True Confessions Hodgepodge

Hello dear friends.  So happy to be back in the Hodgepodge swing of things.  Can you believe how quickly this summer is going by?  For me, at least.  I was behind a young mother in the grocery store line with two little boys.  She told me that she was counting the days until the first day of school.  Oh, how I remember those days.

Once again, thank you Joyce for always coming up with such provocative questions.

1. I recently read there are about four secrets to happiness from around the world.  They were -

Overcome your fears by facing them head on, allow yourself to relax and reset, work to live versus living to work, and find the good in life.   Not sure these are the actual secrets to happiness, but which of the four do you struggle with most?  Which one comes most easily to you?

I've mentioned this before and I am not proud of it.  I have a fear of "down" escalators.  "Up" escalators are no problem.  It drives my family crazy.  I am always running around searching for an elevator.  When I find one, I am usually on the receiving end of dirty looks from  moms young enough to be my daughters with strollers. I try to buffer the situation by commenting how cute their babies are, but the babes join their moms with their disgusted sneers.  

I have no intention of facing my fear for the sake happiness.  I will continue to be in search for the nearest elevator for the rest of my life. 

This is where I make up for not facing my fear.  I have no problem sitting back and chilling.  That is probably my greatest strength.

2.  How would you spend a found $20 bill today?

The twenty dollar bill would accompany every other red cent we own and would go straight to Petco.  Let's just say our little ones have their "issues." 

3.  Ego trip, power trip, guilt trip, round trip, trip the light fantastic, or trip over your own two feet ... which 'trip' have you experienced or dealt with most recently?  Explain.

Definitely the round trip.  I've done more travelling this summer than I have in a long time.

4. If you could master any physical skill in the world what would it be, and how would you use that skill?

I would like to learn to play the piano and be a gymnast.  I would take my talents and join the circus.

5.  As July draws to a close, let's take inventory of our summer fun.  Since the official first day of North American summer to June 20th have you... been swimming?  enjoyed an ice cream cone?  gardened?  deliberately unplugged?  watched a ball game?  picked fruit off the vine?  taken a road trip?  read a good book?  Are there any other activities on your must-do-before-summer-ends list?

I've done my share of gardening this summer.   

I have not picked fruit off the vine, however, I have enjoyed my share of the fruit after it was picked.

I have read some wonderful books this summer.

6.  The Republican Presidential candidates will debate on August 6th.  What's your question?

What are you going to do about this guy?

7.  What's your most listened to song so far this summer?

I LOVE this song.  Every time I hear it I want to shut up and dance.  I am going to visit my girls soon.  God forbid this song is played in Target - I will get happy feet!

8.  Insert your own random thought here.

I was going to do a post about this, but I think I will cover this mind-blowing, controversial subject right here in the privacy of my home in Hodgepodge.

Does anybody become ravenous the minute they leave home for a trip?  I begin this downhill journey by looking for old sticky tic tacs on the bottom of my purse after I fasten my seat belt to head for the airport. 

As soon as I get there, I weasel my way as quickly as I can through security, so I can check out all the eating places in the terminal.

How do you like my new hair extensions?

  Sometimes I don't even take the time to put my shoes back on... the Mister has to pick them up.  It doesn't matter if I just ate a huge lunch or dinner - I practically get dizzy from my hunger pangs the minute I set foot in an airport. 

On our last vacation, we stopped into the airline complimentary lounge. After eating almost everything on the buffet line, I boarded the plane with mustard on my chin, and immediately grilled the flight attendant about the menu on the flight. It was Air Italia, so of course it was pasta.  When it was served about an hour later, I shoved the worst-tasting pasta in my mouth and ate it like I just got out of jail.

My eating streak continued for the next ten days.  I'm in search for acceptance.  Do any of you suffer from the same eating disorder?

One more question...what's the best book that you read this summer?  Time to re-load my Kindle.

Until next time...