D28 -- 50 Year-End Questions

(read last year's entry; survey originally 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?

My depression seemed to lift.

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

I really didn't do anything that I haven't done before, except try to follow through with goals.

> What were your biggest achievements?

Completing NaNoWriMo 2006 with over 55,000 words.

> What were your biggest challenges?

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?

When I was following through on my goals.

> Who was your best friend?

My DH

> Who surprised you this year? In what way?

I'm too cynical to be surprised.

> Who did you admire most this year?

????

> Who were you in love with?

My dogs

> What was the most important lesson you learned?

Time really does heal all wounds.

> What was your favorite TV show?

"Lost" and "Battlestar Galactica"

> What was your favorite film?

"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"

> What was your favorite book?

There were no really great books I would single out as a favorite this year.

> What was your favorite food?

chocolate Hershey candy bars

> What was your favorite song?

"Breathe (3 a.m.)" by Ana Nalick, I guess

> What were your favorite phrases?

???

> What did you do for your Birthday?

I don't even remember what I did on my birthday.

> Which was your favorite Holiday?

Christmas

> What was the best gift you gave?

PotC: DMC video to DH

> What was the best gift you received?

Postsecret.com's book "My Secret"

> What did someone say to you that surprised you?

????

> What was your hobby?

Keeping a journal

> What new discoveries did you make?

That I am still going to be okay.

> What was your guilty pleasure for the year?

chocolate Hershey bars

> What did you do on an average day?

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?

Helping DD learn to read

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

That I would change nothing, and that where I am is where I want to be

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

????

> What were you afraid of?

Falling apart.

> What was your most memorable journey?

to Evansville, IN, for my cousin's wedding

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

Neither.

> Did you make any new friends?

No.

> Did you lose any old friends?

No.

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

Two of my friends had babies; one of the friends lost her mother in November.

> Did you fall in love/out of love?

No.

> What is your newest tech item?

???

> What was your most extravagant purchase?

I tried not be extravagant this year.

> 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?

Realizing where I belong.

> What gave you joy?

Finding my passions again.

> What made you sad?

The monthly Crazies

> What is your motto for the year?

2005: Glad I'm Still Alive (I think)
2006: A New Hope
2007: My Year of Victory