Highs/lows of 2010

Dinkie

Highs:

Finishing my masters and getting a 1.1. I did lousy in my undergraduate, so this was to prove that I wasn't stupid
Brining my OH camping to France. It was freezing, wet and stormy and he loved it (deal breaker)
Company being taken over, and although some were being let go, I am not
Finally making a decision as to what I want to do with my life
Gaining some great friends as a result of my course
Deciding with my OH to think about trying for a baby next year

Lows:
People being let go at my company at the moment. Its really sad and upsetting
Spending a lot of the year depressed, stressed and teary (consequently causing my OH a lot of worry).
The budget (can't afford to lose any money)
Not losing any weight
Not making the time to stay in touch with some old friends.


On the whole the highs more then made up for the lows.

dirtyghettokid

is there something in the air this year? because it seems quite a number of people have really suffered alot this year

mollybird

High's
- completing my Honours Degree
-Moving in with my OH
-getting work down in dub
-Getting my new car

Low's
- not getting work in my field
- not going on any hols as had too many weddings to go to and none of them mine
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Eve_Dublin

dirtyghettokid wrote: »

is there something in the air this year? because it seems quite a number of people have really suffered alot this year

I was thinking the same thing...it was a bad auld year for a lot of people but things can only get better, right?

Dolbert

Highs:
- Buying a lovely house with my boyfriend
- Rescuing two wild kittens and turning them into very happy, spoiled pets!
- Getting over my obsession with dieting
- Becoming a more confident driver, driving in Dublin City at rush hour toughened me up!
- Getting my diploma and getting closer to my degree!

Lows:
- Boyfriend's uncle dying of a mystery illness, months after the death of his father.
- Regaining some weight as a result of giving up dieting, worth it IMO
- Work being more difficult with serious cutbacks

x Purple Pawprints x

Pembily wrote: »

That is a pretty class high (really hope he never lurks here :P :P :P

I walked into the kitchen at work one day and he was standing there talking to the boss' son... Not a big rugby fan so took me a couple of mins to realise who he was lol..

Dimitri

Lows
Started Jan 1st 2010 by being dumped (granted my own fault) and being very very swiftly replaced!
Battleing on with a career that was destroying me mentally and physically.
Making an ass of myself a few too many times whilst over indulging.
Deciding to do something incredibly stupid and luckily too drunk to do properly and finished up looking like a fool again.
Being diagnosed with depression.

Highs
Leaving job.
Dealing with depression
Continuing on with college course and doing quite well.
Realising I didn't need money to be happy.
Running Dublin Marathon.
Survived Christmas without starting a fight with siblings or father
Refused to rise to siblings attempt to start a fight
Ate loads of sambo's.
Realised that a few people hold me in high regard and actually respect what i have to say.
Met the nicest person on the Island of Ireland and learned the true value of the expression it's nice to be nice.

Twee.

HIGHS!
Newer, broader circle of friends
Trip to Berlin
Good year at college
Securing internship
Seeing Jens Lekman in Whelan's
Quitting my job
21st party

LOWS
Boyfriend's depression make our relationship very hard
Boyfriend subsequently breaking up with me
Arguing with my mam loads (man I want to move out!)
Growing apart from some friends. But hey, I'm not gonna beg anyone to be my friend

dirtyghettokid

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

I was thinking the same thing...it was a bad auld year for a lot of people but things can only get better, right?

certainly hope so! we just have to hold our heads high and march on

mariebeth

Lows:
Spent most of the year feeling unhappy because I was unhappy in my relationship that I was in, and blamed myself. Finally broke up with him in November and have been happy every since

Highs:
Leaving work to go back to uni & get a degree
Getting to know one of the girls on my course really well, we bonded instantly & she's already one of my closest friends. It's funny how people click!
Clicking with a guy off the internet have only known him since Thursday but I already can't imagine him not being in my life. Even better was clicking with him in person yesterday! For the first time in my life I am actually happy being single, then BANG!

Ilyana

Lows:
My uncle passing away from cancer that we thought he'd beaten, and seeing the effects on my family
Financial burden on my parents, and me adding to it
Discovering that I absolutely hate the college course that I'm doing
Not being able to afford a holiday, especially since the long-awaited Oxegen was awful!

Highs:
Having a great year with my boyfriend (despite the distance!)
Achieving Leaving Cert results that I never imagined I could get
Being brave enough to admit I'm not happy in college, so I can hopefully do something about it
Becoming more independent and assertive regarding what I want to do in life
Learning Spanish
Making my family proud because of academic achievements

An up-and-down year

Catari Jaguar

This year has flown by!

Highs

- Getting engaged
- Going back to college
- Making new friends at work
- Winning a boxing match
- Losing 30 lbs and getting fit
- Getting a time of 70 min in my first Flora mini marathon
- Trip to NYC, Amsterdam, even Killarney was great
- Getting veneers and finally having the confidence to smile in pictures
- Concerts - KISS, RATM, Diamond Head
- My OH coming off warfarin and being able to drink again and the subsequent drunken nights out!

Lows

None spring to mind, it's been a great year. Family are a pain in the ass but that's nothing new. I guess the worst is the snowy weather and pay cuts - but that effects everyone doesn't it!

Oh yea that prick Axl Rose's behaviour at the Guns n Roses concert. Never did get my money back :rolleyes:

carolinespring

I think all in all 2010 was a good year.

HIGHS

Keeping my business going and not letting anyone go.

Losing over 4 stone in the last 18 months and feeling so much better about myself.

Buying clothes in a size 18 and looking forward to the next size down.

My hubands company really taking off and the work flooding in. So proud of him.

Getting a award in the field I work in.

Great trips to London and Madrid.

Seeing my fitness level going up. Walked 4 miles each morning, 6 days a week until the morning got to dark.

Having lunch in gordon Ramseys Maze. Good fun and exciting.

My best friend moving back to Ireland.

Having the most amazing husband in the whole world.

Making new friends who are so lovely.

Cooking and eating as healthy as I can and really enjoying it.

LOWS.

MY best friends marrage breaking up.

Not having a baby. Totally heart breaking

Having to cut a very toxic close friend out of my life and hearing all the bitching she is doing about me.

my mums health going down hill and not able to do anything about it.

Having so much less money than before and for the first time in years having to think before I spend but working harder than ever.

Never having any me time from working longer hours.

Missing my husband as he is away alot.

A lot of the lows are more moans than lows but all in all a pretty good year. 2009 was awful and I have a feeling 2011 will be a fantastic year.

supermouse

Highs:
* Setting up an entire new life for myself on the opposite side of the world and loving each and every day
* Getting over my broken heart and realizing that everything really does happen for a reason
* Meeting my best friends - people i know in my heart and soul i would do anything for and they for me
* Seeing my Mammy again after 2 years travelling
* Being independent - getting an awesome job - getting CLOSER to Residency:)
* Having the time of my life

Lows:
* Uncle comitting suicide, cousin nearly loosing his leg, best friend being raped.
* Saying goodbye to my Mammy and not knowing when i would see her again
* Realizing just how sick she really is and admitting to the fact that sooner or later i will be her full time carer
* Not seeing my Daddy
* Putting on 10kg in 10 months (obviously having too much fun!)
* Acting the drunken maggot a few too many times to be proud of :S

Bit of a mixture really - really hope 2011 is much better, many more highs and no lows please Mr Godman!

AMAZING thread !!

Rockery Woman

Lows:

My grandmother passed away this year aged 95. She was ill for a long time but it was tough to see her go.

My husband had 2 operations this year - that was tough as he spent several weeks in hospital but glad he is on the mend now.

Highs:

My sister had a baby girl.

Another sister built her house.

Next year we will have a family wedding, we are going for a weekend away in February (a Christmas gift from my family), a holiday in Poland with friends in July, 2011 will be our year!:D

LegacyUser

High:
Finally getting out of the education system. With a 1.1 degree as it happens, but happier about not having to cope with that stress anymore

Low:
Not getting the masters course I applied for
Realising that my life is mind-numbingly dull without college work to keep it ticking over
The freakin cost of applying for masters courses! We’re talking 50 quid a pop.

High:
Ending a relationship I was only vaguely happy in, after 10 whole months.

Lows:
Realising early on that we weren’t suited, but not wanting to break up because I knew it’d break his heart. Passing by a ‘better opportunity’ to stay with him.
Being utterly not aroused by said boyfriend.
But then being worse hit by the (inevitable) break-up than I expected.
Getting back with him, only to cheat on him, and worst of all, not feel bad about having done so.
Breaking up with him again. Breaking his heart.
Wondering if friends who knew judged me for what I’d done.
Scoring a guy I really liked, but him being unable to keep it up during sex. Him subsequently being an aloof bastard, and then seeming all interested, only to alternate between the two as often as the wind changes.
Developing a crush on someone I can't have a crush on.

Other Highs:
Becoming more certain of what I want from life.
Moving out of home – having space to think, learning about independent living.
Learning how much I am capable of.
Learning that my parents are there for me, even if they aren't always there for each other.
Feeling ridiculously sexy at times, despite not being what you might term ‘conventionally attractive’ body-shape wise.
Realising I want to 'experiment' - this not making me feel dirty for the first time in my life.
The numbers game on facebook.
Becoming really good friends with someone who used to annoy me.
Mary Byrne’s this is a man’s world on X factor.

Lows:
Intermittent depression - being paralysed by the feeling that everything is futile and whatever I do isn’t good enough.
Working with the person I would consider to be my best friend – it really strained the relationship.
Being stalked.
A prolonged pregnancy scare.
Arguments.
Nightmares.
Crap sex.
And oh, the first 12 months of 2010 generally...

...Won't be sorry to see the back of The Year of the Snow. 2011 will probably involve emigration. That should prove interesting.