I have been playing on OK Cupid this weekend. I decided I wrote too much in my profile and I am whittling it down. Here is something I am deleting, but I like it so I am copying it here.
(6 things I could Never do Without)
Friends, books, music, my colorful home, my family, nature.
Friends: Through every phase of my life I have had amazing friends
to support me. I tend to keep friend a long, long time. I am still
friends with the pack I hooked up with in seventh grade! I grieve
somewhat over friends with whom I have lost touch or when I realize
a friendship has to come to an end.
Books: another constant in my life. I learned to read very early
and used books as an escape and a comfort. I still read a lot. This
past year, my reading has slowed a little and I am trying to pick
it up again. I have learned SO MUCH from reading. My college degree
is in English and although sometimes I wish I had chosen something
that could have lead to a more lucrative career I am glad I learned
what I did. I have a long way to go in completing the list of "must
reads" that I have!
Music: A wide variety... everything from classical to current rock
- but not really "pop" except sometimes for its ease to dance and
sing to. I love Pink Floyd, Sting, Tracy Chapman... there are so
many I can't even think of a list. I like melodic music with
thoughtful or clever lyrics.
My colorful home: I love working on my home. I'm not kidding about
the colorful part. The bright purple front door is just a clue to
what is in store when you enter. It has been a long time and I need
to start either repainting or doing lots of touch up and fix up,
because I really didn't know what I was doing or how to do it the
first time I painted. I am trying to decide whether to keep it
brightly colored or if I should go more traditional. Both of my
children have left home and there may come a time when I will be
ready to sell the house and move on. If that is the case, buyers
may not be interested in green, purple, yellow, blue, and muraled
walls....
My family: Mostly my two children. We are very close and have great
relationships. My daughter has moved a couple hundred miles away
and I don't get to see her very often. That's pretty difficult for
me. It's funny, though, I am not much of a phone talker (actually
really don't like it), so we don't talk by phone that much either.
My son goes to school here in town, but does not live at home. I
see him about every week. He tells me I am supposed to pretend like
he doesn't live in the same town, but then he'll come home to do
laundry and usually accepts when I offer to take him out to dinner
- maybe it's just for the free food! My family of origin is a
little bit strange. I am probably closest to my younger sister -
who is thirteen years younger than I am. We can be best friends and
we can get in the worst fights! I was responsible for her a lot
when she was a child so we have had a little transitioning to this
new relationship where we are more peers. I spent the summer moving
my parents from their house into an apartment complex for the
elderly. That entire process was extremely difficult and stressful
for me and the rest of the family. We are still adjusting to the
changes that have happened in my parents' lives with the move and
some health problems my father has encountered.
Nature: What is there to say? I guess I ran out of space! The end.
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