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Retrospective Survey - 2007
Kerry:
1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
Gave evidence at a bullying and harassment inquiry conducted by my employer.
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't make any, so none broken. Won't be making any next year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Just Oz!
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Vast wealth.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
No one date stands out in particular.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Survival.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Failed to get my cartoons published.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A gardenia bush.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
No one person stood out from the pack.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Too many to list them all (the usual, hate-filled, homophobic bigots).
14. Where did most of your money go?
In the bank. I am retiring next year and am saving for my retirement home.
15.What made you really really really excited?
Seeing Matthew Bourne's wonderful all-male, gay production of "Swan Lake."
16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?
None.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Same (happy)
b) thinner or fatter? Same (slim)
c) richer or poorer? Richer
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Meditating, reading novels, painting, drawing cartoons. In short, more time for myself and less time for my employer.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
I spend far too much time at the workplace.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Family/friends.
21. How will you be spending New Year's?
Watch the fireworks on Sydney Harbour.
22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What were your favorite TV programs?
"The Bill" (UK TV), "Inspector Rex" (German TV) and "The Librarians" (Oz TV).
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No.
26. What was the best book you read?
"I am what I am," by John Marsden
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
None.
28. What did you want and get?
Money in the bank.
29. What did you want and not get?
Less workload.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
"The History Boys"
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Lunch with friends. 58.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
To be wealthy enough not to have to work.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Work - dark suits, pastel shirts and silk ties. Casual - jeans, polo shirts and sneakers
34. What kept you sane?
My own concept of self.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Christopher Meloni.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Yawn!
37. Who did you miss?
Deceased loved ones.
38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?
Quality, not quantity. I've never been into collecting.
38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?
He knows who he is!
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
"Keep applying the invisibility cream." (at work)
40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:
Alas, Tchaikovsky didn't write any lyrics for the Nutcracker! (work again!)
Kerry:
--- Quote from: garycottle on December 05, 2007, 06:28:44 pm ---Retrospective Survey 2007
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Dear Gary,
I hope 2008 brings you much happiness, light, love and laughter. :D
Kerry
Land of Oz :)
Ellemeno:
Retrospective Survey 2007
1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
Parented a four year old.
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
My two resolutions from last year - Year of the Foot: resolved, no more plantar fascitis!! Year of the Tooth - the problem went away without me dealing with it. Yes, I plan to make 2 or 3 for the coming year. It works well for me if I keep them low key and gentle.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, a best friend had her second baby, and I get to spend more time with her first, whom I love.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Don't want to jinx it.
5. What countries did you visit?
United States and Canada.
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
A decluttered home. Friends over a lot more.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Actual date, uhhhh. I don't remember.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being a good mother.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I can't think of one, and trying to is bumming me out, as I remember tiny failures.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes, plantar fascitis made me barely able to walk for neearly a year (including at the BBQ), but I worked hard (finally) and healed from it.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Food and mortgage.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Mine, at times.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mine, at times.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Food and mortgage.
15.What made you really really really excited?
Seeing my daughter grow and learn and create.
16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?
"Mambo Italiano" (my daughter and I sing it for days)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? Fatter
c) richer or poorer? Richer (not literally, but this is now my fourth year not bringing money in. It was really hard for the first two or three years to not spend. Now it's gotten much easier.)
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Swimming, singing, playing the guitar
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Starches, procrastinating, worrying
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my husband, daughter, mother, and sister (blessed, blessed, blessed)
21. How will you be spending New Year's?
With my husband, daughter, mother, and sister (blessed, blessed, blessed)
22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Nope.
23. How many one-night stands?
None. My last one-night stand was so many years ago.
24. What were your favorite TV programs?
I discovered The Office, and some of those HGTV interior design shows.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I can't remember the last time I felt like I hated someone.
26. What was the best book you read?
"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver was one.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Dar Williams, "The Babysitter's Here."
28. What did you want and get?
365 days to love and breathe.
29. What did you want and not get?
World Peace.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Waitress (I saw it in my Calgary hotel room after missing my plane home from the Alberta pilgrimage).
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I went out to dinner with my beautiful friends M., I., G., S., and J. to a seafood restaurant on Salmon Bay, at sunset. I told everyone to come prepared for any weather, because I wanted to sit on the deck no matter what. I turned 48. I had a BetterMost birthday chat too, with more beautiful friends.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More physical stamina.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Take a shower and wear clean clothes. Wear lots of purple and wine colors.
34. What kept you sane?
Sleep, friends, good nutrition, music, nature. (That reminds me of an achievement - I went off my anti-depressant in 2007, and have been doing well.)
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I'll keep that to myself.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Fascism.
37. Who did you miss?
Of people living: my mom and sister, my friend D.
38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?
It was a great year for meeting wonderful people, both Brokies and non-Brokies.
38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?
J.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
Courage feels good.
40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:
"Don't be afraid to feel, most every hurt will heal,
Most every pain will subside.
Just pay attention and trust what your gut says
And, mostly, you'll enjoy the ride."
By Kristy Smith "Unconditional"
jstephens9:
I have to answer this one, but not tonight. 2007 was a most unusual year for me.
jstephens9:
Retrospective Survey 2007
1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
May/June: I went to Denver, other parts of Colorado, lots of Wyoming, a tiny piece of Montana. I had never been anywhere that far from home and I had never flown that far on a plane. This was my first trip to the West.
June/July: I went to New York City by myself and had an absolutely wonderful time.
September: I finally made it to California which fulfilled a life long dream. I went to San Francisco and I absolutely love it out there.
May – December: I became a big part of BetterMost where I have met many lifelong friends.
December: I finally got my masters degree in information security/computer forensics.
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t really remember making any, but if I had I would say I accomplished them. It has been the best year I have had in a very long time.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not yet.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, but like someone else said I don't want to jinx something like that.
5. What countries did you visit?
Many parts of the United States.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A true relationship would be nice and a job that I actually like which pays more money so I can travel more.
7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 29 – June 4: My trip to Colorado and Wyoming
June 28 – July 3: My trip to New York City
September 14 – September 18: My trip to California and San Francisco
They will stay etched in my memory because they were all firsts and all great.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Taking chances by going on trips and getting my masters degree. Also made progress in getting in better shape by staying up with exercise pretty much.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Still question my choices and decisions too much and still stuck in my dead end dull job.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No, none yet, but again I don't like to jinx things.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A new laptop and trips.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
All the people who I have met this year.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I wouldn’t say appalled, but maybe depressed that the guy I thought things would develop with went another year without anything progressing. It’s depressing to see someone you wanted to be with so much go more stagnant.
14. Where did most of your money go?
My trips, but they were well worth the cost.
15.What made you really really really excited?
Once again it would have to be my trips plus meeting new friends.
16.What song will forever remind you of 2007?
Because of You by Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson. My soundtrack song from California.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? Same
c) richer or poorer? Same
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Enjoyed each day more.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Getting down on myself and/or feeling depressed.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my parents off and on.
21. How will you be spending New Year's?
Probably doing nothing as usual, watching TV and going to bed. And maybe spend some time here.
22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Very briefly, but was too involved with my dead end romance to make anything else work at the time.
23. How many one-night stands?
None really or at least it wasn't supposed to be.
24. What were your favorite TV programs?
The Amazing Race, Survivor, Two and A Half Men, Big Bang Theory, Journeyman, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Jericho, Ghost Whisperer, Cold Case.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I think hate is stupid. It is more productive to try to find a way to like someone.
26. What was the best book you read?
102 Minutes.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Several new country singers and bands.
28. What did you want and get?
I had wanted to spend time in New York City and I finally got to. I had a lifelong dream of visiting California and I did. Now I want to see both places again.
29. What did you want and not get?
For the “relationship” I have been in to finally get off the ground. I just about gave up on it.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Not sure.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Nothing really, very small birthday party with family where I turned 11.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Figuring out what is going on.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Jeans and t shirts.
34. What kept you sane?
I would say it would be my many new found friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Heath Ledger
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Politicians getting involved in people’s personal lives.
37. Who did you miss?
CLR
38. Who was the best new person(s) you met?
If I tried to list them all I’m afraid I would forget someone. I had a banner year as far as meeting new people.
38. Side question...who would I like to get to know better?
PH
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
To never take anyone’s word without figuring out first if they are telling you the truth especially when those words are directed at friends. To always make sure to never turn your back on friends since it is better to try to understand them and/or the situation.
40. Quote a song lyric (any song, any year) that sums up your year:
“But what do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?”
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