my sister’s one-day sister-in-law (i just know it!) tagged me in a facebook note, “end of year meme.” it would have been sooo easy to use the majority of her answers because, dude, it’s like she wrote them just for me! but, alas, she did not, so i’ve crafted my own responses just for you.
what did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? was diagnosed with and treated for cancer
did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i don’t make them
did anyone close to you give birth? most recently, the greenes welcomed their twin girls
did anyone close to you die? i lost an old friend. he was a great man.
what countries did you visit? chemoland. it sucked. walt disney world
what would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? energy and hair
what date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? june 12th, it was the last time i nursed my daughter before i started chemo
what was your biggest achievement of the year? resuming nursing after battling cancer
what was your biggest failure? having to stop nursing yes, i realize that was beyond my control, but to me it felt like failure.
did you suffer illness or injury? yes
what was the best thing you bought? our new house
whose behavior merited celebration? my mother’s my husband’s my daughter’s
whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? northern virginia’s drivers
where did most of your money go? our new house
what did you get really, really, really excited about? taking my daughter to disney for the first time
what song will always remind you of 2008? the hot dog song
compared to this time last year, are you:
happier or sadder? happier
thinner or fatter? fatter
richer or poorer? poorer
what do you wish you’d done more of? crafted more homemade gifts visited more friends blogged more taken more photos and video of my family and friends
what do you wish you’d done less of? had less cancer gained less weight
how did you spend christmas? at our new house with my husband’s parents, brother, sister-in-law, and my parents, grandparents, aunt & her family and her godparents & their family
did you fall in love in 2008? every day
how many one-night stands? (seriously? this one i have to change to something more mommy blog- friendly)
what changes did you make to “green up” your lifestyle? collected more reusable shopping bags and got my mom in the habit of using them, too started a compost pile chose a tankless hot water heater for the new house
what was your favorite tv show? lost
do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? hate? that’s much too strong of a word.
what was the best book you read? did i read any books? i know i started reading anthony bourdain’s the nasty bits, but i can’t even remember if i’ve finished it.
what was your greatest musical discovery? steve burns’ and the flaming lips’ steven drozd’s ” i hog the ground”
what did you want and get? to nurse my daughter again
what did you want and not get? skinnier faster
what was your favorite film of this year? this is the last question i answered because, honestly, i can’t remember watching any movie in its entirety aside from charlie wilson’s war. so i guess that’s it. though if i’d had opportunity to watch the x-files: i want to believe, i’m sure that would have beat out charlie wilson.
what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? went to my birthday party, 35
what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? having more energy and less nausea after chemo
how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? chemo casual
what kept you sane? prozac and ativan
which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? oh, how i love me some brit-brit. girl is a spectacular disaster!
what political issue stirred you the most? the presidential election, though that was more of a circus then an issue
whom did you miss? my friends from orlando
who was the best new person you met? my chemo nurse, danna
tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: this is your life, right now. this is what you get. stop preparing for “someday” and start living it the way you want to now.
quote a song lyric that sums up your year. “it’s a brand new day, whatcha waitin’ for?”
café au lait
chicken, apple & brie paninis
dark blue nail polish
chocolate glazed krispy kreme doughnuts
naps on the couch
scalp stubble
vicoprofen fog
cloth diapers
long phone calls to faraway friends
my sleeping nugget plurking
half pint pixie tagged me with this this morning. (i just love using the same word twice in a row.)
the rules:
link to the person that tagged you
post the rules on your blog
share 6 quirks about your kiddo
tag at least three people at the end of your post and link to their blogs
let each person know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog
the nuggety goodness:
when she says “dog” it sounds a whole lot more like “dud.” come to think of it, our dog is kind of a dud. she’s so insightful!
she loves to sleep with her legs propped up. it’s best when one is on me and the other is on daddy.
she’s obsessed with removing all of the foam bumper stickies from the insides of the cabinet doors and drawers. i’m obsessed with fishing them out of her mouth.
if she sees someone else wearing barrettes or a hat, she starts pulling on her own hair to check and see if she is too.
when she wakes up, if daddy isn’t there, she asks for the phone (it’s also an intercom) so she can call him to come upstairs.
when she rides her wheely bug or pushes her turtle around she makes the motorboat sound.
i want to see your list on your blog. happy weekend!
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