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The Aughts.. the good, the bad and the ugly....

Posted by Amethyst Anne in ,
Yet another decade of my life has come and gone. I tend to dislike this particular part because it makes me feel old.....er..
 Let me say for the record, that I am not sad to see 2009 go along its way. Not one of my favorite years as far as the decade goes.
 I generally like New Years, it is the promise of the unknown, it is a fresh start and a chance to reflect back. I don't do resolutions, I learned that many moons ago. 
What I do, is I look back at all that I, or we as a family have accomplished. How far we've come versus where we have been. This is the fuel that starts my New year, every year.
So in honour of a new decade, here is my top ten list of good stuff, not necessarily in chronological order.

  1.  I got married to my best friend and soul mate. ( 2001)
  2.  Cub entered/took over my life. (2003)
  3.  We packed up the wagons and moved provinces finally leaving a town we both wanted to vacate. (2005)
  4.  We finally managed to buy our first home. Ok buy implies we actually own it- really we rent it from the bank. (2008)
  5. Furry kids. We got loved by two of the best damn dogs, and two of the coolest cats. (2000-2009)
  6.  I started blogging, stopped and started again. (2005-2009)
  7.  We bought our first new car- EVER! (2005)
  8.  We made some great new friends.
  9.  We marveled at the experience of seeing things for the first time through the eyes of our Cub  
  10. I have learned to not take things for granted.

Don't get me wrong, there was a lot, and I do mean A LOT of crap that happened in this decade, but that is for a different day. 


Today is about the good. Today is about fresh starts and  new beginnings. 


2010 I'm ready for you.....


*oh and the Olympics...I am ready for that too*

4 Comments


What I've noticed as each decade passes is that I am increasingly unable to remember/think in large chunks of time like that. Is it Alzopause ... Menohiemers? Sounds like some very wonderful things happened for you in the last 10...here's hoping the next 10 years have even better surprises! Happy New Year!


Hmmm ... I think it is possible you might just be my doppelganger. My list looks somewhat similar to yours. My first was also born in 03 - just in January. 7 years ago tomorrow, in fact. I married my best friend in 02. Then my second blessed child came in 05. The only real dif I can say is on the housing front. I owned my own home when I met Mr Dragonfly ... we bought another together shortly thereafter and are on our 4th together now. (We're flippers) Buying this place was the big 'flop' of our decade ... and caused all the probs we are experiencing now ... sigh. Otherwise, we were doing great!

So ... onward and upward ... we are all looking forward to the new decade!

Happy New Year Sistah Frenn (I stole that from Mark) :))


Wow. That is alot of good stuff for one decade!! I had that list last decade. This one is filled with quieter accomplishments. And the one we are now entering? Wowza baby...watch out. I intend to own this beotch!

Congrats on a decade filled with firsts...may you're next one be just as exciting.

♥Spot


The good has definitely outweighed the bad, in my opinion.

(but I am biased here)

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