Leaving 2015

It’s the end of 2015, and for the first time in a long time, it’s been a good year. It’s had its ups and downs for sure, but the general direction has definitely been upwards and positive.

On the ‘ups’ side, we have…

• worked all year on the same contract, which has made things a lot easier
• built up some savings, for the first time in at least a decade
• started up my own company and business, plus laying the groundwork for next year’s developments
• been out to a good range of restaurants, and had a long weekend in Edinburgh
• done some writing, and developed some ideas for working on in 2016

On the ‘downs’…

• When I say ‘worked all year’, I mean it. Holidays and breaks have pretty much not happened. Certainly nothing more than that long weekend in Edinburgh
• I’ve not built up the savings as much as I could/should have – but that’s been down to stuff with the car, the restaurants, and actually having a decent year of non-monastic living
• having my own company again means I also have to deal with HMRC, Companies House, and bastard accountants
• I haven’t actually finished any of the writing things

So it’s all swings and roundabouts, but all told it’s been a good year with a lot of stuff I’m really pleased about and/or proud of.