What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?

I used to love snow.  The sparkling white under streetlights of freshly fallen snow, sledding in it, the beauty of a white Christmas.  Not anymore. I can make it look like winter in my house without it, don’t have to kill my back to shovel it, be on the road with other people who can’t drive in it. 🤣

What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?

I used to love snow.  The sparkling white under streetlights of freshly fallen snow, sledding in it, the beauty of a white Christmas.  Not anymore. I can make it look like winter in my house without it, don’t have to kill my back to shovel it, be on the road with other people who can’t drive in it. 🤣

Your life without a computer: what does it look like?

My life without a computer does not sound like fun! It’s what keeps me informed with the news, connected to friends and family far away, and helps me run my online store. And I just plain don’t want to do life without one 😁

What skill would you like to learn?

I would love to learn how to knit, crochet or quilt.  It amazes me the blankets and hats and sweaters that groups make to donate to nursing homes, veterans and the homeless.

What details of your life could you pay more attention to?

Where to begin ….

Being more disciplined in reading the Bible everyday

More consistent prayer life (not just when I need help)

Being more charitable to those in need (my retail life made me very jaded)

Realize it’s okay to stop and take a breath once in a while

What’s your #1 priority tomorrow?

Mondays are my day off and it is my “catch up” day!  Catch up on the family and what they have going on in the week ahead, catch up on chores (a never ending task), catch up on correspondence, and at least one fun activity. Tomorrow is a mom and daughter Bath and Body outing.  Enjoy the weekend everyone!

In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled?

To be completely honest and blunt, I have changed my focus on this.  I have been working for over 40 years and have always given my loyalty, ambition, work ethic and punctuality so a boss, owner or someone else gets the reward and benefits.  I am working hard now so I can literally within the next year be my own boss and do a business and work that benefits my family and supports organizations I care about. 

What’s the trait you value most about yourself?

My day in and day out, consistently perky, always upbeat positive personality.  I rarely do not have a smile on my face and to me, it takes way more effort to be negative and pessimistic. People accuse me of being positive to the point of being naive, but I tell them I would rather bring light into a room than suck the air out of one. 😁

List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter.

Hang out around park entrances and schools with a coffee cart, giving out free cups of coffee for anyone who is short on change or needs a pick me up

Design floral arrangements to give away free to those in hospitals that may not have family or friends nearby

Donate my time as a photographer to families who can’t afford senior photos

What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in?

My maternal grandparents were full blooded Irish. On my basket list is to go to Ireland and explore the coastline and old castles. Tracing his genealogy would be amazing .