The year really has flown by - the past 11 months have been chaotic, and things aren't likely to ease up any time soon. In fact I'd say the last few years have been hectic.
Hence my blogging has been even more infrequent than usual. So, I figured I'd write up the years' events now while I get the chance.
Good Stuff
- 46 mile charity walk in April - absolutely knackering but as a group we raised over £11,000 for charity
- Property stuff (porch extension, solar panels added, interior doors to be replaced - all good stuff but expensive too!)
- Spent a long weekend in Euro-Disney -arriving in time for all the Christmas decorations (just like last year)
- the launch of my new website, www.norfolkplaces.com - about all the great things to see and do in Norfolk. the site is still in its infancy but please visit and come back regularly!
- Luke getting the role of a king in the school play (he really wants to be an actor so this migt encourage him)
- Managing to cut Cola out of my diet
Bad Stuff
- Got a rejection for a really good story - most disappointing thing was the agents (won't name and shame them) claimed it would only take a 2-4 weeks to come back - in the end I had to chase them several times and it took them abut 8months to eventually respond
- The disappearance of an animator who wanted me to write scripts for an animation series. After writing the first episode and some outlines for several more all communication ceased - I can only assume he's emigrated to Panama or has passed on to the afterworld! This was a shame because I've always fancied myself as a scriptwriter
- Our car is in frequent need of repair, which ahs probably cost more than the value of the bloody thing this year
- Work, work, work!
- Idiots rioting in the UK
- People living in cloud-cuckoo-land going on strike in the UK
- A successful year for www.norfolkplaces.com
- A decent pay increase! (Unlikely seeing as this has been non-existent for the last 4 years...)
- A bonus (see above!)
- Some training budget being made avaialble so I can improve my core skills
- Hopes for democracy, fredom of speech and enlightenment in the Arab world
- Recovery of the world economy (especially the UK!)
- Hope that Luke might finally give in to my nagging and join a football or tennis club!
- Hope Ben enjoys starting school!
As usual I'll probably think of more to add to this list and will update when I get a moment. Unforutnately I now have to go and do some domestic chores.
