To ask what has made your year?

[buddhasbelly]

For me it has been:

• my colleague who I once didn't get on with getting my daughter some lovely Christmas presents

-my work putting me in line to get funded Phd -my family having a get together this year after some rubbish times

Being mentally healthy all year, after having a terrible 2016 MH wise that led to seven months LTS. I went back in January and have been happy at work all year (obviously there are bad days but no more than anyone else, I haven’t cried at work all year compared to every day before I went off sick)

Leaving my partner of 10 years
Spending more time with the children without him making me feel bad for it (they are his but he was jealous of them)
Getting to see more of my family
Remembering what it's like to laugh
Having a job I love
Becoming an auntie

I'm wracking my brains but this year has been quite uneventful. And actually, that is probably what has made it for me. No unexpected crises, no shocks, no nasty surprises. I like a quiet, calm life and this year I got it ☺

Buying our first house after private renting for all our 13 years if married life..... in a month before xmas 😊

Winning a really big and unpleasant court case against a very determined and nasty opponent. The judge believed me.

I still can’t believe it’s almost over after five years.

Promotion at work.

My parents love and my love for them.

Knowing that I'm a stronger person than I thought I was despite failing ivf a few times, it broke me, it still does but I'm still standing and looking forward to the future.

My son getting a diagnosis and the medication he needs.
Getting a bit closer to one of my sisters.
DS(14) helping me with the cleaning yesterday.

Meeting new DP...this time last year I was about to end things with ex DP.

Buying my own place!

Passing the APMP at work but realising I don’t really want to be a project manager / scheduler

These are lovely. Mine is becoming pregnant for the first time at 34. My little girl is due in March.

We bought our first house together.
My sister had her 2nd child, a beautiful baby girl.
I qualified as a teacher.
A good year all in all!

Graduating college with a distinction in Access to Law
Going back to university to study law and getting 83% in my first assignment
Being seizure free for seven months, the longest I've ever gone in twelve years

I turned 40. I thought I’d hate it after having a huge meltdown when I turned 30 but I celebrated with my close friends and went away with my family. Looking back I realise I’m really fortunate to have my friends, family and health. I’m actually happy with my lot right now.

Finally getting a mental health diagnosis- bipolar- and starting on lithium which has made a huge difference. Still on the bottom rung of the ladder, but at least things are looking up.

And I'm thankful to both my ds's as always, but my youngest hugged me tonight and said 'thank you mum for a lovely Christmas, I had everything I asked for and way more too, I've had lovely food, but most of all I've loved seeing all of the family yesterday, my day was perfect' and that made everything worth while.

Congratulations to everyone so far with all of your new arrivals, soon to arrive-als, new jobs, new homes, work and education achievements and beating the bullies.

Getting published in forrin lands.

My life is pretty good and stable so for me or was home improvements. I'm a homebody. Coming home to a nice place makes a good life better.

The birth of my son earlier this year.

Watching up grow and develop. He is such a wonderful baby, with the cheekiest little grin that make my heart swell, and who is busy and into everything, and so contentedbut zero patience when he wants something we have been very, very lucky with him!

Finally moving into out house a month before DS was born. We went through a drawn out process but it all worked out very well.

Mine has been joining Slimming World.
Not only have I lost weight but have made lots of new lovely friends and we see each other out of group also.

My son getting a scholarship to the senior school he wants to attend.

Seeing my mum and dad moving on and finding new loves in their lives after an unhappy marriage

Successfully completing counselling - my therapist is an actual angel and she has changed my life

Getting a beautiful baby at the end of my shock pregnancy

My niece being giving the all clear for cancer.

New city
New (forever) House
New job

It's been amazing

Soppy, but my surprise little girl being born, she's just amazing.

My little girl arriving. Being a mummy is the best thing ever!

Been a horrible hole of a year...but a close friend’s family member got their lifesaving transplant and it’s just made the year!

Enjoying all the positive posts. Becoming a grandmother has made my year