Survived another Year

2006 arrived quietly, though with very much anticipation. See, I am one of the individuals whose life is influenced by the calendar.
Experiencing 5 decade of life on earth, I have noticed a pattern undeniably motivated by where certain events appear on my life's time-line.

In a nutshell, I fair much better at the butt-end of the decade oppose the the head of the decade.

I graduated in the late 70's. Employed, but not gainfully until I took some chance in the middle 80's.
I became a parent in the late 80's.
Experienced financial difficulties and relational difficulties in the early 90's ( though the relational and financial stresses were not related).
I was able to crawl out from under the oppression of debt and fear in the late 90's.
I had a job I loved and the job paid well too. It was too good to last, and it did indeed come to an end in 2001.
Since the loss of that fabulous job, I have been able to land only 'tempie' gigs and low paying jobs.
This is why I am thrilled to welcome 2006! It holds a promise for me of "BETTER DAYS".