To wonder can everything really be different in a year

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I keep seeing these quotes about how your life can be completely different within in a year. To me it just seems like such a short space of time for everything to do different.

Not so long ago I separated from XH, my last DC moved to his own home, and I was made redundant/ early retired. All within a month.

DC is happy, XH is gone, life is good.

Misremembered! Retirement was the following year, but within 12 months.

This time last year, I went on a Skiing holida, Then I started a belaying course at the climbing centre with my oh. We were going scrambling. My husband more rockclimbing, He was coaching white water Kayaking and leading trips. Now He struggles to walk to the shop 10 mins away due to a medical condition. So yes a year can change a lot.

Crippled with MH issues, living in a horrible private rented, not working due to my issues, struggling with money and in debt. Afraid to plan anything or go anywhere. Poor relationship with family. No friends.
1-1.5 year later
Managing MH ( drug-free) to the degree that I'm back working and enjoying it. Lovely new home. Managing money and debt free. Summer holiday booked. Repaired family relationships. Making friends.

October 31st 2003 my dh of 16 years told me about ow! Marriage over, no kids, realised in some ways I was well rid of him. Picked myself up and tried to focus on the future, I was 36 and not looking for anither relationship! In December I started chatting to someone online,. January 3th 2004 we met, clicked straught away!!! Married in August 2004 and by October I was pregnant.
It was one hell of a year!!!!

Still married and have 2 dc

I went from long term single, desperate and dateless, living with my parents and temping to living with a guy expecting a child and in a permanent job all within the space of a year.

I do remember being in ante natal group wondering how I'd got there and feeling strangely like I shouldn't be there..

Yes.

This time last year I was signed off work due to bullying by my boss. I ended up leaving as I couldn't face going back. I have never in my life felt so completely downtrodden and desperate.

This time last month I was made redundant. I absolutely loved that job and felt completely crushed.

Today, I received my contract for a new job which pays double what I was earning this time last year (it does help that I've also completed a professional qualification in the last 12 months too). The benefits are more than I could have ever dreamed and I'm so excited.

I was working abroad, found out I was pregnant, moved back home, bought a house with my partner and now have a baby. Quite a whirlwind. Most years are less eventful though.

In September 2014 I was married to an abusive husband, desperately unhappy and stressed with work and a masters. September 2015 I had passed my masters, was with a new partner, had moved across the country and found out I was expecting my first child

It can happen. Don't want to out myself but yup so much has changed since a year ago.

Within a year, I broke up with my boyfriend, my dad was diagnosed with cancer and died, and I got a job offer in another part of the country. A year after that I'd moved, started the job, met now-DH but not yet started dating. I had 6 years of at least one dramatic event a year. Since then, things have been much more settled.

years go now but our life changed within 2 months

early november we moves10 villages away(as we are valleys of south wales thats quite far) to a bigger and better house.

end of november we were awarded for 4 years dla top rate for youngest, this resulted in us getting a extra £1100 per month(oldest was already on top dla and me a carer allowance)

beginning of december youngest came out of school to home educate,this ended any involvement with the system again

end of december(week between christmas and new year) my partner passed his driving test so we had freedom to go where we want when ever we want as before that we were isolated a bit as kids cant do public transport

so from november to end of december our life changed 100% for the better

It can happen. It's happened to me a few times but the most noteworthy was about a decade ago.

2009 - Living in my home town with my long term partner in a job I was happy in and planning for a mortgage and a family.

2010 - Split with my partner, left my job, moved to the other side of the world with my best friend who I had started sleeping with.

Literally everything about my life was different in the space of a year.

I just found this thread from a year ago today. Not my thread, but it feels weird looking at this question now. And prescient. What can a year change?