2010: The End is Nigh

So the end of 2010 is upon us. People the world over are preparing to welcome 2011 with cheer and gusto, or if you live in the UK, with a cough and a splutter it seems.

There are many things 2010 could be remembered for - the general election, spending cuts, the commonwealth games, the world cup... ok maybe not the world cup - but for me, what's fresh in my mind at the moment is simply that everyone seems to be celebrating Christmas and the end of the year with cold, flu or sickness of some kind!

Family, friends, colleagues, I can't think of a single household not affected by it in some way. The news may be telling us that the flu cases aren't at the highs we've seen in the past, but I can't say I believe it. Maybe reported cases are - and maybe that's because we've been better at vaccinating 'at risk' groups this year - but most people will just stay at home and stick it out if they're ill. There's nothing your GP can do unless you're dying, so why put yourself through the pain of getting out of bed to go and see them? If we could count up all the unreported cases too, I think we'd see a different picture.

So what does this leave us for 2011 then? Well hopefully not too much more of the same. More cold weather is on the way, which won't help, but eventually the viruses will back off and leave us to make up for lost time. On the plus side I guess we won't all be carrying an extra half a stone from Christmas over-indulgence!

Resolutions for the next year? I'm sure we'll all have a few, some we might even keep. I think my main one is probably to just "go after it". More a change in attitude than anything else, but the last few weeks have felt a bit flat with not a lot going on. That's partly due to the weather (stopping us getting out), but partly down to laziness and not really pushing myself to get on and do the things I want to. Time to put that right and go after the things I want - I'll be 27 soon afterall! :-S

So whatever 2011 has in store for you, I hope it brings all that you hope for and you welcome it in style tonight. Happy New Year!