Welcome 2009

So here it is. A whole new year 2009 to be filled with joy and sorrow and everything between.
It's always exciting with a new year and when 2008 was new I had no idea what was going to happen which in some cases is for the best.

So many sad and hard things happened in 2008.

My Mom and O had to go to a home for elderly after O had to amputate his leg and Mom getting worse in her Alzheimer. That also meant a lot of work for me and my sister during summeremptying their house. I also managed to sell their house.

E ending up in hospital for 2 months very ill and not being able to work since.

Me losing my job after 28 yearsd due to our Goverment's bad decision.

H disease that finally got diagnosed as RA but he still hasn't got a diagnose for the coughing and breathing problems he's having.

I gained all the weight I lost in 2007-2008.

But there also were very happy times which is how you cope with the bad ones.

I did a lot of travels in 2008.
One that wasn't planned so long before was when I went to see my sister J in La Mirada. I stayed for 3 1/2 weeks and I think that thanks to this trip and the rest I had there I managed to cope with everything that happened later when I returned and that required me to be strong.
I went to Spa's both Yasuragi and Varberg (love spa's)
Me and H went to our traditional trip to Dalhalla and saw Rhapsody in Rock
We also did a cruise in the Mediterranean

I went to the Royal Opera and saw 7 operas and 1 ballet and loved everyone of them

I met Peter Stormare and Martin Stenmarck privately after Ladies night (and at Rockweekend)

I went to my first ever Rockfestival this summer

H.E.A.T had a wonderful year playing at Sweden rock festival, Rockweekend, support to Alice Cooper. Voted Newcomer of the year 2008.

I became certified account economist after hard studies March-August.

For this coming year 2009 I have to look forward to

First going to London to see H.E.A.T play

Then to New York with Le. First time in NY

Education in Gothenburg beginning of February

The Swedish pre Eurovision song contest with H.E.A.T

My resolutions, I really don't have any, will be to find a new job or to set up my own business as economic consultant.

I will try, together with E, to loose weight with GI-method which is food I like. I can't promise because this is entirely up to how I feel inside. I can eat very little and not loose weight if I'm stressed up but on the other hand if I'm in harmony I can loose weight even if I eat a lot. My body is a mystery to me.
My doctor says I have a stoneage body?! which apparantly means that if I sense danger, stress, my body keep anything I put in it because it can be war or we could go without food for a long time?? Hey body, don't you know it's 2009? Sometimes I feel like that, wanting to ask that question.
Anyway my doctor says I'm a survivor and that I would have survived in the stoneage. Good to know :)
So I have finally decided not to stress out if I'm not losing anything. I just have to stick to my good eating habits and wait until my body decides war is over.

I will try to get H to go on a trip to a sunny and warm country this spring or summer. He really needs that and it will also makes his RA much better.

I will continue going to the Opera now in an extended circle of friends because more people wants to come with me and my friend now.

I will go on small trips to spa's for instance and not feel guilty about it because that makes me feel good.

Maybe I will try to go to Barcelona to see my other sister N but I would like to have my sister J with me then.

In short my main goal for 2009 is to feel better both inside and out for me, H and E.

I wish the same for all my big family and friends.