2008 Has Officially Kicked My A**

I have not written in a while, because I have been at such a loss for words about how things have been going.

Shall we review the highlights of this year? (Again, these are just the highlights...)

The movie I was involved in did not perform well at the box office.
Job layoffs at my company.
Job layoffs at my husband's company.
Ski trip ruined by a torn ACL and MCL.
Surgery and months of painful physical therapy follow.
My sister in law required surgery on the same day.
My friend died while giving birth to her first born child.
My Mom fell and broke her leg (also requiring surgery and physical therapy).
My husband injured his knee and also needed physical therapy.
My sister informed me that she is about to lose her job.

Now, just before the holidays, my job position has been eliminated (along with 17 of my co-workers). The job that I loved. The job that I poured myself into and was recommended for a promotion in the next fiscal year. Yeah, that job.

Oh, and last night I discovered a fraudulent charge on my credit card that I had to dispute.

So, as I sit here, popping ibuprofen for the headache that is forming, I have to believe that 2009 is going to improve. I have to believe it. I have to believe it because I'm tired, sad, angry, frustrated and I just don't want feel that way anymore.

2008, you had your fun, but it's over between us.

2009, mark my words, I know there will be some ups and downs, but we are going to work together to turn things around. A fresh start. A clean slate. A new beginning.

I say this with more feeling than I have EVER said it before in my entire life:

HAPPY NEW YEAR. (and I mean that).