35 Questions

November 29, 2007 · 8 comments

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Cuddling on the couch with my guy, my boys under a big blanket, talking and laughing.
2. What is your greatest fear?
Losing my kids or husband
3. Which living person do you most admire?
Flutter.
4. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Impatience with my boys.
5. What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Lack of common-sense.
6. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Patience. (Because I don’t have much. See #4.)
7. On what occasion do you lie?
To keep from hurting feelings.
8. What do you dislike most about your appearance?
My belly.
9. What is your greatest regret?
Not getting back in shape after I had Matt.
10. What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My iPhone. Hehe. Just kidding – Mike is the greatest love of my life.
11. Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to really sing. Or turn things to gold…either way. 🙂
12. What is your current state of mind?
Worried about money at the office, excited about the holidays.
13. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My lack of motivation to exercise

14. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
So far, my boys. We’ll see how they do as they get older, though.
15. If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
Um. Hmmm…I think I would come back as a man, just for a change of pace.
16. What is your most treasured possession?
Love
17. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Lack of love, care, compassion.
18. Where would you like to live?
With my guys, near good friends, far enough away to be able to see the stars and breathe fresh air, close enough for convenience.
19. What is your most marked characteristic?
Hmmm…sarcasm? Maybe not as much as when I was a little younger. Or stubbornness. Maybe indecision? Hehe
20. Who are your favorite writers?
It varies: currently, James Patterson, Stuart Woods, and everyone in my blogroll.
21. Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Batman. (the Michael Keaton version)

22. Who are your heroes in real life?
My friend Kimberly, Jen from One Plus Two, teachers, people who say they are going to make a difference and actually do it.
23. What is it that you most dislike?
Politics
24. What is your motto?
Live free or die! Oh, wait, that’s New Hampshire…I don’t really have one…huh.
25. Favorite Journey?
The one I’m on
26. What do you value most in your friends?
Honesty, loyalty, humor, the fact that they are my friends.
27. Which words or phrases do you overuse?
Dude. Seriously. My kids’ nicknames. My dogs’ names (always yelling at them!)
28. Which historical figure do you most identify with?
I.have.no.idea.
29. What is your greatest extravagance?
Purses and bags. Sunglasses, if I paid for them.
30. If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
That they be able to let go of the past and find true happiness without judgment.
31. What is your favorite occupation?
Writer.
32. What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Loyalty, honesty, sense of humor, compassion.
33. What is the quality you most like in a man?
see #32
34. How would you like to die?
I wouldn’t. Not now anyway. But later, I’d like to die with my body and brain still in working order, at home, surrounded by my family – husband, kids, grandkids, great-grandkids. And I’d like them to be happy and laughing so that when I go, the last thing I hear is their laughter.
35. If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
An eagle.

{ 8 comments… read them below or add one }

liv November 29, 2007 at 6:59 am

awww… you played along. do you have a raging girl crush on flutter er whut??

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Flutter November 29, 2007 at 8:37 am

I , wow. I don\'t know what to say, thank you.

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pgoodness November 29, 2007 at 9:11 am

LOL. I have merely known Flutter the longest of all my bloggy friends. Not to mention there aren\'t too many people that I know out there that spill their guts like she does and still come out ok on the other side. 😉

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liv November 29, 2007 at 1:59 pm

awww… you played along. do you have a raging girl crush on flutter er whut??

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Flutter November 29, 2007 at 3:37 pm

I , wow. I don’t know what to say, thank you.

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pgoodness November 29, 2007 at 4:11 pm

LOL. I have merely known Flutter the longest of all my bloggy friends. Not to mention there aren’t too many people that I know out there that spill their guts like she does and still come out ok on the other side. 😉

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amusing November 30, 2007 at 8:45 am

Um — want to change that to \"turn things to gold — at will\" ? Cuz remember the tale of that greedy king and then his daughter turned to gold, and he couldn\'t eat because it was all gold and…. well, they didni\'t even mention what happened if he tried to have sex!

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amusing November 30, 2007 at 3:45 pm

Um — want to change that to “turn things to gold — at will” ? Cuz remember the tale of that greedy king and then his daughter turned to gold, and he couldn’t eat because it was all gold and…. well, they didni’t even mention what happened if he tried to have sex!

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