So this is why I’m here; to compile a list of things that I’m hoping to achieve in the coming year.

1. I want to work to the highest of my abilities at work for the period needed to earn the promotion to a full member of staff.
2. I want to earn enough money to pay for a holiday to Parga, Greece for me and Richard.
3. To stick by my decision to have a birthday party. (Something I always avoid as I lack confidence in most areas and feel I don’t have enough friends to warrant a party. This will be a real hard one to stick by).
4. I vow to work as hard as possible regarding all of the Open University courses. I hope to pass the said courses with the highest grade possible.
5. I hope that in the upcoming year I can work as hard as possible to keep my health as stable as possible. This means that I hope to manage any activity that would strain my fatigue levels. (Not an easy resolution to stick too, but beneficial at the end of the year).
6. I wish to to take up Archery as a hobby. This involves completing a 5 week Archery course.
7. And finally (for now), I wish too be in a better financial situation at the end of the year than I am in now. I hope to start to save money regarding the chance to get a mortgage.

And there it is. The ‘start’ of my New Years Resolution list. Some of them are things that I’m really struggling with at the moment, for example wanting to keep my health at a stable level (it being something that I’ve struggled with over the past year especially). The Resolutions regarding my work (as a Customer Services Adviser) are also important to me. I really do want to work hard (with it being my first proper job). It also means that we will have virtually a full second wage coming in, so if I work hard enough and stick at it, i could bring in enough money to be able to afford a few luxuries.

Edit 6/1/10: Every week I read back over the entries that I’ve posted through that week. I like to make sure that the things I post are as accurate as possible, I guess, and sometimes I like to add to posts with things I’ve thought about after I’ve posted.

In this case, reading back over my new years resolution list, not only did I add a resolution, but I felt that my list didn’t portray that however normal those resolutions seemed, for me, they are a great deal. I can always hope, and dream, and really do feel if i manage my illness, that I can achieve a great deal. A ‘great deal’ for me is managing to work, and earn, and maintain/manage my health those things mean a lot for me.

There was also a few other things I wanted to mention (which I’ll go into briefly at the moment as I’m sitting at working updating my blog!).

Firstly is a Video created by a friend relating to M.E and being Bed Bound. It really touched me, and is something I know all too well as I have been Bed Bound in the past due to my M.E. All I ask is you give it a quick look, would mean a lot to us and our cause.

Sever M.E

I will also be adding a section to my Blog about M.E, and the Campaign for recognition and publicity. It will be linked to a YouTube channel, created by the Administrator of a M.E group on Facebook. The youtube channel will be used by sufferers of M.E to highlight the difficulties of living with M.E on a daily basis. I am also planning to post my own video to the channel when it goes live, so please watch out for it.

Things have changed so fast for me over the past two weeks. Alots happend and I’ll be super relieved when I can update this page and everything off my chest and down on paper (as it were..).

I have some great news to share (I will expand on the subject a little later when I get home), I managed  to get a perminant job (at least it will be perminant after I’ve worked the first 13 week trial period). I am a Customer Services Advisor for a newspaper distribution company. I love my job, even though the working hours are not hugely desirable..

At the moment I get in from work at 9am (11 am on weekends), and attempt to go back to bed to catch up on lost sleep and fatigue from working with a disability. I then ‘attempt’ to catch up on Uni work, and as I’m sure you can imagine, I’m having very little spare energy to get online/update my blog.

Christmas was a great time for us.  We spent Christmas morning at Richards parents house, having one massive present opening session. We then spent the afternoon/evening with Richards family at his brothers wifes parents house, with all of their family which was great fun. The food was amazing, the company was pleasant and the gaming in the evening was alot of fun!

We spent boxing day at Richards parents, more food (I’ve eaten WAY too much this Christmas!), with more gaming (Trivial persuit and articulate, good fun all-be-it a little nerve racking to start with..).

So with Christmas, and work, it’s been a busy couple of weeks! I’m loving it though, and the extra money meens we stand a good chance of being able to save up some money (I’ll go more indepth about that later).