How was your 2023?

[animaniac]

The bad:
-Sprained both of my ankles. First time was the left one turning wrong at work and second time the right one missing a step at a local restaurant. The right one ist still not 100% after 4 months.
-Had multiple panic attacks, as is usual every year lol.
-Lent a decent money of money to a family member who hasn't been able to pay it back due to unforeseen circumstances.

The good:
-Moved into a nice one bedroom apartment after having to deal with small studios for nearly a decade.
-Got a new boss at work (old boss still in the office but was promoted) and he's an amazing person.
-Was able to expand my collection of Sports Cards tremendously despite the on and off financial difficulties.

[agent817]

The negatives: Oh, where do I begin?

Okay, real talk, it wasn't all that bad, but I will say that there were some negatives.

I was taking classes back in the spring. While it was better during the fall of last year, I had some mental health issues during parts of the spring where misunderstandings had occurred or moments when I had talking-tos about some concerns raised about me and some behavior issues. Although I adjusted some parts of my behavior, I was still a little anxious, which also led to some depression. Also, right at the end of the semester, I had to talk with my teacher about it, where I vented about some issues. The good thing about this was that the teacher and dean were nice about some stuff, and I didn't get in trouble, but because right at the end (and one issue happened at the end), I was told not to attend the final few meetings, including the final one which was an end-of-the-semester celebration. I understood why and was in agreement, but I still felt left out, especially after seeing group pictures on IG.

So you could say that I went through a lot during that time. I also became a bit reclusive because of it.

On the plus side, I cleared up some things with some people. So at least there was a silver lining in all of this.

PS: If you see some threads I started during the spring and into the summer, just know that I was going through some stuff at the time. I am much better now.

Positives: Well, I went back to school in the fall, and I also got out of the house more to ease the stress I head. Again, things are better between me and that one person. I am also looking into doing more stuff in the new year. I became a little positive in some other areas, so I suppose that's a good thing.

I also have been reading more books. As much as I like comics and film, I feel like reading books is so interesting.

I would say the year was just okay.

[Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill]

Started out good, but I lost my job in September and I've been unemployed since so I'd call it a wash.

[thechase]

2023's been alright for me, I spent much less this year on comic strip commissions, while still being able to complete more projects. Only blip was that damned winter bug I had throughout December, I thought for sure I'd caught one of the new Covid strains.

[4real]

Positives:

My sister and Nephew visited from Australia

All In London was a heck of an experience

Finally ticked Italy off my bucket list and saw a Serie A game live

Got to go back to Birmingham after 17 years (used to go to University there and haven’t found the time to go back since)

Did a ton of walking this year (especially during the summer). One of my favourite things to do since the pandemic hit really.

Negatives:

Job has become very testing this year and at 39 years old i’m thinking I should have got out sooner

The already mentioned Italy trip saw both flights to and from Italy cancelled. Missed the first 3 days of the trip and Naples entirely because there wasn’t a suitable flight available. Thankfully still got to go to Rome & Milan. The flight back got cancelled thankfully just before I left my hotel for the airport and had to pay for an extra night at the hotel.

Bray Wyatt’s death of course hit hard.

This might be the first time I’ve really felt I’m struggling money wise and maybe have over exerted myself.

Seeing my Grandad‘s dementia slowly getting worse is not nice to see. He still remembers who I am for now but that’s only because I visit regularly.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Good

Hit up way more shows than normal. And getting out more often has helped me mentally a pile.

After years of odd hours and shifts she spent this entire year working the same pattern. 14 days straight of work.Then 8 days off.

Started off the year at 215lbs,after being almost 280 start of 2022. Was shooting for 179lbs by end of year. Lowest I got was 182,and been sticking between 184 and 188 the last 6 weeks. So Yay I guess didn't hit my target but losing and keeping right at 30lbs off aint bad.

And finally the big one,managed to go out in public for over 2 hours without using something to block out the noise.

Bad

Learned I got arthretis. Been expecting this.

Favorite Uncle has terminal cancer.

[edgestar]

It hasn't been bad, but bronchitis did a number on me. Hopefully everyone has a great 2024!!

[sarkerpolseng]

I lost three very important women in my life.

Two of my very best female friends died this year before the age of 36. One from a super aggressive/rare form of cancer and the other friend drank herself to death.

I lost my stepmom a week before Thanksgiving too.

It has been hard, because I do not keep a very close circle of people, and now I have lost three in a short amount of time.

Other than all the death, 2023 was ok.

[yokohamacpfc]

Bit of a boring post as there's a limit to the personal stuff I put online.

Good

- Wrote, edited, and (self) published two books.

- Am in a job that is rewarding and allows me to be creative and took full advantage and got good feedback.

Bad

- Didn't take as much care of my health as I should and am at an age where I need to grow up with regards to that.

- As above but with savings.

- Spent far too much time doomscrolling when I could have been reading, writing, studying something cool etc.

[Bo Rida]

Pretty good I suppose, at least as a highlight reel. Got to do bucket list stuff like go to Japan and attend all-in. Spent time with my neice which I won't be able to do again for a few years.

I'm in better shape than I've been in many years and have some decent options on the horizon.

But on the flipside there's inevitable and possible problems on the horizon too. The good stuff comes from months of nothingness and/or dealing with relatives in worse places. Haven't really got daily life back on track since covid started. Even the good options have big drawbacks, at least short-term.

[ayumidah]

Uhh, not too bad. I had a very, very good year creatively. I'm back in a good groove with my writing, I'm getting more into drawing and stuff. I did come down with strep throat over the spring, but been healthy other than that. I went to Dreamwave Wrestling and met Matt Cardona and Mickie James over the summer, which was a lot of fun. Met a few new friends through wrestling, which is always nice.

[Limity (BLM)]

Dec 30, 2023 10:49:30 GMT -5 animaniac said:

The bad:
-Sprained both of my ankles. First time was the left one turning wrong at work and second time the right one missing a step at a local restaurant. The right one ist still not 100% after 4 months.
-Had multiple panic attacks, as is usual every year lol.
-Lent a decent money of money to a family member who hasn't been able to pay it back due to unforeseen circumstances.

The good:
-Moved into a nice one bedroom apartment after having to deal with small studios for nearly a decade.
-Got a new boss at work (old boss still in the office but was promoted) and he's an amazing person.
-Was able to expand my collection of Sports Cards tremendously despite the on and off financial difficulties.

What's it like collecting trading cards in this day and age? I was big into them in the 90s like everyone else, but fell out of them around high school.

[G✇JI☈A]

Good:

went to the U.S and saw ballgames at Fenway, Yankee Stadium and Citifield (oh and a minor league one at Cooney Island).
My dad got married.
My sister is having a baby daughter after years trying with her husband.

Bad:

My best friend Neo got really sick and had to be put to forever sleep.

[An Dog On An Skateboard]

It was actually alright. It wasn't outstanding, there's a load of stuff I like to have done differently and things about myself that I still need to work on, but a lot of good stuff happened. I went to cricket grounds I've never been to before, I did things and went places I never would have done this time last year, I'm sort of working towards maybe perhaps having a relationship with someone for the first time in a seriously long time, I'm pretty satisfied with some of the progress I've made as a person, and that makes me feel like I'm capable of correcting a few of my other shortcomings. It's pretty cool.

2024 actually holds a fair amount of promise to fix a few things and embark on new life adventures, so I'm cautiously hopeful.

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Compared to my last few years, 2023 wasn’t too bad really. Got sober for 6 months, not doing great on that lately but my drinking is nowhere near as dangerous and destructive as it was a year ago so that’s a plus. Seem to have a much better handle on my mental health issues these days, so didn’t have too many down periods because of that. Also a win.

Honestly, I’m a pretty bleak, pessimistic cat so any day I’m on the right side of the dirt I call a win. My life is the shits, but I’m alive, I’m healthy and I have a circle of friends and family who love me. Do I want more? Of course, I’m existing in life not living life and that wears you down, but I’ve been in some horrible mental states over the years and I’ve been doing sooo much better in that regard lately I have to consider it a win

[Kalmia]

It wasn't too bad I guess.

I actually did a few things this year and had a great time at Star Wars Celebration, the Stranger Things play, and an Iron Maiden concert. They all involved trips to London and I also had a girls trip to York which was fun.

I was made redundant and the company quickly went into administration after, which sucked. Didn't get my full redundancy pay because of that, my pension is still screwed, and it took four months to get a new job so that was a horrible few months.

The new job is basically what I wanted and I find I have more mental energy left at the end of the day so I can't complain there.

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Shit, I went to 2 AEW’s and a Raw this year. I saw CM Punk vs Samoa Joe IV live, that alone makes this year a win. And Raw is sooooooo much better to attend live then it was before Levesque took over. I went to a Raw in 2020 and it felt like it went on for 6 hours with 10 minutes of action or story every now and again, it was awful. The one this year still dragged a bit, but it was infinitely better paced then that one in 2020

[The Ichi]

Happiness: 5/10
Health: 7/10
Finance: 2/10

So I guess 2023 evens out to a 4/10. Not a good year.

[lionheart21]

Started with me losing my grandmother, going into a state of depression where nothing that I seemed to do really mattered and going into a state of social isolation.

Ended with me going back to school, getting back into a workout routine, and finding peace with my loss. So, I'm headed into 2024 on a net positive.

[xCompackx]

Lost another tooth, my car died, leaving me with a $31,000 bill for a replacement EV battery, debt and more than a few panic attacks.

Got to travel a few times, went to the first Collision, went to Las Vegas for the first time.

I dunno, 2023 was weird.