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Sunday Stealing: The Generic Meme
1. What did you want to be when you were little? happy
2. Would you prefer to have a large group of friends, or a small group of friends? Why? I suppose I like a large group of friends because of the variety and diversity
3. What is your fashion “style”? Or what type of clothes do you wear on a daily basis? I wear "teacher clothes" (business casual)
4. If you could live anywhere where would you live? since there have been record-breaking cold temperatures for about a week, I'm going to answer with ANYWHERE WARMER! Although my heart belongs in Ireland.
5. What is your biggest hope for the next year? to be encouraged, not discouraged
6. When you pass by reflective surfaces do you check yourself out? no
7. Favorite genre of movie as well as TV show? I admit I like a Rom-Com movie... and for tv shows? I guess unscripted (dare I call it reality?)
8. Top favorite books? (limit of 5) from my 2013 reading list:
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson,
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple,
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling),
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, and
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
9. Have you ever taken a cooking class? no, but I think it would be a blast!
10. What three words would you use to describe yourself? independent, creative, intelligent
11. Favorite animal? puppies!
12. What is your dream job? I don't know yet
13. If you could go back in history to any moment that you did not live, what would it be and why? I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at the Constitutional Convention--to see how the major compromises came about
14. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Why? teleportation--so I could avoid this bitter cold weather
15. What is your favorite movie? my favorite musical is
Mary Poppins
16. What is your best childhood memory? playing Crazy 8s with my mother
17. What is your favorite part about blogging? being able to ramble
18. What is your favorite quote?
Your greatest power is the power to be.
To be more loving. To be more courageous.
To be more joyous. To be more friendly.
To be more sensitive. To be more aware.
To be more forgiving. To be more tolerant.
To be more humble. To be more patient.
To be more helpful.
To be a greater human being.
~ Wilfred A. Peterson
19. What song do you feel like describes your life the best? Why? Change the World by Eric Clapton
20. Would you describe yourself as shy or outgoing? outgoing