I promise to do this every year, but like all resolutions, sometimes, we forget to abide. Afterall, unless you're Pollyanna, there are some things about the year that has just passed which you'd rather forget than try to put a positive spin on.
Then call me Pollyanna, because 2017 was undoubtedly good to me. On ther personal front, the highs included celebrating my beautiful mum's 60th birthday in Italy, successfully organising my beloved's secret birthday party and, above all, a permanent roof over my family's head, thanks to my sister. Yes, 2017 was great personally.
Strange how things seem the exact opposite in hindsight than they do in the present, isn't it? I freaked out when I heard my company was shutting down, and at the worst time of year when finding a new job is made even more difficult in an already tricky hiring scene. Only silver lining was that I wasn't made redundant alone. The whole company shutting down meant I could face potential new employers and truthfully mention that I needed a job soon because my company had decided to cease operations due to losses in business.
What they say about the stars aligning must be true, because I was able to land a job within two weeks. Not just that, it's a better role, with more responsibility (and consequently more challenges, but what's life without a good challenge?) and lots of scope for growth. And it also meant I had a whole month which the new company agreed to grant before I started. This meant more travel, and more free time spent at home than I ever have in the past five years.
Now, I haven't begun the new job so I can't harp on it just yet, but if 2018 turns out to be anything like 2017, I'll only have good things to say about it.
