Was 2007 a good year for you?
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suzyscottdotcomAn idea from elaine4queen and other friends…
1. Was 2007 a good year for you?
It started bad, very bad… but gradually improved, like a slope up. Big jumps every quarter – like end March/early April, mid July, and mid-late October too.
2. What was your favourite moment of the year?
Falling in love with C, surgery, starting new work, and more besides. Those were the first handful.
3. What was your least favourite moment of the year?
Losing one aunt and some friends (and some friends-of-friends). Leaving without saying goodbye to a few, but that was out of my hands. Being set up a few times. Being lied to by others. Being let down by others. Those are almost all of them – it got a lot more positive towards the end of the year.
4. What are your plans for 2008?
Moving out of my flat in Dundee, helping Caroline through diet and surgery, and seeing how much I can do (whilst I still can).
5. What countries did you visit?
England, Scotland, Berwick
6. What date/s in 2007 will remain etched in your memory?
31st March – the day that a lot happened, but falling in love with C was the best bit. 16th October – the day I had my surgery. Those are but two.
7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Coming off the antispasmodics (Oxybutynin) that I’d been taking on-and-off for six years – even if it was only accidentally coming off them in the first place. I started on anti-depressants, but got off them again without major problems (this time). On a more personal basis, lots of new places travelled to for the first time – Royston, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Chelmsford, Cambridge, Saffron Walden, Newmarket, Milton (Cambs), Epping, Chatteris, Ely, Peterborough, the list goes on. The mileage chart for 2007 would be quite a sight.
8. What was your biggest failure?
I initially thought I was the failure at the beginning. Glad I managed to see things in the right light soon enough.
9. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Depression outed itself (not for the first time), but seemed to be controlled.
Only one visit to A&E, and that was to correct an ear piercing (another first for 2007!) that had gone wrong!
10. What was the best thing you bought?
Cambridgeshire Street Atlas!
The mobile phone I got in March was also well used, C said she’s had well over a thousand texts from me!
11. Who's behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
There were a few, but mostly in the first half of the year, and I’m well over it.
12. Where did most of your money go?
Travelling, although I made a huge number of savings with promotional fares. I was travelling up to once a week between Dundee and Royston, and back again.
13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Discovering all the new places, and travelling around Herts, Essex & Cambridgeshire.
14. What songs will always remind you of 2007?
‘You can stand under my umbrella… ella… ella.. hey hey hey…”
Did the rain ever seem to stop in the summer?
Not the hottest, but enjoyable in other ways! (see above)
15. Compared to this time last year are you:
a) Fatter or thinner? I look the same, but I am down about a stone
b) Happier or sadder? Happier, even though I don’t look it
c) Richer or poorer? About the same, but a lot of the pressure is off!
16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Smiling. I was often happy inside, but unable to smile for various reasons. I was happy at some critical times, which really helped.
17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being negative (also see 16).
18. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my partner, and some close friends – same for NYE.
19. Which LJ users did you meet for the first time?
The list expanded from three at the start of the year, to nineteen at the end. That’s the way things went in 2007 – those who said they didn’t see me so much in 2006, saw less of me in 2007!
20. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Indeed I did, and we’re still together.
21. How many one night stands?
None, unless you count coach seats.
No, stop it!
22. What was your favourite TV show?
Ended up watching less of TV – even less than 2006, if that was possible. I did get an all-new appreciation of sci-fi, and we’ve watched most series of Stargate-SG1 at least once each.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I dislike some, but I wouldn’t say I *hate* people. Vindictiveness isn’t really my thing.
24. What was/were the best books you read?
I read a bit more than usual.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
TIP seemed to always be on my MP3 player! I’m not really into thrash, but…
26. What did you want and get?
Gender reassignment surgery and Gender Recognition Certificate.
27. What did you want and not get?
Some places where I travelled in 2006, I’d have loved to go back again. As I said above, this was balanced by lots of travel around new areas.
28. What was your favourite film this year?
I did see a lot more than I’d seen before.
29. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
I was 28, that’s the easy bit. Spent most of it indoors, and had my head exploding.
30. What one thing would have made your year more satisfying?
Not starting so low at the beginning of the year.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Also on a slightly upward curve too!
32. What kept you sane?
C, defiantly!
33. Which celebrity did you fancy the most?
None really.
34. Which political issue stirred you the most?
The realisation that politics is going far too far into our lives.
35. Who did you miss?
Those who saw less of me (or didn’t see me at all) in 2007, were all still in my thoughts.
36. Did you treat somebody badly in 2007?
No, and not that I meant to.
37. Did somebody treat you badly in 2007?
A few, but like I said, I’m over it.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year?
Anyone can turn their life around.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year...
“Sometimes you can’t make it on your own…”
elaine4queen and other friends…1. Was 2007 a good year for you?
It started bad, very bad… but gradually improved, like a slope up. Big jumps every quarter – like end March/early April, mid July, and mid-late October too.
2. What was your favourite moment of the year?
Falling in love with C, surgery, starting new work, and more besides. Those were the first handful.
3. What was your least favourite moment of the year?
Losing one aunt and some friends (and some friends-of-friends). Leaving without saying goodbye to a few, but that was out of my hands. Being set up a few times. Being lied to by others. Being let down by others. Those are almost all of them – it got a lot more positive towards the end of the year.
4. What are your plans for 2008?
Moving out of my flat in Dundee, helping Caroline through diet and surgery, and seeing how much I can do (whilst I still can).
5. What countries did you visit?
England, Scotland, Berwick
6. What date/s in 2007 will remain etched in your memory?
31st March – the day that a lot happened, but falling in love with C was the best bit. 16th October – the day I had my surgery. Those are but two.
7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Coming off the antispasmodics (Oxybutynin) that I’d been taking on-and-off for six years – even if it was only accidentally coming off them in the first place. I started on anti-depressants, but got off them again without major problems (this time). On a more personal basis, lots of new places travelled to for the first time – Royston, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Chelmsford, Cambridge, Saffron Walden, Newmarket, Milton (Cambs), Epping, Chatteris, Ely, Peterborough, the list goes on. The mileage chart for 2007 would be quite a sight.
8. What was your biggest failure?
I initially thought I was the failure at the beginning. Glad I managed to see things in the right light soon enough.
9. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Depression outed itself (not for the first time), but seemed to be controlled.
Only one visit to A&E, and that was to correct an ear piercing (another first for 2007!) that had gone wrong!
10. What was the best thing you bought?
Cambridgeshire Street Atlas!
The mobile phone I got in March was also well used, C said she’s had well over a thousand texts from me!
11. Who's behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
There were a few, but mostly in the first half of the year, and I’m well over it.
12. Where did most of your money go?
Travelling, although I made a huge number of savings with promotional fares. I was travelling up to once a week between Dundee and Royston, and back again.
13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Discovering all the new places, and travelling around Herts, Essex & Cambridgeshire.
14. What songs will always remind you of 2007?
‘You can stand under my umbrella… ella… ella.. hey hey hey…”
Did the rain ever seem to stop in the summer?
Not the hottest, but enjoyable in other ways! (see above)
15. Compared to this time last year are you:
a) Fatter or thinner? I look the same, but I am down about a stone
b) Happier or sadder? Happier, even though I don’t look it
c) Richer or poorer? About the same, but a lot of the pressure is off!
16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Smiling. I was often happy inside, but unable to smile for various reasons. I was happy at some critical times, which really helped.
17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Being negative (also see 16).
18. How will you be spending Christmas?
With my partner, and some close friends – same for NYE.
19. Which LJ users did you meet for the first time?
The list expanded from three at the start of the year, to nineteen at the end. That’s the way things went in 2007 – those who said they didn’t see me so much in 2006, saw less of me in 2007!
20. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Indeed I did, and we’re still together.
21. How many one night stands?
None, unless you count coach seats.
No, stop it!
22. What was your favourite TV show?
Ended up watching less of TV – even less than 2006, if that was possible. I did get an all-new appreciation of sci-fi, and we’ve watched most series of Stargate-SG1 at least once each.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I dislike some, but I wouldn’t say I *hate* people. Vindictiveness isn’t really my thing.
24. What was/were the best books you read?
I read a bit more than usual.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
TIP seemed to always be on my MP3 player! I’m not really into thrash, but…
26. What did you want and get?
Gender reassignment surgery and Gender Recognition Certificate.
27. What did you want and not get?
Some places where I travelled in 2006, I’d have loved to go back again. As I said above, this was balanced by lots of travel around new areas.
28. What was your favourite film this year?
I did see a lot more than I’d seen before.
29. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
I was 28, that’s the easy bit. Spent most of it indoors, and had my head exploding.
30. What one thing would have made your year more satisfying?
Not starting so low at the beginning of the year.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Also on a slightly upward curve too!
32. What kept you sane?
C, defiantly!
33. Which celebrity did you fancy the most?
None really.
34. Which political issue stirred you the most?
The realisation that politics is going far too far into our lives.
35. Who did you miss?
Those who saw less of me (or didn’t see me at all) in 2007, were all still in my thoughts.
36. Did you treat somebody badly in 2007?
No, and not that I meant to.
37. Did somebody treat you badly in 2007?
A few, but like I said, I’m over it.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year?
Anyone can turn their life around.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year...
“Sometimes you can’t make it on your own…”
