Always appreciate them before they’re gone

This year has been a bummer frankly. I got stiffed some months ago by several clients in a row, which left me many £Ks short. My new eco business has been wall-to-wall R&D so that’s drinking money. My IT business has dried up too due to the M-Core Mac’s being so reliable.

Then in October my Dad died – he was in a hospice but I was unaware as his wife had decided to tell nobody, take away his mobile, and then rewrite the will so that my sister and I received nothing.

Today I’m going to a funeral, my friend’s wife. She was 46 when she died. She and her husband struggled to have children for years, so adopted two lovely kids from care, who’d both been badly abused – gave them both a second chance at life. A lovely little family they were, and then she was diagnosed with cancer and was gone within a couple of months.

I’m done with 2024.

What it’s made me value is every second with my kids and my gorgeous other half Isabel. Sometimes it’s easy to get down with people, but at least this year has sharpened my mind into appreciating the value of family, loved ones, friends and health.

Hopefully 2025 will be a good one!

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all the lovely gents on this fine forum. May you smile and laugh over the festive period and continue to do so for many moons. :smile-new: