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Last day of 2007.
Depending on which calendar you go with, this might be the last day of your year. For me, I expereienced a lot of change at Samhain, the Celtic New year, celebrated around Halloween time (NOT the same day/time necessarily)
BUT. I'm definitely aware of the fact that, later at least, when I start writing '008' rather than '007' (cue Bond music), a year has passed.
Every year I write something down in a journal, a book or on paper. This year won't be different, but I can be reflective for a moment right now as well due to the fact it's just gone 5am on new year's eve, I'm awake after running a cthulhu game in B'ple (and therefore have caffeine-for-blood) and I'm mildly melancholic.
Today, being a sunday, was a roast-dinner day at my nan's. should have been fine bar the mild angst-ridden tension that occurs whenever my maternal family get together (STILL not typed up Xmas yet - will do soon...) However, I made the mistake of trying to help. Therefore, I was doing wrong. having now been insured on my nan's car, I drove mum into town. On the way back I popped in to a friend of the family's with a new year card and well wishes. I was there for less than half an hour and about a one minute drive from my nan's.
Nanpanicked.
Where was the car? Where was I? I was obviously gallavanting with girls in her car and would be out until midnight. (she does not know me that well after all it seems).
Sigh. It would be nice to have all my family, both sides, in a room with everyone just being civil. ideally friendly, but civil would be a good start.
So. Decluttering. Packing. Washing (MUSTN'T do on New Years Day - Devon superstition). All before the first. start work on the third. therefore travel to london and get settled/prepared on the 2nd.
heck. that's (checks time) less than 48 hours away. and I need to sleep, relax, say goodbyus (and still some hello's yet!) to my mates in Bple.
5am. I'm typing crap. Cue stream of consciousness:
My teeth need cleaning due to the amount of sugar i've intaken to my digestive system.
Next door guy in supermarket is cute. Need to contact RY in london. need to talk to SM about potential futuer as well. Need to work out what i want. when. how. need to budget. sleep. live. breathe. learn stuff. read about druidry. learn salsa. sleep some more

reader - apologies i've not spoken to you for a while - resolutions are not gonna happen. instead, an understanding being made with myself. i'm gonna look after myself this year. properly.

Would it be too much trouble to ask for a comment on this post if you have read it - just a quick 'helo' and a name. - I've had 35 vsits in the last 4 days, don't know who, but i do know one thing - it'd be nice to get a few names from the regular readers!
HUGS, merry yule, happy saturnalia, happy 2008 - i hope 2007 wasn't too stressful and that you have a happy, safe, prosperous healthy and loving 2008.

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slept.
ok - so I've phoned all my father's family and wished them a happy new year. With the loss they've received this year, it puts things in perespective, but my cousin is getting frunk, everyone ahs stinking colds and they are muddling through. Glen (my halfbrother) is doing well, has a performance tonight, dad is in bed ill (for the first time in a long time he is resting in bed) and nana is getting a new washing machine.
Life goes on.
I'm gonna use the fact my mum has free landline calls in a munute and call almost everyone on ym phone who has a landlneso if you get a happy new message on your answerphone around 2-3pm GMT you know why!
HUGS
If you're readig this and you've lost someone this year (or ever in fact) and feeling alone, please remember that you have others in yur life. You may not have met them yet, or they might not be there right now, but they will be. at some point. Trust in that.
Happy new year my friends.