Despite being a very short year (yeah, I am getting old (er), who isn’t?), for me, any good in 2009 come interleaved with annoyances, some of them quite major. I didn’t seem to settle to a place where I could say, ” So, 2009,….” . When I wasn’t trying to keep up with a newly assigned market at work, then I was running into a German class, shortly after, thinking about moving country/continent, in between sneaking a holiday to Paris/Munich/Venice — in a bid to see as much of Europe as possible before my clan and I migrated back to motherland, well almost.
Inspite of the annoyances, I do not feel annoyed enough to say ‘good riddance 2009′. As I close the year, I find myself greatful to God for many things. I don’t need to search far to find enough reasons to be bitter with 2009, but those tough times in 2009 were good lessons for me. I have grown some more.
One of the things I wished I would accomplish in 2009 was to make investing a hobby, which is something I did. I made some good financial investments that have done me good, small scale but promising. I will definitely continue.
Healthwise, I am much much better. Regular readers of this space know what I am talking about. I fought the bull head on, in the process uncovering a whole other side of life that was completely unexplored. Ah, the beauty of life!
My clan continues to grow, not in numbers (Lord, grant them that have not, but not to me please!) but I look for the little people and I do not see them. Instead, I have some lovely ladies that are now borrowing my sandles, and lass, and I am now passing on clothes within the house. They are towering closer to me, and I have no doubt that as 2010 comes they will definitely tower above me. And I am not even complaining.
I continue to be blessed by my extended family, siblings, parents, inlaws, and FRIENDS!
Above all, my brain is still functional, my eyes work, my hands, legs, spine, everything is in good shape. Was I supposed to be cursing 2009? Remind me again, why?
Happy 2010 people!!!
