This week’s questions are about how and why we exist. Check out my answers, then scroll down to learn how you can participate.
It’s okay if you don’t wear any _____.
Bras. I used to think I needed one but not anymore. In the summer, they’re hot. Some of my shirts are low enough in the shoulders that bra straps show. So, I’ve decided they’re a nuisance. As long as no one tells me I need one, I won’t bother.
What on earth are you here for?
That’s easy. I’m here to write and sing and share my talents with others.
What has been the best day of your life?
September 10th, 2005, was when my late husband Bill and I were married. The wedding took place in my grandmother’s back yard with plenty of flowers, balloons, pomp, and circumstance. Three months later, our lives were changed forever. If you want to know more, read My Ideal Partner: How I Met, Married, and Cared for the Man I Loved Despite Debilitating Odds.
Are you ordinary or extraordinary? Why?
People say I’m amazing when I do things perceived as not being possible for someone who’s visually impaired. Well, as Han Solo in Star Wars says, “Sometimes, I even amaze myself.” However, I’m just plain ordinary, like others who can see.
How do you want to be described by your friends?
Other than the fact that I’m a good writer and singer, I’m caring and outgoing, or at least I think I am.
Bonus: After a breakup, would you rather be alone or surrounded by friends?
Most of my friends are scattered around the country. So, without a conferencing platform like Zoom, being surrounded by them would be impossible. After Bill passed on October 30th, 2012, which wasn’t a breakup but close enough, I was on the phone a lot and thankful for unlimited long distance. Again, if you want to know more, read My Ideal Partner.
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Now, it’s your turn. Click here to learn how to participate. Alternatively, you can answer one or more of the questions in the comment field below. Any way you do it, I look forward to reading your answers.
By the way, for those of you who use the National Library Services for the Blind and Print Disabled, The Red Dress is available for download from their site here. Thank you for reading. Stay safe, happy, and healthy, and may you always have positive experiences.
New! The Red Dress
Copyright July 2019 by DLD Books
When Eve went to her high school senior prom, she wore a red dress that her mother had made for her. That night, after dancing with the boy of her dreams, she caught him in the act with her best friend. Months later, Eve, a freshman in college, is bullied into giving the dress to her roommate. After her mother finds out, their relationship is never the same again.
Twenty-five years later, Eve, a bestselling author, is happily married with three children. Although her mother suffers from dementia, she still remembers, and Eve still harbors the guilt for giving the dress away. When she receives a Facebook friend request from her old college roommate and an invitation to her twenty-five-year high school class reunion, then meets her former best friend by chance, she must confront the past in order to face the future.
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My Corner 
Great answers, Abbie. I’ve had a go at these questions today too.
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That’s great, Stevie. I’m looking forward to reading your answers.
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1. Agreed!
I think anyone who is a good caregiver is extraordinary. A deep love for the person being cared for gives us the endurance to push through and overcome some very difficult, abnormal situations.
Thank you again for sharing and playing TMI Tuesday. Have a great week.
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Thank you so much. You also have a great week.
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I always enjoy reading the variety of responses by all of the different friends at TMI Tuesday. We learn a lot about each other that we would never know otherwise and it’s fun to do. It makes me really think sometimes about things I don’t often pause to reflect on.
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You’re absolutely right, Lynda. Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
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I had to have a little chuckle with your comment on make-up. I am such a girly-girl – I love it all. Has nothing to do with vanity – it is an art form – Adornment is love. I love to decorate my self – I’d wear every piece of jewelry I own (which is tons) on my body at one time if that would be possible. My poem “Adornment,” is a realistic portrayal of all of that. I am crazy about expensive perfumes and collect and wear it every day. Love make-up counters and the variety of colorful products they have – love Lancome and Clinique, and Philosophy… I grew up on Harper’s Bazaar – I also worked for Neiman Marcus when I lived in CA. Going to work was like dying and going to heaven.
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Reblogged this on Campbells World.
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