Reflections: Top Ten List of Year-End Questions

I was tagged with the following meme by Carol @ My View of "It"... In order to embrace the new, we must release the old. I want you (and me) to reflect upon what you did, how you felt, what you liked, what you didn't and what you learned.

... and Carol I have to tell you it's harder than I thought... so here goes:

1. What did I learn? (skills, knowledge, awareness, etc.)
To accept the things I cannot freakin' change and the wisdom to know the freakin' difference.

2. What did I accomplish?
I started writing articles. Then I started a blog. I made many blog friends. Now I torture them with my posts.

3. What would I have done differently?
Nothing. I don't have time for regrets.

4a. What did I complete or release?

Guilt.... Thanks to Ruby for encouraging me to let it go and to write the hardest post I have ever written - Emotion In Motion.

b. What still feels incomplete to me?
Unresolved personal issues and I think I may need some anger management ;-)

5. What were the most significant events of the year past? List the top three.
1. My daughter's Runway Debut.
2. Another death in the family.
3. My daughter joined the Canadian Army Reserves and made it through basic training.

6a. What did I do right?
Supported my daughter in all her decisions and continue to guide her the best that I can.

b. What do I feel especially good about?
Knowing that I raised a good kid who is off to college next fall to pursue a career in Advertising Design.

c. What was my greatest contribution?
Being a support to my family in whatever capacity necessary. Most recently waiting in hospitals and doctor's offices while my niece underwent a battery of tests.

7a. What were the fun things I did?

I went swimming with the dolphins... took a Caribbean Cruise AND flew to Paris for the weekend. Naaawww... I'm just kidding.
Fun is not in my budget. Unless you count the time I climbed the side of a cliff to get pictures of the ice bergs off Quidi Vidi... and I'm not sure if that was fun or just plain stupid. Decide for yourself... Click Here.

b. What were the not-so-fun?
Attending another funeral. Waiting on a diagnosis for my 17 year old niece.

8. What were my biggest challenges/roadblocks/difficulties?
Keeping the men in white coats away and not ending up on a psych ward :))))

9. How am I different this year than last?
A freakin' year older and a freakin' year wiser.

10. For what am I particularly grateful?
Laughter. You people have no idea how many times I sit alone at my desk laughing like a lunatic at your blog posts!
Keep em comin'!!!

Now I need to tag a few of you....

Lee @ Tarheel Ramblings ... cause you know you want to :)

Robert @ Observations from the Back 40 ... cause I did warn you!

Kitty @ Kitty's Bloggy Bits ... only IF you want to ;)))

Jos @ NoDirectOn (not: NoDirection) ... cause I know you'll do a great job!

Barbara @ Writing From The Inside Out ... cause it's a great writing exercise!

Rachel @ Lessons Learned ... cause she makes me laugh :)))

Meleah @ Momma Mia, Mea Culpa ... cause she'll do it coooool !!!

Everyone else on the blogroll... If you have nothing better to do, consider yourselves tagged.

*Note* All tags and meme's are optional