Meme Filled...

 Good morning from Florida. Thank you all for the kind comments/words. I hope to get caught up on blogs and emails today. In the meantime, how about some memes?

Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where we try and challenge you to think , discover and make new friends through blogging.

1.  Did any book besides the bible have an impact on your life or beliefs?

No, not really. I read for entertainment and sometimes to just learn some random things. My dad always said my brain has useless information in it, lol.

2.  What books influenced you as a young person.?

Gosh way too many...Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter etc. 

3.  Do you continue educating yourself by reading books or listening to podcasts or lectures?

Yep. 

4.  Have you ever sat in a coffee shop/restaurant/cafe reading a book? 

No, I get easily distracted.

What is your preferred place to read?

My husband actually gets mad as I have books laying everywhere. I simply can lay a book down, and go to another and then come back etc. I don't have a preferred place to read.

1. What's something bizarre you've seen or heard recently?

Men breast feeding, a man winning some beauty contest, more Trump arrests etc...the world is upside down. Or as I actually prefer to say, "The devil is roaming free."

2. July 18th is National Sour Candy Day. Who knew? Do you like sour candies or other foods with 'sour' flavors? Kimchi, rhubarb, gooseberries, tamarind, dill pickles, sour cherries, sauerkraut, cranberries, and grapefruit...of the sour foods listed which is your favorite?

I like all of them but if I were to choose just one, then dill pickles.

3. Share a favorite memory of an aunt or uncle. 

I have so many aunts and uncles. Probably when we all went down to the Mississippi River (in Illinois) and camped out. Learned a lot about this and that.

4. How would you describe your ability to manage stress? 

Sigh...I would like to say it depends on what is causing stress. Professionally speaking, I have no choice but to deal with it-and I might have said something the other day-which was acknowledged. We are so short staffed etc...and everyone's tempers are flaring. And as I reminded my coworkers it is ok to express yourselves, just remember to say I am sorry and not hold grudges etc...I am afraid though, the lady who was in my office many months ago (and was kicked out because they found out she really wasn't working) is super mad right now. I think I have to watch my back.

Personally, counting to whatever magic number and taking deep breathes. It is important to acknowledge I am no angel.

5. What do you think about when you let your mind wander? 

Beach. I can think of that and instantly I am ok. If I could afford to live by the coast, not necessarily on the beach, but if I could only smell and hear it, I am fine. That is where my wanders too. 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Well, I didn't sleep in, was up at 5 (because hubby wanted to get up and made so much noise), not drinking tea, but I will lay around in pj's, listen to some music and even take a afternoon nap. Grin