Year End Survey

 1. What did you do in 2021 that you'd never done before?
Bought carpet for our bedroom.  Got a tattoo

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I made a resolution to read another 100 books.  I think I only read 20 something this year. My resolution for 2022 is to drink more water.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I can think of

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not that I can recall

5. What countries did you visit?
 Hahahaha. Covid says no

6. What would you like to have in 2022 that you lacked in 2021?
For Covid to be over and done, once and for all

7. What days from 2021 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
October 8-10, we went to Disneyland

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making good financial decisions

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not exercising much

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.  Surprisingly, with nearly two years of covid no one in the family has gotten it.  But we're all vaccinated and boostered, so hopefully we will continue to be unaffected.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Disney related stuff

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
The kids.  They have been very flexible.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The usual.  People who refuse to get vaccinated(for non-medical reasons)

14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent.  And Disney, after that.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to Disneyland.  I was also anxious because I wasn't sure how the kids would do, but overall, it was a good trip.

16. What song will always remind you of 2021?
Nothing I can think of.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? about the same
iii. richer or poorer? richer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Exercised

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being depressed, not that I had a ton of control over that

20. How did you spend Christmas?
The usual.  With the in-laws

22. Did you fall in love in 2021?
no

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Ink Masters

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, just the same people

25. What was the best book you read?
I can't remember.  I read more of the books at the beginning of the year. 

26. What was your greatest musical (re)discovery?
Do podcasts count?  I've been mostly listening to podcasts

27. What did you want and get?
A vaccine

28. What did you want and not get?
Covid to go away

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I know I watched a few movies this year.  But nothing is springing to mind.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 38.  I can't remember what we did. 

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
No world-wide pandemic

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2021?
Comfy clothes

33. What kept you sane?
Anti-depressants

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
No one in particular

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Universal Health Care, paid parental leave

36. Who did you miss?
My mom and seester

37. Who was the best new person you met?
I don't meet people

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2021:
If you want to do something, make it happen

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Everything's gonna be better next year.