2010 wow what a year

2010 was a year of ups and downs, tears and laughter, life and death, joy and sadness, new friendships and amazing times with family and friends.

The biggest change in 2010 was a change that took me away from a sport i had been involved in for over 12 years. I switched jobs and with the switch of jobs came a huge reduction in my pissy moods; huge increase in my energy level; positive impact on my outlook on life; more money; less commuting; more respect . . . I could go on and on.

Yes I have only been there 5 months, but wow, in those 5 months i have been appreciated more than I was in the last 3 years. And you know what, it was time for me to go - i had done all i could do, i was not being supported in any new initiatives, it all became about the $$ instead of about the kids . . . . . Cos for 12 years, for me it was all about the kids. I watched, helped, pushed, encouraged and cheered on the 5 year old to the 45 year old, and that part of it was being taken away slowly.

The one sad part of changing jobs is that my eldest son has also stepped back from racing for 2011, he is now into cars . . . . . so now Dean and I will be at the BMX track just because we want to be - no commitments, no executive, no race organization . . . now it will all be about me cheering for the kids again, and I am looking forward to that.

I feel blessed every day that i am the mother of 2 good boys. The kind of boys that phone me at midnight just to say goodnight and I love you; the kind of boys that enjoy their extended family, and spending time with them; the kind of boys that do not do dope, drink and drive, cause trouble - no, instead they go toboganning at 2am with friends, then to Tims for hot chocolate. Kyle is now working full time, and Brady has one semester to go and then he is a high school graduate - boy they have grown up way too fast.

My family had an up and down year in 2010, and we are hoping for 2011 to be one full of love and health. Mum got sick, and man is she stubborn when she is sick - now i know where i get it from :) - she recently got the right meds to help her and we are looking forward to a great 2011. Dad (real dad) is slowly fading away in the UK, and we are just waiting for the call that he has passed. This is the time in our lives that our parents get older, and we fear the late night phone calls . . . . i am so blessed with my mum and step-dad, and that our kids have an amazing relationship with them.

One of the most AMAZING things that happened in 2010 was the forming of a group. Earlier in the year I realized that many of my friends had never met each other, many of them were either spiritual or intuative - so I decided to bring them all together, we called the group Spiritual Women. And boy oh boy, if I could bottle the energy, faith and enthusiasm in this group, I would be a millionaire. Women from all walks of life, most with kids, sharing their stories, their strength, their energy . . . . . . I think I have created a monster . . . . . . and I love it! People that would probably never have met are now the fastest of friends. When a member is sick, in need, sad - the whole group steps in and supports her. Be it problem with a kid, medical diagnosis, work issues - we are all there. That is my legacy for 2010.

In 2010 there were losses, our BMX friend Hersh Couto, my cousins husband Howard, and my cousin Mark . . . . who i grew up with, who I played games with, who we had many many sleepovers with, he was only 43 years old - way too young. His parents also had passed from cancer, and now it had taken Mark - leaving only my cousin Lisa . . . . she has lost all her family, and my heart is out to her.

I am so lucky to be surrounded by a wonderful family, network of friends, have a job i love, a womens group i am thrilled to be a part of, my camera and a roof over my head . . . . . . and I am looking forward to 2011.