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    Things that have changed my life in the last 12 months

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    • CutlasshoundC
      Cutlasshound
      見習いボス
      Joined:
      1. Father being diagnosed as Cancer free.

      2. Dealing with the preceding issues arising from the above, including being pretty bloody depressed and not dealing with it as a result of focusing my energy on supporting those around me.

      3. One of the founding Partners leaving my Employer, which has implemented many positive changes in the business.

      4. Being promoted.  Now one step below Partner and am four years younger than the other two people at my level.

      5. Passing the Graduate Diploma in Law whilst holding down a stressful, demanding job.  Good going considering its renowned as being a pretty fucking hard degree. As a result I'm now: BA(hons) MSc GDipLaw MRICS ACiarb.

      6. Reassessing my friendship group as a result of many changes in life.  Separating the wheat from the chaff.  Many people that I have supported over the years vanished when times were tough.  They can go fuck themselves.  I am very lucky to have some incredibly close friends who I consider to be family.

      7. Growing into becoming a father.

      8. Finding out that Im going to be a father again.

      Change is awesome.  Overcoming adversity is even better.

      I ain't got time to bleed.

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      • FadezF
        Fadez
        啓蒙家
        Joined:

        Hell yeah Cutlasshound! Go get em. And congrats to all the progress in your life. Looks like we have a lot of new fathers this year

        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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        • CutlasshoundC
          Cutlasshound
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          Joined:

          @Fadez:

          Hell yeah Cutlasshound! Go get em. And congrats to all the progress in your life. Looks like we have a lot of new fathers this year

          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

          Cheers bro! All the best to you and yours too old boy

          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

          I ain't got time to bleed.

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          • FadezF
            Fadez
            啓蒙家
            Joined:

            Haha. Cutlasshound. I was referring to Flash as a new father too. I certainly hope I don't have any children on the way!!!

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            • spitfiredealerS
              spitfiredealer
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined:
              1. Birth of my 1st Son

              2. New job

              3. Getting help for anxiety

              4. Paleo diet

              Agree 100% with what has been said about getting help for depression etc.

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              • steelworkerS
                steelworker
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                Joined:

                @gratefulmelon:

                Yeah, I'm just trying to hold on until some relief presents itself. Surrounding myself with friends and staying busy seems to help. Tough times…..never understood depression until now.

                Hey @gratefulmelon- sorry to see you don't feel well. Don't know where you live, this is an interesting column by an American writer & former talk show host…ok that doesn't look promising. It's good, though. Says it better than I could.

                http://cavett.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/smiling-through-part-2/

                Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                Well, I have others.

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                • gratefulmelonG
                  gratefulmelon
                  Joined:

                  Got divorced.
                  Relapsed after a decade in recovery.
                  Got clean again and reconnected with friends and a sense of serenity in most areas of my life.
                  Left a promising career in healthcare management for a job closer to home/friends, with less stress, to be able to spend more time with my son.
                  Took a 50% cut in salary.
                  Had a promising interview yesterday at a private/for profit where I've worked with several staff members in the past. Great benefits/pay, in a field I'm very experienced in with opportunity to grow personally and professionally.
                  The last two years have been some of the toughest but most rewarding I've ever experienced.
                  Hopefully 2017 will have brighter days in store for me. I sincerely wish the same for each of you guys here. I've made some decent friendships with some of you and hope to build more in the future.

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined:

                    Boom.  What a roller-coaster.  Well done and best of luck in 2017…..

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • Megatron1505M
                      Megatron1505
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                      Hope next year keeps on the up and up for you @gratefulmelon

                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                      • Megatron1505M
                        Megatron1505
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                        Joined:

                        My 2016. Paid off all our unsecured debts (credit cards etc…), and a big chunk of mortgage. My wife was made redundant from a job she hated and now works in a job she loves which is much closer to home, and I now volunteer my spare time to coaching kids football which, considering how irritating I find kids, is extremely rewarding.

                        Hope all the forum people had a great year, and have an even better one next year 🎉🍾

                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                        • mikebarhootM
                          mikebarhoot
                          Iron Heart Deity
                          Joined:

                          2016 has been a good year for me. After being out of work for 3 years:
                          Got a job
                          In another city
                          Stayed in hotel, w friend, apt
                          Drove back and forth weekly to originating city (least positive activity for timeframe)
                          Bought a house
                          Relocated to new city OFFICIALLY
                          Sold house for max profit in old city
                          Paying off debt from being out of work
                          Looking for new bike & truck. For medicinal hill country purposes of course.

                          …and bought 2 more pair of IH bottoms! 😉

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                          • DrBabyhorseD
                            DrBabyhorse
                            Joined:

                            I had an exciting year. In chronological order… moved back to the US, got a new dog, got engaged to my gf of 9 years, finished my PhD, got married, got a tenure track job at a research university, moved across the country and started the new job. I'm grateful for everything but also hoping for a less eventful, less stressful 2017.

                            Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando Tapatalk

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                            • ROmanR
                              ROman
                              Haraki san Prodigy
                              Joined:

                              Continuing to buy IH gear.
                              I met some really great forum members in the Philadelphia area Fun in Philly meet up.
                              Injured my knee at work.
                              Continued to buy IH gear.
                              Had a kidney stone in early June which was the worst pain I have ever endured.
                              I went to the Burg & Shild party in Berlin and met another great group of forum members.
                              Had a heart attack. Quit smoking. Returned to London 10 days later.
                              Continued to buy IH gear.
                              Regularly exercising, regularly buying IH gear, still not smoking.
                              The best discovery is that longer than 12 months ago, probably late 2014 I found the 1955S 21 oz. on this site and  bought my first 2 pair IH's then spent up until now after multiple jeans purchases and decided that these are my favorite jeans that I have purchased, and ended 2016 buying 2 more pair.

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                              • atm23A
                                atm23
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined:

                                1. Graduated
                                2. Started getting tattooed
                                3. Still with my beautiful girlfriend
                                4. Regrew my beard

                                Still trying to a find a real career in the supply chain field. Still working my part time job, sending applications, and relaxing. In 2017 I must land a new job, get back into shape, and start planning for my future.

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                                • tvenutoT
                                  tvenuto
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined:

                                  1. Business went through a "rebuilding phase"
                                  2. Needed to make more money in the short term
                                  3. Returned to my old career: mechanical engineering
                                  4. Made more money, but needed new clothes
                                  5. Got obsessed with Iron Heart flannels
                                  6. Need more money again…

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                                  • atm23A
                                    atm23
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    Joined:

                                    Girlfriend broke up with me.

                                    No luck with jobs and feeling depressed.

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                                    • SlimStraightNYUSAS
                                      SlimStraightNYUSA
                                      Joined:

                                      2016:
                                        -in the middle of 2 semesters-two colleges transition into 2 more semesters, each at a different college (the logistics ar a nightmare) 4 semesters in row at 4 different colleges
                                        -fractured Transverse Process C7 vertebrae

                                      sorry about the girlfriend atm23

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                                      • madmondayM
                                        madmonday
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined:

                                        one of my favorite threads on here, always good for me to look back and see where I was.

                                        2017/2018

                                        • able to maintain my svelte figure and began running somewhat regularly and have grown to accept my hating running but love how it makes me feel. continued with my body weight training and it's been fun
                                        • figuring out people I need in my life and letting them know I appreciate them
                                        • being a kinder gentler me and working on being a better stoic by journaling every morning or night still working out the kinks

                                        head high, middle finger higher

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                                        • S
                                          Streetwise Hercules
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined:

                                          After the worst year of my life, I've dusted off my bicycle and bought a great book about the area I live in.
                                          It's time to get my fitness back and have a proper explore.

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                                          • organisysO
                                            organisys
                                            Raw and Unwashed
                                            Joined:

                                            ….continued my own very successful lifestyle choices of:

                                            1. No Beard.
                                            2. No Tattoos
                                            3. Mostly not giving a sh1t.

                                            Pride of Japan :-)

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