Wednesday Hodgepodge 3/14

1. Best place you've been lately?

Honestly, it's been crazy busy with musical practices finishing up and track practices starting, so the best place I've been lately is at home in bed!  That feeling that you get when you can finally settle in at the end of the day is the best!

2. What's something you should say yes to today? Or this week? Or even this year?

This year, I'd like to say yes to adventures more.  It's hard being single in a small town at this age because all my friends either live away from here or are married with kids.  I'm not a huge fan of traveling by myself, but I don't really have anyone who can just pick up and go with me either.  But I'd like to be creative and find some ways to travel, even short distances, and see some things I've been wanting to see.

3. Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day in any way, shape, or form? If so tell us how. In Western cultures, the color green is typically associated with jealousy, nature, good luck, and growth. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word 'green'?

I'm not a big St. Patrick's Day person.  I do usually try to wear something green, though.  When I hear the word green, I think of winter wheat which is the most beautiful color of green.



4. What's a product or service you love so much you'd happily be their spokesperson? Tell us what makes you such a fan.

I really struggled with this question.  I've been trying to find a new face regimen and ran across Soap and Glory's 4-1 Cleansing Milk, which smells like peaches.  I feel pretty strongly about that right now.   Or my Kenra 25 Hairspray, which with my recent hair issues has been a lifesaver.


5. March 14th is Pi Day. How are your math skills? What's the last thing you did that required math of any kind? And most importantly do you like pie? What's your favorite kind? With ice cream, whipped cream, or please hold the cream?
My math skills are not much to write home about.  I can teach a lot of subjects, but math is not one of them.  Yesterday, I was helping some students figure out what their target grades had to be for the 4th Quarter, so that's probably the most recent use.   

As for pie, I'm very picky.  I like my grandma's apple crumb pie, and I like a couple of pies from a local bake shop, but that's probably it.  Always ice cream.  Always.


6.  Insert your own random thought here.

It's possible that I've just mentally shut down from all the things that I have going on over the next month.  Between school stuff and my sister's wedding, I'm just on auto-pilot.  But I'm trying to remember that things will all get done, one way or another.

Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. Are you currently operating at 100% capacity? If not, what % are you? What's keeping you there?

I'm probably operating at about 90% most of the time.  I was very sick and in the hospital for a month in the fall, and while I'm back to work and doing well, there are still a lot of times when I have to deal with some residual effects of what happened.  


2.  Have you done your taxes? Planned/booked a summer holiday? Thought about or started your 'spring cleaning'? Besides what's listed here, tell us one task that needs doing before spring rolls around.

I've got to sit down at some point this weekend and get my taxes done, but it won't be Saturday because I have my sister's wedding shower!  She's getting married in just a few weeks.  I don't know that I'm going to take a summer holiday, even though I would love to spend a few days at the beach.  And as far as spring cleaning, I always need to do a little of that!  I'd like to finish up my new closet space while I'm off on spring break at the end of the month.


3. What's a favorite food from your part of the country?

I don't know that the Midwest is really known for its fine cuisine.  On top of that, I have pretty simple taste.  There's a restaurant in my area that's famous for its potato skins, and sometimes I do have dreams about them.  So, maybe that?  


4. This isn't a leap year, but let's run with it anyway...look before you leap, a leap of faith, grow by leaps and bounds, leap to conclusions, leap at the opportunity...which phrase might best be applied to your life currently (or recently)? Explain.

I'm all about the leap of faith right now.  I'm directing a pretty ambitious musical this spring, along with all of my other pursuits and I'm really just believing that it's all going to fall into place.  


5. As the month draws to a close list five fun and/or fabulous things (large or small) you noticed or experienced in February.

• The nieces are always fun and fabulous.
• I successfully organized Senior Night (with a lot of help).
• I introduced my music class to That Thing You Do (highly underrated movie).
• We had a fun field trip day last Friday, even if the show we saw wasn't that great.
• I accidentally fixed my flooded basement on Sunday.  (The pump had stalled.)

6. Insert your own random thought here.

It feels like February was a complete whirlwind!  It feels like the rest of the school year is a very fast downward slide from here.