Little Crooked House

1. What did you do in 2019 that you'd never done before?

- Became self-employed
- Quit drinking for three months and never hugely went back to it.
- Quit dairy (kicking and screaming) because of severe lactose intolerance. 

Oh, and written this before Christmas instead of after. 

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

No.
But for next year, I need to stop smoking (at some point). 

And I want to finish writing a book I started.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

No, but a very dear friend is going to next month. 


4. Did anyone close to you die?

No.

5. What countries did you visit?

I didn't. 

But Thailand next month and now that my passport's been renewed, more places hopefully.

6. What would you like to have in 2020 that you lacked in 2019?

Fulfilment of hope that I've feared will not materialise. 

7. What date from 2019 will remain etched upon your memory and why?

October - for happiness. 
November and December - for the opposite. 

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Growing up.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Laziness for most of it, but that's been conquered now.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nope. 

11. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

Pria. For four years of incredible hard work that has made her Dr. Ghosh.

12. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?

Don't want to say.

13. Where did most of your money go?

Indulging myself. 

14. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Nothing really. 

15. What song will always remind you of 2019?

Wish You Were Here.

16. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?

Sadder.

17. What do you wish you'd done more of?

It's hard to answer this because I've had to do so much I never wanted to the past couple of months - it obscures whatever I did want to do, but didn't.

18. What do you wish you'd done less of?

See above.

19. How will you be spending Christmas?

I'll be in Dehra Dun with family.

20. Did you fall in love in 2018?

No, but I stayed in love. 

21. How many one night stands?

None. 


22. What was your favourite TV programme?

Mindhunter.

23. What was the best book you read?

The Silk Road

24. What was your greatest discovery?

Boroline.

25. What did you want and get?

I always pictured myself not working in an office, but working from home and writing for multiple projects while earning enough money to shop at Zara.
I got that this year.

26. What did you want and not get?

Same thing as last year. 

27. What was your favourite film of this year?

 I don't know if any of them would be a 'favourite'.

28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I turned 28 and brought it in with the person I love best.

29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Being able to eat cheese. 

30. What kept you sane?

Pria. 

31. Who was the worst new person you met?

No one.

32. Who was the best new person you met?

Ditto.

33. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learnt in 2019.

I learned to live with despair. 

34. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

Never.