1) What one event from your lifetime would you change if you could, and why? I would have followed my head not my heart, or perhaps have been less stubborn, and walked away from a toxic relationship far sooner than I did.
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2) If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be and how old would your younger self be when they got it? Do you think your younger self would listen? I would have advised myself to be less self-critical, especially about my looks and body image. I don't know if I would have listened.
3) Would you be any good on Survivor? I've never seen Survivor, so I may be wrong about this, but it looks like there's a lot of running around in the woods and eating food cooked over a campfire, so I would suck at it.
4) What's a safety rule that's very important to you? I always stand behind the yellow line when I wait for the train, and get nervous when I see commuters who don't.
5) What would you like to say to people in the future? "I never supported Donald Trump." Though I would wager that, come 2027, many people who did vote for him will say the same. I lived through this with Nixon. He got 60% of the popular vote in 72 (Trump got 46% in 2016) and within a decade, you had a hard time finding anyone who would admit being a Nixon supporter.
6) What's your favorite dish to bring to a summer cookout? Last time I was called upon to do this, I brought a fruit bowl.
7) How much time have you spent outdoors this week? Precious little.
8) Where do you set your thermostat? On the wall. (Sorry. I was possessed by the spirit of Bud there for a moment.)
9) How did you learn to swim? When I was in grammar school, I took a week of lessons every summer at the local high school.
10) How do you avoid overheating? I stay indoors.
11). What are you going to do this weekend? This weekend is just about over. I haven't done a lot. I've been tired and kinda moody. Some of my friends are facing health challenges, and I don't like embracing our mortality.
12) What’s your favorite way to spend time? Baseball, movies, books. Cuddling my cats.
13) What’s the most useless thing you own that you would never get rid of? Oh, I have tons of shit around here and I have no idea why I retain it.
14) Have you started planning your next vacation? Yes. Hotel and flights are booked for Key West Christmas, 2022.
15) Are you very active, or do you prefer to just relax in your free time or is it one and the same to you? I am a slug.
You are right about your take on Survivor, which I would suck at. You may be right about Trump, though his devotees still linger two years after the election that he LOST.
ReplyDelete#3 I wouldn't make it off the boat.
ReplyDelete#13--yes! Although I am very slowly making progress in dehoarding.
#14--2023??
#15--we truly are soul sisters.
You're right, we are both being snarky this morning. Must be something in the air.
ReplyDeleteI've never been to Key West but it is on my list!
ReplyDeleteGood Sunday. I always enjoy your honest and candid answers. ;-) I love your advice to your younger self. I think I would tell myself to SLOW DOWN and NOT WORRY SO MUCH, and no I probably would not have listened. Amen about standing behind the line when waiting for the train. Also, I totally get you on #13! I keep tell my husband we need to get rid of a lot of stuff because we are probably moving next summer, then again three years later when I retire. Also, amen on NOT supporting Trump. I never did and the thought of him being back in the presidency TERRIFIES me. We are heading down to San Antonio again - the week between Christmas and New Years. We had fun last year, so decided why not do it again. Florida sounds fun to. Hope you enjoy the week ahead. See you again soon!
ReplyDeleteWe may be very different in our political leanings, but the more we do these silly memes, the more I see we have in common. Your answer to #2 is similar to what you said in the Saturday 9 and I thought then, but didn't say...our younger selves probably wouldn't listen. Teenagers are such angst-ridden creatures always worried about their image. I guess it's all part of growing up, but I think a lot of us females get stuck on this one and never move on. Sorry to be late getting around. I've been a slug all day...I seem to be joining the President in a bit of Paxlovid caused rebound Covid.
ReplyDeleteAin't nothing wrong with a fruit bowl. If you brought THAT to a place I was hosting a get together at, I would probably hug and thank you cause most people bring JUNK food around here... I like fruit better than sweets.
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