
My friend Minnesota Nice gave me a nice mention and an award on her blog last week. It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these but how can you say no when someone says nice things about you?
Here are my responses to the survey
1. Where is your cell phone? On the desk beside me.
2. Your hair? Unruly.
3. Your mother? Alzheimer’s.
4. Your father? Getting old.
5. Your favorite food? Fresh hot homemade bread with lots of real butter.
6. Your dream last night? Having to pee. Repeatedly.
7. Your favorite drink? Right now, green tea.
8. Your dream/goal? Happiness.
9. What room are you in? Bedroom.
10. Your hobby? Computer geek wannabe.
11. Your fear? Losing my sight.
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Independent again.
13. Where were you last night? Home.
14. Something you aren’t? Thin.
15. Muffins? Raisin Bran.
16. Wish list item? A cure for Alzheimer’s.
17. Where did you grow up? A suburb on Kansas City.
18. Last thing you did? The dishes.
19. What are you wearing? An old green polo shirt and too-big blue pants.
20. Your tv? Don’t own one.
21. Your pets? Anastasia.
22. Your friends? Too far away.
23. Your life? Tiring.
24. Your mood? Sad.
25. MIssing someone? My mom.
26. Vehicle? Sissy-ass SUV.
27. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes.
28. Your favorite store? Pretty much any bookstore.
29. Your favorite color? I don’t play favorites.
30. When was the last time you laughed? Yesterday with Mom.
31. Cried? I’m not sure.
32. Your best friend? Pug.
33.One place that I go over and over? Walmart.
34. One person who emails me regularly? Sharon.
35. Favorite place to eat? Mr. Yen’s.
Now comes the time that I’m supposed to pass the torch. It’s hard. If I read your blog it’s because I value what you have to say, I enjoy what you write, you’re all over the top. But also, most of my blogger-friends are no longer blogging. Most of the blogs I read are written by strangers. Of course, I got to know most of my old blogger-friends through their blogs but that’s not really happening now. I find it hard to comment any more, to reach out.
I read an interesting guest post on Change Your Thoughts for True this morning about the benefits of blogging. I agree in large part with what she said. Blogging helps get the crap out of my brain where I can “see” it and deal with it more rationally and less obsess-in-the-dark-ly. It reminds me that I’m not alone. The average personal blogger is probably a small niche blogger. We don’t have a lot of readers because there are few people who are going to identify with our small niche. At least that’s what I like to tell myself. But the readers I do have identify in some small or large way with the things I write. It’s important to me. I’m not so alone. And yes, getting out of my own head and listening to others’ perspectives is important to me, too.
I don’t know who I would nominate. “Everyone I read” feels like such a cop-out. Perhaps it’s just the wrong day to try to decide.