1. What did you do in 2021 that you’d never done before?
wore a mask for 15 hours straight
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
did not make any, will not make any for next year
3. Did anyone close to you get married?
Erin and Jonathan – Oct 15
Brian and Chris – Nov 21
4. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
5. Did anyone close to you die?
No
6. What countries did you visit?
None – Covid
7. What would you like to have in 2022 that you lacked in 2021?
less restrictions (Covid)
8. What dates from 2021 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 26-July 3: Smith Mountain Lake
August29-September 5: Duck, NC
October 7 – 17: San Francisco, Napa and Erin’s Wedding
November 20-22: Brian’s Wedding
9. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
10. What was your biggest failure?
11. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope
12. What was the best thing you bought?
new truck – 2022 Tacoma – said goodbye to the 2008 Corolla
13. Whose behavior merited celebration?
14. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
15. Where did most of your money go?
renovating the side porch turning it into a mud/laundry room
16. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
17. What song will always remind you of 2021?
Fancy Like
18. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? same
b) thinner or fatter? same
c) richer or poorer? same
19. What do you wish you’d done more of?
getting things done
20. What do you wish you’d done less of?
sleeping
21. How will you be spending Christmas?
at home in MD
22. Did you fall in love in 2021?
same as every year been with Craig since 2008
23. How many one-night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite tv program?
Doctor Who – getting caught up – through season 8
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No
26. What was the best book you read?
sadly none, need to start reading again
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
CarPlay to listen in the car
28. What did you want and get?
truck
29. What did you want and not get?
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Red Notice
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
44, not much dinner with family
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
winning a large lotto jackpot
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2021?
t-shirt and jeans/comfy pants
34. What kept you sane?
Craig
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
XX
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Covid
37. Who did you miss?
38. Did you re-connect with anyone in 2021?
saw Greg for the first time in a while at Brian and Chris’ wedding
39. Who was the best new person you met?
40. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2021:
can’t fix stupid
41. Are you ready for 2022?
Yep