Happy new year Voguettes!
Viva i am so sorry, i am sure the early part of 2019 will be tough but hoping that it gets easier as the year goes on. Huge hugs to you, and hope you hang around more, if only for the distraction.
QueenC, i don't have the March MU up date in the diary. Although i know i agreed to it.
Please can you remind me?
Although we were in an awesome location and having a super luxurious holiday, between pils and the dcs, Christmas was pretty stressful so for the first time ever, i am glad the whole thing is over. And i am Mrs Christmas! 
Today both dh and i are off work and we are having (I hope!) our first non-extended family day just at home all day, in trackie bottoms and relaxing.
Reflecting back on 2018, it was an annus horribilis for me with everything come at me from all sides. Work was horrible dealing with 2 very toxic relationship the whole of the year, which in November, massively exploded with lots of other people involved. Our home which is usually my oasis away from everyone and everything, became anything but that for a number of very significant reasons. My health continued to be an issue and so i had a number of MRI scans a couple of months ago as my surgeon and i were concerned. One of my dcs was diagnosed with adhd and finally, our marriage has been under strain for much of the last few months. So with that much on my plate, i think i read more (and loved following your links etc) than i contributed to the thread! I also really didn't buy much compared to previous years but I think that's a combination of a few things; just not being in the mood with everything going on, actually being quite happy with my style and what i have, having a lot of stuff so trying to operate a one in one out policy, and me not losing the weight i put on since I got sick - i was always a size 4/6 and am now more of a 6/8 so am trying to work out whether i will ever be back to just a 6 (I would take that in a heartbeat as I am finding all 8s are too big and depending on the material some 6s are too tight!) or middle age has hit so its harder to lose weight and so this the new me and i just need to get used to it. The other
In terms of favourite buys, hard to choose between my bag buys as i loved them all from the Prada double zip tote, to the Chloé Faye wallet bag (used every night on my recent holiday) to the R&B laser cut bag, to the R&B mulberry rip off (which is brilliant by the way and highly recommend). With the gorgeously long summer, i loved wearing the 2 espadrilles that i bought from Castaner and John Lewis (get them QueenC!) and with the long winter (at the beginning of the year) and end of the year, i have loved wearing my Canada Goose shell down coat at the weekend and my M&S kiddies ankle boots which i have lived in for the last 3 months. Just chuck me off the thread now and be done with it!