This Year In View - 2004

After reading so many of others people's reviews on their 2004 I thought I'd give it a bash. Now this year has been very different from previous years as I was off sick for most of it so I apologise now if it isn't a happy read! ***January*** I actually slept my way into 2003 believe it or not! Me and my boyfriend had been shopping on the 31st of December and then we went and saw the Lord Of The Rings (yawn!) By the time we got back to his we were both really tired as we both work nights and our sleep pattern had been messed up. We were going to watch Only Fools And Horses (I think!) but we ... more

The old year is ticking away and I wanted to get one last review in before 2004 ended. But what to do? Should I do my New Year Resolutions, a jokey review or one of my serious ones? When I did my last review, a challenge, I thought it would serve as a summary of where I am now, but to put it into perspective I needed to go back in time and fortunately found a review, which would cover this topic. Looking back at 2004. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ New year’s day 2004 found me hung over and angry, the previous evening my best friend Ann told me that my partner Allan had found himself a council flat and she ... more

I admit that I waited a little too long to write an op on this topic. However, I think it is about time that I lay everything out on the table so that 2005 is a better year for me. Yep, you are thinking right: 2004 sucked for me. Sure, it had its moments, but to tell you the truth last was year was more depressing than I thought. It took me a long time for me to get over the death of my father; he died in August of 2003 of brain cancer. It was very quick, and all too sudden and that is why my hearing about it was so heartbreaking. ****************************************​* ... more

There are years in your life when you see things with clarity and this was one of those years. It started well and instead of the usual negativity, and the huge question mark over whether I was going to stay married or not, I decided to take my life into some kind of order which began in January with a little of an ultimatum. Either we stay married and head in the same direction, or we separate. Luckily, our feelings for one another were strong enough to decide to go forward. Globally, in January 2004, MyDoom hit many computers, Iraq was starting to think of a new government, and the state of ... more

I’ve got just 6 months to plan a wedding; I am 6 weeks pregnant and have just moved out of my parent’s house and into a new home with my fiancée. Wow! Was I in for a hectic year! Little did I know at the beginning of 2004 that a lot more than this was to follow. I hope this will help anyone who can relate to any of this. So here is how my year panned out… JANUARY One week into the month (now 7 weeks pregnant) I have begin spotting. I rushed straight to the doctors to find out it could be a number of things and is very common in the first 3 months. Fortunately it stopped after a few days, but I ... more