Looking Back at 2008

Tonight at 20:08 or 8 minutes past 8 in old money I ran over a cat. Yup, a cat. It was a ginger one that had 4 legs, or at least it did up until 8 minutes past 8 o'clock tonight. It's a real shame that it lost a leg, but having said that it's probably more unfortunate that it also no longer has a head. Now, I don't generally make a habit of running over other peoples house hold pets or in fact over my own household pets (as long as we ignore the 'Fluffy incident of 1984, the mysterious disappearance of 'Mr Tibbles' in 2003 and the hamster campaign of 2001 - 2007) so I wasn't exactly sure how to handle the small matter of ...  Read the complete review

2008 was a very mixed year in my life, and started with the New Year from hell and finished with something a little special. January started just like all the previous ones, with the expectation of me being capable of super human abilities - doing a 37 hour week, cleaning, washing, diy work and popping in the odd couple hours every Saturday to see my son, and the very rare chance of seeing my daughter. But, most of my time apart from trying to look after my 5 year old daughter I spent trying to avoid home life by going shopping very regularly at night time to stay away from the constant jibing towards my children by my soon to be disabled ex-wife ...  Read the complete review

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? Wakeboarding. It was an amazing experience and has since become a favourite sport of mine. 2. Did anyone close to you die? Too many people. I was at 15 funerals last year - all close friends/family. 3. What countries did you visit? Germany, Spain, USA and Greece. 4. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? As vain as it sounds, one hot bikini body. 5. What dates from 2008 will remain etched on your memory and why? 17th, 18th & 19th of July - I appeared as Mrs Lovett in Sweeny Todd, need I say more? 6. What was ...  Read the complete review

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? Experienced bull handling! What an experience! 2. Did anyone close to you give birth? No 3. Did anyone close to you die? No 4. What countries did you visit? France, Canada, America, Ireland, Czech Republic 5. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? Gain confidence in speaking french 6. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? When my boyfriend left me in Paris and the cheer me up party put me in hospital when i was unaware that my bad flu of the summer was actually ...  Read the complete review

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? I moved to another country. France, to be exact and it was one of the best things I have done in my life. A new culture, language and life! 2. Did anyone close to you die? My great-grandma, we weren't close exactly and didn't get along most of the time but she was still family and it was sad to see her go. 3. What countries did you visit? Austria, Spain, Belgium and France. I'm not exactly a world traveller I know but it's a start! 4. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? Confidence, both in my self and others. It's something I'm ...  Read the complete review