Thursday, February 4, 2010

2010's reflection on 2009

1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before? Had sex with someone I wasn't in an LTR with, visited Chicago, San Francisco, and smoke a cigar

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I never really make resolutions - I just hope for the best.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My sister had her baby, Wesley Isaac. Cute kid.

4. Did anyone close to you die? No, but everyday I live the death of my son.

5. What countries did you visit? Canada

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

7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 2-9-09. It was simultaneously the third anniversary of my son's birth, the last time I saw my English boyfriend and the first time I slept with the wolf.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Surviving the legal battle.

9. What was your biggest failure? Not winning the custody battle.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Only to my heart.

11. What was the best thing you bought? Plane ticket to Hawaii

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? The wolfman's

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? that of my ex-husband.

14. Where did most of your money go? Rent, car payment, lawyer fees.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Every time I saw the wolfman

16. What song will always remind you of 2009? Lucky, by Jason Mraz

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier, so much greatness ahead of me
b) thinner or fatter? fatter, WTF!!!
c) richer or poorer? both. I make more money than ever before, but now I have a single income household.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Seen the wolfman

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Obsessed over the wolfman

20. How did you spend Christmas? hating my siblings

21. Did you fall in love in 2009? I think so.

22. What was your favorite TV program? Grey's Anatomy

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? No

24. What was the best book you read? Uh...

25. What was your greatest musical discovery? George Winston's sheet music

26. What did you want and get? Freedom

27. What did you want and not get? Freedom

28. What was your favorite film of this year? Slumdog Millionaire

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 30. I was with my colleagues on an all day offsite meeting.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? My exes' deaths

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009? Why am I not fitting this anymore, stop eating for the love of God.

32. What kept you sane? Playing the piano.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Ed Westwick

34. What political issue stirred you the most? It's all a blur.

35. Who did you miss? My daughter. I miss her even when I am with her.

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

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009. Take more time for yourself.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
One step at a time.