Scoping Out the Random Dozen

Thanks so much to those of you who kept me in your prayers Tuesday. It was not a fun day. The lack of intake and the prep gave me a raging migraine headache as well as nausea caused by the combo of the headache and being a bit dehydrated. I've never been so glad to see an IV and drugs in my life!! I had issues after the procedures as well and ended up staying much longer than we had anticipated while they gave me more IV fluids and meds. Hopefully a good night's sleep will put me to rights again! I'm not even going to think about the biopsies the doctor took; those will take a week or so!

Enough of that. It's another great Wednesday with Random Dozen!

1. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being a cranky-baby-hissy-fitter, how much of a complainer are you?

So I don't suppose I can complain about this question, huh?! Probably more than I want to admit. (And this is so not the day to ask this! Although since this post is going up on Wednesday, I'll be over it!) But I'm trying to break the generational cycle of complaining, especially when it's disguised as critiquing!

2. When someone else is talking, do you listen, or are you thinking about what you're going to say in response?

Most of the time I listen. But sometimes I'm guilty of forming my response.

3. I just deleted 1062 messages from my email account. Do you have any plans for a clean sweep this month--of anything?

I'm sure Lid's wicked sense of humor is why she put this question in here this week. Not that I'm COMPLAINING!:-) But I would imagine that a bodily sweep should suffice.
I also cleaned out my linen closet Saturday.

And now, here are some brilliant questions from a gal named Angie at Angie's Ad Lib who graciously offered to let me (2nd Cup Lid) borrow her brain. Please go over and see Angie because it was so nice of her to help me out. Thank you so much, Angie!

4. Tell us about your perfume. Was it a gift? What does it remind you of? Do you have a signature scent?

Estee Lauder's Tuscany per Donna. I've been wearing it so long I don't remember how I got started. Most perfumes are way too sweet for me. This one is perfect and even when I forget I have it on, people tell me how good I smell.

5. What is your best organizing tip for the new year?

Get rid of it! Throw it out or take it to Goodwill.

6. What is your favorite comic strip?

Since Calvin & Hobbes is no more, and Johnny Hart - who wrote B.C. - has died I would say it's a tie between Baby Blues & Zits.

7. Do you sleep with a fluffy or flat pillow?

Fluffy. If it's flat, what's the point?

8. What color is your kitchen? Why did you choose that color?

Granite is speckled black with some blue scattered. It's a lot prettier than it sounds! We chose it because it's pretty and classy looking and I didn't want brown!

9. What’s the most interesting bumper sticker you’ve seen?

I've seen lots of good bumper stickers (and even more bad ones!) but I don't remember a single one.

10. Do you prefer an expensive writing tool or whatever is lying around? (Are you a Montblanc or a Papermate?)

Pilot G2 Retractable Ink Gel Rollerball



11. What chore doesn’t feel like a chore – you just enjoy it (at least most of the time)?

Cooking and baking. Except when I feel like I'm in a rut and can't think of anything new to fix.

12. If your parents often repeated themselves, what is something one of them said more than once?

My mom: Always take your purse so you have identification in case you're in an accident. (She didn't care about my underwear - just wanted to be sure they knew who the underwear belonged to!)

My dad: Always take a set of nice clothes when you go out of town - you might have to go to a funeral.

They were pretty much worse-case scenario types! LOL


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