#397. online dating, getting dressed & doing something incredibly impulsive

Age: 49

Relationship Status: Married

Occupation: Teacher's Assistant and writer

Income: 18k ish

Astrological Sign: Scorpio sun, Aquarius moon, Scorpio rising

What is something you look forward to every day?

Getting dressed! I have so much fun picking out outfits.

Spending time with my family is also my happy place.

Tell us how your year thus far is going, using only three words:

Time moves quickly!

What is the most valuable thing you have earned?

A sense of what makes me happy.

What is the most precious thing you have lost?

Time with my loved ones – there is nothing more precious than those moments.

Fill in the blank: if loving _____ is wrong, I don’t want to be right.

2000's indie rock.

Is there a moment in your life where preparation has met opportunity? Did you take it?

Yes! Absolutely, when the stars align, you've got to take the opportunity and run with it.

In a room full of people, who are you looking for?

The pets, probably!

What is the most impactful, published piece of writing you have read?

(this could be a book, a poem, an article, a study, etc.)

For me, it's probably Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar.

When I am self-loathing, I tend to…

Turn inward.

When I am self-loving, I tend to…

Create.

If you had endless amounts of talent and skill, what would you want to be famous or known for?

Making the world a more beautiful place. I think there are so many ways to achieve that, and we all do it when we are at our best.

How does the best relationship in your life make you feel?

Loved, appreciated, and understood.

When do you feel most inspired?

Usually, when I don't have a pen and paper (lol).

What is something that your inner child needs to hear from you?

You aren't broken or bad, you're just as you're meant to be.

What is something that your future self needs to hear from you?

Thank you for thinking of me.

Do you ever wonder what your life would be like if you had made a different decision, and do you wish you had?

I've thought about this so many times, but I wouldn't want to change where I am now.

If money were no object, what is one thing you would have an unlimited supply of?

Yarn!

What is the most predictable thing about you?

That I will do something incredibly impulsive. Probably to my hair.

What is the most unexpected thing that has ever happened to you?

Meeting my future husband online in the early 2000's.

Describe a time that you were in awe of your own courage or bravery:

Probably when I got through a month-long psychotic episode and rebuilt my life.

BONUS: Tell me something good.

Spring is here! Winter passed for me without a months-long depressive episode for the first time in years!