Lizziebith wins.



((((((Hugs for LB)))))))



(Surprisingly, my year did not suck- it wasn't stellar, but it was okay. Now that I've typed that, it's gonna go south.)

I forgot to put that I'm enjoying the mental image of the door slamming on 2007's a$$.

Maybe even better, you can slam the door on a couple of it's fingers- the butt is too well padded.

I also am biding my time until year's end. Between dealing with that which was not gout after all, but was arthritis and getting laid off from a job I'd been at for almost 10 years that I dearly loved, and coping with the meds for that which was not gout but we still aren't sure what it is since I haven't had medical insurance since I got laid off in March and can't afford lots of tests, I've just about had it.
I did end up finding a new job, but it pays about $6 an hour less than my old one did and it took 8 freaking months to find it.
So yeah, I'm counting down the days now, hoping for a better 2008.

And thanks guys, for the private support, and "win" I'd rather not have. I didn't post much while all this was going on...in fact I deleted my old LJ and MySpace accounts, because privacy seemed to be called for. I've cried more in the last two months than I think I have in my whole life prior to this point. I told my mom last night that I think my coping mechanism finally "got broke". And I was just glad she took the call. I stupidly tend to forget to talk to friends about **** that's going on. I should have told you all. I'll try to not be such an idiot in the future...

On the plus side, this means you can continue to eat herring, mackerel, trout, and organ meats (liver, tripe) without fear of purines wreaking havoc. Hooray!

2007 for me started off with a huge hickup, more like there is life outside the storm.
Good things
-My daughter's birth and my wife coming through the pregnancy healthy.
My new job and promotion (with a raise just recently for my productivity and a decent review.)
For the most part, I have an excellent staff.


Bad things
Commute. One hour each way.
Broken windshield, third one. -Cha- Ching!!! Not a cheap one.
Tires are almost worn out.- Cha ching.
We lost two cats this year, in one week too old age.:(

Not too bad of a year:

Lost 47 pounds(3 more to go for my goal....but December is tough)

Made a trip to Disney World(1st time in over 10 years)

Watched my Son play some excellent Baseball(he also did well on his swimming team, got elected to the Student council, started his first year of band(tuba) and just joined the wrestling team). He also just surpassed me in shoe size.............it's exciting to watch him grow up but why does it have to go so fast? :(

Wife got promoted(but this isn't 100% good...I see less of her now).

My business has been pretty slow, which I guess would be the one low point this year....but I've never had two bad business years in a row so next year should be pretty good:)

2007, not the best year ever but all n all not too bad of a year:)

2007 has had its ups and downs for us.

- This is the first year that I ever achieved one of my New Year's resolutions, which was to support myself primarily through writing and playing music.

- This was the year that I finally started learning who I am, and learning to trust who I am, creatively.

- This was the year of many car repairs, as well as medical and dental bills.

- This was the year that Matthew and I both lost jobs that we adored.

- This was the year that we learned that we can bounce back from negatives such as those listed above and still be happy.

- This was the year that I wrote more than all the previous years combined.

- This was the year that we were too busy and/or broke to socialize as much as we would have liked.

- This was the year that I broke a personal record for number of gigs played. 113 of them, according to my calender. I also had the opportunity to play with a collection of new and wonderful musicians who each inspired me to play better than I thought I could.

So, looking back, I can't complain much. We are still poorer than we would prefer, we still plenty of issues to deal with - but - we also grew quite a bit, individually and as a couple. We learned that we are capable of much more than we thought possible. I see it as a stepping stone towards a much better year ahead.

You sound pretty rich to me, MBC.:)