I say good riddance. 2005 wasn't awfully bad, but 2004 had been so great that it compared badly to it. The time spent with my boyfriend was incredibly good, but as far as family is concerned this has been an awful year with lots of things going wrong. June was the worst month ever - totally hellish. Summer, on the other hand, was fabulous: spent a month in Barcelona with my boyfriend and we both travelled to Stockholm, which we loved.

By my experience even years are better - I'm not superstitious, but it has always been so with me - so I'm looking forward to 2006.