1. What did you do in 2017 that you'd never done before?
- Didn't call this the Annual Recap. That's nearly ten years of tradition broken, pow!
- Got health insurance for myself and my father. Pow again.
- Got used to finding stray strands of grey hair without having a meltdown. (Trust me, this is a big deal.)
- I can't talk about the rest. They span from adventure to disaster to triumph. (And all juicy, which is why I can't tell, baha.)
But I think age is telling: some of the things I was going to mention, I realised I've already done before.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Last year's resolutions were:
1. Write more and, specifically, update this blog regularly - Did not do this at all. But I blame Portugal.
3. Stop being lazy - Did not.
4. I will not say yes to things I ought to say no to - I don't know what this means anymore.
No resolutions for 2018.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
None. I had enough trouble visiting my family who live thirty minutes away.
6. What would you like to have in 2018 that you lacked in 2017?
Home-cooked food. (This will, unfortunately, involve me cooking.)
Travel.
Fewer bruises from walking into things (although that might be asking for too much).
Home-cooked food. (This will, unfortunately, involve me cooking.)
Travel.
Fewer bruises from walking into things (although that might be asking for too much).
7. What date from 2017 will remain etched upon your memory and why?
January. Because crap happened
And the year in general, which has had its fair share of downs, but will be one of those years that I'll look back at and be all, "Ah yes. I was happy."
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Escaping from something I thought I'd never end up escaping.
Man, that sounds so cryptic.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Being the kind of selfish that hurts other people.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.
At least, nothing major or hugely dramatic.
11. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
I can't think of anyone.
12. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Mine did, at one point. I got a handle on it though. A colonoscopy for the soul. A souloscopy. Ha.
Aaaand Donald Trump.
Aaaand the Hindutva brigade.
13. Where did most of your money go?
Food.
14. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The weekends.
Hahahahahahaha. *Sobs*
15. What song will always remind you of 2017?
Lucky.
Lucky.
16. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
Much, much, much happier.
17. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Taken more advantage of long weekends.
18. What do you wish you'd done less of?
I wish I'd ordered less from Swiggy. It did not help my finances.
(It did help my figure. I almost have a butt now.)
19. How will you be spending Christmas?
Christmas has come and gone. I was in Bangalore. It was different. There weren't presents, but there were friends and good cheer. What ho!
20. Did you fall in love in 2017?
No.
No.
21. How many one night stands?
I'm too old for one night stands.
22. What was your favourite TV programme?
23. What was the best book you read?
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks.
24. What was your greatest musical discovery?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E
25. What did you want and get?
You know that inner contentment/happiness thing? Yeah, that.
26. What did you want and not get?
Arre.
27. What was your favourite film of this year?
Saw many good films. No particular favourite I think.
28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 26, had a huge party, which ended with a huge fight with my mother, and is one of the reasons I will be spending my 27th birthday sedately at work.
29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being less hurtful to someone I care about.
Working less.
30. What kept you sane?
My therapist.
Hahahahaha.
Joke. Um.
My parents, I think. Yeah, my parents.
31. Who was the worst new person you met?
No one.
32. Who was the best new person you met?
No one.
32. Who was the best new person you met?
Brave New World peeps.
33. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learnt in 2017.
33. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learnt in 2017.
How to switch the gas off.
NEVER!
2 comments:
Here for a good 2018! typing d in my browser this blog is my 2nd?3rd? suggestion and I stalk it quite often! hope you have more writing plans in 2018 or if you dont please link me to a twitter or tumblr account where i can stalk you better. kidding,seriously,i love your writing and humor,im not a creepy bot!I'm creepy tho!
Happy new year!!and happy holidays!!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate this. This is the only place I write, but the plan is to write more. Happy new year :)
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