Heights make me nervous; this is why I’ve never been on an airplane. I’ve had dreams of being on an airplane and it’s taxiing down the road in the middle of a major city, but it hasn’t taken off yet. As I’m anticipating it taking off, I can feel myself start to have a panic attack and I wake up shaking.
How do you unwind after a demanding day?
For me it’s cuddling with my cats , talking to my husband, drinking tea and reading .
How do you use social media?
I am not a fan of social media but do need to use it. I use Facebook to promote books. I have Instagram but don’t care for it especially since you can’t use links in your posts. I follow a wonderful cat rescue group out of California on it. I have X, ugh hate that name why couldn’t they just leave it alone at Twitter? I use this for book promotions as well. Pinterest I have but haven’t used it in years.
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.
The first thing that came to mind this morning 🌅was I need to go for a walk. When I went outside I saw it was raining 🌧️☔after waiting another hour it was still raining 🌧️☔ so I popped in a workout dvd and did that and walked later. 🚶🏻♀️
Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.
Some years ago when I lived in Beckley, WV I was out walking and struck.up a conversation with a woman I saw outside her house doing some yard work. Now I am an introvert so this is pretty unusual for me to do. We became friends . The coincidence is my son was already friends with her son but I didn’t know this.
My decision to read a lot of historical fiction books has enriched my life and helped me learn so much. I’ve read so many books taking place in tbe 1800’s, my favorite time period to read about, especially the Civil War time period. I live 40 minutes from Gettysburg. I’ve also read a lot of WWII books taking place in different countries and have really learned a lot from that.
Life is a continuous journey of learning.
What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?
I do not want to go anywhere that’s not allies with the US.
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you.
My mother gave me my love of reading. She put those little chunky board books in my crib when I was little and my love of reading just took off. I tried that with my kids and some of them really enjoyed reading when they were younger into their teen years. Unfortunately none of them like reading like I do. There are too many distractions now for them, namely video games, computers and cell phones. Now no one needs to think for themselves anymore, they have a machine to do it for them and that’s pretty scary. 😦
What is your favorite restaurant?
When I ate meat my favorite restaurant was Olive Garden. I would always order the chicken Parmesan with cavatapi pasta and the endless salad and bread sticks. Love their salad dressing. I haven’t been there in 5 years since before COVID. Now that I don’t eat meat there’s really nothing there I can order. Now I don’t have a favorite restaurant and cook a lot at home occasionally getting Chinese or pizza.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
No one knows the future except for God. If I am blessed I will continue to be happy and healthy.
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