My mind is blown that I've neglected this site for so long. My life has taken a completely different trajectory since my last post almost two years ago. I resigned from my job. There were several contributing factors, but the toll the job was taking on my health was something that my husband and I …
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say? No need to do your research. You can trust us. Sincerely, the Government, News Media, and Health Professionals We've become a society who trusts entirely too much. We blindly receive the injection, swallow the pill, and absorb what is fed to us via news outlets …
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? I'd like to think that I live more in the present. If I had to choose, however, on where my thoughts gravitate to, future or past, I definitely spend more time thinking about the past. I set intentions for what I'd like …
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? I wouldn't consider myself a "Material Girl". I don't like clutter, I have very particular tastes, and if I want something I will purchase it myself, thank you very much. In my family, I am the brains of the operation. Constantly. I'm required to plan and …
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? I sneak in a lot of play in my daily life. I play this little game called "How Long Can I Go Without Dropping the F Bomb At Work". I play music while working out or preparing dinner. Whenever the opportunity presents itself, …
What are your biggest challenges? One of the biggest challenges I am currently facing is being able to delineate what is and should be within my control and what isn't. I am a fixer. If a friend or loved one is hurting, I immediately jump in with words of encouragement. I am available, always. I am a …
What was the last thing you did for play or fun? The rest of this week and all of next is going to be rough at work. I have about a gazillion interviews to sit in on as a member of an interview panel, and some looming deadlines to meet before the start of next …
List your top 5 grocery store items. Today's prompt comes at a convenient time: we will be completing our biweekly grocery run after work! My top five grocery store must haves: Fresh fruit and veggies. This staple usually fills the bulk of my shopping cart. I try and purchase seasonal fruits and vegetables, but common …
Tell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc. I wasn't going to answer today's prompt. I wore too many hats at work today and don't have the brain power to try and remember a "first day" of anything. And yet... Yesterday was kind of a first. I have …
Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? I perform on a virtual stage daily at my job. < enter circus music here > In all seriousness, the only "performance" that sticks in my mind was a drunken karaoke duet to that Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow song, Picture. It was horrible. Terrible. …
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