Happy New Year, no really...

It's a week late but I would like to wish everyone a happy new year.

My housemate and I have made more of an overall new years resolution...to be happy. We both have good jobs that provide enough money to live comfortably and pay for our great house, fantastic girlfriends, reliable cars, good health and happy, loving families and friends.

Everyone is always going on about how England is crap and that the government is useless, but at the end of the day, we can turn a tap for fresh water, go to the hospital if we are ill and people will come and put out the fire if our houses start burning down.

There are not many countries where you get all of that!

Lots of France doesn't even have clean drinking water straight form the taps.

So, in recognition of all this, when work gets stressful, an emergency dentist visit is needed, or the car gets a flat tyre, I resolve to remember that I really do have it good.

I'd still quite like a BMW though... :o)