For the month of December, a friend of mine began asking questions daily to try to get to know her Facebook friends better. For the month of January, I decided to do the same. I will be asking questions daily to get to know each of my friends better. Please feel free to comment on the post and although I cannot guarantee I will remember every response I will respond to each comment individually. There is a reason that you are in my life and I want you to know I appreciate you!
During one of my posts, someone asked me to answer the questions. Since this was meant to learn about my friends, I figured I would guide them over to my blog and answer them here.
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Question #1: Do you have any goals (not resolutions) that you have set for yourself for 2016? During one of my posts, someone asked me to answer the questions. Since this was meant to learn about my friends, I figured I would guide them over to my blog and answer them here.
WELCOME!
Merriam Webster defines a goal as "the object of a person's ambitions or efforts; an aim or desired result. Synonyms include objective, aim, end, target, design, intention, plan, etc.
- Declutter my home: If you read the previous post, it talked about this new calendar I found. I have already completed 5 days which is a huge start in my book. The 5 days didn't require a lot of effort but again it's a start.
- Paint the daughter's bedroom: This project is two-fold. We must declutter and minimize what is in her room in order to paint it. She is now a teenager so it is time to get rid of the little kid toys (some she still plays with!)
- Paint the kitchen: When we got our new cabinets two years ago we started painting before the cabinets were installed. We didn't finish. A friend of mine loves to paint and said when we are ready and the paint is bought, just call and she'll be over.
- (Optional) Redecorate the bathroom: This would require a new sink (the old one leaks), new shower curtain, new towels (replacing old ones) and paint. Our bathroom is small so it won't require a lot but it is something that I have wanted done for a while.
Question 2: Do you collect anything? If so, what and why?
I am not an avid collector of anything really. I do however collect Willow Tree figurines and I really like Peanuts characters. I have a three (3) Christmas decorations that are Charlie Brown related. A complete nativity set that my husband bought me last year, another nativity (maybe two) that are also Peanuts characters but plastic, and then of course the medium sized Charlie Brown with his famous Christmas tree.
As a former volunteer firefighter, I also have a stash of firefighting memorabilia that I would love to display but do not have the room.
Question 3: What is your proudest accomplishment?
My proudest accomplishment is not allowing my seizures to control me. Believe me when I say it has been a difficult road. Seven of the 13 years my husband and I have been married I wasn't able to drive. I wasn't allowed to go up and down the stairs without an adult which makes it difficult when the laundry room is downstairs. Climbing on chairs to dust cabinets or ceiling fans or just get something up high was a big no-no. Cooking? Yeah, unless it was in the microwave, it didn't happen. I felt like I was on house arrest. I couldn't do anything by myself. I was frustrated and grew extremely depressed.
For the last 5 years, I have been "normal." I have been able to drive. I have been able to cook. I have been able to do laundry. I feel normal. Yes, I take medication daily to maintain control of my seizures. We have our own rules in place on my driving and doing things around the house to limit the possibility of danger to myself and others.
I may have seizures but seizures do not have me!
Question 4: What is your favorite book(s) you have read so far? (Note: This does not have to be "age appropriate because I love children's books!)
Children's Books:
- No Matter What by Debi Gliori
- No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids by Jean E. Pendziwol
- But No Elephants by Jerry Smath
- The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak
- The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning
- Miss Brooks Loves Books! by Barbara Bottner
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Sunday List of Dreams by Kris Radish
- Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish
- Searching for Paradise in Parker, PA by Kris Radish
As I was making this list I wasn't surprised at the number of children's books. I love little kids and often find myself gravitating to the children's department in any library or bookstore.
