2021 was a bit of an up and down kind of year, all the way across the board. Family drama with Uncle Richard & Aunt Andi lead to me losing the job with Ashton (and I'm still not sure, 6mo later, why it happened the way that it did), but within a week, I started at Sheetz in Aug, after I got home from the Alanis concert trip with Amanda.

The rest of the year was....somehow both incredibly fast (how is it already the end of the year, and almost 2022?) and debilitatingly slow (time is a lie and has no real meaning). I'm looking forward to leaving this one behind for the fresh feel of a new start in the new year.

1. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did not keep to my resolutions, but I have a lot that I'm going to work on in the coming year, and I'm excited about it.

2.What would you like to have next year that you lacked this year?
This may be a lofty goal (and I won't be disappointed if it takes longer to achieve), but a new career in front-end development plz&thx!

3. What date from this year will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Feb 15/Mar 15 - 1st & 2nd moderna covid vax dates.
July - not a specific date, but the transitional phase between jobs started at the end of that month, and a lot of my previous on-edge feelings for dealing with constant family drama tension started easing.
Aug 13 - Dallas trip for Alanis with Amanda, was an absolute blast, and definitely did not last long enough.
Dec 14 - Meeting with a lawyer and hearing my options to move forward with things I'd like to pursue.

4. What did you want and get?
Several things, but the biggest "for me" purchase I made this year was my Macbook and I am so utterly in love with it, honestly. Best practical purchase of the year was the deep freezer!

5. What did you want and not get?
A completed GoodReads challenge (almost!). A successful NaNo (I didn't even write during it, really).

6. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
33, and I didn't do much. Kiddo & Mom sang happy b'day and I got flowers and a cake.

7. How would you describe your personal fashion concept?
Comfort over everything else. Too-big, loose sweaters, tanktops, shorts, pajama pants. Def a bit of a boho vibe, too.

8. Which celebrity/public figure did you like the most?
Hmm. I don't know. I don't follow celebs much really. Shadow&Bone cast have been gems to see on insta from time to time, though. Particularly Kit Young & Freddy Carter.

9. What political issue stirred you the most?
Definitely the DC riots.

10. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year:
I have to make my own destiny by design.

11. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

And I know it's long gone and there was nothing else I could do
And I forget about you long enough to forget why I needed to

12. Tell us a favorite family moment from this year:
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13. Favorite TV show?
Prodigal Son. Shadow & Bone. Big Sky. Handmaid's Tale. Cruel Summer.

14. Favorite movie?
Words on bathroom walls. Honestly, I barely remember waht I've even watched movie-wise this year??? lmfao

15. Favorite book?
Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom. The Raven Boys/Dreamthieves.

16. Favorite podcast?
Final season of The Magnus Archives.

17. Favorite new musical discovery?
So many? lmfao here's a sample of stuff I listened to a lot this year:

I drive me mad [renforshort]
Liability [Tove Styrke]
Prom Queen [Molly Kate Kestner]
All the Fucking Time [Loote]
Hoodie [Hey Violet]
Ghost of You [5 Seconds of Summer]

18. What song will always remind you of this year?
All Too Well (Taylor's Version) [Taylor Swift]


19. Did you suffer illness or injury?
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20. What kept you sane?
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21. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
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22. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
ii. thinner or fatter?
iii. richer or poorer?
iv. this or that?
v. this or that?

23. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
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24. What was your biggest failure?
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25. What do you wish you'd done more of?
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26. What do you wish you'd done less of?
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27. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
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28. What did you do this year that you'd never done before?
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29. What states did you visit?
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30. What countries did you visit?
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31. What was your best daytrip or vacation this year?
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32. What is your goal destination for the upcoming year?
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33. Did anyone close to you give birth?
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34. Did anyone close to you die?
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35. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
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36. Whose behavior merited celebration?
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37. How did you spend Christmas?
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38. Did you fall in love this year?
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39. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
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40. Who did you miss?
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41. Who was the best new person you met?
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42. What was your favorite thing you bought?
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43. Where did most of your money go?
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44. What was the most frivolous thing you bought?
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45. What was the most practical thing you bought?
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