30 Days of Truth: Day 30

Day 30 → A letter to yourself, tell yourself EVERYTHING you love about yourself

(better late than never)

Donita, I love that you think writing letters to yourself is stupid and a waste of time.

Your loving self,

Donita

30 Days of Truth: Day 29

Day 29 → Something you hope to change about yourself. And why.

I hope to change from a couch potato into an active person. Why? Because I want to be mobile when I am 75.

30 Days of Truth: Day 28

Day 28 → What if you were pregnant or got someone pregnant, what would you do?

Well this doesn't have much of a shock efffect once you are married and have already had kids. If I were pregnant, I would switch back to baby mode and start all over again.

30 Days of Truth: Day 27

Day 27 → What’s the best thing going for you right now?

Me

It's been a good year. I have many, many good things going for me right now.

30 Days of Truth: Day 26

Day 26 → Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?

I've been through some dark times, especially in college. Too much alcohol doesn't mix well with depression.

30 Days of Truth: Day 25

Day 25 → The reason you believe you’re still alive today.

God

30 Days of Truth: Day 24

Day 24 → Make a playlist to someone, and explain why you chose all the songs. (Just post the titles and artists and letter)

During the ages of about 16-22 music was my life. I couldn't imagine a time when I would not listen to music. Well, the time has come. The only reason I even know the names of current musicians is because of the gossip sites on the internet. I have never heard a Lady Gaga song. I thought Katy Perry was an actress. I am clueless.

My point? Well, I don't really have one except to say any play list I made would include mostly songs from 80s hair bands and a few country artists. I am not a pop princess. I barely even listen to music in the car. My IPod is filled with podcasts. I am "old."

30 Days of Truth: Day 23

Day 23 → Something you wish you had done in your life.

I wish I had lost the weight sooner.

I wish I had been braver.

I wish I had met Jeff sooner.

30 Days of Truth: Day 22

Day 22 → Something you wish you hadn’t done in your life.

Oh My.... what a loaded question.

I could list a dozen things, but I also believe that every action and decision I made has led me to where I am today. And, I'm pretty happy with where I am today.

I made a couple stupid comments in my life that I still regret. One was a seriously stupid comment to a stranger and the other was a thoughtless comment to a friend. I regret those.

30 Days of Truth: Day 21

Day 21 → (scenario) Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?

Depends on how bad the fight was.
I would say "Go see her" but I might feel that she would not want to see me if the fight was bad enough.

30 Days of Truth: Day 20

Day 20 → Your views on drugs and alcohol.

Moderation. I don't really believe we should legalize anything. However I think the bigger problem is probably the abuse of legal prescription drugs.

30 Days of Truth: Day 19

Day 19 → What do you think of religion? Or what do you think of politics?

I tend to discuss neither with friends or strangers.

I think religion is a personal relationship with God. I think politics is a risky subject to discuss. Plus, being an introvert, I can NOT out-argue anyone and have no desire to try.

30 Days of Truth: Day 18

Day 18 → Your views on gay marriage.

I used to have the traditional Christian thoughts of "NO gay marriage. We MUST protect the sanctity of marriage." But the I heard a quote where someone questioned what we were actually protecting and I started to rethink my position. I actually believe that we should have civil unions and "Marriage" for everyone. You can choose which to enter, but Marriage would be a much more difficult to get out of than "irreconcilable difference."

30 Days of Truth: Day 17

Day 17 → A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.

The Introvert Advantage by Marti Laney
It sounds trite, but this book really changed my life. I started looking at myself differently after I realized the things I thought were personality flaws were actually inherent personality traits shared by many other people. It was a freeing discovery.

30 Days of Truth: Day 16

Day 16 → Someone or something you definitely could live without.

Johnny Test because I am sick of listening to that cartoon for the past few days.

But seriously folks, I could life without people who are so set in their opinion/beliefs that they are willing to do harm to those who disagree. I could live without the extremists.

I could also live without hearing the phrase "I could never homeschool because I don't have enough patience" ever again.

30 Days of Truth: Day 15

Day 15 → Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you’ve tried living without it.

Well the someone would be easy: Jeff and the kids
Something?? Over my lifetime I would have said cigarretes, chocolate, TV, and Tim Horton's but I have managed to do without all of them. I think that in the current state of technology, it would be very, very hard to live without internet.

30 Days of Truth: Day 14

Day 14 → A hero that has let you down. (letter)

Again, the letter is not happening. There were a couple men from my childhood who I thought of as good Christian fathers. My own dad was just very strict and we didn't get along very well, so these were men who I kind of wish my dad was more like. I soon learned the lesson that appearances are often deceiving when, in high school, I found out they were both adulterers and one had even had an affair with a 18 year old.

I wouldn't say "they" let me down as much as my idea of the "perfect Christian male" was changed forever.

30 Days of Truth: Day 13

Day 13 → A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough ass days. (write a letter.)

Yeah I'm not going to write a letter because I think that is corny, but I will say the 80s hair bands got me through A LOT of tough times. L.A. Guns and Skid Row were two of my favorites.

30 Days of Truth: Day 12

Day 12 → Something you never get compliments on.

My personal style, because I have none LOL

30 Days of Truth: Day 11

Day 11 → Something people seem to compliment you the most on.

Weirdly enough, my cooking. When I cook for my parents and siblings they almost always enjoy my food. I think that is mostly because no one else cooks very often. I don't really enjoy cooking though, so I haven't done a lot of it lately.