meme for 2011
1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Visited Beijing and Freiburg. I love travelling!
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any last year but my hope for 2012 is healthier eating and fitness (with hopefully incidental weight loss but this is not the foremost goal).It's also about managing my eating/food addiction better. I've realised I need to go back to the OA/FAA way of thinking about food rather than just treading water...
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
China, Germany, UK
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
A little more money to be honest and a few less debts (stay tuned for more ebay sales as I'm trying to sell off a few things I no longer need/can afford etc). I also would like more socialising which really gets lost when you run a small not for profit and work from home.
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Can't think of any in particular...
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting through the NEIS course which I found extremely difficult as I am not good at accounting. (it was a 13 week course squeezed into 5 weeks). Also have completed over 100 workshops for Green Renters, exhausting stuff~!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Debts? Putting on even more weight? Stuff like that. I also have suffered quite a bit of grief in realising that craft as an enterprise is not financial viable (beyond the bits and pieces I sell through Green Renters). It just stopped being fun anymore to be honest and more like a chore.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just the usual, still trying to get my feet sorted...
11. What were the best things you bought?
Not paid for by me personally but the data projector I use for workshops and the trolley suitcase
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Husband for putting up with me
13. Whose behavior appalled you?
Mine.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent, amenities...I also got a loan from C to fund o/s trip which I need to pay back
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
It was really exciting winning the WWF Earth Hour award for Green Renters (but it didn't really result in all that much to be honest)
16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
Probably anything from Suede as I really enjoyed seeing them in Berlin
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? Happier.
II. thinner or fatter? I'm bigger
III. richer or poorer? Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
making/keeping friends
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
unhungry eating and mindless drinking, procrastinating...
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
All done thankfully. Christmas is still a hard time of year.
21. Did you fall in love in 2011?
Mr Chris (5 years together) and the lovely addition of Mr Pablo our cat!
22. How many one-night stands?
None.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Lewis, Bad Girls, The Hour
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. I don't think I hate anyone.
25. What was the best book you read?
I've really been enjoying a book on the Berlin Wall
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Battles, Beirut
27. What did you want and get?
overseas trip
28. What did you want and not get?
Effort translating into financial sustainability. I would desperately like for Chris to get paid for all the unpaid GR work he does....It's all getting there, just takes a while. We've just employed a communications/marketing person for 10 hours a week (who should have a uni student intern) which will hopefully build revenue which enables more pay for hours people do
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I was charmed by Midnight in Paris,
30. What did you do on your birthday?
Cried and got blind drunk at my husband's 30th birthday party
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
see 28
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
What fits with boots/clogs and we love colours tights
33. What kept you sane?
Too much wine, watching Bad Girls
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
See 33
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
hmmm not sure really, so many things annoy
37. Who did you miss?
brother of course, friends who have moved on to other lifestyles
38. Who was the best new person you met?
not sure really, some fantastic people overseas actually. I also need to make more efforts to be sociable in 2011 and not stay home as much
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
Hard work goes a long way....
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"In the midst of life we are in death ecetera", Young and Tender Hooligan, The Smiths.
Visited Beijing and Freiburg. I love travelling!
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any last year but my hope for 2012 is healthier eating and fitness (with hopefully incidental weight loss but this is not the foremost goal).It's also about managing my eating/food addiction better. I've realised I need to go back to the OA/FAA way of thinking about food rather than just treading water...
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no
4. Did anyone close to you die?
no
5. What countries did you visit?
China, Germany, UK
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
A little more money to be honest and a few less debts (stay tuned for more ebay sales as I'm trying to sell off a few things I no longer need/can afford etc). I also would like more socialising which really gets lost when you run a small not for profit and work from home.
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Can't think of any in particular...
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting through the NEIS course which I found extremely difficult as I am not good at accounting. (it was a 13 week course squeezed into 5 weeks). Also have completed over 100 workshops for Green Renters, exhausting stuff~!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Debts? Putting on even more weight? Stuff like that. I also have suffered quite a bit of grief in realising that craft as an enterprise is not financial viable (beyond the bits and pieces I sell through Green Renters). It just stopped being fun anymore to be honest and more like a chore.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just the usual, still trying to get my feet sorted...
11. What were the best things you bought?
Not paid for by me personally but the data projector I use for workshops and the trolley suitcase
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Husband for putting up with me
13. Whose behavior appalled you?
Mine.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent, amenities...I also got a loan from C to fund o/s trip which I need to pay back
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
It was really exciting winning the WWF Earth Hour award for Green Renters (but it didn't really result in all that much to be honest)
16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
Probably anything from Suede as I really enjoyed seeing them in Berlin
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? Happier.
II. thinner or fatter? I'm bigger
III. richer or poorer? Poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
making/keeping friends
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
unhungry eating and mindless drinking, procrastinating...
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
All done thankfully. Christmas is still a hard time of year.
21. Did you fall in love in 2011?
Mr Chris (5 years together) and the lovely addition of Mr Pablo our cat!
22. How many one-night stands?
None.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Lewis, Bad Girls, The Hour
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. I don't think I hate anyone.
25. What was the best book you read?
I've really been enjoying a book on the Berlin Wall
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Battles, Beirut
27. What did you want and get?
overseas trip
28. What did you want and not get?
Effort translating into financial sustainability. I would desperately like for Chris to get paid for all the unpaid GR work he does....It's all getting there, just takes a while. We've just employed a communications/marketing person for 10 hours a week (who should have a uni student intern) which will hopefully build revenue which enables more pay for hours people do
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I was charmed by Midnight in Paris,
30. What did you do on your birthday?
Cried and got blind drunk at my husband's 30th birthday party
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
see 28
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
What fits with boots/clogs and we love colours tights
33. What kept you sane?
Too much wine, watching Bad Girls
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
See 33
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
hmmm not sure really, so many things annoy
37. Who did you miss?
brother of course, friends who have moved on to other lifestyles
38. Who was the best new person you met?
not sure really, some fantastic people overseas actually. I also need to make more efforts to be sociable in 2011 and not stay home as much
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
Hard work goes a long way....
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"In the midst of life we are in death ecetera", Young and Tender Hooligan, The Smiths.