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'My Corduroyed Life' - Mark A's Journal
This one is the real one - the other one was so I could send it to people at work and dull people...
Dear everyone I care about
Seasons’ Greetings!
As I have done for the last few years, I’m not doing paper greeting cards for a couple of significant reasons beyond the fact that I’m a bit lazy! Without wishing to sound like a hippy, it is better for the environment to send an electronic version rather than chopping down trees to say less than I can here, and, as always, the money I’ve saved by not paying for paper cards will be given to a charity. This year I’ve decided to give to The Stroke Association, and by the time you read this, they will have received my cheque.
2007, to be honest, was not my best year. My heart was broken three times in 2007, and I broke three hearts in return. My salary was frozen through no fault of my own because of a new pay scale scheme at work. I experienced crippling financial difficulties that gave me endless sleepless nights and made me ill with worry. But my heart is healed and my new relationship is the most special thing I’ve ever had, I’m hopeful that my ‘demotion’ will be reversed after my Union agreed to support my appeal with Personnel, and I have consolidated my debts to an affordable level having changed my bank. I’ve learned a lot this year, and I really hope that I can build on what I have learned rather than just whinging and wishing my problems away like I have done in the past.
Why am I telling you all the gory detail about what was crap about my year? For one simple reason: the reason that I haven’t gone completely ‘over the edge’ dealing with all this crap is that I have the most amazing friends in the world. That’s you, by the way! I am lucky enough to know a huge amount of truly wonderful and decent people, and those wonderful and decent people have carried me through a crap year just by being themselves and being there for me. I’m very cynical about people who feel they have to buy huge presents to prove they care for someone, and I value friendship much more than trinkets. Thank you for giving me something I really value that money can’t buy.
So all that is left for me to say is that I genuinely hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable seasonal break, and a prosperous and happy New Year.
With love,
Mark x
Current mood:
happy.Current music: Summat Seasonal, I suppose.