2006 in retrospect

postingalwaysposting

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?

become debt free

2. Did anyone close to you give birth?

no

3. Did anyone close to you die?

no

4. What countries did you visit?

none

5. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?

more savings

6. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

my mums 50th and my debt free date

7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

debt freeness

8. Did you suffer illness or injury?

yep ran over by a car

9. What was the best thing you bought?

my wii... need i say more?

10. Whose behavior merited celebration?

one of my closest friends

11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

mums

12. Where did most of your money go?

debt and savings

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

the wii lanch

14. What song will always remind you of 2006?

Patience ~ Take That

15. Compared to this time last year, are you:

Fitter, happier, more productive?
a) happier or sadder?
b) thinner or fatter?
c) richer or poorer?

happier... thinner (only by a little)... richer

16. What do you wish you'd done more of?

stuff with my mum

17. What do you wish you'd done less of?

sat on the internet

18. What was your favorite TV program?

midsomer murders... dunno why there are any people left in the village mum and mines joke

19. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

some people in work

20. What was the best book you read?

dan brown series

21. What was your greatest musical discovery?

prob looking at more but pop

22. What did you want and get?

my wii

23. What did you want and not get?

more sleep

24. What was your favorite film of this year?

happy feet

25. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

shop and party on here - 21

26. What political issue stirred you the most?

pension age/pensions in general

27. Who did you miss?

my old cat ~ tabby

28. Who was the best new person you met?

wendy and wendy one very close friend and one very close work collegue

29. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:

learn to be me... stop trying to please everyone... be individual

lil_me

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Had a debt free Christmas. Not drank Alcohol.
2. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, few friends had babies
3. Did anyone close to you die?
Unfortunately friends passed away, and a friends son (all very young aswell )
4. What countries did you visit?
England, Scotland and Wales (ok not far but I'd always wanted to go to Wales)
5. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Start my degree (rang up one day late to register )
6. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Christmas day, my sons birthdays
7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Gettng back in control of my life and getting my sons statement for school
8. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes but won't let that get me down
9. What was the best thing you bought?
My sons quad he loves it, and a diary
10. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My son who managed to eat all his lunch in the hall at school for 5 days:T
11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Ignorant people I come across on a daily basis unfortunately and the idiot who wanted to kill the little puppy we now have
12. Where did most of your money go?
Food, Holiday and Christmas
13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Our holiday, seeing our childrens and my Dads face on Christmas day
14. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Monster - my sons sang it all year :mad: :rotfl:
15. Compared to this time last year, are you:

Fitter, happier, more productive?
a) happier or sadder? Happier :T
b) thinner or fatter? Thinner :T
c) richer or poorer? Richer :T

16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Walking, saying NO, what I have done now but earlier
17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Spending, cleaning (but someone has to)
18. What was your favourite TV program?
Spooks!
19. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
A friend who turned out to not be a friend, backstabbing b*tch!
20. What was the best book you read?
My diary from a few years ago, memories are priceless
22. What did you want and get?
Hugs from my children, my life more sorted, jewellery box, slow cooker, and a 4x4
23. What did you want and not get?
My parents to stop arguing, even just for Christmas day
24. What was your favourite film of this year?
Cars
25. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
28 I woke up, and just got on with the day :rotfl: then suprise visit to cinema with DP
26. What political issue stirred you the most?
:mad: Closure of Special Needs schools
27. Who did you miss?
Grandad, Karl, Marie, Great Grandma, Michael
28. Who was the best new person you met?
Michael, who sadly passed away but was such a fighter and a lovely young boy, and of course his amazing Mum
29. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
Whatever happens, money is only money, life is so much more precious, you never know what is round the corner

Chrismojam

6. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I have no idea.

12. Where did most of your money go? debts and savings........I don't know what to spend on?

20. What was the best book you read? oh...I'll have to come back to that one...

Oh ok...I'll have to give the rest of them some thought as well...brain has gone to mush...

29. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:[/QUOTE]

Oooh...I have one for this....be sure of your ability to swim (for the first time in 20 years) BEFORE you agree to swim (for the first time ever) with dolphins......they take you into deep water you know!:eek:

lil_me

Chrismojam wrote:

Oooh...I have one for this....be sure of your ability to swim (for the first time in 20 years) BEFORE you agree to swim (for the first time ever) with dolphins......they take you into deep water you know!:eek:

Now that sounds like a funny story made you think of that one :rotfl:

Older_but_not_wiser_2

Mrs_Sparkle wrote:

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?

2. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not applicable :rotfl:

3. Did anyone close to you die?
Not yet, but Mum in Law is critical

4. What countries did you visit?
South Africa

5. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
More money :rotfl:

6. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Decamber 3rd - daughter took her first steps

7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making it this far

8. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Groin strain

9. What was the best thing you bought?
A car for my wife

10. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My childrens

11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Tony Blair/Gordon Brown/Jack McConnel

12. Where did most of your money go?
Childcare

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Scotlands victory against France

14. What song will always remind you of 2006?
anythin by the Killers

15. Compared to this time last year, are you:

Fitter, happier, more productive?
a) happier or sadder?
Happier
b) thinner or fatter?
Thinner
c) richer or poorer?
Richer

16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Played more golf

17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Moaned

18. What was your favorite TV program?
Dr Who & Torchwood

19. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No, hate's such a wasteful emotion

20. What was the best book you read?
Runes of the Earth - Stephen R Donaldson

21. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Killers

22. What did you want and get?
A new Driver (Cobra)

23. What did you want and not get?
A pay rise - it's overdue

24. What was your favorite film of this year?
Not really got one

25. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Was in Lithuania watching Scotland win :T - I was 40

26. What political issue stirred you the most?
The fallout over who would be the next Labour leader

27. Who did you miss?
My Mum

28. Who was the best new person you met?
Everyone new who I met on my Scotland travels


29. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:

It's too short

intpartners

Originally Posted by Mrs Sparkle
completed by intpartners
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
After 40 plus yrs said goodbye to my JOB, working online now.
2. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
3. Did anyone close to you die?
No, thankfully.
4. What countries did you visit?
None
5. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Lifestyle of my dreams with financial independence.
6. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None stands out, just having the gratefulness of health.
7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Helping our team succeed with business and define my purpose in life.
8. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope
9. What was the best thing you bought?
Marketing software package
10. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My team
11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Americans in general, have to say same here
12. Where did most of your money go?
For existing bills.
13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
About the direction my team is headed for prosperity in 2007
14. What song will always remind you of 2006?
When I Call on Jesus
15. Compared to this time last year, are you:

Fitter, happier, more productive?
a) happier yes
b) fatter no have lost 30 lbs and sizde 16 to 10 in 2 months
c) richer stable

16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Appreciated my relationships with family more.
17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Working
18. What was your favorite TV program?
Do not watch TV
19. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope
20. What was the best book you read?
Rick Warren Purpose Driven Life
21. What was your greatest musical discovery?
none
22. What did you want and get?
Peace and Serenity
23. What did you want and not get?
nothing
24. What was your favorite film of this year?
Superman
25. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Hit the big 62. but feel 35
26. What political issue stirred you the most?
Sad for our troops.
27. Who did you miss?
My children, grown and in the north
28. Who was the best new person you met?
dont know
29. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
I learned my purpose for living in a very defined way. And, to appreciate life and the beauty of everything around me.

seven-day-weekend

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?

Let my hair go grey (started colouring it again now!)]

2. Did anyone close to you give birth?

No
3. Did anyone close to you die?

My sister

4. What countries did you visit?

UK and Spain

5. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?

More oppportunities and cash to travel

6. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

6/6/6 (yes, really!) - my husband was rushed to hospital with salmonella poisoning

7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Don't think I had one!

8. Did you suffer illness or injury?

None

9. What was the best thing you bought?

New digital camera

10. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Que?

11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

Some Eastenders who visited our village in Spain, got drunk, got in a fight, and broke someone's arm.

12. Where did most of your money go?

Living expenses and a few bars.

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Spending Christmas night in a 'posh' apartment

14. What song will always remind you of 2006?

Nada - don't have one

15. Compared to this time last year, are you:

Fitter, happier, more productive?
a) happier or sadder?
b) thinner or fatter?
c) richer or poorer?

Happier, fatter and finances the same

16. What do you wish you'd done more of?

Chilling out

17. What do you wish you'd done less of?

Feeling depressed

18. What was your favorite TV program?

We can only get news channels in English. Fed up with all of them!

19. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

Don't hate anyone.

20. What was the best book you read?

Susan Howatch - the Heartbreaker

21. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Dolly Parton

22. What did you want and get?

New clothes

23. What did you want and not get?

Got what I wanted

24. What was your favorite film of this year?

Pass

25. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Went for a meal, 56

26. What political issue stirred you the most?

Saddam Hussein's execution

27. Who did you miss?

My son

28. Who was the best new person you met?

Sherry

29. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:

Don't give a toss about what other people think of you.

System

Gosh, is this the longest page ever! This will take me ages to catch up!

System

southernscouser wrote:

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about? This dream I had, woke up with a ...........

17. What do you wish you'd done less of? Only coz me arm aches constantly!

Are these answers linked?

System

southernscouser wrote:

29. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: Lifes a b!tch and then you marry one!

Ooo that's controversial!