I saw this neat questionnaire on another blog last year and thought this would be really fun to do for 2012. Check out my post here. Then I thought, why not do try to do this questionnaire every year, so here it is. 20 things about 2013 and I know it's a few days into the New Year, but I am just starting to get back into this blogging thing.
1. What did you do in 2013 that you have never done before? I joined a playgroup for my daughter. I was tired of sitting around the house and tired of waiting for other friends to have the time to hang out or the desire to hang out, so I decided to go out and look for people who had kids the same age as G and the play group looked like the most fun.
2. Did you keep your New Year's Resolutions and will you make more for next year? I didn't make any resolutions this year and normally I do not make resolutions because I think they are silly and most people don't keep them. However, I am resolving to try to blog more this year and also to get healthy (but I sort of decide to try to do that all year long when the fancy hits me).
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My sister in law had a baby girl on October 10. Her due date was the exact same day as mine was with G. G finally has a girl cousin and they are almost exactly 1 year apart.
4. Did anyone close to you die? We have been very lucky this year and have not lost anyone close to us. I am very thankful for years like this when we have not suffered any losses.
5. What places have you visited? This year has been pretty boring for us. With a small baby there hasn't been much time or money for a vacation. The most interesting place G and I visited was Steve when he was working in West Virginia. We did find some fun places to hang out when he was sleeping during the day.
6. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013? More space. I love our house, but I find that we are quickly outgrowing the space and eventually are going to need more room.
7. What date from 2013 will remain etched in your memory and why? I cannot think of a date that jumps out at me. Honestly, a lot of 2013 was a blur from sleepless nights and crazy baby schedule. It's been a hectic year, but a good one.
8. What was your biggest achievement this year? Nursing my daughter for one full year, then finally getting her weaned.
9. Did you suffer illness or injury? No illness or injury for me this year - ha ha ha .. this tells you how bad my mom brain is. I totally had surgery in 2013, had my gallbladder removed in May. you know, nothing big, just a major surgery and a miserable baby who couldn't nurse for over 24 hours. Luckily the surgery was fairly easy and recovery occurred pretty quickly.
10. What was the best thing you bought? The best thing I bought this year was a gun safe for my husband. I feel so much safer knowing that G and future children cannot get to them and hurt themselves or anyone else.
11. Where did most of your money go? Most of our money went towards our baby and baby stuff - diapers, wipes, food.
12. What song will always remind you of 2013? I'm really not sure. I don't often associate songs to certain years. Usually songs remind me of people, places and events. Next year I may change this question to read "what songs will you remember most from this year, or what songs did you like the most this year".
13. What do you wish you would have done more of? I wish I could have blogged more. I guess the lack of blogging is a testament to how good the year was because I generally do not feel the need to write unless I am sad or things aren't going well. But I need to work on writing even when times are good.
14. What do you wish you would have done less of? I wish I would have spent less time on my phone and more time with my daughter. I find myself getting absorbed in my phone sometimes and it makes me feel like I am not giving my daughter enough attention.
15. What was your favorite TV program? It's a toss up between Scandal and the Blacklist. I love both of these shows, among others, but these two have been the best so far because they are unlike anything else on tv right now.
16. What was the best book you read this year? The best book series I read was the Divergent series by Veronica Roth.
17. What was your favorite film of the year? I haven't had a lot of time to watch movies because of G, but I did make time to go to the movies to see the second Hunger Games movie, Catching Fire. I have loved the book series and the movies are proving to be excellent as well.
18. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you? This year I turned 31 and it was a pretty low key affair. I honestly do not remember what we did for my birthday. Let me think ... hmmm ... oh yeah. Steve and my mom and my nephew took me out for dinner at Texas Roadhouse. G came with us too of course. I had a drink, my first since way before I got pregnant with G. and I got a little buzz - such a light weight.
19. What national/world event stirred you the most? Hmmm ... national/world event? yikes, let's try to think of something that I can even remember. I know that sounds horrible, but when you have a new baby and are totally and completely wrapped up in that life, it's hard to pay attention to what's going on in the outside world. And yeah, still coming up totally and completely blank. Sorry.
20. Who was the best new person you met? The best new person I met was actually a group of people, the moms in G's play group. We are all different and have such different backgrounds, but they are some pretty cool women and I am enjoying getting to know them and their kids.
