Happy 2010

Happy New Year everyone. I don’t know about you, but I won’t be inviting 2009 back for a repeat visit any time soon!

Whilst I know it was a tough year for everyone, for me the problems were compounded by health issues (of the chronic rather than serious variety). I won’t go into the tedious details, but even non-serious health problems can take over your life, make you really stressed, and generally cause a nuisance.  Thanks to a very understanding husband, and a very supportive employer, I got through it, but it wasn’t easy.

The worst of it is that having come out the other side (well actually I’m waiting for treatment at the moment) I’m not the person I was a year ago. I’ve lost a lot of self-confidence, and I think it will take a while for me to regain my passion and enthusiasm for things geospatial. I’m not saying I’m giving up (I’m still holding out for a ticket to Barcelona this September), but I want to take things slowly for a while. Maybe. Perhaps I’m just waiting for the right “cool-thing” to come along to get me back into the swing of things…

Enough self-indulgence though, I’m not after sympathy, just a bit of catharsis.  Here’s to better times in 2010!

5 Comments so far

  1. A Page on January 7th, 2010

    Best wishes for 2010 Jo, take things easy.

  2. Paul on January 7th, 2010

    Even a half-speed Jo would be as speedy as something really quite speedy, so do take it easy and be good to yourself. Happy new year!

  3. Jo Walsh on January 7th, 2010

    Here’s to the better kind of interesting times in 2010.

    Love and luck, Jo!

  4. neil wearing on January 8th, 2010

    Hiya Jo, hope alls well sorry to hear about the struggles. let me know if there is any news on the rhlc front.
    see you soon
    neil

  5. admin on January 14th, 2010

    Thanks for all the kind comments and encouragement I’ve received- I hope 2010 is great for everyone and that I get to catch up/meet some or all of you at some point!

    Jo

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