50 End-of-the-Year Questions

(from an Yahoo e-list)

> What are your resolutions/good intentions for the New Year?

I have several. I will write about them in a separate entry.

> What happened in your life that you never expected to happen?

I suffered from intense depression.

> What is one thing you did that you have never done before?

Hmmmm. I did mostly the same old things all year. Perhaps that was why I was depressed!

> What were your biggest achievements?

Writing almost every day.

> What were your biggest challenges?

Writing almost every day. Getting the kid to eat without an argument.

> What is your biggest regret?

Not spending enough time with my kid because I was too drained at the end of the day.

> When were you happiest?

Happiness? What's that?

> Who was your best friend?

Don't have one.

> Who surprised you this year? In what way?

No one really. Everyone behaved the way I figured they would.

> Who did you admire most this year?

????

> Who were you in love with?

My immediate family

> What was the most important lesson you learned?

Time heals all wounds.

> What was your favorite TV show?

"Lost" and "Battlestar Galactica"

> What was your favorite film?

"Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" (only because I can't think of any other movies we saw in the theatre this year)

> What was your favorite book?

"The Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

> What was your favorite food?

We ate a lot of pizza this year.

> What was your favorite song?

"Better Days" by the Goo-Goo Dolls

> What were your favorite phrases?

???

> What did you do for your Birthday?

Nothing. I had to attend a cousin-in-law's bridal shower.

> Which was your favorite Holiday?

Christmas

> What was the best gift you gave?

Santa brought DD a Baby Bratz Doll and its horse.

> What was the best gift you received?

something quite unexpected

> What did someone say to you that surprised you?

????

> What was your hobby?

I worked quite a bit on a Lady Mime cross stitch picture, but did not get it finished yet.

> What new discoveries did you make?

That I am okay.

> What was your guilty pleasure for the year?

going to the library

> What did you do on an average day?

Gah, work.

> What was your fashion like?

Same stuff I've worn for years

> What was your career/job like?

same

> Did you make more/less/same amount than the previous year?

same

> What new skills did you learn this year?

none

> What do you think was your most valuable contribution?

I contributed to some charities.

> What lesson(s) did you learn about yourself?

There is a light at the end of the tunnel.

> What were the most significant events of the past year?

Katrina

> What were you afraid of?

You name it. I don't know where my courage went.

> What was your most memorable journey?

to St. Louis on vacation with my sister and her kids

> Which did you do more of? Smile or cry?

neither. I was angry a lot.

> Did you make any new friends?

Not really.

> Did you lose any old friends?

No.

> Did you have any births/deaths in your family?

My cousin had a baby boy in November.

> Did you fall in love/out of love?

No.

> What is your newest tech item?

???

> What was your most extravagant purchase?

getting my car fixed early in the year--$750

> What should you have done more of?

played with DD

> What should you have done less of?

feeling angry; arguing

> What made the biggest difference in your life?

nothing. My life is the same as it's always been.

> What gave you joy?

??????

> What made you sad?

You name it.

> What is your motto for the year?

2005: Glad I'm Still Alive (I think)
2006: A New Hope