2007 is almost here, and I must admit that I couldn’t be happier.  I’ll ring in the new year with Reiko by my side and a full 12 hours ahead of anyone in my immediate family.  This coming year should be a bumper year, as many of the struggles of the past are being resolved.

Looking back on the last 11 months, 2006 was a restructuring year.  I met Reiko in January, and later went to Japan to see her, her family, and some of the country.  I managed to pay off several of my past debts.  And I even managed to resolve several of the issues that had bothered me for years.

2007 looks like it will be one of three types of years:

  1. a busy year, where I will be working incredibly hard to accomplish many of the goals set for 2008.
  2. a drastic change year, similar to when I moved to BC with 3 days notice, only this would be more drastic
  3. a fully-preplanned year, where everything that’s already been planned will fall in place just as it should

Of course, this last option would make for a very boring year, but it would certainly be a nice change of pace.  Unless something really amazing opens up in Japan for me, I highly doubt that 2007 will be a drastic year (but one never ignores opportunity when it comes knocking).  Though it’s the first option that I believe will be the most likely.

There are several things that need to occur next year within a very tight timeframe, and this makes me wonder whether it’s even workable for me.  I’m currently talking with some people to see what kind of financial gains I could make in the coming months, and so long as a few things fall through, I should be able to set aside a small portion for 2008.  All of this relies on one simple thing …

… I can’t be stupid.

Let’s see if I can rise to the occasion this time.