Thanks for all the fish

So as the year draws to a close I thought it was time for a bit of reflection.

I am proud of what I have achieved this year, however there are many things that happened to me this year that I didn't expect. Not all of what happened this year was good; firstly I began the year fairly fresh to single life after having broken up with my boyfriend of four years. I was involved in a car accident, I didn't get the degree I wanted, I couldn't save enough to go travelling, out of my group of friends I was the only one to stay in my hometown and to some extent we all grew apart, and of course there was my complete inability to get a job that pays better than minimum wage.

Despite this I'd say that the ups far outweighed the downs. This may all sound a bit cliched (is it cliche to say that? Anyway...), but as my schoolfriends and I grew apart it allowed me to make some really great friends both with people at work and some who were once just acquaintances to me. I got a degree, I ran a 10k in under an hour, I achieved a bronze award in ballroom and latin dancing, I went to my first festival (and loved it), I went on a fantastic holiday (something I hadn't previously had the time or money to do), I completed the Bristol Zoo Gorilla Hunt, I got a job (even if I am just a waitress) and I learnt that I am a much, much stronger person than I ever gave myself credit for. Not to mention a whole host of other things that it would be tedious to write on here.

Overall I'd say that this had been a great year, one of the better ones. I can only hope that 2012 works out just as good, or better. Provided we don't all die in a fiery, mayan-predicted death before the end of it. Apocalypse aside, here's a list of things I wish to achieve (which I think is much better than a series of half hearted 'resolutions' that will only last a week):

• To run a half marathon.
• To go to at least two countries, Italy has to be one of them.
• To actually use a diary.
• To go to another festival
• To get myself some sort of career
• To learn a new skill (I hear fire breathing is popular, or perhaps making art in latte foam?)
• Read a book a month and review on here.
• To leave the parental home.
• And most importantly, to really just enjoy myself.

Let's hope this works.