My Christmas present for myself - a year of paid account. A lot of icons. No ads. And other sparkly shit I will probably never use. But I may write stuff here a bit more often than before, and not just surveys. Speaking of which, I feel such an urge to do
that one
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Gave birth. I guess it tops everything ;p
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't do those. I'm rubbish with keeping any kind of resolutions anyway
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes - ME! ;)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No one from immediate family this time, thank god. But few people I knew/admired. There was way too much dying this year.
5. What countries did you visit?
Did only the usual UK-Poland and back again.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Money? Me time? ;p
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
28th of August, because of Paddy.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Surviving the pregnancy ;) Also, standing up for myself more often than ever before.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Just few small ones, not worth mentioning
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I wouldn't call that ilness, just being sick few times a day every day for about five months
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Few nice boxsets/special edition albums
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My hubby's. He was a saint, and still is.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Few stupids that were calling themselves my friends and yet acted anything but.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Clothes. For both me and the baby ;)
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Um... baby? Wow, I'm fixated or what ;)
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
20 Dollar Nose Bleed by FOB and We Were Aborted by The Cribs
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? same?
b) thinner or fatter?? still with two or three extra kilograms ;)
c) richer or poorer? slightly ritcher - but I also have more expences ;p
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Exercises. My spine is angry with me now.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Eating chocolate cookies. They really went straight to my hips ;p
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Already done. It was fast, tasty, messy and ended way too fast due to Paddy needing me upstairs.
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Yep. With my little boy :)
22. How many one-night stands?
None. Unless we're counting the rp ones ;p
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Come Dine With Me and whole Crime & Investigation channel
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't do hate.
25. What was the best book you read?
Narrenturm
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I just kept falling in love all over again with those I already knew
27. What did you want and get?
Nintendo DS and a credit card ;)
28. What did you want and not get?
A full night sleep!
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
X-men Origins: Wolverine
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
32. I did the very same shit as any other day. Baby makes your life special event-less
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A bit more of social life. Maybe next year
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Yummy-mummy ;)
33. What kept you sane?
Hubby, friends and rp
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
The Jarman Twins!
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
BNP related shit
36. Who did you miss?
My family in Poland
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Mariken - maybe we've been talking/playing for some time now but this year I got a chance to get to know her for real
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
For every tear I cry, I will get a smile. And it's so worth it.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Happiness
More or less
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty