Coming up in the next 10 days i have my brother and young nephew coming over from Greece for a bit, sis coming over xmas day for dinner, several parties to go too and have finally managed to secure some tickets to to go see Arsenal at the Emirates this saturday….

….and yet….and yet, all i can think of is my driving test on the 21st!

I know in the grand scheme of things, such as illness or bereavement, its not a massive issue but it is certainly clouding my festive horizons!

i'd wait until you fail, then worry about it – 'if' you fail…

Yep, I'm moving to Ethiopia on the 1st February.

Just book the re-test now & get it over with

You should be more worried about being a gooner
Good luck with the test

Junkyard:
You should be more worried about being a gooner

I am surprised it took so long 😉

first christmas since my brother in law killed himself and we've got my sister and her two children round for christmas dinner,
work friend died of cancer on Monday – Funeral Thursday
Wife going into hospital for 'nuclear' heart tests on Christmas Eve
Job a bit precarious.
knee slightly knackered and 40 day+ wait to see anyone ont he NHS.

🙁

job ending a couple of months after christmas
really struggling with my speech therapy at the moment(I have a stammer)
baby due in may, worried I won't be able to provide for it

Yeah, a few things!!!

although after reading the post above mine not as bad as some people!

Wife's brother has just died.

And I've just got back from the dentist who's told me that the loose crown I've got, is actually a loose root and it's going to have to come out. 🙁

Oh yeah, another thing
tooth out on friday, and I hate the dentist

my marriage is over – we'll be breaking it to the kids in the new year

Mother off to see the doc on Weds to see if the problem with her throat is, er, *serious*

In the middle of trying to find a new job, but also hold onto the one I've got

Suffering from varying levels of depression, and today isn't a good day

In all probability, I'll be out of a job in January.

I wish I hadn't opened this thread.

Got made redundant at the back end of August. No warning, right out of the blue. Had a real rollercoaster of emotions over the last few months, most of them negative.

Insignificant compared to some stuff above but totally skint this year 🙁

Just found out I have a tumor in my neck which is pressing on the nerve's for my left shoulder which is causing me a lot of pain. Will have to have part of spinal column removed which will mean having 4 months off work & off the bike.

I'll be jobless with no prospect so far from the 1st of january 🙁
EDIT but that nothing compare to the previous poster, all the best to him.

Got made redundant at the back end of August. No warning, right out of the blue. Had a real rollercoaster of emotions over the last few months, most of them negative

If you're considering going postal and returning with some firearms can you wait till the new year when I'll have left please.

Aunty had a big stroke, contracted pneumonia a couple of weeks ago, waiting the inevitable.

Sister-in-law been through chemo, radiotherapy, now given 12 months. Although we think it's going to be sooner as she seems to have lost the will to fight.

Well me working Christmas day and all that weekend now seems not so bad after all.

Anything overshadowing the upcoming seasonal celebrations?

Just the usual fact that it's there at all…

Jay-zeus! Perhaps that person who posted a few days ago whining about being bored at home will read this and appreciate what they have.

The dog.

Anyone want it? (it's for life, not just for Christmas)

No takers?

Dammit.

Been constantly ill for the last 3 months – thought I was getting better but have again spent most the last week in bed, slowly going insane.

bongo biker – Member

Just found out I have a tumor in my neck which is pressing on the nerve's for my left shoulder which is causing me a lot of pain. Will have to have part of spinal column removed which will mean having 4 months off work & off the bike.

My brother-in-law is having that operation today. I'll spare you the details….