2009 was a year. I can not be more understated. As the year closes, I guess my conclusion would be that it was a flat - back to baseline; at best, achieving a small uptick. But considering 2009 started deep in the negative, and continued that trend for a few months at least, that’s damn good news.
As the year began on the heels of a trying 2008, I put stock in the global sea change that I hoped would project on my own personal sphere of influence. I was excited, thrilled even, at the reality of Barack Obama becoming President (and still am!). It felt like a new beginning, and hopefully a turnaround that would translate into my personal life as well. (Funny, how I (like many others) expected for that to work out.)
