Year in Review

[callistra]

I started the meme where I go through my last ten years, but an awful lot happened in the last ten years which I can't speak about.
:-)

So I will do this one instead.

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Had an operation.

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make one this year?
I don't do NYE Resolutions. I much prefer to take the time to plan things properly, and then put measures into place to attain the goals I want.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Well, some one close to me and yet far away at the same time.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no. A lot of other friends have lost loved ones though, and I cry for them.

5. What countries did you visit?

None, but going to Adelaide was a surprise.

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Consistency.

7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory?
Oct 14? Nah, I'll forget that (surgery) but just ... November. No specific date, just the whole unholy mess that was November. Just thinking about November makes me want to cry, so I had better stop.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Flying to Adelaide because it made me frightened to even think of it.
Going to the critting retreat and knowing I am exactly where I should be.
Our Wedding Renewal
Deepening the relationships I have
Pirate Party for J
LSS project! 

9. What was your biggest failure?
Femmeconne didn't happen. I'm not sure it counts as a failure entirely, but it didn't happen regardless.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I had gallstones a week before flying to see Babalon_93 and baby(ies).

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Damned awesome bra. A ticket to Adelaide. A hotel room at Swancon.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Mynxii

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
I don't know.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Mortgage. Flights. Bills

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Swancon. Pirate Party! Christmas.

16. What song will always remind you of 2009?


17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or Sadder?
Happier

ii. Thinner or fatter?
Thinner. I have lost over 13 kilos this year. I'm back up a bit though, so in the end I think I've lost about ten.

iii. Richer or poorer?
Personally, richer. Familywise, maybe a tad poorer, but it's hard to say. There have been financial changes at any rate.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Read short stories.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Convalesce.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
Went to brother's in the morning, and stayed until 5:30ish. Had a swim, sat in the aircon, playing with V's remote controlled dinosaur.

21. How did you spend New Year?
My calendar tells me last year we went to Splanky;'s, but I have no memory. Was there a spa??????

22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Yeah, kinda, sorta. Hmmm.

23. How many one-night stands?
I don't think anything I've done has only lasted one night.

24. What was your favourite TV program?
Big Bang Theory and Blakes 7.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No

26. What was the best book you read?
Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Fever Ray was very awesome (thanks Liluri and Evilpaul!)

28. What did you want and get?
A critique of my novel. six or seven even.
An awesome Swancon.
WASFF Board.
Wedding Renewal.

29. What did you want and not get?
To go to Brisbane....I guess?

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
I saw Toystory 1 and 2 a lot.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
We had a BBQ and it was just awesome.
:-)
35! Yay thirty five!

32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More writing/editing, less steep personal learning curves on the same topics.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Distracted.

34. What kept you sane?
Chesh.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Johnny Depp!

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
There were a few. I don't tend to stew on things though, so I've forgotten a lot.

37. Who did you miss?
Babalon_93

38. Who was the best new person you met?
I got to know linstar  and leachim  better

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
If you want it bad enough, it will come.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
.....

Five personally significant events of 2009:

- critting retreat
- renewal
- moment of realisation that the only thing limiting myself from adelaide was myself.
- losing enough weight and realising a lot of my old clothes were dying, and going clothes shopping for new sized stuff. Weird. A few odd body issues came up.
- being a part of the LSS group and learning a lot from it.

Five things I want to do in 2010:
Use the things  I have learnt this year to make my novels the best they can be at this time.
Start sending the selkie porn out. (once it's the best it can be...)
Kiss my children even more! Bwahahahaha! 
Continue to learn
Run a small seminary thing at a cafe.

Five people I'd like to know better in 2010:
I don't know. Every one?

Comments

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the weight-loss! :)

I hope you have a great New Years, you've achieved heaps!

[mynxii.livejournal.com]

I love you so much. What a year! My mind reels every time I think of doing this! Congratulations on everything you weathered, learned, created and contributed to. You are amazing! Here's to 2010!