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This holiday season I noticed an abundance of articles dedicated to “surviving” the holidays. How have you survived the holiday season? What thing or situation did you feel you needed to survive?
I have survived the season successfully this year. I started all my baking and sewing early (although it wasn’t really early enough for the sewing – and I really thought August would be), and got everything mailed and done by the 23rd. I also had all my gifts wrapped by midday on the 24th, so I didn’t have to spend all night wrapping.  The holidays are always a bit rough – my dad died several years ago right before my birthday and Christmas, and it makes for a bit of a sad time – and I tend to overcompensate by baking.

Bonus: What are your plans for New Year’s Eve? New Year’s Day?
Well, not much. New Year’s Eve will probably be a movie marathon – I haven’t decided on the series yet – and New Year’s Day will be taking down all of the Christmas decorations and storing them for next year.

I hope everyone has had a good holiday season, and here’s to a Happy New Year!

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1. Why do you live where you live?
Originally because it wasn’t too far from where my parents lived. Not so close that we were in the same town, but not so far away that I couldn’t visit or get there if something happened. Now, I live here because I have a job, but I wouldn’t mind living somewhere warmer.

2. Do you want to have your sins forgiven?
I don’t think I have any “sins” that are that terrible, but if they were, then great.

3. Do you believe in heaven and hell?
Not really.

4. After life, where do you think you will end up?
Do you want the bleak answer, or the optimistic answer? I don’t really know.

5. If you have children, would they say you are the favorite parent? Why do you think this?
Yes, I think both of them would say I’m their favorite parent. It’s probably because I’ve made it a point to be open and honest with them, and to talk to them about anything.

6. Has anything ever happened to you that was dramatic, personal or spectacular enough to cause you to be believe in a God?
No, I can’t say anything like that has ever happened.

Bonus: What is something you consider to be a great personal success? Why was it so significant?
I suppose there are a few things – I’ll go with running a state newsletter for several years while I was in college. I think it was significant because it showed me that I could actually do something like that on my own, and have my articles, artwork, and other things be recognized at the association’s national level.

 

 

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1. What story does your family always tell about you??
There are a few, but one my Mom always told was when I was 5, and my oldest sister, who was 19, took me to her college. She was studying biology, and there was a human skeleton in the classroom.  She told me that that was what was inside of me, and she traumatized me for days – I was sure nothing like that was in me! My Mom always thought that was funny.

2. At what age did you become an adult?
I would say 18. When I was 18, I graduated high school, went off to college, and had to do things for myself.

3. What is the most embarrassing thing you know about your parents?
Hmmm…there was nothing that embarrassing that I knew…although I do remember that when I was 10, I found all the Playboy magazines my Dad read under the bed.

4. This year, what is the mot important life lesson you’ve learned?
Love hurts.

5. Describe your childhood self in 5 words. Were you happy?
Introverted, active, curious, smart, imaginative. Yes, I would say I was happy.

6. Who in your family has been kindest to you?
I would say my Dad was always the kindest to me. I miss him.

Bonus:  Who are you closest to or trust the most– a friend or family member?
I trust my best friend the most.

 

 

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1. What would you do to leave a great impression with a person on your first date?
Hmm…I think I would listen to them. One of the things I think has really fallen by the wayside, in most aspects of life, is really listening to people.

2. Do you usually follow your heart or your head?
A combination of both, but I probably follow my head more than my heart.

3. If your significant other told you to jump off a tall cliff and told you that you’ll land safely because there’s a net you can’t see yet, would you blindly trust your s.o. and jump?
Unless they’d not been honest about something drastic in the past, I’d trust them and jump.

4. How do you support your significant other?
By listening, talking about things, and being there.

5. What types of things or gestures/acts make you feel loved?
There’s a lot of things – usually they’re the small things that get done, or the words and the looks. There’s also being given the freedom to be myself.

6. What types of things or gestures/acts make you feel respected?
That’s a tougher one. I think having someone genuinely listen to me makes me feel that way, as well as things getting done without me having to ask.

7. Can you have emotional intimacy without physical intimacy? Explain.
Yes, you can. I think emotional intimacy can be even more powerful than physical intimacy, as it involves the head and the heart, and not just the body.

Bonus:  In 2016, what was your most conflicted emotional moment?
That would be when I had to put down my dog right before the 4th of July. I knew it was for the best, as he was miserable, but it was so hard to actually do.

 

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