A Year in Review – Forty @NocturnalWenchy Questions

I haven’t done one of these in a few years now…

• What did you do in 2016 that you’d never done before?
  Had a Christmas without my son…?
• Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
  I never make them. I know I won’t keep them.
• Did anyone close to you give birth?
  Nope. First time in many years!
• Did anyone close to you die?
  Yes… ?  My Granny darling in January, and my Daddy darling in August.

• What countries did you visit?
  I didn’t cross any borders.
• What would you like to have in 2017 that you lacked in 2016?
  Money! And yes, I know what that sounds like!
• What dates from 2016 will remain etched upon your memory?
  January 3^rd and August 7^th ?

• What was your biggest achievement of the year?
  Puppy Patrick graduating as a Guide Dog, and having a few of my cakes make it to the CakesDecor.com home page!

• What was your biggest failure?
  My own laziness.
• Did you suffer illness or injury?
  I spent a week in hospital with asthma complications, and I had sinus surgery.
• What was the best thing you bought?
  I got several new cake decorating tools!
• Whose behaviour merited celebration?
  Our knucklehead! ? He’s a PADI Dive Instructor now working at a resort! We are unbelievably proud of him! 

• Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
  I invoke my right not to answer on the grounds that it may incriminate me. ?
• Where did most of your money go?
  The vet… ?
• What did you get really, really, really excited about?
  A few of my cakes make it to the CakesDecor.com home page! ???
• What song/ album will always remind you of 2016?
  I can’t think of one…
• Compared to this time last year, are you:
  • Happier or sadder? Sadder
  • Thinner or fatter? Fatter
  • Richer or poorer? Poorer
• What do you wish you’d done more of?
  Visited my parents.
• What do you wish you’d done less of?
  Bingeing on junk food.
• How did you spend Christmas?
  My Glugster and I spent it at home with the animals, after I had a bit of a meltdown and bailed on my family.
• Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
  My family, via WhatsApp group.
• Did you fall in love in 2016?
  I fall in love with my darling Glugster every day! ?
• How many one night stands in this last year?
  Are they still one night stands if I’m happily married to the guy? ?
• What was your favourite TV program?
  There are a few that I watch – Game of Thrones is up there. And Orange is the New Black.
• Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
  I can’t think that I hate anyone, as such… I do have a very strong loathing for a couple of people, and that list doesn’t change.
• What was the best book(s) you read?
  I didn’t do a lot of reading… I miss it.
• What was your greatest musical discovery?
  Deezer!
• What did you want and get?
  A new ring! My darling Glugster got me a gorgeous ring with three bands and Swarovski crystals to wear on my ring finger! ?

• What did you want and not get?
  A car… Renting a car certainly makes maintenance easier, but we can’t have the car we would like.
• What were your favourite films of this year?
  I saw Fantastic Beasts with my Glugster on the big screen and that was awesome, and I saw Finding Dory with my mommy darling and my sisters and that was great fun!
• What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
  I stopped counting at 40, but I got to sleep in, a clean kitchen, breakfast in bed, and a chilled day at home with my Glugster and my furchildren.
• What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
  Not having to pinch pennies… I grew up being frugal, I have no problem with that. What I hate is panicking when the petrol light comes on.
• How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016? *snort* I have no such thing. I wear whatever fits me.
• What kept you sane?
  My husband. My precious Glugster.
• Which celebrity/ public figure did you fancy the most?
  I don’t really “follow” celebs or read gossip magazines so by the time I find anything out its old news.
• What political issue stirred you the most?
  I am frequently rendered speechless by the antics of the South African government, but I still can’t believe that Trump is the president of the USA!
• Who did you miss?
  Nathan… My Granny darling… My daddy darling… And my knucklehead, who works far from us now.
• Who was the best new person you met?
  Hhmmm… We spent the year fairly closeted at home, but I met a few new Guide Dog puppy raisers and they are such incredible people!
• Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2016.
  Everything matters. Everything.
• Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. 
  All I Want For Christmas Is New Year’s Day.