You met me at a very strange time in my life.

If that isn't the understatement of a lifetime...

You said that phrase and I knew I had to write something, but I wasn't sure where to take it.  But now I know.  It'll serve as my annual reflection.  I've been putting it off until pretty much the last possible moment.  It's stretching into the evening of the 31st now, so the year is almost over.  And I still don't even know what to write here.  But I guess that's something in and of itself.

2012 has been the first year in quite a while that didn't bring a big change into my life.  And I'm happy with that.  It's been a relatively calm year, a stable one.  I've known where I was and where I was going, and it was a lovely change from the turmoil of years past.  That's not to say there weren't troublesome spots and little upsets, but they were so minor next to everything else, that I really can't complain.

I don't think I've changed much.  Maybe I've become a little bit more emotionally stable, perhaps I've become more committed to my career, but that's all I can really think of.  I don't think that's a problem, though.  I'm very happy with how the year turned out, and I can only hope that the next one continues in much the same fashion.

In the next year, I'd like to take better care of myself.  That's really it.  It's not a resolution (besides, I've only ever made one of those), but it covers my hopes for the new year.

Happy New Year, if you're reading this.
May it bring you health, fortune, and joy.