Real Life Questions

 17. My perfect day.

This will be my perfect day set in the future of courses, with a family and a career. My perfect day is really simple compared to most people I think.  In the future, I want to live somewhere in the hills. Not in a big city, but close to one so that the grocery store and entertainment is close. I want to wake up early so that I am able to make the most of each and every day. I’ll help my kids get ready for school and send them off as well as kiss my husband goodbye as he heads off to work. After that, I’ll eat some breakfast and make some tea. On some days, I’ll even run to the farmer’s market. Maybe around 9:00, I’ll begin writing for the day until lunch. I’ll run to my kid’s school or meet my husband somewhere to eat lunch with one of my family members before I run to a meeting or talk business with someone. I’ll work on my work some more before I pick my kids up. I will help them get started on their homework before I start making dinner. We will all eat dinner as a family. If it was the weekend, we may go do an activity together or watch a movie. I want to be there to tuck my kids into bed and read the younger one a story. Then I’ll go to bed! Perfect! That’s all I want. To be content and happy in my life.

20. Asking questions.

I do believe that asking questions makes someone a good conversationalist. It shows the other person that you really do care about what they are saying and you want to know them on a more personal level. Naturally, people love to talk about themselves, so let them! Ask them questions. What do they like to do? Favorite food? What is their family like? How does it compare to yours? Asking questions builds relationships and helps form bonds relating to the things both of you connect with. I believe that it is really important in a conversation and in a relationship with anybody.

21. Large gatherings? Activities? Unusual sleeping arrangements?

Yes. Yes. Yes. I have family that lives in western Maryland, where half of the town is somehow related to one another. Occasionally, my family will all go up there. My cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents and my sister, and occasionally a pet all caravan up there. There is one particular town house that we all tend to squeeze in. All 20 of us. Once I even had to share a twin bed for a week or two. But it’s all fine. We love each other and really bond over games and walking through old abandoned buildings.

29. My vacation or getaway home. I would want a vacation condo on Sanibel Island, Florida. My family goes there sometimes in the summer. It is the most peaceful vacation place ever just because of the laws there that require no building be built there that is more than four stories tall. The white sands and many sea shells makes it even more perfect. Quite a while ago, I promised my mom that I would buy a condo in Sanibel Island and let her stay in it any time she wanted to because of all the hard work she has done. Her life has been really stressful and chaotic lately, so this is my goal. For my mom.