It’s great that the University is closed over Christmas and we get a decent-length holiday. I’ve had a great time; enjoyed Christmas, got some sleep and had a few unplanned nights out – catching up with people. Only one day was a write-off with a hangover from hell – but it lasted ALL DAY until 6.30pm!! 🙁
I also decided to sort out all the junk in my spare room – you know, the kind of stuff that seems to move from attic to attic but you never actually make an effort to sort it out? It’s an ongoing project, but so far I’ve come across all kinds of things from my youth that I’d forgotten I still had – especially books. It’s been great finding authors like Dr Seuss, Raymond Briggs and Richard Scarry. Titles ranging from Andy Pandy and the Gingerbread Man and Brer Rabbit to the Wonder Woman and Bionic Woman annuals from 1981!! Class.
Nostalgia has been the theme of the week this week. Everyone seems to be in a retrospective kind of mood and I find it refreshing. Last night was spent discussing our friends circle from the old gig scene in Newcastle (who else misses The Riverside?!); via Greedsville; Arch Stanton; Roswell; XLR8R, etc.
It’s been a busy year but, I feel I’ve accomplished quite a bit. I got a new job, a degree, travelled to Switzerland and Italy, had a lot of work done on the house, fell in love, few theatre visits, various music gigs, made new friends, caught up with old friends, bought a violin, started kick-boxing last January and kept going all year, etc.
They say a rearranging of the furniture in your room or house can have the therapeutic value of breaking with the past and welcoming the future and, as 2007 is just around the corner, I’m feeling quite optimistic about it. There are many things I feel I should have time to do now, I count my blessings and I fully intend to make a new start on many things. 🙂
Happy New Year, everyone!
xx