Tag: dailyprompt

What jobs have you had?

Grocery store bagger/cashier/merchandiser

Call center customer service

Retail

Executive assistant/general problem solver

Manufacturing office jobs (order entry, planning, shipping, etc)

Student

Do you remember life before the internet?

Do i remember reading maps to navigate, scouring encyclopedias for research, the card catalog, having to memorize phone numbers and addresses, and having to rely on books and actual conversation with other humans for entertainment/engagement?

Yes, i do.

As useful as the internet is, do i miss those days?

Yes, i do.

What are you good at?

In short? Solving problems. 😉

Have you ever broken a bone?

Yep.

I fell off stage during an improv skit and broke my elbow on the concrete floor. I guess i decided to run with a completely different take on the whole “break a leg” thing. 🤷‍♀️

What sacrifices have you made in life?

Holy loaded question, batman!

Seriously, how the hell is any normal person supposed to answer this? Granted, they’re not always life and death type sacrifices, but we all make sacrifices. Every day.

You sacrifice a few hours of sleep for chatting too late with someone you’ve been missing. You sacrifice going out to dinner to stay home and polish that big proposal for work. You sacrifice the decadence of your favorite desert in favor of losing that last 5lbs. You sacrifice your time, your desires, your energy/attention – all depending on what matters most to you in that moment.

And that’s not even considering the big sacrifices – the life altering ones. I think this question should be a little more specific, like asking about what big things you sacrificed in the past year. Just sayin. 😉

What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today?

My tattoos. 😝

What gives you direction in life?

I really don’t have an answer for this.

I have plotted courses, had goals, made plans, made progress…. And every single time, i find myself miles and miles from what my planned destination was. And oddly enough, I seem to be somehow better off for it, even though the initial sense of failure and disappointment is painful.

My values guide my actions, of course, but at this point, I’m just riding the waves to see where i end up next, and what kinds of people I’ll meet on the way. I don’t have a “direction” in my life, per se, and that is ok. Having or trying to have a direction hasn’t worked so well thus far, so we’re doing things a little differently…

Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?

“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching.”

Describe a risk you took that you do not regret.

I took a risk when I decided to stop taking any and all pharmaceutical drugs, weaning off them if necessary for safety reasons. I chose to focus on my lifestyle, and pay more attention to the fuel i was giving my body and my mind. In any case, i do not regret this at all, though there are some people in my life who still think i’m being foolish. I feel better than I have in years, have improved my general wellbeing, and have taken back control of my health and my life…

Yeah, not an ounce of regret.

What makes you nervous?

Nervous as in “i have butterflies in my stomach and an elevated heart rate” type of thing? Just about anything i care about the outcome of. Being on stage, giving a presentation, having an important and directed conversation with someone, taking an exam, getting pulled over for speeding. Ya know, normal stuff.

Nervous as in “i have crippling anxiety and can’t move, much less function” type of thing? Not much of anything as of late (knock on wood). this was not always the case, though.