Is your life different this Christmas compared to last year
By teenal
@teenal (1400)
Dublin, Ireland
December 22, 2006 9:37pm CST
As the big day approaches Im thinking back to this time last year and how I was and what was going on in my life. I was going through what was the worse time Ive ever had in my life on a personal, marraige and health front. I had a horrible Christmas and spent New Year alone by choice as I just couldnt get interested in anything and I wanted to see out the awfull year Id had on my own.
12 months down the line my life though the same with the same people in it and living in the same place is soooo different. I finally after years sorted out a medical problem that was dragging me down. My marraige after major problems last year is the best its ever been, my job and finances have sorted themselvs out, my children are now OK and Ive gone from being very sad to very happy. Im enjoying the Spirit of Christmas and looking forward to the day which I was dreading last year. I could never have seen myself being this contented and looking forward to the future this time last year. It seemed like life wasnt ever going to get better. Just to those of you who may be having a hard time this year or this Christmas especially remember this.
You dont know what good things might be around the corner for you. Things that seem impossible sometimes happen. Soon life may be very different. Dont loose hope as I almost did. Good luck and happiness to you all.
14 responses
@babykay (2131)
• Ireland
29 Dec 06
Great to hear that things have got back on track for you! My life has changed hugely, I now have a little baby boy who is nearly six months old, I am married...last year I was planning the Christmas party where I was planning to drink loads but I then found out I was pregnant, big shock. I was about the same weight then as now, still got one stone to lose from that baby weight. Relationship is up and down due to baby upheaval etc. I think next Christmas will be the eye opener. So glad to hear that you and your husband patched things up though. Happy New Year!
@teenal (1400)
• Dublin, Ireland
2 Jan 07
Happy New year to you too. First year for you with a New baby can be hard at times. Your whole focus on life changes.Its such a wonderfull time though-even with the crying and nappies- enjoy it. It goes very fast.
As regards the weight baby weight can take a long time to go and I dont think I know anyone that ever totally lost the little mammy belly. I know I didnt. Took ya nine months to get the baby weight on and takes longer to get rid of it or it did for me first time around. Second time I was quite ill on the pregnancy so didnt gain any weight at all. Give yourself at least a year and if it hasnt started to melt off by then ,thats the time to think about doing something about it. Im on a war on weight now too and its nothing to do with baby weight (youngest is 17), Im just a greedy gut latley and eating rings around myself and it stops Wednesday.
Ive just announced on here Im going to loose a stone and a half by July so everybody is watching me and I have to do it now. Wish me luck!
@ProfessorPharmacist (1107)
• Egypt
25 Dec 06
My dearest friend, as long as we live, our lives must be changed annually, this is our destination.
@DRoddy77 (1776)
• United States
23 Dec 06
Yes my life is a lot different from how it was last xmas. My husband and I separated back in july and it's been a long emotional hard road. We want to work things out but are both scared at the same time! Hoping things will be a lot better next christmas!
@forfein (2507)
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23 Dec 06
Hi
Well done, and I hope you have a really nice Christmas.
It will be different for us this year also.
My wife has been with me now for Three Christmas's and this is the FIRST ONE where she will not be WORKING!
She works in the Care Industry, and of course the old people require looking after!
This year, she is not on shift, and so we can spend it together!
@armywifey (882)
• United States
29 Dec 06
I left my abusive husband, now ex-husband two days before christmas last year. I had to move in with family and really had nothing for my daughters. It was a bad time yet a good one at the same time. This year was great excpet the fact that my new husband was in Iraq. My daughters couldn;t have asked for anything else and we were all happy.
@cajunmomma (624)
• United States
24 Dec 06
Yes, but only because we actually learned how to budget our money and had some money to buy gifts for our daughter this year.
@canadabis1 (1952)
• Canada
23 Dec 06
well....a lil different....I managed to escape my big family dinner...which ends up being an unwanted headache....and were havin a xmas dinner at my place. My dads coming over here this yr cause he just sold his house.
@shrekk (561)
• Pakistan
24 Dec 06
Well ummmm... yeah I guess in the sense that I've now earned an O'level degree in three subjects and the burcen of studying those three subjects is gone. Only 6 more are left.
And ummm, what else?
I'm one year older, and I'm closer to joining college now and that's why I'm more excited.
Also, I'm now earning money on my own through mylot and other sites so I'm richer thatn last year!
@Jahnya (142)
• United States
24 Dec 06
I decided back before Thanksgiving that I was not going to have my normal stressful Christmas. I made all plans ahead of time and did all my shopping. I did have one gift (well, one for each kid) that was going to arrive late from Amazon.com but I wasn't going to worry about it. It was just going to be late, but it showed up on my doorstop today. I was so excited!
@EconKnowMix (858)
• Philippines
28 Dec 06
Not much different for us here.
When it comes to our family ties.
We are still happy and closed to each other.
Even our financial status does not change at all.
Hope it will make a big difference next year.
