I had a year that was full of turmoil but, looking back... it was good for me. I thought people could post what went right in their lives this year?

1. I has basically had poor financial management for about 5 years. This year at the start of the year I did what I could to get it together and it worked well. What I tried... worked. I have a retirement account (been saving since 2004) that just passed a major milestone.

2. I purchased a home that wasn't 100% finished so that I could finish it. Honestly it has been a lot harder than I originally expected but... I made major leaps this year. And it is really starting to come together. I enjoy doing these things on my own. And it has helped make me somewhat stronger physically.

3. I have failed at dieting all my life. So this year I decided to really try to do a new approach. This approach is a more challenging thing but, I think will work. I am down 25 lbs. I still have more to go and my plan calls for 2 more years until I am completely done but so far, so good.

4. I used to hang with a bunch of friends on a message board. But this year I got fed up with them and left. At first I thought I made a big mistake but later I realized I have spent about 5 years supporting them and they didn't me. So I decided to use that time more productively and I have so much. There were thing I always wanted to try that I did... but probably wouldn't have if I had continue using them as a crutch.