Happy Hump Day! It is a cloudy morning and a day with rain in the forecast. But it is such a cozy morning. I need to get out for my walk soon. Not only to beat the rain but also before I simply get too cozy here inside! Before the walk, though, let me answer the Hodge Podge questions for this week. (The whole link can be found here. So thankful to Joyce for hosting these fun questions each week.) This week, there are several references to candy! I wonder where that came from??:) But first, thoughts about risk taking……
1. Are you a risk taker? To what degree? To the lowest degree. Maybe not to the zero degree (if there is such a thing) but I am not much of a risk taker. I thrive on stability, routine and a sense of predictability for each day. All of that goes south if too much “risk” is thrown into the mix. I was thinking that there was a time, many years ago, when I was more of a risk taker. If I am honest with myself, that is not actually true. I may have wanted to appear more adventurous and more willing to “take a risk” or to throw caution to the wind. But that was simply me trying to convince myself that I was not “old or boring.” Ha. These days, I am completely okay with being old, boring, predictable and a (very low) risk taker:)
2. What’s your favorite candy? Would you say you have a sweet tooth? I do not have a sweet tooth. The longer you go sugar free, the less you want (or need) sugar. That is a true statement. Of all things sugar (and sweet), candy is probably one of my least favorite. We have candy in a couple candy dishes that I put out for the season. I do not like an empty candy dish and so I buy candy. I’m sure it will just sit there. I will, most likely, end up taking it to the kiddos in Junior Church. That said, I do enjoy some dark chocolate every now and then. The darker, the better. If those candy dishes were filled with the Special Dark bars from a Hersheys minatures bag…well, I might be in trouble. Thankfully, they are not.
3. Somewhere you’ve been recently that had you feeling ‘like a kid in a candy store’? Every year, I attend a very large Christmas bazaar in Richmond. About a hour and a half from home. I usually go with a couple of friends and we make a full day of it. The bazaar is three large exhibit halls and there are, literally, hundreds of vendors. With so many fun, beautiful and exciting things to see, plus the holiday spirit, I am definitely a kid in a candy store. Sensory overload, to be sure. I love it. Until I just can’t anymore. By the time we get to the last of the vendors, I am usually tired (mentally and physically) and I can start to get cranky. Sigh. I cannot say this is somewhere I have been recently, but it is almost time to go again!! I’m ready for it:)
4. What do you think is the most effective way to make a positive change in the world? Well okay. We have gone from discussing candy, candy dishes and our sweet tooth to a much bigger question. To consider making a positive change – in the world – seems like a question that would take much more thought and sincerely more words than a quick blog question reply. Let me simply consider any positive change I might have on my little corner of this world. My sphere of influence…however small that might be. I would say kindess. Genuine care for others. I would love to make an impact with my words. For speaking out – even in love. I would love to make an impact but giving. Trying to meet the needs of others. But I don’t think any of that is even going to begin making a difference, if people do not first know and believe that I care.
5. Do you like surprises? Not at all. Nope. No thank you.
6. Insert your own random thought here. I am thankful for those who stopped by the blog, and left a comment, for last Friday’s “Friday with Friends.” I am thankful for the each of the readers who stop by this corner of the blog world. I am grateful for the friends I have made here. I have been known (on occasion) to roll my eyes at those who number their friends by the amount of FB or IG likes/thumbs up/something similar that they have. Are those really friends? I will admit…I can be critical. Sigh. No doubth, some would think the same about my blog community. Those I consider friends here. But I not only look forward to the connections here but I am regularly encouraged, challenged and blessed by those connections. We are moving into the “thankful season” – and I am thankful for blog friendships! Now….can I offer you a piece of candy?? I have some candy dishes to empty!:)
I’d say, yes please, I’ll take a piece of candy but I am not eating sugar right now… I agree with you that when you go without sugar for a while, the desire to it diminishes a bit. I’m sure I’ll get tempted before I cave but right now I don’t feel like I’m missing out for which I’m thankful. I appreciate the blog community and the bloggers whom I consider friends thanks to their kind comments and genuine (sounding anyway!) interest in my life and well being. It’s a really good feeling! I’d totally go with you to that craft bazaar and we could get cranky by the end together! Have a great one!
I enjoy those special dark bars too and did find going without sugary foods definitely made me crave them less… than I ate ice cream on vacation and I’m back to battling that urge to eat something sweet every day! But I know if I can just make it one full week those cravings will stop. I definitely call fellow bloggers that comment and those who’s blogs I leave comments on “friends” and while some of my family and real life friends probably think its odd I know they can’t really understand that connection. Heck, there are several bloggers I feel much closer to than friends that live near me because I feel like I get to “see” them more and with photos and snapshots of their lives shared either daily or weekly.