Time to Start Another One

Oh good, another smiley day.

I could review the year here -- ups, downs, ups -- but I'm going to post a New Year's-y meme in a minute, so I'll let that cover it. If anything holds true, it's that smiley days (literally, days that I smile more) are better than not-smiley days.

We have a couple of inches of snow today, not much, really, but it was enough for me to cancel my nails appointment and therefore not get dressed all day. I don't do that much. I also felt good enough to do the Wii Fit for the first time in a while, so that was good, too. R, a much more intrepid driver than I, came by for a bit, also good. And after I post this, I am going to amuse myself by sorting through my Vera Bradley bags, since the Hubs had given me two for Christmas that I already had and I exchanged them yesterday for three on sale, and so a happy Vera time will be had by me. Happy New Year, all.

From melanie, last week.

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? I had two colonoscopies.


2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions and will you make more for next year? I didn't so much make New Year's Resolutions as much as I made Living the Rest of My Life With Crohn's Disease Resolutions. So far, so good.


3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No.


4. Did anyone close to you die? No.


5. What countries did you visit? Just this one, unless you count the former Confederate States of America.


6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? Health.


7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? January 7, the day I got my diagnosis.


8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Going back to work after I was out for a month.


9. What was your biggest failure? Losing my temper and letting other people's actions depress me.


10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Boy, did I.


11. What was the best thing you bought? The iPhone. I love my iPhone.


12. Whose behavior made you appalled or depressed? I had a blow-up with my vice-principal that wasn't good for me, or probably her. I was both appalled at and depressed by my own reaction to her behavior.


13. Whose behavior merited celebration? Mine. When I went to speak to the v.p. and clear the air, I felt very proud of the way I behaved.


14. Where did most of your money go? The single biggest chunk went to the kid's graduate school tuition.


15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? The election.


16. Compared to this time last year, are you:
    a. happier or sadder? Happier.
    b. thinner or fatter? Fatter.
    c. richer or poorer? Poorer.


17. What do you wish you'd done more of? Exercise, I guess.


18. What do you wish you'd done less of? Spend time in the bathroom.


19. How did you spend Christmas? At home Christmas Eve, with the in-laws Christmas Day.


20. Did you fall in love in 2008? No.


21. How many one-night stands? Oh, please.


22. What was your favorite TV program? The George Lopez Show.


23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No. I didn't hate anyone last year either. I try to reserve hate for Hitler or Pol Pot or the like.
    


24. What was the best book you read? I loved all of Fannie Flagg's books.


25. What did you want and get? Two new tattoos in honor of surviving the Crohn's ordeal.


26. What did you want and not get? Can't think of anything.


27. What was your favorite film of this year? I don't think I went to the movies once.


28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I was 55. I was just starting to recover, and I left the house for long enough to go buy a new TV.


29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? To have the money situation under control.


30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?> I wear whatever keeps my boobs under wraps.


31. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I'm not sure what we mean by fancy, but the most fascinating was Barack Obama.


32. What political issue stirred you the most? The election.


33. Who did you miss? My parents, always.


34. Who was the best new person you met? The kid's new boyfriend. Fingers crossed.


35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. Whatever will be, will be.


36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
    
    Que sera, sera.
    Whatever will be, will be.
    The future's not ours to see.
    Que sera, sera.

WATCHING TWILIGHT ZONE MARATHON :: ENTRY #1952
READING: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke