And we're off.
The New Year lies ahead, an undiscovered country. As with all fresh beginnings, there is the thrill of endless possibilities as
we look ahead to the next twelve months, and dust off our usual resolutions to exercise more/ eat less/ become more [insert adjective here].
But before we close the door on the last decade, let's take
a quick look in the rear-view mirror.
2019 was a smorgasbord of highs and lows for most people.
Good bits: first all-women space-walk; the EU banning
single-use plastic; the Humpback Whale recovering from the brink of extinction; kids ditching
their smartphones long enough to join a global campaign against climate change.
Bad bits: the continuing uncertainty over Brexit; England
losing the Rugby World Cup; well-known businesses going bust including Thomas Cook
and Mothercare; Grumpy Cat dying; that Game of Thrones finale.
On a personal level, I wrote and published books 2 and 3 of my Daughter of Kali trilogy. Yay! But that
means I now have to come up with a new idea for more books. Boo!
My daughter got a decent set of results in her GCSEs. Yay!
Now we start the bumpy path towards A levels and beyond. Boo!
My husband got a fab new job with a big international broadcaster. Yay!
He’s living abroad. Boo!
I could go on. I’m sure your lives are the same – an endless
roller-coaster of ups and downs. When does it flatten out? Do we ever look at
the road ahead and say to ourselves “Yep, I know exactly what’s coming and it’s
all good”?
No, didn’t think so.
The Chinese have a curse – may you live in interesting
times. As far as I can see, these days, it’s interesting all the time.
So let me give you some things to look forward to in 2020;
- Summer Olympics/Paralympics in Tokyo – the only time people can get genuinely excited about beach volleyball.
- Trump’s impeachment trial – yeah, I know he’ll win it but it’s still fun!
- Loads of new Superhero movies including the female-led Wonder Woman 2, Birds of Prey and Black Widow. So exciting. Oh, just me?
- NASA is sending a new probe to Mars to check if humans can ever live there. So at least we have a plan B if we can’t save the planet we’re already on.
- Killing Eve is back for a new series. Enough said.
My hopes for 2020? Personally, after everything that's been in the news lately, I just want it to be the Year Of Being Kinder. I know, I'm wishing for miracles. But if we could all be even a teeny bit more tolerant and nicer to each other, that would be something.
What are you hoping for? Let me know. Welcome to the Roaring Twenties everyone!
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