How are you feeling about the year ending?

[Talkingtomyhouseplants]

I can’t bloody wait - 2025 has seen far too much change to lots of my relationships and I’m ready to head into 2026 with a new mindset; I’ve been working trying to “let them”

• We started the year by falling out with BIL and gf over something that happened last Christmas. Things are a little bit better now and we had a nice Boxing Day altogether as a family but still a bit tense.
• Then DH’s childhood friend moved away with a woman he hardly knew to start a new life and stopped talking to the whole friend group.
• Then my SIL, who I considered to be like a sister to me, had an affair and left my brother totally out of the blue. So funnily enough we aren’t friends anymore either.
• And finally our best couple friends have recently split up. He is DH’s original friend but she and I got on like a house on fire and I sort of figured we would be picking each other’s kids up from school and going on group trips to centre parcs. I would love to stay friends with her, but she has moved back to her parents over an hour away so it won’t be the same.

Anyway I’m absolutely now ready for a new year - prioritising DH and I, focussing on us and what makes us happy, supporting my brother and spending more time with my niece and nephew.

DH and I are going to TTC from about March time and hopefully move house as well so lots to look forward to and changes to ring!

That sounds like a tough year! My year has been pretty uneventful, but I'm a bit depressed by how quick it's gone.

Entirely neutral tbh! Dh and I both work in education and one of our dc is still at school and the other at uni, so September always feels more like the start of the new year to me, not January! Having said that, the autumn to Christmas term is always the toughest, so I'm a bit relieved it's over.

Sincerely hoping next year will be an easier one than this year. As far as I am concerned 2025 can get in the bin.

Another who has had a tough year and can’t wait for it to end.

I won’t moan on about just how bad I had it, as many have it worse, but it seemed as if every month I was thinking ‘wtf else can happen this year?’

If next year is dull it will be an improvement .

I’ve had a great 2025. Been very lucky, several holidays, kids doing great in jobs and at uni. Lots of lovely times. I’m retiring at the end of next year (after DH in June) and 37 years nursing so big changes on the way. Have been counting down for so long. Wishing the months away already.

I've had a good year. Recently started a Phd, got a promotion at work and met someone who is really supportive and encouraging of everything I'm doing. I don't mean i met this person in the sense of it being a relationship...just someone I've really clicked with and its developing into a nice friendship. All of these happened in the last 2 months so I'm looking forward to seeing how they all develop in the new year.