This will be 2011 this will be.

And so tomorrow will be the dawn of a New Year! I usually have the same three New Year resolutions at the start of every year, which are: get a girlfriend, get promoted and leave home. This year I had a girlfriend, nearly got promoted and seriously considered leaving home, twice. But sadly by the end of the year I still haven’t fully fulfilled any of these poxy resolutions. So I’m not even going to bother setting any for 2011, especially with the huge uncertainty with employment and therefore finances, which makes everything that little bit more difficult.

What I do know is that very soon into 2011, I’ll need to make a very important decision about my future. At the moment my temptation is to opt for redundancy and do a small bit of travelling, probably to Canada. The only real thing stopping me is financial commitments, which means I can’t really afford not to have a job, at least not for a lengthy period of time, as I don’t want to dip into my savings. At the same time, I want to be doing a job that I really enjoy and want to do and based on my Managerial experiences thus far, I can say with a degree of 99.98% certainty that Cinema Management is not what I want to be doing.

Another thing that I do know about 2011 is that I’ll be an Uncle :D This is another reason why I feel I really need a more routine job (Monday-to-Friday, 9-to-5) so that I can then actually, for once, plan more than two weeks ahead and not live in constant fear of being called-in if someone’s ill or having my rota changed at the drop of a hat. That aside, I’m really looking forward to being an Uncle as, in my eyes, they’re always the best family relation. I also have many plans for young Kai. He’s definitely going to be a Star Wars fan and by that I mean a fan of the original trilogy. I’m even tempted never to show him the prequels, maybe pretend that they don’t even exist so his mind and memory cannot be tarnished. I envy him already.

Whatever happens, 2011 will be a very different year for me and equally a very important one. My life will certainly change and I’m sure that change will be for the better and hopefully a very natural one. I may even get a girlfriend, get a great job and finally leave home ;)

Happy New Year to you and I shall be raising my glass to see in 2011!!!! :)