Wow, I didn't know that groovypq--I'm so sorry about your babies.
I think "roller coaster" is the theme here. 2011 was better than 2010 for me and it opened up really nicely. I was enjoying my job, had great friends, an awesome relationship, and settling nicely into my new apartment. There was still a lot of stress within my family--some of you know my dad and I have been estranged for over a year--but even that was getting to be more tolerable.
Then, everything sort of tanked one at a time. The Chessman and I hit several bumps and eventually broke up. Work became more stressful when the hospital was over-budget and my department took some major hits. The family issues came back full force while I was dealing with some health issues and things overall sucked for awhile.
But there were a lot of high points. Lots of new baby cousins born this year!
I have had unbelievable times with my goddaughter and grew closer to my friends. I managed not to stroke out when my nephew became a teenager.
My birthday trip (Janet Jackson concert and a weekend in Catalina) was the world's greatest kickoff to going back to school! Returning to school was easily the best part of the year. I am so happy with this decision and am in love with my cohort. The stress of a doctoral program has been a little overwhelming at times (I've lost 2 sizes if that tells you anything) but I couldn't possibly be in a better place. This is where I belong.
My life isn't perfect and, because of the family issue, the holidays are really rough (which might explain why I'm SO irritable) but everything is falling into place. So I'm praying 2012 brings me more of this.
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