End of the Year Meme!
Snagged from various LJ-friends :-)
1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
I discovered Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) for me to help me through and bear my current life situation. It also helped me to detect new job option as a Learning Coach. I started re-education and advanced training in 2011, completed my licence/certificate to "NLP-Practioner" and currently I´m receiving job training to Learning Coach.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make New Year's resolutions, but I have set a kind of timeline for me (learnt it with NLP) and I´m still on a good way to achieve my aims.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, no one close to me but there´re some brothers and sisters born to Patrick´s friends, in a more or less closer way I of course know the mommys :-)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Fortunately, not. We had our share 2010. But a German Celebrity called Loriot (a very popular comedian/cabaret artist) died. He was an old man but in a very special way it touched me. In a German NewPaper some of his fans take out an add saying "Dear God, have fun!" My guess, he will.
5. What countries did you visit?
I visited Italy, Switzerland and Austria. In my dreams and stories I more than once was in the US and Canada to visit my LJ-friends.
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
Financial independence and a successful start into my new job. Love by a good man.
7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
24.02. beginning of my NLP education, 4th Dec Patrick´s 12. Birthday
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
My NLP-Diploma and NLP-Practitioner Certificate
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not making a clear break with my soon-to-be boyfriend
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Had a bad Bronchitise and viruse infection a few weeks ago
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A grey-black knitted dress, Caro Emerald - Tickets and CD, Black hat
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My son Patrick
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My soon-to-be ex-boyfriend
14. Where did most of your money go?
School stuff, groceries, books.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My decision to become a Learning Coach. I was never more convinced about a decision before.
16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
"A Night Like This" by Caro Emerald, "Someone like you" by Adele
17.
a) happier or sadder? Mostly happier
b) thinner or fatter? steady
c) richer or poorer? Poorer, but I spent the money reasonably
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
More running and Pilates, more writing, spending more qualitiy time with my son.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Taking care about things others (people who are not important to me) thinking of me.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Preparing food, wrapping presents, decorating and spending time with my Mom and son. Some things will hopefully change 2012.
21. Did you fall in love in 2011?
I wish I had but: Nope.
22. How many one-night stands?
No time. No comment.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Criminal Minds, CSI:LV, Castle, Big Bang Theory
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate is a strong emotion. I disapprove some behavior and actions but I don´t hate persons. I try to understand their realitiy. Each person has its own realitiy which differs from ourselfs so it´s an act of tolerance, understanding and forgiveness.
25. What was the best book you read?
"The chemistry of Death" by Simon Beckett, most of the books by Robert B. Parker
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Caro Emerald and Adele.
27. What did you want and get?
NLP-Practitioner Certificate
28. What did you want and not get?
Financial Independence
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Hotel Lux, The Adventures of Tintin
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 44. I went to my favorite Italian Restaurant with some friends.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Learning Neuro Linguistic Programming Techniques, Patterns and strategies
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Casual, but more womanly. I acutally bought four (!) dresses.
33. What kept you sane?
My son, keeping the faith, my friends Nina and Britta, regained hope and confidence.
34. Which celebrity do you fancy the most?
Joe Mantegna - he is a fantastic actor, a dedicated father and husband and committed to charity
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Anti-Semitism in Germany (so bad and sad)
36. Who did you miss?
My Dad. He is dead for 11 years now but this year I really, really missed him!
37. Who was the best new person you met?
There´re a few wonderful people on LJ, in RL my Coaches Bert Feustel and Iris Komarek
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:
To rely on myself again. Believe in and boost my strengths, discover and balance my weaknesses
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Day by day my life gets colder
My eyes close thin as I get older
Pieces pieces, bloody and bruised
I feel so helpless and confused
Cause I hear screamin' on the left
Yellin' on the right
I'm sittin' in the middle tryin' to live my life
Cause I can't stop the war
Shelter homeless feed the poor
I can't walk on water
I can't save the sons and daughters
While I can't change the world and make things fair
The least that I can do
is care... Kid Rock - CARE