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nuttyprot - Hugs thread here if you need it dude, may just be random people on a forum, but it helps to talk. I hope things pick up in 2015 for you.
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2014 Review
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That's quite an ask!
nuttyprot - Hugs thread here if you need it dude, may just be random people on a forum, but it helps to talk. I hope things pick up in 2015 for you.
Job/Career - Couple more exams passed. Promotion into a more interesting area. (and with it more responsibility / pay rise). Now a Marine Claims Adjuster.
Car(s) - Got a new Focus 1.0l ecoboost at the beginning of the year. Looking at the Mustang next year.
Holiday - 2 weeks cuising round the med and 2 weeks in Dominican Republic, along with a few festivals.
Relationship - 5 years now with the gf. We have started to save for a house.
High - The promotion.
Low - Grandads got alzheimers and dementia and is now in a home. Recognises no one. Has had more strokes and heart attacks than I can remember (15+). Mum is running herself into the ground. In the nicest way possible I just want him to die. But now it's Xmas it feels like the worse time he could die...
2015 Plans - Get another promotion. Get on the property ladder. Enjoy it more than 2014.
Car(s) - Got a new Focus 1.0l ecoboost at the beginning of the year. Looking at the Mustang next year.
Holiday - 2 weeks cuising round the med and 2 weeks in Dominican Republic, along with a few festivals.
Relationship - 5 years now with the gf. We have started to save for a house.
High - The promotion.
Low - Grandads got alzheimers and dementia and is now in a home. Recognises no one. Has had more strokes and heart attacks than I can remember (15+). Mum is running herself into the ground. In the nicest way possible I just want him to die. But now it's Xmas it feels like the worse time he could die...
2015 Plans - Get another promotion. Get on the property ladder. Enjoy it more than 2014.
Job/Career - Nearly got my job to be regraded to the same as other staff to be told I have to wait for someone to semi retire before they have the money to pay me.
Car(s) - Fiesta ST gone, rusty but not forgotten. Diesel tdi GT Golf is replacement, which I have a love hate relationship with. Essentially it's now the wifes car and I have £38.00 toward my own so far.
Holiday - Honeymoon, not been away in 4 years so this was awesome.
Relationship - Got married
High - Got married, honeymoon
Low - Frustrated with my current employer
2015 Plans - Interview early January, if I fail at this hurdle 2015 will be mission find new job. Closely followed by continuing to redecorate my house. Maybe maybe get a project car.
My friend's wedding April, i'm best man also.
Oh and continue gaining fitness and attending gym.
Car(s) - Fiesta ST gone, rusty but not forgotten. Diesel tdi GT Golf is replacement, which I have a love hate relationship with. Essentially it's now the wifes car and I have £38.00 toward my own so far.
Holiday - Honeymoon, not been away in 4 years so this was awesome.
Relationship - Got married
High - Got married, honeymoon
Low - Frustrated with my current employer
2015 Plans - Interview early January, if I fail at this hurdle 2015 will be mission find new job. Closely followed by continuing to redecorate my house. Maybe maybe get a project car.
My friend's wedding April, i'm best man also.
Oh and continue gaining fitness and attending gym.
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Job/Career - In the same job, have worked hard to fix the damage done to my reputation during 2013 when I came into work and 0 ****s were given. Also sat and passed a further 5 exams on the path to becoming fully qualified.
Car(s) - Still don't have one, my trains have been upgraded though.
Holiday - Nope.
Relationship - Finally pulled the trigger and called time on a failing marriage. Not an easy decision to make with two kids in the picture, much soul searching needed.
High - Very good progress on finally getting my weight / lifestyle under control. Still a long way to go however I've breached the halfway point which is something I doubted I would ever do.
Low - Separating from my wife, not seeing the kids everyday, all associated money troubles.
2015 Plans - 3 more exams. Make sure I'm on the project team for a huge project we have commencing this year. Continue the health drive, find "me" again.
Car(s) - Still don't have one, my trains have been upgraded though.
Holiday - Nope.
Relationship - Finally pulled the trigger and called time on a failing marriage. Not an easy decision to make with two kids in the picture, much soul searching needed.
High - Very good progress on finally getting my weight / lifestyle under control. Still a long way to go however I've breached the halfway point which is something I doubted I would ever do.
Low - Separating from my wife, not seeing the kids everyday, all associated money troubles.
2015 Plans - 3 more exams. Make sure I'm on the project team for a huge project we have commencing this year. Continue the health drive, find "me" again.
Job/Career - Still in the same job not earning anywhere near what I would like to earn. Applied for a job closer to home which would have used my skills more, got an interview, didn't get the job.
Car(s) - After my first three years of driving I gave my Peugeot 306 Dturbo to my dad as a runaround to keep the mileage down on his car, I bought a BMW 330d Sport. I will have had the car a year at the end of January and nothing unusual to report, suits my commute a lot more and it's a bit more pokey.
Holiday - None, but any time away from work is good enough for me.
Relationship - Didn't really look for one.
High - Getting the BMW and recovering from buying it as well as hitting another savings milestone is about as good as it got.
Lows - One of my cats passed away in February, Grandfather passed away two weeks before my birthday in September, my nan got cancer, dad lost his job after 37 years, stepdad lost his job. Numerous other things, rubbish year in general.
2015 Plans - Hopefully get a better paid job so I can move out which I've wanted to do for a while now. Actively look for a partner. Continue biking, but a lot more than I have this year.
Car(s) - After my first three years of driving I gave my Peugeot 306 Dturbo to my dad as a runaround to keep the mileage down on his car, I bought a BMW 330d Sport. I will have had the car a year at the end of January and nothing unusual to report, suits my commute a lot more and it's a bit more pokey.
Holiday - None, but any time away from work is good enough for me.
Relationship - Didn't really look for one.
High - Getting the BMW and recovering from buying it as well as hitting another savings milestone is about as good as it got.
Lows - One of my cats passed away in February, Grandfather passed away two weeks before my birthday in September, my nan got cancer, dad lost his job after 37 years, stepdad lost his job. Numerous other things, rubbish year in general.
2015 Plans - Hopefully get a better paid job so I can move out which I've wanted to do for a while now. Actively look for a partner. Continue biking, but a lot more than I have this year.
Read all 5 pages! (skim read)
Job/Career - graduated engineering degree and got a good (1st) job and thr people /work is good
Car(s) - don't need to drive
(live 5 mins from work, and haven't driven since I passed my test 3 years ago)
Holiday - dubrovnik was nice, moved to Cambridge also.
Relationship - 3 years now!
High - Securing first graduate job
Low - job hunting prior and uni work before graduating
2015 Plans - Enjoy the new job. Go on snowboarding holiday, get a small payrise (already got 1 this year), save for house
Job/Career - graduated engineering degree and got a good (1st) job and thr people /work is good
Car(s) - don't need to drive
(live 5 mins from work, and haven't driven since I passed my test 3 years ago) Holiday - dubrovnik was nice, moved to Cambridge also.
Relationship - 3 years now!
High - Securing first graduate job
Low - job hunting prior and uni work before graduating
2015 Plans - Enjoy the new job. Go on snowboarding holiday, get a small payrise (already got 1 this year
), save for houseJob/Career - Same job but just doing it better. Decent increase to pay and hopefully a promotion within the Group to follow
Car(s) - Still living with the Audi A1 but did replace my Aprilia Shiver with an Aprilia Capobord which I love and is getting plenty of use
Holiday - awesome year, probably my very best yet. F1 winter testing in Jerez in Jan / Feb, a long weekend to Wales to meet our wedding photographer, Barcelona F1 Grand Prix in May, bike trip to Holland, Belgium and Germany in May, Morocco in August, bike trip to Belgium in September, golf in Spain later in September and finally Iceland in November.
Relationship - still engaged, still getting married next year
High - so many really, probably taking my fiancee to Iceland and being able to take my Aussie nephew too and spend some real quality time with him
Low - watching my Dad slowly deteriorate and fail to recover from a huge NHS **** up that's accelerated his Parkinson's. The fiancee finding out she and all her colleagues will be made redundant next year
2015 Plans - secure the next promotion, F1 testing in Jerez again, wedding, honeymoon, hoping my by then wife is able to find a new job that makes her happy. Maybe, just maybe, a 2015 Ducati Multistrada
Car(s) - Still living with the Audi A1 but did replace my Aprilia Shiver with an Aprilia Capobord which I love and is getting plenty of use
Holiday - awesome year, probably my very best yet. F1 winter testing in Jerez in Jan / Feb, a long weekend to Wales to meet our wedding photographer, Barcelona F1 Grand Prix in May, bike trip to Holland, Belgium and Germany in May, Morocco in August, bike trip to Belgium in September, golf in Spain later in September and finally Iceland in November.
Relationship - still engaged, still getting married next year
High - so many really, probably taking my fiancee to Iceland and being able to take my Aussie nephew too and spend some real quality time with him
Low - watching my Dad slowly deteriorate and fail to recover from a huge NHS **** up that's accelerated his Parkinson's. The fiancee finding out she and all her colleagues will be made redundant next year
2015 Plans - secure the next promotion, F1 testing in Jerez again, wedding, honeymoon, hoping my by then wife is able to find a new job that makes her happy. Maybe, just maybe, a 2015 Ducati Multistrada
Fixed it for you..........Relationship - Other half has started to talk about kids... and marriage
2015 Plans - Enjoy the new job. Try to arrange time off to get married. save more and earn more to pay for baby stuff and a wedding!
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Job/Career - Moved up a pay band due to good performance and finished my first year of college part time 
Car(s) - Nope. Nothing here (no car)
Holiday - Just a trip to Manchester for a few days as well as a weekend in Amsterdam.
Relationship - Still single
High - Probably the Manchester trip. Made a new friend and we've been getting along great and chat each day since
Low - Nothing major but my PC gave me some bother this year and was almost without it for a full month
2015 Plans - Visit Manchester again, save money and get a vehicle for the road sorted.
Car(s) - Nope. Nothing here (no car)
Holiday - Just a trip to Manchester for a few days as well as a weekend in Amsterdam.
Relationship - Still single
High - Probably the Manchester trip. Made a new friend and we've been getting along great and chat each day since
Low - Nothing major but my PC gave me some bother this year and was almost without it for a full month
2015 Plans - Visit Manchester again, save money and get a vehicle for the road sorted.
Job/Career - Had my first ever job interning with a software company over summer. Think I learnt a lot (practically about software engineering, and also about the working environment in general) and enjoyed what I was doing, although not sure I'd be happy working in that sort of job for more than a summer...
After doing okish in my 3rd year, I'm now in my 4th (final) year at uni. The workload has really shot up, but I have found 4th year genuinely interesting and enjoyable which I think has meant that I'm dealing with the workload quite well.
Car - Borrowed my dad's diesel Skoda Roomster in 3rd year and over summer, no car at the moment though as I have no need. Had fun in a left-hand drive rental while on holiday.
Holiday - Went to France for a week with some uni friends who graduated this year. Had a really lovely time staying in a villa, going on day trips to nearby towns/beach/gorge etc.
Relationship - Single
High - Holiday with friends, enjoying 4th year.
Low - Not sure what I'm going to do after uni, not looking forward to leaving.
2015 Plans - Keep working hard and pull my degree average up to a 2:1. Get a graduate job somewhere.
After doing okish in my 3rd year, I'm now in my 4th (final) year at uni. The workload has really shot up, but I have found 4th year genuinely interesting and enjoyable which I think has meant that I'm dealing with the workload quite well.
Car - Borrowed my dad's diesel Skoda Roomster in 3rd year and over summer, no car at the moment though as I have no need. Had fun in a left-hand drive rental while on holiday.
Holiday - Went to France for a week with some uni friends who graduated this year. Had a really lovely time staying in a villa, going on day trips to nearby towns/beach/gorge etc.
Relationship - Single
High - Holiday with friends, enjoying 4th year.
Low - Not sure what I'm going to do after uni, not looking forward to leaving.
2015 Plans - Keep working hard and pull my degree average up to a 2:1. Get a graduate job somewhere.
Job/Career - Had a nicely paid contract all through 2014 which was extended recently to the end of Feb at a higher rate so wohoo, but have worked oh so hard through the entire year.
Car(s) - 350z, still love driving it
Holiday - One long weekend spent in Devon & right at the start of the year/end of last year 8 nights in the Grand Canyon/Vegas which was amazing
Relationship - Proposed during the above holiday at the Grand Canyon during sunrise on New Years day, Fiancé now pregnant.
High - Tie between a very successful proposal & pregnancy
Low - Has been a pretty awesome year tbh but I guess the low is other than the big holiday at the start of the year I have had one day of booked time off this year so fairly tired.
2015 Plans - Enjoy the the new family structure, hope to find another contract maybe nearer to home or that I can get extended at the current place on the same rate
Car(s) - 350z, still love driving it
Holiday - One long weekend spent in Devon & right at the start of the year/end of last year 8 nights in the Grand Canyon/Vegas which was amazing
Relationship - Proposed during the above holiday at the Grand Canyon during sunrise on New Years day, Fiancé now pregnant.
High - Tie between a very successful proposal & pregnancy
Low - Has been a pretty awesome year tbh but I guess the low is other than the big holiday at the start of the year I have had one day of booked time off this year so fairly tired.
2015 Plans - Enjoy the the new family structure, hope to find another contract maybe nearer to home or that I can get extended at the current place on the same rate
Job/Career - Getting more responsibilities handed to me, also went for a long business trip to the US which means I'm doing something good.
Car(s) - Still the same trusty(hmm) Megane 1.9dci. Window electrics broke down just today after 1.5 years of no issues. Turning 10 years in 2015.
Holiday - Went to Paris for 5 days on Easter, went to the US (CA) for 11 weeks totals for business, but met plenty of people and had some good times as well!
Relationship - Completed a full year of living with the girlfriend, after she finally decided to come to the UK. She got a job just a two months ago after a full year over, so much happier and relationship much better!
High - Tie between girlfriend finding a job and me going to US for nearly 3 months!
Low - Saving money for deposit so working hard but not playing hard for the time being!
2015 Plans - save up, and buy a decent house!
Car(s) - Still the same trusty(hmm) Megane 1.9dci. Window electrics broke down just today after 1.5 years of no issues. Turning 10 years in 2015.
Holiday - Went to Paris for 5 days on Easter, went to the US (CA) for 11 weeks totals for business, but met plenty of people and had some good times as well!
Relationship - Completed a full year of living with the girlfriend, after she finally decided to come to the UK. She got a job just a two months ago after a full year over, so much happier and relationship much better!
High - Tie between girlfriend finding a job and me going to US for nearly 3 months!
Low - Saving money for deposit so working hard but not playing hard for the time being!
2015 Plans - save up, and buy a decent house!
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Job/Career - Been told I'm not being kept on beyond the end of my contract end of March 2015 so looking for a new job 
- government cuts *yay*
Car(s) - Don't drive.
Holiday - Had an awesome trip to Peru to do the High Inca Trail with the then girlfriend - she left me a month after we got back so tainted things somewhat!
Relationship - Had an amazing girlfriend since last November until she split up with me back in June - really took me by surprise and kinda ruined the second part of this year really :/
High - Traveling to South America and trekking for 7 days to Machu Picchu!
Low - Girlfriend splitting up with me and finding out just before Christmas that I'm being made redundant come April.
2015 Plans - Get a new job and look forward to visiting my sister in Australia for a month odd!
- government cuts *yay*Car(s) - Don't drive.
Holiday - Had an awesome trip to Peru to do the High Inca Trail with the then girlfriend - she left me a month after we got back so tainted things somewhat!
Relationship - Had an amazing girlfriend since last November until she split up with me back in June - really took me by surprise and kinda ruined the second part of this year really :/
High - Traveling to South America and trekking for 7 days to Machu Picchu!
Low - Girlfriend splitting up with me and finding out just before Christmas that I'm being made redundant come April.
2015 Plans - Get a new job and look forward to visiting my sister in Australia for a month odd!
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Thread revival!
How did peoples plans for 2015 pan out? I go for my P3 Krav grading on Saturday - the dog died a few weeks after the post and ive got a 4 month old Labrador pup now.
Strange how how things change so much in one year.
Relationship - Got divorced, spent a lot of time sleeping around in Prague, then started with a new girlfriend a few months ago, split up yesterday (on good terms)
Job/Career - finally made my mind up and Im going back into medicine in the next 3 months.
Car(s) - Sold The Panamera D and the Z4, bought a Panamera SE-Hybrid (and gave it to my wife), have 2 911's now (trying to sell one) and a GT4 on the way.
Holiday - I spent 5 weekend in India (work related), also visited Athens twice, Barcelona, Venice, Rome, Pisa, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Pompeii, naples, amalfi cost, venice, Mykonos, Sorento, Vienna.
Low - Getting divorced, leaving a house I spent 4 years building. Ex-wife's cancer came back.
High - spent a lot of time partying, drinking, meeting girls, lots of traveling, but its not been a good year.
I moved back to London which is a good thing.
Plans for 2016 - Find some land around outer London and build a small house, or buy something to renovate around bayswater (I'm open to both ideas so just depends what I can find and afford). Maybe get a very interesting car for the summer. Try and get into another relationship. No traveling until the summer and only one trip. Basically try and settle down again.
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