1. What was the best thing that happened to you this week?
The best thing that happened to me this week was spending time with my family having a TV marathon on Wednesday night. We all ate snacks and hung around watching shows.
The worst?
The worst thing that happened to me this week was that I had a complete melt down over my situation with the nerve damage. I spent two hours on my bed crying like a baby, snot rolling down my face. It was terrible.
2. What's the best thing someone's done for you (recently or not so recently)?
2. What's the best thing someone's done for you (recently or not so recently)?
Daniel reactivated the text messaging on our cell phones. I can now reach him to leave him a quick reminder while he is working, and I don't have to bother him. I can also chat with some of my friends via text.
What's the worst thing someone's done to you (again, recently or not so recently)?
What's the worst thing someone's done to you (again, recently or not so recently)?
A so-called friend got mad at me for being honest with her. It caused a lot of trouble on Facebook when she decided to take the issue further than it needed to go in public. We are no longer friends.
3. What's the best thing about your job?
3. What's the best thing about your job?
My job description right now is "stay-at-home-mom." The best part is that I get to hang out with my kids for the summer and be lazy if we want. We can play games, read, and write together and not have to worry about sticking to a schedule.
Worst?
Worst?
Spending hours a day with someone (even someone I love with all my heart) can get on my nerves sometimes.
4. What's the best new website you've found?
4. What's the best new website you've found?
I like CrowdTap.com. I'm hoping to get involved in some of their product reviews.
Worst?
Worst?
I don't really have a worst. If I don't like a website I just leave it. I did come across a website that was similar to Facebook for bloggers. It was really difficult to use.
5. What's the best book you've read?
5. What's the best book you've read?
I don't think I have one book that is above all others. I enjoy ANYTHING by Jodi Picoult and the knitting books by Debbie Maccomber, among some others. My favorites change often.
Worst?
Worst?
I don't waste my time with a book if I don't like it. I don't have a worst. I even, eventually, liked the books I was forced to read in high school.
6. What's the best movie you've seen?
6. What's the best movie you've seen?
Like books, my favorites change often and depending on my mood. On the top of the list are Edward Scissorhands, Music and Lyrics, and Where the Wild Things Are.
Worst?
Worst?
Again, I don't waste my time with bad movies. I honestly can't think of one that I didn't at least somewhat enjoy.
7. What's the best meal you've had?
7. What's the best meal you've had?
I am a really boring person. I don't have a lot of favorites. Like books and movies, meals have been tasty, but they haven't really stuck out as favorites. I do love Mexican food at a restaurant. On a different note, my mother-in-law makes some killer bruchetta.
Worst?
Worst?
The worst meal I've ever had actually had nothing to do with the food. It was the company. I got talked into going to a homecoming date with a boy I really didn't like. We went to one of the family's homes for dinner. The mother had prepared a four-course meal, and it dragged on and on and on. I just wanted to go home!
8. What's the best holiday?
8. What's the best holiday?
Thanksgiving. There is no expectation except for good food, family, and hopefully some board games.
Worst?
Worst?
Christmas. I know- that sounds terrible. I hate the pressure of picking just the right gift, watching the person open it, then not seeing the expression I expected. I also feel terrible if I'm not thrilled with a gift. I hate the big lead-up, then the let-down when the holiday is over. I know, call me the Grinch. I do have a lot of his decorations to put up in December.
9. What's the best thing in your future?
9. What's the best thing in your future?
The best thing in my future is that I am going to be a classroom teacher some day. Unfortunately that is not looking like it will be this year due to the nerve damage I got in April.
Worst?
Worst?
The worst thing in my future is the unknown associated with this nerve damage. Will I ever walk more than a quarter mile at a time again? Will I ever write without my hand trembling? Will I ever truly be able to handle teaching a group of students making noise and causing distractions? The answers themselves aren't the worst part right now. The worst part is NOT KNOWING! The neurologist said that the nerve function could take up to a year to return. We will be seeing him in December if I am not healed, though, because he said at that time it will be long enough that he will be able to discuss what to do about permanent damage. To be honest, I just want to KNOW so I can deal with whatever I need to emotionally and move on. Right now I am in limbo.
9 comments:
Some honest answers there Karen. You're on an emotional roller coaster. I'm sorry that there is so much to deal with. Especially, having to deal with not knowing. That would be the worst for me too. Just think though, five years from now, or even three, life will have moved on, you will have begun to do new things no matter what the outcome is now. It will not be the same as it is now. There is some comfort in that thought.
Oh my goodness, that whole Facebook public argument thing...I tell you, we do have a lot in common. It happened with a good friend last August. I was heart broken when she took something very private into a public space.It was a status message war. She was a good friend and it took me a long time to get over it. I still miss her but I won't tolerate creating a stink!
I feel the same about books and food! LOL!
Have a wonderful weekend with your family!
I absolutely agree with you about life down the road. By then we will know what we are dealing with, and learn to live with it. This is the hard part, right now. I'm a tough cookie usually. I don't do well with not knowing things, though. Maybe that's the lesson I'm supposed to be learning here! LOL
I'm so sorry you lost a friend in a FB status war. I love FB in many ways. It can also be used in terrible ways. In my case, the other person posted a status and everyone attacked me there. I just bowed out, unfriended, and walked away. I won't play games like that anymore.
You have a great weekend, too! I've probably told you that a thousand times in different places.
I'm sorry to hear about the nerve damage. Hope it gets resolved positively.
Here's mine:
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I like how you don't waste your time doing things you don't like.
I'm amazed people do that type of stuff on FB. So frustrating! It sounds like walking away was the best option.
I wish I could peak in the future for you. Hang in there with the nerve damage. Always thinking of you.
Valentina, thank you. I'll be heading over to check out your Saturday 9 soon.
Grumpy, I don't have time to waste! LOL Seriously, there is just way too much good material to waste time on stuff I'm not enjoying.
I'm noticing a theme here - you don't like to waste your time. Which I totally understand. Sometimes, for me, it isn't about wasting time so much as not being in a place in my life where I am interested in whatever (movies/books) or maybe even "ready" for them. I'm sorry you had an ugly cry day; I've been there though clearly not for the same reasons. Hang in there!
Eat and Write: There are definitely times when books and movies are just there at the wrong time. I picked up "The Art of Dancing in the Rain" about a year ago and couldn't get through the first 10 pages. I just didn't like it. I hesitantly gave it a try again a couple of months ago, on a strong recommendation, and ate it up! I couldn't put the book down. I find that amazing.
I love that you admit to having TV marathons. With all the hype to unplug and get ourselves away from TV, having a marathon is GREAT! TV watching is definitely one of my hobbies.
Bree, I'm not sure I understand the hype to unplug. I grew up watching TV with my parents, and we had some of the best conversations families could have. Every day in high school I would come home and watch Oprah with my mom. I learned a lot about being an adult from some of those shows and the resulting discussions. My husband and I do the same with our daughters. I have to admit, not only do we have TV marathons, but I passionately defend our TV time! LOL
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