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What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? Great prompt. I would love it if people would view my blog as their positive anecdote in a very negative world. And that it would make them smile and brighten their corner of the world

Describe your life in an alternate universe. In an alternate universe I would live off the grid in a fortified castle at the top of a high cliff along the ocean shore

What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it? My husband won a cruise to the Bahamas.  We had dinner on the balcony at the Hard Rock cafe.  It overlooked downtown.  It was totally worth it watching the street life below and realizing it was an experience we’d probably neverContinue reading “Dinner downtown Bahamas”

Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that. I find the public and online tiffs between athletes and celebrities to be incredibly childish and uninteresting. If you have a disagreement, resolve it in private.  I don’t care if so and so is dating your ex,Continue reading “The childish drama of celebrities and athletes”

List 30 things that make you happy. My husband. My three kids. My God.  My Bible. My job. A roof over my head. My church.  Coffee. Dark chocolate. My dog. My two snails. My tropical fish. Hiking.  Photography. Swimming. Freedom.  A car. Mountains. Fried chicken. Pasta. Peaches. Watermelon. Roses. Pansies. Petunias. My mom. Sunsets. ThisContinue reading “My 30…”

Describe one habit that brings you joy. Because of life’s circumstances, I am privileged that our kids live with us right now, contributing with expenses and helping care for the house.  One of my most rewarding habits is chatting with them each day about life, how their goals are going, grabbing a smoothie or quickContinue reading “My Family.  Every. Single. Day.”

What are you curious about? Why are there snakes?  Just why Why don’t vending machines take pennies Why do socks go missing in the laundry statistically higher than any other clothing? Happy Friday. Have a great weekend everyone!

Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone. I’m not crying , you’re crying 😂. For this prompt I am going to give a shout-out to my son ….When your son’s heart and generosity get you.  My son Sid drove us to Walmart Monday to buy groceries. I hung out in theContinue reading “A Shout-out to my son….”

How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you? Just listen for the woman who is always laughing, talks loud and has a weird Minnesota accent.  That’s me!

What traditions have you not kept that your parents had? My mom was a single mom of three girls and she worked as a nurse’s aide in a hospital so she worked every other Christmas. On the Christmases she had to work my mom would leave a container of ribbon candy. I was not fondContinue reading “Ribbon candy at Christmas ewwwww”