Comments on: Happy Old Year.

By: Al_Pal

Al_Pal — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:51:37 +0000

One of my twitter friends shared this.
Fantastic. Dig it.
Young divorcees worry me a little, as an engaged woman, but I’m newly-33, happy, and not rushing into marriage, so my hopes aren’t too terribly blunted by other people’s experiences. ;p
2009 was notable for me, in that I got engaged [finally, 'they' said, after 8 years of being together], and that we continued to live our lives together, and attend rock concerts, and not care about wedding planning, because we aren’t hurry-ers.
(How much is sloth and how much is being a bit scared? No idea. The main thing IS that we’re not into stress, though.) ;p

Love that you learned to call for support, and received it, in abundance.
Also love the “Dear 2118″ note. Good times. ;D

By: bethany actually

bethany actually — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:53:17 +0000

Um...2009 was the year I bought a Mac and learned how to use Photoshop? Not terribly noteworthy. Oh, I know! It's the year my first niece was born. (Cute baby photo can be found here.) Happy New Year, Jen!

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:04:43 +0000

I can totally relate to this.
2009 turned out to be a very good year for me and I have every expectation that 2010 just may be the sweetest one yet.

By: Shannon C.

Shannon C. — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:00:38 +0000

My 2009 is ending on a difficult and potentially sad note, but it did give me the gift of finally landing in a job that I really really like. A lot. It’s been 15 years since I’ve had a job I truly like, so that is cool.

By: Hänni

Hänni — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:03:59 +0000

Great year end wrap up Jen! My 2007 was your 2009–I was divorced and dazed and felt, like you, it was a year I was going to have to write off. But a funny thing happened around July; I started to laugh again and then I felt some hope for the future and then I made some new friends and then I started to feel GRATEFUL for my experience.

Divorce is a funny thing. It can cut you off right at the knees, topple you over and take your breath. But it can also throw into sharp relief the things that ARE working in your life, and make you feel excited about a future you hadn’t anticipated, but that is yours nonetheless.

Happy new year! May 2010 rock in so many ways.

By: Teej

Teej — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:20:18 +0000

I’m smiling, and you made me do it. Happy new year!

By: beth

beth — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:44:32 +0000

I stumbled upon your blog a few month ago through the blog of a friend we have in common. I have found so much inspiration in reading about your experiences and I swear you are talking directly to me sometimes, this post especially.

Know that there is another recently divorced 29-year old out there who is using your words as motivation and inspiration. You rock!

By: Librarian Girl

Librarian Girl — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:49:15 +0000

Happy New Year!

By: Ruth of All Evil

Ruth of All Evil — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:40:24 +0000

2009 was a giant turd of a year for several of my friends. So it makes me feel a little guilty to say that this has actually been a pretty great year for me. Although I’m starting and ending the year the same way—on the computer and in my pajamas at noon—in January it was because I was unemployed and directionless and miserable, and now it’s because I’m on vacation. In 2009 I decided I wanted to go back to school for a master’s degree in graphic design, so I researched, decided on, applied to, was accepted into, took out loans for, and started attending grad school. And the school is in Boston, but my boyfriend stayed in Portland, so I get time and space to myself during the week but I don’t have to give up the rad Portland apartment and I get to see my derby friends on weekends. Grad school regularly kicks my ass up and down the street, but I’m good at it and the director has said she’s thrilled to have me in the program. So hooray for 2009! May 2010 be just as rewarding, but perhaps with less time spent unemployed and aimless.