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P.S. I quite fancy your girlfriend so this is okay.

possible redundancy's probably not a thing, is it?

2013 is threatening massive debts and endless stress as I try to sell my flat after splitting up with my gf at the beginning of this year, but although I wasn't unhappy in Dec last year, seeing as how we split up in March I think I'm happier in this relationship. Although it is nice that I can still speak to my ex and spend time with her, even if it is boring shitty selling the flat stuff, because we've both moved on and i think (hope) we're both happier. And when all's said and done, she was my best mate and it's shit losing touch with your best mate. WOAH BIT DEEP THERE

I had a boyfriend who gave me presents and I was doing really well at uni and stuff.

Right now I hate my job and dread everything. Quite alone as well.

what happened in December last year? can't really remember that far back

+ Got myself a relationship
- Work this year has been challenging
+ Son becomes more of a little star each week
- Money is a little tighter than last year (see 'work' comment above)
+ Financial (divorce) settlement is moving closer
- Might be a while before I can go away for some sunshine
+ Significantly healthier/fitter than a year ago

I think that is a net-positive compared to last year. As long as the Mayans weren't right about 21st Dec 2012, then 2013 will be a better year I think

of methseses post.
Last year i wasn't married, was depressed and massively skint, getting no closer to paying off debts, This year i am married, depression has been treated and has all but buggered off and am skint, but very much getting closer to paying off debts. Had a functioning bike this time last year though. :/

+ still a student (doing enjoyable, fulfilling stuff)
- was depressed

this year
+not that depressed
- not at uni and doing a shit job instead

this year is much easier

+ second child, who is lovely
+ first child is doing really well, enjoying nursery a lot more than she was
+ was at threat of redundancy at the start of the year, no longer at threat
+ feel like i've done something positive to deal with depression / stress / anxiety issues - save for a couple of blips, have been much happier over the past three months
+ feel more confident generally
- could do with losing half a stone or so, but that's nit-picking really

December last year I was unemployed, spending most of my time chasing up JSA due to taking the wrong booklet to / actually looking for work, but had lots of quite good friends so wasn't so bad.

This year I've got a job (like, a real job) and a significant other, and still got the good friends, and I'm a lot more active/doing more sport than I did last year.

pretty good, all in all!

Boyfriend has his own flat so we can spend as much time as we want together.
More to look forward to in the new year like moving into a new flat and going on holiday somewhere.
I have more money this year than I did last. I've saved a fair bit of money too.
My job is better.
I have become closer to a friend who I wasn't close to last year and they're wonderful and I enjoy spending more time with them/doing fun things.
I HAVE A PUPPY.

but then like the day after they completely blew me off.

Not going to make the same mistake this year though. To avoid similar distress, I'm going to tell it someone who's hopefully a bit less unattainable.

Was unhappy in london
Was unhappy in love
Was unhappy in job and career in general

Dec 2012-
Not exactly unhappy in London, but not settled and wanting to move. Just not quite YET.
I'm not in love. I'm in lust with somebody that has potential to develop into somethign more. I'm so confused.
Still unhappy in (different) job and career in general

I think 2013 needs some big changes. No more coasting along.

Feel good for that. Life is ok.

Last December I was still at uni, amongst my best mates on a daily basis and enjoying 2/3 nights out a week (whilst having small stress over uni work)

Now I'm in London, somewhere I thought I'd never be. Things are looking decent but I'd love to still be living with my best mates. Hopefully this time next year we'll have sorted something out. We're in different parts of the country all the time though, roll on Christmas & New Year.

But having last December to compare it to makes now seem wonderful. I suppose most life experience is relative really.

was still at parents house, single, crappy job this time last year

now living with mates further into London, not single, but back in crappy job (after a great summer seconded on the Olympics mind)

i can also lift more at the gym and play the solo from Kid Charlemagne now so all in all quite the year!

If I could it all again, I totally would. What a great world, huh?

still shit, though. in different ways.

i.e. pretty decent.

Although I've now moved in with my missus and that's all going beautifully so... I guess that's a marked improvement.

Don't worry though, just because everything's decent doesn't mean I don't ruin it by worrying about everything and nothing all at once...

December 2011: Lying on my bed not moving or talking or eating or washing or anything having just dropped out of university (turns out it was only temporary, but I didn't know that at the time). Kind of figured I had zero future and just wanted to die a lot. At least, at this point in December. Things got marginally better later on. Marginally.

December 2012: Sat in my room outside of term time doing actual study (okay, not right this minute obviously...). And my end-of-term reports read like this "Her subsequent essay was one of the best ever submitted for this preliminary part of the course... it reads more like the work of a professional than second-year student" and like this "Her essay on ... was excellent, much better than can be expected from a 2nd year student". Okay, so I'm 24 and my work probably -should- be a lot better than second year level, but given where I was last year I'm gonna let myself be all self-congratulatory. I still suck at Japanese though.

To summarise:
December 2011 - Without a doubt the worst time of my life.
December 2012 - Things might not have been very exciting lately, but I'm being super productive and yay and stuff.

things are pretty much exactly the same except the girl has got a job she loves now which makes everything a bit better.

i should have probably cracked on with a bit more stuff - will be making up for that next year.
2013 is going to be a BIG year for me I think. Lots of exciting stuff happening.

HAPPY NOO YEAR 2 YOU ALL

I had a very pregnant girlfriend. I am now warmer, in a different house and have a child.

partly because of sudden family health problems this year, partly because last year I was living with my girlfriend in an awesome flat and this year she's in Wales and I'm in my parents' box room. On the plus side, like a lot of people in this thread, I'm making headway with the depression, which is always a plus.

+ Currently totally loved up. This time last year in the post-breakup messy slightly promiscuous phase.
+ I have two holidays booked to look forward to next year.
+ Probably in the best shape I've ever been in. Last December I don't think I'd even deadlifted before.
+ This time last year my amp was an Orange Dual Terror. Now I'm playing through a Rockerverb.
- Didn't have a particularly productive band year. Last Dec we'd just come off tour.
- On medication which is really messing up my sleep pattern. Think I'm starting to feel better though.

and felt generally trapped and gloomy, living in Essex away from all my friends. The only plus was being in the early stages of a relationship with a nice girl but that was so out of character for me I didn't know where it was going and how to treat it.

This December, I'm five months into a new job which I enjoy and am far better suited to, and have moved into London near all my friends, and am living with the nice girl who I want to make a future with. Could do with more cash though.

But on the whole, b d.

I was at the lowest I've ever been. It got better in 2012, but it feels like it's heading back in the bad direction again. But mostly it's better. Lots of fun blog stuff happening anyway.

I've done some really silly things I probably shouldn't have. I don't know if it's the heat or what, but late Nov / early Dec seems to make me go a bit crazy. I think I'm settling down now, and am a lot happier now that I've gotten back the ambition I lost last year. It's the holidays for me now too so I'm just looking forward to next year, which is shaping up to be my most exciting year yet :)