Um, excuse me, has anyone seen 2007? It seems to have run away on me. One minutes I was celebrating my 21st birthday and the next thing I know, this tough new character called 2008 is elbowing his way in with a suspicious looking friend named ‘January’.
Seriously, though – what happened to 2007? It seemed to whizz by in a frantic haze. Happy New year, by the way! So here we are on the starting blocks for a new year. Who knows what unexpected hang grenades the universe will throw at us throughout the next 365 days, but here’s hoping they are as fun as they are fulfilling.
I’ve been reflecting on the year that was. And it was a big one. For me, 2007 started with a holiday in Vanuatu and ended with a weekend in Sydney. In between. I turned 21, came that little bit closer to finishing my degree, travelled to Malaysia, suffered a disastrous haircut, had good and not-so-good days t word, and shared loads of laughs and tears along the way.
It was also a year of crazy weather and flash flooding in many parts of Australia, and earthquakes in Japan and Jakarta. Kevin Rudd won the election, Stan Zemanek lost his battle with a brain tumour and Britney lots her hair. It was the year we all wore bubble skirts and ankle boots, smoking was banned in pubs and clubs, J.K. Rowling released another Harry Potter book, Live Earth rocked around the world and the Spice Girls reunited. I’m exhausted.
This time last year I was making big, brash New Year’s promises I wont keep. Instead, my priority in 2008 is finding balance. I don’t know about you, but one of the most stressful things in my life is trying to actually fit “life” into a measly 24 hours a day. Somewhere between work, study and sleep we’re meant tp squeeze in all the other good bits, like family, friends, love, fitness, shopping and Me time. Days race by where all I’ve done is woken up, rushed to work, eaten lunch at my desk, come home, scoffed dinner and hopped into bed. I don’t even have time to read.
So this year, I’m going to concentrate on finding balance in my life – I’m going to do something for myself everyday and make time to live my life. But I will be graduating this year. Without a doubt.
