Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2012! But what of 2011? For me at least, it was a year of change - big change. I finished one life as student in Sheffield and have started a new one across the Pennines in Manchester. I suspect this post will be very similar to a post I wrote around this time last year 2010 In a Nutshell. Looking back at it, 2010 was a pretty busy year as well, and was summed up as being one of the best years of my life. Can I say the same for 2011? I suppose I can but it wasn't quite on a par with 2010. I suppose the biggest new experience this year has been living on my own. It's something I've never really done for an extended period of time before and I did fear that I would be quite lonely. As it happens, I quite enjoy it really. I love having my own space - particularly in the kitchen and the freedom to come and go as I please without having to fit my timetable in with my housemates. I won't say there aren't times that I would like a bit of company because naturally humans crave social interaction, but I've found that 21st century technology means that you are only a click away from your friends and family (or those of them that are also living in the technology age).