Year End Survey

1. What did you do in 2017 that you'd never done before?
Had a baby without drugs, was unemployed/full-time SAHM

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?I don't think I made one.  I don't really plan on making any
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
People at church

4. Did anyone close to you die?No

5. What countries did you visit?
none, still.

6. What would you like to have in 2018 that you lacked in 2017?
Be more active. More outside time with the kids.

7. What days from 2017 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day Bronwyn was born

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Bertram has started reading (though it's really more his achievement than mine)

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not leaving for the hospital in time to get an epidural

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Recovery from birth was awful

11. What was the best thing you bought?
 Double stroller

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Bertram.  I thought he would have a hard time not being an only child, but he's been great.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Anything to do with Trump

14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Having a baby girl

16. What song will always remind you of 2017?
Sign of the Times (though, maybe that came out last year?)

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier, 
ii. thinner or fatter? Probably a little thinner
iii. richer or poorer? richer, I think

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

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
laundry (because I hate laundry)

20. How will you spend Christmas?
We're going to open our stockings tomorrow (Christmas eve).  Christmas day we'll have dinner with Aaron's extended family

22. Did you fall in love in 2017?
With Bronwyn

23. How many one-night stands?
none, duh.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Rick and Morty

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, I try not to waste time on hate.

26. What was the best book you read?
I only read a couple of books this year.  But I liked The Drug Hunters a lot

27. What was your greatest musical (re)discovery?
More of the same stuff., Nothing spectacular is springing to mind

28. What did you want and get?
A drug free birth

29. What did you want and not get?
A pleasant drug free birth

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
That implies that I saw movies...

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I have no clue what we did... I turned 34

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?Having no depression and anxiety

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2017?
Maternity clothes

34. What kept you sane?
Anti-depressants

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
...I can't think of anyone.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Pretty much all of them.  It was a terrible year, politically speaking

37. Who did you miss?
My mom and seester

38. Who was the best new person you met?
I don't meet a lot of new people

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2017:
Leave for the hospital earlier than you think is necessary

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