Datchi akounto

It's November again, around the time when I start thinking about the year just about to end, and the year to come.

2007 has been a really good year so far! I feel very lucky, and I'm glad I can write about it here so I can look back in a future year when things aren't so great.

I started 2007 with no resolutions or anything. I never did make resolutions, felt like they generally just get broken so I didn't see the point.

2006 had been a very difficult year, with plenty of loss in different forms. And to be honest, I was dreading 2007, thinking things may not get better. But what a difference a year makes!

I was quite surprised with myself, when on the second of January I suddenly gave up a very bad, unhealthy habit (Steve, if you're reading, you can do it too!). Hadn't planned it at all, but my health was suffering so it was a very good thing! Thought I'd see how far I'd get, and here I am today, almost 99.9% certain I'll never fall back into that habit again.

I then decided to start living healthier all together, so I joined a gym and started to cook better for myself, and generally take better care of myself. It all went really well and I felt great! Then summer came and things started to slip (like food and the gym) but I still felt great so I didn't mind.

This year, I had a great time with my friends! I only went out with one guy, and I quickly realised he was no good, so I didn't get attached and ended things quickly! He turned out to be a bit of pain afterwards, but my friends are always there for me, so this didn't bother me too much either.

So I've been very lucky this year indeed! I hope this continues for the rest of the year! There will be a little addition to the family, and Christmas this year will hopefully be a happy time.

For next year, I might try making some resolutions, I now know I can achieve any goal I set myself! The main thing I have to do is look after myself better; eat better, exercise more, take care of myself and my home. I won't wait for next year to start with all this. I will start thinking about it now, and slowly changing my habits and the way I do things. I'm very stubborn determined (my friend says... well actually depending on which one you ask they say both), and I will succeed!

I look forward to the new year with a mix of excitement and trepidation. Simple rules of life say that things can't always go well, it's just that I don't know how long before things start to go wrong again... Mustn't worry though, really, I will just enjoy the Now, and deal with things as they happen!

Last night was gig night again; The Fray!

We started the night a bit early, to get a quick bite to eat before the concert. Then we went to the Guildhall where the concert was, and had a little pre-concert drink. There were four of us, but we had tickets for different areas (they were upstairs, we were downstairs) so after the drink we went our separate ways. We could still wave to eachother though!

I like The Fray and their music, but in concert, it's a very quiet affair. Still, they were very impressive and I enjoyed it a lot! I think some people weren't too impressed. The lead-singer was sat down at a piano for most of the show, with his back to half the audience... I guess that's never a good way to get the crowd going.

I had a really good time, the music was great! The band performed really well and the drummer was brilliant entertainment value for all the strange facial expressions!

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