2008 Meme

Taken from Miserablebliss:


1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Hmmm... I was found saying repeatedly that I love my job. And I love my job.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make them. If you want to do it, a year start won't make you do it.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
A few teachers had babies. And a few cousins.


4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandmother.

5. What countries did you visit?
The US.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Relaxation. In a way that makes things all very chill. And more money.

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Hard to say. I don't really think back on dates, just feelings around events. Hearing that my grandmother died and then several months later visiting her joint grave with my grandfather. Our vacation. Sushi with Lynette. Chocolate Covered Strawberries with Liz.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting better.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not taking enough time to enjoy things.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really. I just got over some illnesses and injuries that caused some issues for a while this year. I did trip and I think in doing that I broke my baby toe, but generally, it's not been a bad year.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
I didn't buy a whole lot. My sling back pack has been great. There were a few things we bought that we keep saying are wonderful but I can't remember then right now. Things that we bought as a family such as our kitchen table are way up there.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My husbands. He worked long long days and longer nights. And then he came back and adjusted well to being off the road.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Unsure. Mine at times. Different people at different times. Different students at different times. Hard to say.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Bills. Payments. The Son.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
New kitchen table. Painted bathroom. Seeing Lynette. Taking charge of events in my life.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
'The greatest man who ever lived' by Weezer. Rocking out to in in the car on our trip is a fantastic memory.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? Fatter
c) richer or poorer? About the same.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Knitting, baking, relaxing.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Stressing.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With family. It was full but relaxed.

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
No, but I stayed in love and developed that a bit more.

22. What was your favourite TV program?
This season of 'The Unit'. 'The IT Crowd'.


23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No, but there is someone I have less respect for.

24. What was the best book you read?
Hmmm... I read a lot.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Rivers Como solo.

26. What did you want and get?
Healthy.

27. What did you want and not get?
More 'Chapters' gift cards.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
In theatre, it was the musical 'Rent' (the final Broadway showing was filmed).

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 32. We went out to supper, went out to breakfast had my parents over. It was nice.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More money so I could relax more and be able to do some things that I felt restricted about.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Stuff that kinda fits.

32. What kept you sane?
Who says I was sane? :)

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I didn't really. Hilary Clinton and Obama kept my attention.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
The American Election.

35. Who did you miss?
Lynette. And Cherie.

36. Who was the best new person you met?
Liz.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Make friends.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
After watching the son grow up so much "It was pain, sunny days and grey, I knew you'd feel the same thing. Everybody knows it hurts to grow up, And everybody does It's so weird to be back here. Let me tell you what: The years go on and we're still fighting it, we're still fighting it. And you're so much like me. I'm sorry" (Ben Folds: Still Fighting It)

I miss writing

I miss the time when I had something to say and time to say it.

I miss taking the time to pick words carefully and constructing my thoughts in a text format.

I miss the feeling of posting a thought process, an event, a theory and getting it into the world.

I miss it.

Here's hoping I soon have time to do it.