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1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Hand fed bread to fish in the Mediterranean.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Ish. No resolutions but plans and hopes.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes. The beloved Uncle_Whippity. I miss him every day.
5. What countries did you visit? Majorca (twice) and England (once).
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
A living child.
7. What date(s) from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
No one day in particular but the whole year has left an imprint.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Losing weight, celebrating 14 years of no self harm, moving on, focusing on what's important to me.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Stressing too much and allowing myself to be hurt by people.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Yes, I always do.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Mr V.
13. Whose/what behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The world.
14. Where did most of your money go? I wish I knew!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing Mr V in the monkey onesie I bought him for Christmas.
16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
JLS- She Makes Me Wanna
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier / sadder? - Happier in some ways, sadder in others.
ii. Thinner or fatter? thinner
iii. richer or poorer? poorer financially, richer in life.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Exercise
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating and stressing. And smoking.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Eating too much, watching Hammer Horror films and having sex.
21. How many one-night stands? 0
22. What was your favourite TV program? Jersey/Geordie Shore
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. I used to hate a lot of people but it's a waste of energy. There are, however, quite a few people that I pity.
24. What was the best book you read?
Trespass by Rose Tremain. Absolutely beautiful.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Michael Bolton
26. What did you want and get?
The Bumper Book Of Bunny Suicides.
27. What was your favourite film of this year?
I'm hideously out of the loop with films but I'm going to the cinema for the first time in about 8 years on Tuesday!
29. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?,
Thirty seven (gah!) Cake, shopping and a Kurdish meal.
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Like a six year old child who's raided their mums dressing up box.
31. What kept you sane?
Hubby, friends and cats.
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Bodge.
33. What political issue stirred you the most?
My ongoing disapproval of the Tories.
34. Who did you miss?
Our babies, and Uncle Whippity.
35. Who was the best new person you met?
Jackie Big Tits
36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
I am worthy of love.
37. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I dreamt about you last night and I fell out of bed twice.
38. What did you learn about yourself this year that surprised you?
That I can stand up to bullies.
39. What is your proudest moment/achievement of 2011?
Surviving.
40. Why exactly are you blogging this on NYE on IC? Do you expect anyone to even bother reading this far down, and if so what do you think their opinion is of you?
It's not Hogmany yet. Not sure. Probably awful 
