Tag: Who Am I

Getting To Know Me – 50 Questions

Getting To Know Me – 50 Questions

I saw I Am My Own Island do this post by answering the fifty unique questions below. I enjoyed reading her answers and thought I would do my own.

  1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
    Open
  2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?
    No
  3. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?
    Untucked
  4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
    No
  5. Do you like to use post-it notes?
    No
  6. What is your biggest pet peeve?
    Not putting things away; I crave organization
  7. Do you ever count your steps when you walk?
    My phone keeps track of my steps
  8. Is it okay for guys to wear pink as a color?
    Why not?
  9. Whats your least favorite movie?
    I don’t remember
  10. What do you drink with dinner?
    Soda or water
  11. What is your favorite food?
    Almost any kind of pasta
  12. What movie could you watch over and over and still love?
    The first one that comes to mind is Grease
  13. Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?
    Never, I’m way too self-conscious
  14. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
    Does writing a card count? If so, just a couple of days ago
  15. Favorite kind of sandwich?
    Melted pepperoni and cheese
  16. Best thing to eat for breakfast?
    Ham, egg, and cheese sandwich
  17. What is your usual bedtime?
    Anywhere from 10pm to midnight
  18. Are you lazy?
    For the most part, yes.
  19. How many languages can you speak?
    Just English
  20. Do you sing in the shower?
    Sometimes
  21. Is Christmas stressful?
    Definitely
  22. Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?
    A pharmacist
  23. Do you believe in ghosts?
    No
  24. Wear slippers?
    Sometimes
  25. Ever been in love?
    Yes
  26. Who would you like to see in concert?
    Led Zeppelin
  27. Hot tea or cold tea?
    Hot
  28. Tea or coffee?
    Tea
  29. Ever had plastic surgery?
    No
  30. Do you want to get married?
    I am married; 3 years
  31. Do you want kids?
    I can’t have kids, but I think about it often. I am a grandma (my step-daughter has a 15 month old beautiful daughter)
  32. Whats your favorite color?
    Burgundy
  33. Do you miss anyone right now?
    My mom, always
  34. Things you cannot leave the house without?
    My phone and purse
  35. Do you drink energy drinks?
    No
  36. Do you drink juice?
    Sometimes apple juice
  37. Do you eat fries with a fork?
    No
  38. Any phobias?
    Snakes, spiders and bugs
  39. What is your middle name?
    Lee
  40. What was favorite subject at school?
    Math and science, it’s a tie
  41. What is your favorite drink?
    Hot cocoa
  42. What is your favorite song at the moment?
    The Joker by the Steve Miller Band
  43. What is the last thing you bought?
    Groceries and prescriptions
  44. How many siblings do you have?
    Two, an older brother and older sister
  45. When was the last time you cried?
    Earlier today
  46. Favorite TV shows?
    Criminal Minds, Blacklist, Good Behavior, Designated Survivor, New Girl, and Big Bang Theory
  47. PC or Mac?
    PC
  48. What phone do you have?
    Galaxy S6
  49. How tall are you?
    5′ 4″
  50. Can you cook?
    I love to cook and I’m pretty good at it. I make a really good Shepherds Pie, Chicken Tetrazzini, Pulled Pork, and many other things

If anyone wants to do this as well, just mention my blog so I can make sure to check it out.

Who Am I?

Who Am I?

I’ve been wondering lately, who am I? I know a lot of different things that are a part of me, but they’re not who I am. For example, I’m a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, and a dog owner. I have bipolar disorder and PTSD; these things are also a part of me. I like things to be neat and clean, I like to eat and to cook, and I love family. All of these things are a part of me, but none of them are who I am.

Maybe I’m like a puzzle; each of those things is one puzzle piece. When you put them all together in just the right way, you complete the puzzle and find out who you are. My only problem is that I don’t know where all of my puzzle pieces are. I don’t know most of the activities I enjoy and the things I don’t like. I have a lot of memory loss, making it difficult for me to know any of these things about myself. There’s so much of my past that I don’t remember, how could I ever know who I really am now? My past is a huge part of me, not all of me, and I’m missing so many of those memories.

I suppose that who I am is made up of my past and my present. Every little and big thing about me is a puzzle piece. My bipolar puzzle piece is no bigger or smaller than any of the other pieces; it’s a part of who I am, just like every other piece. I just wish I knew what the final puzzle looked like. Until then, all I know is that I’m not just one thing, I’m many things. I’m made up of so many things, positive, negative, and indifferent.