Uhhhh, I cry. This seems like a pretty obvious answer, but I suppose there are plenty of people out there who don’t cry when they’re sad! On a spectrum that runs from “easy crier” to “hardly ever cries”, I definitely skew a little toward the “easy crier” end of things. This is particularly true if…
It’s one by Taylor Leonhardt, called, “Happy or Whatever“. I’d never heard of her until the most recent episode of The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, where her song, “The Bridge” was featured as the closing tune. I liked the sound of it, so I looked her up, saw that, “Happy or Whatever” was…
I just finished Crying in H Mart, a memoir by Michelle Zauner, which mainly focuses on her relationship with her Korean mom. This summer, it seemed like I saw this book everywhere, so I put it on hold at the library, and it has taken until now for my copy to come in. Luckily, I…
Ooh, it’s nice I got this prompt in October because this, to me, is one of the best months of the year! What do I like about October? The weather! October is a month where we often don’t need to run either heat or air-conditioning. The summer humidity is not around as much, but you…
I read this one and smiled at the first thing that came to mind: go to bed. I just really like to go to bed. I have never, ever been a night owl, even in my teen years. (A shocking truth: I went to bed at 9:00 pm and got up at 5:00 a.m. for…
A little while back, reader Kristin commented on a post here and said she wished she was a person who could go through life really enjoying things; she said she thinks she’s too uptight to be very good at that. Kristin and I are virtual twins in a country mouse/city mouse way, so I resonated…
I really love personal stories. As you probably know, I’ve been on a medical memoir reading binge for the last few months. Memoirs in general really scratch my “personal story” itch, of course, because memoirs ARE a personal story! But inside these medical memoirs, my favorite parts are the patient stories. I love to read…
I don’t know if this is a universal experience, but it’s pretty consistent for me: when I am feeling really mad or really sad/discouraged, at that moment, I find myself thinking that I will feel this way forever. Like, “I will never calm down from this. I will never feel ok.” I feel pretty silly…
I can’t think of a whole lotta things I’ve bought that I’ve regretted. This is probably because I tend to think very long and hard before I buy something (sometimes too long and hard!) If you had asked me this about ten years ago, I might have said, “this house”. We sold and bought at…
I don’t know if “doubt” is the right word, because I feel nearly 100% sure about this. So, there is a company I recently heard of, called Black Oxygen Organics. It’s an MLM-style company, and basically, they sell glorified dirt. Their products are made from “fulvic acid-rich mud”, found somewhere in Canada. They say, among…
This is probably because of the family I grew up in, but I generally think that I am capable of almost anything I put my mind to. I don’t think my parents said this in so many words, but it was sort of in the air in my childhood home; this idea that with effort,…
When I first read this prompt, I took it to be asking, “What feeds your soul?” Then I wondered if it was instead referring to actual food; but since soul food is a particular Southern cuisine, I discarded that idea. So, what feeds my soul? faith encouragement from other Christians reminders of truth from fellow…
I do not even know where to go with this prompt; the options are endless! For starters, my inspiration for what? And even if I choose a “what”, then there are multiple sources of inspiration for that “what”. Maybe I’ll start with something more specific: what’s a source of my inspiration for blogging? The dictionary…
Hmm. How about a bulleted list? some typos/grammar issues (like when people write “viola” instead of “voila”. It makes the sentence so funny! Or when a sign says something like: We sell “fresh” food. Taking the quotation marks literally makes the sign humorous.) really bad singing really bad instrumental music (like some of those middle…
There are exceptions, of course. But generally speaking, I read a devotional out loud to Mr. FG (New Morning Mercies). I do not pay attention that well when someone reads to me, so it works better if I’m the reader. Then one of us prays (we alternate days). After that, we either go for a…
Helping people. No matter which personality profile I use (Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, etc.), I always end up in a category that likes to be a helper. Sometimes my personality type is actually called “The Helper”. I’m not a take-charge-and-lead type of person (too much responsibility!) but I do get a lot of joy out of being…
As you all know, I’m working on getting my nursing degree, with the thought that I’d probably like to work in the NICU, labor and delivery, or mother and baby care. However! I want to stay open about what type of nursing I will do. I know that it can be hard to find openings…
I wish that I could be good at being spontaneous. I am really, really, really not good at spontaneity. And this is even more true if the spontaneity is coming at me from someone else. Sometimes, even when it seems like I’m being spontaneous, I’m actually not. For instance, sometimes I “spontaneously” suggest an after-dinner…
I feel frustrated when people take things too personally by putting the worst construction on someone else’s words or actions. If you’ve barely seen someone all day, you could say, “Wow, that person ignored me all day.” Or you could think, “Wow, this person was so busy, I barely saw them today.” ____ In another…
Sometimes these prompts are not enough to warrant a whole post, so here’s a roundup of some short ones! How my career makes me feel Gonna go with blogging here: it makes me feel happy. The fact that I can sit here in my house and type things that make a difference in other people’s…
Ha, this is a funny prompt because…I AM going back to school for something. I’m currently working on the last four prerequisites for the nursing program, which I hope to join in two years, which is also when Zoe graduates from high school. When my kids were younger, I often said, “Well, if I had…
Positivity is probably the most prominent of my personality traits. Why would I say that this is a prominent trait? Well, a lot of people have told me that it’s something they appreciate about me; that being around me or reading my writing or watching a video of me talking sort of makes them feel…
Well, one thing that comes to mind is this: the idea that zodiac signs have anything to do with people’s personalities. This just really does not make sense to me, particularly because I see plenty of people who share signs but who are extremely different types of people. For instance, my older brother’s birthday is…
My grandma, my dad’s mom. She died suddenly in late 2001 after an aneurysm, so it’s been almost 20 years now. I know that by now, the odds of her being gone would be really high, but in 2001, none of us expected to lose her. What really sucks about the timing of her death…
A previous prompt asked for three, which I listed here. So I guess I should think of a fourth now! Hmm. This is sort of related to the first one in my previous list, but it’s more general: I get annoyed when things take way longer than they need to. This could happen because people…
The last person you hugged Mr. FG, before he left for work this morning. And before that, Sonia and Zoe, last night before they went to bed. I hug the three of them every day! The last picture you took On my phone, a photo of my desk. On my actual camera, a photo of…
I love to learn things! So I can think of multiple answers to this prompt. An obvious one: I am going back to school. For the next four semesters, I’m doing pre-requisites, and after that, I plan to join the nursing program. That’s definitely a mind-expanding thing to do in my 40s. Another: I’m casually…
Catfish. When we were at the food pantry on Saturday, they sent home two 2-pound bags of frozen catfish fillets with us. I’d never had catfish before, but on Monday night, I breaded and fried one bag into fish sticks, using a Cook’s Country recipe. And despite the fact that I: patted the fish dry…
I actually saw this prompt on Twitter but I thought it would make a fun post. So. 1. Babysitter I did a lot of babysitting when I was a teenager, and this was probably my first paid work. I babysat for my neighbor, for families at church, for Bible studies, and so on. 2. In-Ground…
homemade yeast bread This is my culinary specialty, and since homemade yeast baking isn’t a universal skill, people tend to remember that it’s something I do. being cheerful It’s the tagline of my main blog, so I’m definitely known for this online. But people who know me in real life would also describe me this…
