What's happened to you in the last year...

sunflower27 · 02-04-2011 05:02AM #1

that you never envisaged happening?

For me,

1. I got made redundant (I seriously thought I was safe!)

2. I got back with an ex from many years ago and split again (never go back, never, ever).

Positive

1. Am using my time off work to fulfil a long-held dream of scriptwriting. I never thought I'd actually do it!!!

watna · 02-04-2011 05:09AM

I got engaged! My OH was never in to the idea of getting married but he changed his mind over the last year.

I found a job that I really like - didn't think that would ever happen

sunflower27 · 02-04-2011 05:12AM

Are you posting that on purpose to make me feel worse?:mad:

Congrats, really

watna · 02-04-2011 05:14AM

sunflower27 wrote: »

Are you posting that on purpose to make me feel worse?:mad:

Yes, I'm evil that way :cool:

sunflower27 · 02-04-2011 05:16AM

What a biatch

4zn76tysfajdxp · 02-04-2011 05:19AM

With a posse of hooting onlookers, I witnessed sunflower27 and watna gettin' it on. And I fixed my time machine.

Snakeblood · 02-04-2011 07:20AM

Cadence Hallowed Seafood wrote: »

With a posse of hooting onlookers, I witnessed sunflower27 and watna gettin' it on. And I fixed my time machine.

I fix mine 2 weeks from now apparently.

02-04-2011 07:36AM

having running as a hobby

pajor · 02-04-2011 08:41AM

*Pass my driving test
*Get a car
*Do fairly well in my Leaving Cert
*Start college and actually enjoy it

Arnold Layne · 02-04-2011 08:43AM

Got made redundant.

Thankfully, I got a new job after 10 weeks.

ElleEm · 02-04-2011 08:45AM

Positive- I got cats! Always hated the little fuc*ers, and now I'm in love

Not so positive- I got diagnosed with MS completely out of the blue and then my body fell apart. Off work now almost 6 months but things are looking up and hope to go back soon.

Edit- "Hoping to go back to work"! Never thought that'd happen either

Vicxas · 02-04-2011 08:49AM

Negative - Got dumped, got back (BIG mistake)

Positive - Dumped her, met a fantastic girl, been together since july, got a job in Xbox.

Edit: Job isnt so great atm...

stupidusername · 02-04-2011 08:53AM

Broke my ankle. moved to dublin. something else a little too private...

W.Shakes-Beer · 02-04-2011 08:53AM

Negative:

-Lost my dog of 12 years, still miss him.
-Had to leave work because college has become friggin tough.
-Still single...FFS!

Positive:

-Got a new dog who is super cool.
-Made a load of new friends.
-Been doing well in college, finished my 3rd year, roll on the final year.
-Sold my first car and bought a new car which I love.

stupidusername · 02-04-2011 08:55AM

...oh yeah and broke up with my boyfriend of 4+1/2 years.

Kiera · 02-04-2011 08:56AM

Lost 2 stone, broke my ankle, was bridesmaid for my best buddy and my big sis passed away. Very up and down.

Vicxas · 02-04-2011 08:59AM

stupidusername wrote: »

...oh yeah and broke up with my boyfriend of 4+1/2 years.

Have a hug *hug*

abouttobebanned · 02-04-2011 08:59AM

I made my girlfriend pregnant. I was always convinced that I couldn't have kids...mainly because of an old compaq laptop that used to rest on my lap and rise to temperatures not dissimilar to the sun. She's due in one month :-)

I've also become disillusioned with the industry I've worked in for the past 10 years. People will use you and build you up, and then rip you off.

stupidusername · 02-04-2011 09:02AM

Vicxas wrote: »

Have a hug *hug*

awh thanks. but i'm ok. we're best friends now

Azureus · 02-04-2011 09:08AM

I moved to a new stable job in January, bigger company, bigger prospects.

I finally got around to getting a provisional drivers licence.

Nothing much exciting has happened to me so far, but Im very content with how everything is at the moment anyways

u_c_thesecond · 02-04-2011 09:12AM

Positive

Set my wedding date after 7 years- finally:)
was bridesmaid for my friend when she got married

Negative

Lost my Cat

still miss him
Ended a 10 year friendship when i learned she was a snake
My house is falling apart

That is all!!

Marcus_Crassus · 02-04-2011 09:12AM

Got into a pretty bad car crash, which I was lucky to come away from in one piece.

Met someone I really like.

Up-and-down really.

Vicxas · 02-04-2011 09:28AM

Marcus_Crassus wrote: »

Got into a pretty bad car crash, which I was lucky to come away from in one piece.

Met someone I really like.

Up-and-down really.

Up and down seems to be the theme here

newmug · 02-04-2011 09:34AM

abouttobebanned wrote: »

I've also become disillusioned with the industry I've worked in for the past 10 years. People will use you and build you up, and then rip you off.

Semiconductors?

CD. · 02-04-2011 09:40AM

in a really bad car crash. well, depends on how you define bad, car was destroyed/had to be cut out, we were fine

got a christmas job (first job ever!)

finished editing a novel (now, to find someone to hand me bags and bags of money for it) and started another

everything else was pretty mundane.

MonicaBing · 02-04-2011 09:43AM

Got a new job and was made permanent recently, delighted is not the word, but my fella's industry is fecked and he's not getting the contracts in, so he's moping and a bit disillusioned to be honest, so yeah it has been up and down!

LuckyMe63 · 02-04-2011 10:03AM

Moved back to Ireland after 3 yrs living in Hawaii - why oh why

As part of moving back drove from LA to Florida in a convertible & that was cool

4zn76tysfajdxp · 02-04-2011 10:09AM

newmug wrote: »

Semiconductors?

Velcro tester.

Storminateacup · 02-04-2011 10:44AM

Negetive:
1 - My ex decided he hated me so much that he made my life unbearable. So nasty I didn't ever think there was a way out from it.

2 - My dog who was my boy and my best friend, had to be put to sleep. RIP baby

3 - I turned 22. 'Nuff said.

Positive:
1 - I realised how much time I had been wasting over people who didn't matter and who were just dragging me down.

2 - I cut the negetive people out of my life.

3 - Despite being 22, I can honestly say I had the best year -- and its because I changed things for me, thanks to the nasty ex. So I suppose he done me a favour.

4 - Got my dream job and loved it until I went back to college.

5 - Started a new course which I love and for the first time in my life, I'm excelling at something positive.

and the best?

6 - My baby is due in June and I could not be any happier.

Eve_Dublin · 02-04-2011 10:48AM

In the last year.....

Not a huge amount actually, thank jaysus. NO major tragedies or disasters.

Turned 30 (that's a biggy I suppose)
Saw one of my best friends get married
Fell for a guy who only wanted to be shag buds and went through major disappointment. Really read the situation completely wrong.
Decided to move from Spain to South America....then recently changed my mind again. I'm staying putt for the time being and I'm very happy here.
Spanish getting better bit by bit.
Found out brother and sister-in-law having a baby...but they live in the States...too far away!

Just to add, went on a date last night with a guy who I thought I wouldn't like that much but fancied. We had a great night. Incredibly nice guy and super brainy and sexy. He's a physicist! Mmmm brains...

Eve_Dublin · 02-04-2011 10:49AM

LuckyMe63 wrote: »

Moved back to Ireland after 3 yrs living in Hawaii - why oh why

Yes...why oh why?

Paparazzo · 02-04-2011 11:01AM

Got married and got the wife preggers. It's our first, due in October, so next Christmas will be interesting

im invisible · 02-04-2011 11:01AM

left a job i wasn't too bothered about (well, it was a mutual decision...) to go on the dole.

not much else at-all

.same. · 02-04-2011 11:13AM

~went shopping in Lidl a few times, tought about changing back to tesco but didn't in the end.
~bought a tin of brown paint and painted a fence
~ went to carlow to see a football game
Well, I did some other stuff but thats all I can think of right now!

loopyloulilly · 02-04-2011 11:47AM

Passed my driving test.
Got a car.
Graduated with B.sc. (Hons) in IT for business.
Trained in my young horse.
Competitions this year.
Got a class job with new company.
Job ended last June. (I did enough to get the company off the ground)

So really it went up up UP and down with a bang.

Turtyturd · 02-04-2011 11:52AM

Fell in love with my girlfriend again...had spent the last while just kinda going through the motions but the thought of losing everything we had made me wake up and realise how lucky I am.

Watched in amazement as my son went from baby who couldn't sit upright to a fearless toddler with an unnatural obsession with wrestling.

Also started college...it has its downside because it keeps me away from the two of them all day but hopefully I will be able to provide them with a better lifestyle once its over.

phasers · 02-04-2011 11:52AM

Dropped out of college.

02-04-2011 12:00PM

Sold my pride and joy.. e30 bmw. Got voluntary redundancy.. Went travelling for seven months.. Now teaching in Vietnam.

fuck-yea.jpg

Princess Peach · 02-04-2011 12:02PM

-Dumped, dumped and dumped again by the same guy
-Several nervous breakdowns
-Long term crazy spell
-Performed a God-like miracle and got a 1.1 degree
-Fell out with my best friend
-Did some serious addressing of all my problems and sorted my head out, mostly...
-Couple of new haircuts
-Found a great new boyfriend
-Starting plans to stop being lazy and do something good with my life
-Many, many drunk nights

Happy days right now when I thought I was at the edge of the world never to return

(bit sickening, I know)

phasers · 02-04-2011 12:03PM

^ you never envisaged getting a haircut?

Princess Peach · 02-04-2011 12:05PM

phasers wrote: »

^ you never envisaged getting a haircut?

No, I had very very long hair for years and years, and now its pretty short. It was a big deal for me.

STIG83 · 02-04-2011 12:48PM

Was put on week on, week off from work, spent my first Xmas away from home and now i am fully out of work since January.

Dudess · 02-04-2011 01:04PM

Got a great new job recently.

Storminateacup wrote: »

Negetive:

3 - I turned 22. 'Nuff said...
Despite being 22...

40 I'd understand, even 30... but I'm absolutely stumped as to what could be so devastating about being 22...

Princess Peach wrote: »

No, I had very very long hair for years and years, and now its pretty short. It was a big deal for me.

I had really long hair up to a few months ago too and got it cut, but not short - so much easier to manage, but I miss the long hair. Growing it back.

Agricola · 02-04-2011 01:36PM

Resolved to get fit in January 2010, actually stuck to my guns and lost just over 2 st by years end.

Gi joe! · 02-04-2011 01:49PM

Came down with depression, so 2010 was pretty much the worst year of my life.

At least I managed to get through the college year, and keep in contact with those who matter to me.(They knew something was up but no one knows the full story expect one girl and my family.)

Although so far this year I've passed my driving test, am starting a personal training course at the end of the month and have gone cold turkey off my medication for the past week(feeling dizzy but fine!)

Some bad stuff has happened also naturally, like getting rejected from my crush, but at least I'm TRYING things now, whereas fear stopped me in the past.

Wish me luck that I can keep it going!

Alter-Ego · 02-04-2011 02:09PM

Threw a wobbler and quit my crappy job. Now on the dole

I also broke up with my GF of 4 years. I'm 22 and single, Its.....Interesting. I was suprised I wasn't more upset about it. I'm still waiting for a nervous breakdown where I stagger down cameden street on my own at 2am with a bottle of buckfast screaming "FOUR FCUKING YEARS" at random people.

Tiny ups and tiny down. Nothing major

upandcumming · 02-04-2011 02:14PM

I thought I ventured into the Ladies Lounge...

Will · 02-04-2011 02:16PM

Positives;

Got my degree
Started a hobby which has lead to me starting my own business
Realised that negative people shouldn't be in your life, they only bring you down

Negatives;
Lost my life long friend to cancer at 24. Something I and others close to him still battle with. I still can't believe it.

Mixed emotions;
Lost my grandmother after a long battle with an illness, however she wasn't in pain and went in her sleep. I'm happy she wasn't in pain, sad that she's gone.

teaholic · 02-04-2011 02:33PM

27th April 2010
Dumped my spineless lying cheating boyfriend of 3 1/2 years for cheating again :mad:
Left my full time job

Moved to my home town because I couldn't bear to see him and his many many w*ores :mad:

July 2010
Buried a friend who was killed in a crash

Then I realised life is wayyyy too short

Sept 2010
Moved back to the town I left originally
Started a night course in college that I love!!

Nov 2010
Got the best job I have ever worked in!!! Only a couple of days a week but it keeps me going

April 2011
Have lost nearly 2st since last April and I look and feel amazing!!

:D
Got my confidence back!!!

:D
Had to ask my boss for a smaller uniform!!!

(He said he noticed I had lost more since I started didnt know how I would react if he said it to me!!!

)
Moving into a house with friend that is half as mad as me!!!

:D

2011 is going to be my year regardless of not having enough money to do the extras, but I have my health and I actually feel like I have turned my life around and after loosing all that weight I actually want to go looking for a bikini this year!! (even if it will only be in the back garden!!!! :rolleyes:)

--LOS-- · 02-04-2011 08:59PM

what's with all these threads making you think of all the sh!tt things that happen to you

:mad:

Naikon · 02-04-2011 09:04PM

I can safely say 2010 was by far the worst year of my life so far. Who cares about the economy when you know someone close to you is dying from cancer for instance? It's terrible what some people have to go through, really. Wonder what the next few years has in store...

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