1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
- Heard Ash laugh for the first time (the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard)
- Sung “Down By the Bay” literally 129384730 times
- Planned a wedding
- Got married
- Spent every single day of this entire year with a baby. And videotaped most of it only once.
- Started my own business
- Changed a zillion diapers, without any environmental impact other than some water!
- Watched a lot of developmental milestones come and go with amazement- sitting up unassisted, crawling, walking, teeth, first words etc.
- Dropped ANY social anxiety I had about meeting new people thanks to having a baby.
- Took a walk almost every single day for entertainment purposes.
- Went to Georgia
- Suffered horrendously from mastitis. Ranks up there with malaria.
- Left IAM (BME), which I never thought I’d want to do. Then, got over it.
- Canned fruit.
- Got into some parenting conversations online… here, here, here, here, here, here, notoriously here, and lastly here. PS. here.
- Went to Cuba.
- Was accused of carrying a gun/explosives at the Cuban airport. Did I forget to tell you that story?
- Also in that last point- went on my first all-inclusive vacation. It felt weird. Yet very relaxing.
- Travelled with my mom for the first time out of the country. It was wonderful.
- Moved with a child in tow.
- Met an AMAZING group of mommy friends who are more “friends” than “mommies.” They make my life so much more fun.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t do new year’s resolutions because I always break them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No. But they will next year! So many of them! Twwly!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Kind of. Clive’s sister’s husbands step-father. Doesn’t sound close, but he was a great friend while we were living in Ontario.
5. What countries did you visit?
USA and Cuba.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Self control over sugar.
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 27, 2008 – Our wedding day.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Every day is an achievement when you have a child.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not attempting to be open minded towards other people’s parenting methods.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Mastitis was extremely difficult.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A Flip camera. Tickets to Cuba.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I’m tempted to say the Americans who voted Obama?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Judgmental moms on the internet. Heh. (Same answer as last year.)
14. Where did most of your money go?
Wedding, honeymoon, food.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Everything that Ash does. He’s the most magnificent thing I’ve ever seen.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
n/a
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
Happier. Thinner. Poorer, or about the same.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
I think I had a pretty great year. I wish I could find more time to clean my house.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Bitch.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
The morning was spent at our place, then we drove an hour to my mom’s house to spend it with my brother and sister where we opened presents, ate food and hung out.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
A hundred times over. Every single day.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
Dexter. Survivor. Project Runway. The Office. America’s Next Top Model.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No.
24. What was the best book you read?
n/a
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I don’t know.
26. What did you want and get?
A vacation.
27. What did you want and not get?
A brilliant idea to make me rich, rich, rich so I can keep being a SAHM.
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
n/a
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 28. I don’t remember doing anything.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Have G Slings the most popular ring sling company in ALL THE LAND.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
hAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa. What is fashion?
32. What kept you sane?
Daily walks and weekly playdates.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Guess what? idon’tcare.
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
That there’s a Marxist-Leninist group I had no idea existed. Oh, and Prop 8. Not that I followed it at all.
35. Who did you miss?
Our Ontario friends.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
SO many wonderful Halifax moms.
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Shut your trap.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I really couldn’t care less about music.
