2006: A Reflection

Happy New Year Everyone! I know this reflection post comes a bit late but bugger it..its my blog and here is my reflection on the year that was 2006.

**My Relatioship/Love Life**
Well What a year it has been for me and Sanel. As with all relationships we have had our ups and downs, but I think this year we have really matured as a couple and understand each other a lot better than before. Also with me working fulltime now it has also made me realise just how important it is to have time apart as a couple as well as really cherish the time that you spend together. As many of you know..on average I am lucky if I get to see him more than once a week. Some people think that this is better " distance makes the heart grow fonder - bla bla" but I think it really makes you appreciate the time that you do get to spend with each other as well as realising that a relationship shouldn't define who you are but should add to your life not make it.

I'll be honest. There have been times this year where I have been doubting our chances of making it through the year as a couple. I think one of the most important things I have learnt from my relationship with Sanel this year is that in order to make our "relationship as girlfriend-boyfriend" work first you need to see each other as best friends cos I think sometimes you get so caught up in seeing him as your "boyfriend" that you forget the "friend" part.

It won't be easy..but I believe in him and us and I know that he brings out the best in me as a person and I love him so much. 2007 will mark us being together for 3 years and I can't wait to share many more years with him *awwwww - god im such a fuckin mushy-head*


**Friends/Social Life**
Things in this dept. have really changed this year for me. I guess working fulltime also doesn't really leave a lot of time to socialise as much as I did when I was at uni. I have also learnt about who my true friends are this year. Sometimes all it takes is a simple gesture to really show you what type of friend a person can be.

I was talking to one of my friends from Uni yesterday about this..and I think one thing I miss from highschool is having a "group" of friends. It has just been unfortunate that many of the girls we ( being me and shellz) hung out with turned out to be

a) Total sluts - sleeping with shellz ex -boyfriend and hiding it from us for a year etc...

b) Complete backstabbing bitches - spreading rumors ( eg. i got pregnant and kicked out of home..wtf?!!)

c)Total Psycho Bitches - they went all mental after VCE and now are working in a "shit kicker" (haha!) job and completely grease us off. Oh and they have a prug :)

Yes Okay so I can be a bitch but is it really our fault that we went to a fucked up highschool!!!??

Anyways, point is from most of my highschool friends the one that I still see heaps is Shellz and a few others ( who weren't really in our group). But I can honestly say that sometimes I do envy those of you who still hang out with a "group".

I guess with me now its like I just have different friends from all aspects of my life eg. uni/highschool/outside of uni & school/teeny bopper days/childhood/family/work etc...

Another thing that I got told recently was that "never have a big group of friends". Apparently there is just too much bullshit that comes with having too many friends. I can't really vouch for that though I can definetly say that I am hanging out with less people than I did in 2005. That's not because I have snobbed people off or whatever..I guess I have grown up a bit and realised who are my real friends and who is just wasting my time.

Now that I have spoken about "old" friends I want to just say that as much of a loser as i sound saying this i wouldn't mind making new friends as well. I think many of us ( inc. me) think that once you past high school you don't really make a huge effort 2 make new friends..you just kinda hang out with the same people and if you do meet new nice people then thats cool but it's not like you literally "make" new friends. ( omg that sounds so confusing!).

I think that by meeting new and different ppl it can make life more interesting. One of the greatest things about making a new friend is that they can introduce you to new things that you may not have experienced before.

Okay I guess everyone is now thinking..omg she is a desperate loser who is like " will u be my friend" *puppy dog eyes*

Before I end my rant about friends (bloody hell I have written too much!) I just want to say that one of my resolutions for 2007 is to spend more time with soem of my "old/childhood/teeny bopper day" friends. I think we have lost contact as the years go by..new schools/boyfs/jobs etc..but I would love to catch up with these girls ( u know who u are!). Will definetly try and plan more renunions :)

*******EDIT: Career & Resolutions etc in next post cos I just got back from the beach and I am burnt like a mofo ...also I think that is shitloads of reading 4 one night anyways!!****