking each day off without a far and dh said I was behaving like an alcoholic.
I'm hugely overweight but have dropped from a 32 to a 26.

A lot more experienced as a mum
More confident in who I am
Raised 1000 pounds for a charity that means a lot to me doing something pretty gruelling.
Passed my next two belts in martial arts
Came 2nd in a running race - 10k
Had a blog piece published
Finally enjoyed my new fit physique and dressed to kill!
Invested in friendships and socialise more
Improved my sex life (with DH so that's okay!)
Learnt to ride a road bike and won a triathlon!

• Ended my very unhappy marriage and filed for divorce
• Finished my BSc and began my MSc
• Travelled alone for the first time ever (sounds silly but was complex due to disability)
• Met an amazing woman and in doing so “came out”

Good year :)

Left a toxic job behind and moved on to a better one.
Relocated to a major international city.
Saved a lot of money.
Travelled to some beautiful destinations.
Fingers crossed 2019 will be as good.

2018 was a bit of a shit year, tbh. Can't wait to see the back of it.

Feeling very low the past few days so this is a great exercise for me.

Got back on top of things after return to work. Coped with unexpected pregnancy which was also unexpectedly hard. Managed to stay working and even do some things particularly well. I also managed to attend important family events and generally keep the family going. My other children are thriving despite how hard I found the year. I am managing with the new baby and things are ok in the family. It felt like a year where ticking along was a huge achievement.

2019 will be similar. Avoiding depression and anxiety, maybe losing the baby weight and finding a way to exercise, doing a big cull of stuff too. That's pretty much my goals for the year. In the face of the anticipated onslaught of bad stuff, they will feel like big achievements.

Stayed alive. Hoping 2019 is better.

Inreupholstered all the caravan seating..never taken on such a huge undertaking before. 12 huge cushions
The last thing I’d done was a dining chair..
it looks amazing...even though I say it myself

I’m still, doing long distance driving, from north east down to Dorset and Wales. Made that journey twice and once to Worcester
It’s not easy...I get the collywobbles..I get terribly tired...but I’m still doing it
Hope I can get to to keep on doing it for many years...otherwise we will not get to see family and friends and a beautiful part of the country
It doesn’t look like my husband will be getting his driving licence back any time soon following his stroke three years ago. After barely doing any long distance driving for decades...can’t believe at 63 I was plunged right into the frontline.

I stopped drinking and I stopped smoking. All the money I saved up, I put on one side and bought a horse.

I lost a stone and a half in weight through being more active, and my life overall has improved so much!

This new year, I plan to look at my career, and try to look a little more- groomed 🤔

Actually no- feck the being groomed bit for now- am going to look at self care...

It's been a tricky few years- my mum, dad, and sister all died, and it's just been putting one foot in front of the other. I got into some self destructive ways, and had therapy. Now it feels my life is taking off again.

I've kept breathing and putting one foot in front of the other. That is all. I don't want to be here but I have to be for my children. So for now just simply existing is achievement enough.