Good Neighbor

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What makes a good neighbor?

Someone who doesn’t scream at and abuse their significant others and minds their own business. That definitely sounds like the bare minimum (and is LOL), but we have a crazy neighbor and at this point, we just appreciate the neighbors who are nothing like him. We also don’t have kids or anything currently, and I hear my coworkers talk about how they have nice neighbors who will help them with their kids and/or bus stop things which I find to be very nice! Basically neighbors who are helpful when needed, and mind their business all the rest of the time!

“Successful”

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When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why?

When I think “successful” I think of Mel Robbins, because:

1. She is a best selling author

2. She has a popular podcast

3. She is AUTHENTIC

I love listening to Mel, because she just comes off as such a real human being! She is constantly writing and recording while also being a wife, as well as a mother to three adult children. She tells it like it is and with her interviews, it seems like she has access to all of these very smart, successful people. I love that she didn’t start her podcast until she was 54, and she completely blew the game out of the water. She’s definitely someone I admire and I’d love to meet one day.

Prompt

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What would you do if you lost all your possessions?

Probably cry and then make sure to pay attention to what I still have and be grateful for that. In reality, the things that truly matter are not to be possessed. Love is to be shared. Connection is to be shared. Laughter is better shared with loved ones. If I lost all of my possessions, I think it would wake me up to the fact that they were never as important as they were made out to be.

Music (prompt)

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What would your life be like without music?

I absolutely love music. Singing, dancing, just having it on in the background- I always prefer to have music on. I love finding songs that give me goosebumps and bring tears to my eyes. I was just talking with my coworker yesterday about music and how I think about what my future children will say they grew up listening to. For me, my parents listened to a lot of Nine Inch Nails, System of a Down, Smashing Pumpkins, etc. Lots of loud, I’d even say angry music. My husband grew up listening to a lot of classic old school R&B, more calm, love songs.

I would much rather our future children grow up in a household of calm, loving music. I think of Cleo Sol, Giveon, Khamari, Tems, Khalid, Masego; when I listen to music like this, I feel quiet centered and calm. Whether or not the music actually had an effect on us, I’d say our personalities kind of actually match the music my husband and I listened to as kids. I feel like come off more chaotic and irritable, while my husband is calm and respectful.

Far Travels

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Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home.

I read this prompt and immediately thought of the few Caribbean cruises I’ve been on since those were definitely when I was furthest away from home. I have so many good memories of these cruises with my husband and his family, but one of my favorites is from when we went to Grand Turk. We did an all inclusive excursion that had unlimited rum and cokes, so my husband (boyfriend at the time), and I were determined to get our money’s worth LOL.

After we were done with the excursion, I wanted to grab a souvenir for one of my friends back home! We went into a shop and I grabbed a cute little container with sand and shells in it that said Grand Turk (I think?) and called it a day. Once we were back home and I was unpacking and getting all of the gifts together, I realized that the cute little souvenir I got for my friend had a name on it… and it 100% was NOT my friend’s name (LMFAO)!

Obviously I couldn’t just turn around and head back to the shop to grab a new item with her name on it, so I ended up having to give my friend that souvenir and explain to her why it said Katherine on it when her name is Alexis. 😂 Overall not the end of the world and is a hilarious story today, but I learned that I should definitely do my shopping when I am NOT intoxicated!

Prompt

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What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it?

I was looking up places to board my diabetic cat for when my husband and I take a trip to Florida! I found a place that will give take her in and give her the insulin shots! I feel so bad because she’s probably gonna think we’re giving her up, but she’ll realize that’s not the case once we come back to pick her up after a couple of days! Then hopefully she will remember that for future vacations. I just don’t have anyone I know who can give her shots at our home twice a day, and I know I could hire someone from Rover or something but I don’t trust strangers in our home either.