2011 Survey
1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Lost feeling in limbs, forgot who/where I was way more than I'd like to admit, involuntary nocturnal spasms, falling asleep and waking two days later, tremors in feet, paralysis in right arm, lost my sense of taste, mistook my cat for a raccoon, MRI(s), some fainting, diagnosed with an incurable disease, floor seats to the Spurs playoffs, busted a criminal in my attic, danced with swords on my head, moxabustion, acupuncture, oxygen bars, soaked in hot springs, totaled a car, tried muscle testing, quit sugar, "earthing" which is hippy for "walking barefoot outside," chicken-sat, maxed out health insurance, dislocated a rib, flirted with the coyote, worked on my moon tan, got into natural healing, was a vodka goddess.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
This year I was too busy losing feeling in my limbs and mistaking my cats for raccoons to worry about flossing or losing 5 lbs but I think this upcoming year I’d like to learn to belly dance since it’s good for you AND the people around you still.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Michella. Almost Holly. Juniper is not ready for her close-up quite yet, though.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My old lifelong friend exercise addiction & subsequent ironman dreamz.
5. What countries did you visit?
Medical Debtville, Montana
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
More white blood cells.
7. What date(s) from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February 11: Emergency grade/threat level red entire head headache
February 14: Left arm goes numb/snowball of lyme symptoms begins
April 15: Dx’ed
July 30: Montana
November 27: closing down Apothecary
December 26-7: nicely blurred days
December 30: letters from editors, mending friendships.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Pummeling Borrelia burgdorferi into submission with plants, more poetry published, peanut butter balls.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Picking a fight with my hormones. We're still not really speaking.
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Lyme disease, "suspected" Lupus, Wilson’s Syndrome, whiplash from car wreck, intolerance to Resveratrol, dislocated rib, whack hormones & subsequent foreverbloat.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Probably the herbs that have saved my life. Rave Four is pretty tight too, though. (tambourine storage, remember.)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Life threw everything but the kitchen sink at me this year and I survived it with forbearance and grace. No one likes a bragger but I'm going to go ahead and go with this guy.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Someone who texted after I got out of urgent care to ask for my pain killers.
14. Where did most of your money go?
medical bills, totaled car, herbs.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Diagnosis (worst part is not knowing), finding out Pancakes is going to have a short stack/I'm going to be an aunt, normal CD57, potential remission, blurred days, Costa Rica plans, reconciling with Alex.
16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
fart noise
LOTS
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier (always)
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter (yay, thyroid complications?)
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer (thanks, lyme)
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
winning the lottery
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
not winning the lottery
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Hiding dad's yodeling pickle from him.
"I'm getting better on the dee-i-ohs, you gotta admit."
22. Did you fall in love in 2011?
ellipses, ellipses..
23. How many one-night stands?
pink wine makes me slutty, but not that slutty.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Community, New Girl
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
sympathetic yawn.
26. What was the best book you read?
Love in the Time of Cholera
Of Human Bondage
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Weekend
Other Lives
28. What did you want and get?
A fully-functioning immune system. Thanks, nature!
29. What did you want and not get?
I'm really tired of living with a booty this juicy.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Bridesmaids
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Belly dancers and hookahs, same as usual. 30.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less bacteria in my body.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Fat Dress
34. What kept you sane?
Family/friends, music, herbs, naps with needles & lots of massages.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Stephen Harrod Buhner
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Bad lip reading
37. Who did you miss?
That whore sugar.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Can’t name a singular and even listing all, I can't count that high. Very fortunate in the quality and quantity of peeps brought into my life this year.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:
• MRI's are not cheap, even if they rupture 2 of your veins.
• Complications are everywhere! We are surrounded.
• Real friends don't dump you when you can't booze with them anymore.
• Nature kicks ass and takes names & big pharma is just caring all the way to the freakin bank / trying to step into the arena with equipment from the dollar store.
• Life is entirely too short to be a victim.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
she'll hop out and push if the motors dead
gotta keep it movin' with no regrets
Lost feeling in limbs, forgot who/where I was way more than I'd like to admit, involuntary nocturnal spasms, falling asleep and waking two days later, tremors in feet, paralysis in right arm, lost my sense of taste, mistook my cat for a raccoon, MRI(s), some fainting, diagnosed with an incurable disease, floor seats to the Spurs playoffs, busted a criminal in my attic, danced with swords on my head, moxabustion, acupuncture, oxygen bars, soaked in hot springs, totaled a car, tried muscle testing, quit sugar, "earthing" which is hippy for "walking barefoot outside," chicken-sat, maxed out health insurance, dislocated a rib, flirted with the coyote, worked on my moon tan, got into natural healing, was a vodka goddess.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
This year I was too busy losing feeling in my limbs and mistaking my cats for raccoons to worry about flossing or losing 5 lbs but I think this upcoming year I’d like to learn to belly dance since it’s good for you AND the people around you still.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Michella. Almost Holly. Juniper is not ready for her close-up quite yet, though.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My old lifelong friend exercise addiction & subsequent ironman dreamz.
5. What countries did you visit?
Medical Debtville, Montana
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
More white blood cells.
7. What date(s) from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
February 11: Emergency grade/threat level red entire head headache
February 14: Left arm goes numb/snowball of lyme symptoms begins
April 15: Dx’ed
July 30: Montana
November 27: closing down Apothecary
December 26-7: nicely blurred days
December 30: letters from editors, mending friendships.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Pummeling Borrelia burgdorferi into submission with plants, more poetry published, peanut butter balls.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Picking a fight with my hormones. We're still not really speaking.
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Lyme disease, "suspected" Lupus, Wilson’s Syndrome, whiplash from car wreck, intolerance to Resveratrol, dislocated rib, whack hormones & subsequent foreverbloat.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Probably the herbs that have saved my life. Rave Four is pretty tight too, though. (tambourine storage, remember.)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Life threw everything but the kitchen sink at me this year and I survived it with forbearance and grace. No one likes a bragger but I'm going to go ahead and go with this guy.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Someone who texted after I got out of urgent care to ask for my pain killers.
14. Where did most of your money go?
medical bills, totaled car, herbs.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Diagnosis (worst part is not knowing), finding out Pancakes is going to have a short stack/I'm going to be an aunt, normal CD57, potential remission, blurred days, Costa Rica plans, reconciling with Alex.
16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
fart noise
LOTS
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier (always)
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter (yay, thyroid complications?)
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer (thanks, lyme)
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
winning the lottery
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
not winning the lottery
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Hiding dad's yodeling pickle from him.
"I'm getting better on the dee-i-ohs, you gotta admit."
22. Did you fall in love in 2011?
ellipses, ellipses..
23. How many one-night stands?
pink wine makes me slutty, but not that slutty.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Community, New Girl
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
sympathetic yawn.
26. What was the best book you read?
Love in the Time of Cholera
Of Human Bondage
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Weekend
Other Lives
28. What did you want and get?
A fully-functioning immune system. Thanks, nature!
29. What did you want and not get?
I'm really tired of living with a booty this juicy.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Bridesmaids
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Belly dancers and hookahs, same as usual. 30.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less bacteria in my body.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Fat Dress
34. What kept you sane?
Family/friends, music, herbs, naps with needles & lots of massages.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Stephen Harrod Buhner
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Bad lip reading
37. Who did you miss?
That whore sugar.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Can’t name a singular and even listing all, I can't count that high. Very fortunate in the quality and quantity of peeps brought into my life this year.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:
• MRI's are not cheap, even if they rupture 2 of your veins.
• Complications are everywhere! We are surrounded.
• Real friends don't dump you when you can't booze with them anymore.
• Nature kicks ass and takes names & big pharma is just caring all the way to the freakin bank / trying to step into the arena with equipment from the dollar store.
• Life is entirely too short to be a victim.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
she'll hop out and push if the motors dead
gotta keep it movin' with no regrets