The Year in Review: 2010

I thought I might do a recap of my year, being that I've had some rough stuff going on. I know that my last post noted that it's too little, too late for a recap, but I thought I'd say to hell with convention and go for it anyways.

First, let's note the negatives that happened to me in 2010:

• My car got totaled by a crazy driver who rear-ended me, from whom I still have not gotten a settlement.
• My husband and I split locations to figure ourselves out. (To be as clear as possible, we haven't given up on each other yet. We're trying to negotiate our neuroses well enough to function as a couple.)
• I discovered I hated my major, which I'd been worked on for the last two, almost three, years.
• My friend, AW, decided he didn't really want to be friends with me anymore.
• I struggled with alcohol, which I never thought would happen.
• I had a roommate issue and had to change dorms, much to my chagrin.

Okay, that's depressing enough, really. It's not as bad as it could be, but it's not the best year of my life either. It's pretty much been one of the worst of my life to date, actually. I do acknowledge, however, through the veil of the haze of my personal selfishness, that other people do have it worse than I do. That said, let's look at the positives of my year:

• My husband and I had fantastic date nights.
• My husband graduated from college, the first in his family to do so.
• I successfully completed a 30 day letters project.
• My favorite musician tweeted at me.
• I've found some sobriety (fledgling though it may be) and had some interesting revelations and moments of clarity.

In light of all that I've been through this year, the ups and the downs, I think I'm doing pretty well. My mental health is in tact. Logic still applies to my life. I still enjoy the quiet moments that I have to just myself, which is alright with me. I would still really love it if this year took a turn for the autonomous and lucky (from my lips to God's ears, no?), and I'm not above putting that out there.

Maybe, in 2011, I'll figure out how to write something that doesn't suck.