When I was a kid, my parents read a chapter book out loud to us most nights for an hour or so before bedtime. Sometime when I was in grade school, my mom chose The Hiding Place by Corrie TenBoom; a story about a Christian family who hid Jews, got caught, and then got sent…
I’m going to tell you about two times, which is the lifetime sum of contests I have won. Win #1 | candy When I was maybe 10 years old, I won one of those party games where you guess the number of candies in a container. This happened to be a jumbo container of JuJu…
Well. Mine was a little bit weird because I was homeschooled back in the early days of homeschooling life. My parents ordered a diploma for me, but it was rather unofficial. I actually took the GED test just so that I had an actual official high school graduation record. (I thought the GED was massively…
That depends on who you ask. 😉 I have three siblings, and two of them are extremely competitive. As a result, I always felt rather non-competitive as a child. And compared to my two siblings, I truly did have a pretty laissez-faire attitude about winning. However, I now live with a household of mostly non-competitive…
I’m gonna go with “yes” on this one, largely because I am a serious over-thinker when it comes to relating to other people. If I have something hard to say to someone, I think about it for a long time, pick my words carefully, and say it as gently as possible. Or if someone is…
When I was a kid, purple was forever and always my color of choice. It’s girly, but not TOO girly, and it’s not as stereotypical as pink (which has never been my top choice). However, I’m not sure I’d say purple is my favorite color anymore. My tastes have shifted a little in the direction…
I am actually not very good at this. But here’s a list of some things that feel sort of indulgent to me. going to bed early and getting a really good night’s sleep eating cookies/brownies/muffins having an extra cup of coffee with sugar and cream sitting down to read a book watching TV watching a…
I’d probably like to compete in the events I most like to watch: gymnastics or figure skating. These events appeal to me because they aren’t just physically challenging; they’re also aesthetically appealing. It’s like watching very athletic art. Also, I used to do gymnastics when I was a kid, so that’s another layer of appeal….
This is a funny question to ask a person about themselves. I don’t know that I’m the best person to say what impression I give off! It certainly would be way more accurate to ask other people what their first impression of me is. (The author of the One Frugal Girl blog met me in…
Well, it’s the kitchen my parents still have! They’ve lived in the same house for my whole life, and the footprint of the kitchen has not changed in that time. My dad built the house in the 70s, so when I was a kid, the kitchen’s theme was yellow and brown; yellow linoleum floors, yellow…
Oh man, I like so many foods! This is a very difficult question. I suppose if you made me pick, I’d have to go here: Things Made With Flour. And if you asked me to narrow it down even more, I’d say “bread”. Further narrowing would lead to yeast bread. Yeast bread fresh from the…
Well, I almost never have trouble falling asleep when I get into bed. I hit the pillow and I’m out in pretty short order unless I’ve gone to bed hopping mad about something (which doesn’t happen very often). My problem more often is that I might wake up to use the bathroom at 3:00 am,…
Oof, I am the WORST at this. Seriously, it is one of my most besetting problems. I pay a lot of attention to other people’s feelings, which is an advantage in a lot of ways. But the problem with being very sensitive to other people’s feelings is that…you end up being too careful not to…
I’m of several minds about this, so my answer depends on what kind of mood I’m in. The thing is, there are multiple ways I like to spend my time at the beach. I like walking on the beach, but that’s really best in the morning or in the evening. And I think I would…
Uh, I can’t really imagine someone answering this prompt with a, “No.” I suppose the definition of good manners matters a lot, though. If we’re asking, “Do you think that very formal niceties that are vestiges of white upper class society are important for Americans right now?”, then I’d say, “Probably not.” (I do not…
Hmm. Well, I think I’d probably be imagining how I would feel if I were the one in the embarrassing situation. And after imagining myself in those shoes, I’d want to make my friend feel better somehow. I don’t know exactly what I would do, though, because it seems like this would vary a lot…
Well, since I pretty much just see the people I live with right now, it would have to be one of them! Lisey texted me from work a little down, so I sent her some cute pictures of the cat + a meme I’d saved to show her. I watched Hamilton with Sonia (I’m not…
I’m not a person who has a really persistent traveling bug; if I found out now that I’d have to stay in the U.S. for the rest of my life, I wouldn’t really be all that bothered. There’s plenty I haven’t seen here yet anyway! And considering that international travel may not be an option…
There are quite a few healthy foods that I enjoy, actually. The first one that came to mind, though? Avocados. I also really love tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. And I think I have liked every fruit that I’ve tried. So, I like lots of produce. Beyond that, it gets a little fuzzier to define what…
Boy, that really depends on the problem! There’s not one go-to person I’d talk to for every problem. I mean, of course I can talk to God about any problem, but when it comes to people, my choice varies. Sometimes I talk to Mr. FG. Sometimes I talk to one of my friends. Sometimes I…
I really like to help people, so I read this prompt and started thinking, “What is something that would be most helpful to the world?” (Whenever I take personality tests, the type I come up as is often described as “The Helper” and I am never surprised. I’m not much of a leader, but I…
Well, I’ve had 42 birthdays so far, and a lot of them kind of run together. For some reason, one birthday kind of has a bookmark in it for no particular reason. I was maybe 8-10 years old, and I remember getting a Strawberry Shortcake toy (Maple Stirrup and the Oatsmobile, which now apparently sells…
Oh boy. This is not a good prompt for me. It’s not that I’m exactly having trouble choosing a favorite from among all the superheroes; it’s that I know so little about the superheroes, I can’t pick at all. Superhero movies/comics don’t tend to appeal to me because I’m just not that into the action…
My early years were extremely light on the movie front. (Which is totally fine; I don’t think I missed out on a whole lot by spending such a small amount of screen time.) But it does make it a little hard to answer this prompt! It might be easier just to list the movies I…
I think watermelon or fruit salad are my favorites. On a hot day, cold fruit is just so refreshing. Plus, it’s one of the healthier options at a BBQ, and that appeals to me. If we’re talking unhealthy options, though, I’d go with some dessert. My mom’s side of the family tends to have really…
Zoe currently is growing out a semi-pixie cut, but she’s also got an undercut in the back. During these COVID times, I’ve been buzzing the undercut part for her while we let the top grow out. I usually use the No. 1 shield when I buzz it, which means it’s pretty short. Well, this week…
I can quickly think of more than three, but I’ll try to stick to the prompt. 1. Firewood My dad really likes to have a big stash of firewood. He and my mom have a wood stove at their house and also a fire pit, so he does actually use the wood. I think he…
When I was in kindergarten (the only year I went to “real” school), my mom was pregnant with my little brother. Some complications came up in her pregnancy, which meant she suddenly had to go to the hospital in the middle of the week. And I think she might have been on bed rest after…
Probably the thing I dislike the most is that I am conflict-avoidant. I have been this way since I was a little kid; I’ve been “going along to get along” for many years. I know my parents often referred to me as a peacemaker, and that’s probably because I just tended to fold at the…
Um, most of them. I suppose a better question for me would be, “In what areas are you pessimistic?” And then I’d have to do some thinking. There probably is some area where I don’t feel particularly hopeful or optimistic. As I’ve sat here pondering this, I think most of the cases where I feel…
