It's interesting how we pretty much have identical weight loss goals. I had a goal to lose just over 10kg this year. I got to just over a loss of 4kg but recently I've gained a bit back, so I'm down about 3kg for the year, which isn't much, but still better than nothing.
Do you have any diet plan? The last time I lost weight, good old CICO worked well for me, although you obviously need to exercise your inner control freak (but is that any different with any other diet?).
Glad to hear you've found a new job. What are you doing these days? I'll also be looking for a new job in January because my current contract is about to expire. I've been happy with my workplace and my manager and coworkers have been very pleased with my work, but unfortunately I cannot continue for reasons internal to the organization.
Mr. Market has shown his moodiness this year, but that's just an opportunity to buy more on sale

Happy holidays!