Back In The Hodgepodge Seat

I hope all is well in your world. I have linked up with my old friend, Joyce, for her Hodgepodge link party.  For those of you who are new here, Joyce from From This Side of the Pond comes up with hard-hitting questions for bloggers. We bloggers publish our answers on our blogs.  We then go to Joyce's page and enter our link.  It's always fun to see how my fellow bloggers answered the questions.

Take it away, Joyce!

1. What area of your life feels like you're stuck in a Groundhog's Day loop, doing the same thing over and over? Does it bother you, or is that just how life is in this particular season? 

Welcome to my office, otherwise known as the Petco War Zone. No matter how many times I place Millie's toys in her basket, it looks like this within hours.

I think she's trying to kill me.

2. Something that makes your heart skip a beat?

This is the easiest question of the day.

Miss Lucy makes my heart skip a beat even when she likes to count my wrinkles.

3. Do you wear your heart on your sleeve, or are you more of a closed book? Elaborate.

 

My family tells me they can sense my mood within seconds of seeing my facial expression.

Personally, I consider myself a woman of mystery.

4. According to Prevention Magazine, these are 25 of the best foods for heart health-

wild salmon, sardines, liver, walnuts, almonds, chia seeds, oatmeal, blueberries, coffee, red wine, green tea, soy milk, dark chocolate, raisins, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, whole grains, apples, oranges, grapefruit, avocado, avocado oil, olive oil 

Which five do you include in your diet most often? 

Are there any foods on the list you simply cannot abide? 

Cook at Home Mom

I love sweet potatoes cooked any way, but especially in the air fryer.

Btw... that is an avocado aioli!

m.a. kitchen

Lucky for me, if you live in Texas, it is expected of you to eat guacamole every day.

It's the law.

During both of my pregnancies, I ate a family-size Hershey's Dark Chocolate Almond bar every day for the health benefits.

And I wonder why I gained over 50 pounds.

Inspired Taste

I eat apples on my salad for the crunch.  

I close my eyes and pretend they are the Mister's homemade croutons fried in butter. 

I don't drink red wine because it gives me migraines after four glasses.  I make up for it with white wine which is just as healthy, as far as I'm concerned. 

5. What was the last piece of furniture you bought? Is there a piece of furniture you need/want to purchase this year? 

The last piece of furniture is my desk chair.  I had a much prettier one, but it killed my back.  

She's no beauty, but she does the trick.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Want a bird's eye view of retirement?  Yesterday, the Mister and I did some errands and went to my favorite Mexican restaurant, Gloria's, for our daily dose of guacamole and fajitas.  The Mister asked me if I minded if we stopped to get his car washed.  I told him that was fine as long as I didn't have to get out of the car. I had had enough cardio for the day.

As we were encased in the deafening whoosh of the car wash,

I was happy as a clam scrolling Instagram.  

All of a sudden, the Mister yells: 

OH Sh$#%!

  

I scream: 

WHAT'S WRONG???

He says:

I PUSHED THE WRONG BUTTON AND OPENED THE TRUNK!!

I laughed so hard that I had tears in my eyes.

For some reason, the Mister didn't see the humor.

Cue the happy ending.

The Mister's dry cleaning is now extra clean.

 

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