1. What did you do in 2014 that you’d never done before? … Gave birth
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Maryam and I did do two hackathons this year, go us! This year I want to do my best to balance work, family and my health. Keep learning new things at work, keep breastfeeding for a year or more and lose this baby weight.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Melanie, Melanie, Rae, me, Merzia, Carolynne
4. Did anyone close to you die? No, though friends of mine had a few tough losses
5. What countries did you visit? None
6. What would you like to have in 2015 that you lacked in 2014? A hoverboard
7. What date from 2014 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 9/25, my Owen was born
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Creating a human
9. What was your biggest failure? Not winning the hackathons?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Morning sickness
11. What was the best thing you bought? Cloth diapers
14. Where did most of your money go? Baby
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Baby and family/friends’ babies
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
l. happier or sadder? happier
ll. thinner or fatter? Fatter
lll. richer or poorer? richer, barely
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Hydrating
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Can’t think of anything
20. How will you be spending Christmas? people are coming over here
24. What was your favorite TV program? Orange is the New Black
26. What was the best book you read? The Happiest Baby on the Block
28. What did you want and get? Owen
29. What did you want and not get? My disability money from the state… It’s coming I’m sure
30. What was your favorite film of this year? The second hunger games was this year, right?
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? turned 29, had a party at our house, played Cards Against Humanity
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? a better project
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2014? Maternity clothes, whatever fits
34. What kept you sane? Bryan
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
37. Who did you miss? Everyone
38. Who was the best new person you met? Owen
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2014: Being a mommy is pretty awesome
41. Summarize 2014: babies
42. What are you most looking forward to next year? Watching Owen grow
43. What were your predictions last year? Many new babies, I’ve mostly left Ruby, it did snow and I would have visited Seattle if I weren’t pregnant
44. What are your predictions for 2015: Sneakers will lace themselves, cars will fly, the justice system will work swiftly now that they’ve abolished all lawyers… My new assignment will be awesome, Owen will sleep through the night

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  1. One more thing for 2015 predictions… Don’t forget
    Play dates/mommy dates with Owens new best buddy! ;)

  2. Hahaha Catching Fire was 2013, but it was so good that it deserves to be on this list! Have you seen the newest one that came out in November? I went last week with Ezri to the Mom and Baby viewing. So cool. You sure knew a lot of people who had babies! Actually, I think I did too this year. So you didn’t like questions 35&36 lol? Are you waiting for money for disability for maternity leave? Is that how it works there? Oh and I desperately want a hover board too!!! It’s supposed to be that way!!

    I might have to steal this survey thingy.

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