Parades!!!

What makes you feel nostalgic? Every Thanksgiving here in the U.S. I get up early and watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. On New Year’s morning I get up and watch the Rose Bowl parade. It’s something I’ve done since I was tiny. I love them. I also love going to my local parades commemorating …

Ooh! I did this once!

You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like? When I went to university, I lived in a two story loft style apartment. It was 600 sq ft, so not tiny, but not giant either. My favorite space was the space I “recovered” underneath the stairs. The stairs were “open” …

Disco!

Share what you know about the year you were born. I was born near the end of the 70’s. Disco was king and Jimmy Carter was still president of the country. There had recently been a massive blizzard in the area I live in so my Dad went out and bought a four wheel drive …

My Dad(s)

Describe a man who has positively impacted your life. The first picture is of my stepdad making my family pancakes for breakfast shortly after he had recovered from his heart attack. The second picture is me and my Dad on a trip to Savannah, GA when he was healthier. I have been shaped and molded …

Parents…

Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? I mean I did not picture my mom having Parkinson’s. I did not picture my stepdad nearly dying from a heart attack and I certainly didn’t picture my Dad having cancer. Sooooo…… not really. It’s been a rough year. That’s just their health. My own …

Holding

What skills or lessons have you learned recently? Ugh! So I had an appointment with the pain doctor in my gastroenterologist’s office. He seriously spent at least 45 minutes asking me about my childhood. I felt like I was in a therapist’s office. I definitely had to hold my tongue. This is not something I …

Therapist today!!!!!

Seriously TGIF. I have been running myself ragged all week. I didn’t get to see my therapist last week after being in the hospital for six days because she was sick. It worked out, but I mean, I could have used the visit. Then, my friend, who was visiting me and helping me out with …

Indecisive

What cities do you want to visit? There are so many places I’d like to visit! I am an American who has never been to NYC, so I’d probably start there. I’ve been to most other major cities in the U.S., so I have really missed out on that one. I think then I’d start …

Caregiving

Tell us one thing you hope people say about you. I hope that people say I am a caring, kind person. It is one of my very core values to care for others. Right now I am helping to take care of my mom who has Parkinson’s and my stepdad who is still recovering from …

Time is just a wastin

What could you do less of? I could definitely spend less time on my phone. I use it for everything. I’m even blogging from it right now. To say I’m addicted would not be an understatement. I have it out way too often. I studied all of these things in university only to spend half …