Today is the last day of 2008. Tomorrow it’s gone, finished, over with! So long 2008. You’ve outstayed your welcome.
Read on for what happened in my 2008.
The first piece of bad news I received was in January when I found out someone from school had died. I don’t know if anyone else that knew him felt the same but I was really upset that someone that had never done harm to anyone had to die. Hardly feels like there is any justice in the world. Not only that but he was the first person I’ve known my age to pass away. It really brings your own mortality to light…
Around February and March time I had a birthday and saw a few mental health professionals to get myself a place on a Day Therapy Outpatient course. Then it felt like a real step forward however, due to a missing letter, I lost my place in the queue and now won’t get back in until sometime next year. That’s how these things go I guess. I’d go into more details about what it all involves, but it doesn’t seem like there is much point to until I can get past the assessment stage.
It was April when I created a new blog, Suzi Search reborn if you like. I haven’t updated it recently but if you’ve read my past few posts you can probably gather why that is. I’m proud of my little project though.
Still in April, I decided to go to my GP over something that had been bothering me for months. My PCOS means I rarely get a period but earlier this year I had one that just wouldn’t quit! I had a few different kinds of tests at the doctor’s and at the hospital and by May I’d received my results. Cysts were confirmed around my ovaries which didn’t come as much of a surprise, but a fibroid (a benign tumour) was also found. Unless it causes pain or alters in size it shouldn’t an issue, but it’s still a concern for me. I was given medication which curbed the period. It went away, came back, and went away again – I’ve not had another since then.
In June I met with a friend from school for her Hen Night. Why am I mentioning that in my year in review? Well, I’ve not been particularly social after certain events these past few years so to see someone I haven’t seen in years in a busy place surrounded by people I didn’t know… big thing for me. Unless you know how soul-destroying depression can be, it would be hard to explain.
July came by and I started volunteering at an Ancestry database where I’m sent scans and process them so they can be added to a website that anyone can search. It’s an ongoing thing, and I recently typed two pages of entries up yesterday – today I’ll be verifying for errors and uploading them.
Perhaps influenced by the site I was volunteering at or perhaps due to family researching our family tree, but it was around August I decided to do a little digging of my own. On my mother’s paternal side I’ve managed to find our ancestor’s dating back to 1530! Not to mentioned I’ve discovered a whole host of distant relatives we never knew we had…
September started with my dad reaching his 60th Birthday! And then the phoneline was cut. Oh. It was weeks before we had a phoneline again, and further time after that before we had our old number back. Unfortunately, we couldn’t go back to our old legacy broadband package so we’re on something new, with the same supplier. So far so good! I don’t usually like contracts but I trust this company, and got a free Wireless router too!
My sister started off October by having her birthday. Flopsy had had a growth which had burst and I had cleaned, and he seemed fine. On the 20th his 3rd birthday (I am not exactly sure how old he was when I got him, but this is right if he was 8 weeks old) came and passed without a fuss. But by the end of the month, the growth had returned…
1st November it was no longer there. He ate, drank, played and ran as normal – he was the rabbit I had always known and loved. Late on 2nd November Flopsy wasn’t moving and hadn’t touched his food. I knew he would not live another day. Very early 3rd November, Flopsy died next to me. Had anything else happened that month I’m not really sure because things became less important after that.
And now we find ourselves in December. It was hard not having Flopsy here for the 20th, the 3 year Anniversary of when I first saw him, met him, held him and brought him home. My first Christmas without him has been tinted with sadness because he’s not here. I’ve tried to get on with things, presents to buy and receive, but I would be lying if I said it’s been easy.
Despite this, it has been a good Christmas. A very good Christmas. Everyone has actually seemed to like their presents, and I love mine too. I think my mum and sister made an extra special effort to make this a good one this year because of how I’ve felt these past two months (is that all it’s been?). I appreciate the effort even if I can’t always show it.
So there we have it. My year in review. There have been highs and lows but now it’s coming to a close. I’ll be posting again tomorrow with what I hope for 2009!
Thanks for reading everyone. I hope Santa left you what you wanted for Christmas (because he ain’t comin’ back for a year!).