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Welcome to the new year! Sorry I have been dormant lately, holidays and everyone in the household being incredibly sick has put a stopper in life lately. Hopefully I will be more diligent with the new year.

January 1, Sunday: Do you have any New Year resolutions? Literary and otherwise

Leah wrote: "January 1, Sunday: Do you have any New Year resolutions? Literary and otherwise"

I don't do New Year resolutions anymore. I just end up disappointing myself. I do hope to read more this year. 2016 was a rough one for me.

Leah wrote: "January 1, Sunday: Do you have any New Year resolutions? Literary and otherwise ..."

I don't make new year's resolutions. But I am ALWAYS trying to lose weight.

Book Concierge wrote: "Leah wrote: "January 1, Sunday: Do you have any New Year resolutions? Literary and otherwise ..."

I don't make new year's resolutions. But I am ALWAYS trying to lose weight."

Me too, BC. I got one of those fitness bands for Christmas so my resolution will be to get my recommended steps in every day. My second resolution is to get my whole house organized. I saw some ideas on Facebook and Pinterest which always gets me psyched up until I forget about them. LOL

January 2, Monday: What was the best thing that happened to you in 2016?

Leah wrote: "Welcome to the new year! Sorry I have been dormant lately, holidays and everyone in the household being incredibly sick has put a stopper in life lately. Hopefully I will be more diligent with the ..."

Good Luck in 2017, everyone!

My resolutions are to improve my health by eating more veggies, losing weight and exercising. I will also try to keep my thoughts and my words more positive also, towards myself and others!

Leah wrote: "January 2, Monday: What was the best thing that happened to you in 2016?"

I got a new wonderful granddaughter!

January 3, Tuesday: What was the worst thing that happened to you in 2016?

Leah wrote: "January 2, Monday: What was the best thing that happened to you in 2016?"

Happened to me? Nothing. But my niece got married and that was a super special event for me.

Leah wrote: "January 3, Tuesday: What was the worst thing that happened to you in 2016?"

My husband and I separated and started divorce proceedings. Happy to say that we have talked and are back together. We would rather work on our issues than throw away 20 years together.

January 4, Wednesday: What do we all have in common besides our genes that makes us human?

January 5, Thursday: When in your life have you been a victim of stereotyping?

Leah wrote: "January 5, Thursday: When in your life have you been a victim of stereotyping?"

Too many times to count ... as a woman, as a Mexican-American, as a middle-aged person, etc...

Last summer I went into a car dealership ... I just wanted information, I like to read up on the car before making a decision, and hoped to get a brochure about the model I was interested in. I wandered around the showroom for 20 minutes. I looked in the windows and read the specs posted, I walked around some more, I opened the trunk, I asked another woman walking around alone if she had been helped (but she was with her husband, who was test-driving the car), I sat in the car and played around ... At one point I actually walked toward a sales rep who had just asked the man looking at the car next to the one I was looking at if he needed help. The sales rep walked away from me!

So I went into the little OPEN cubicle where three men were standing around chit chatting and said ... "I have been here for 20 minutes and not ONE person has asked if I could be helped. I have enough $ in my checking account to pay for the car today .. but you have lost my business." Then I walked out and wrote a nasty letter to the manufacturer's headquarters. I asked, "was it because I was woman? middle-aged? Hispanic? overweight? not dressed in designer fashion?"

Leah wrote: "January 5, Thursday: When in your life have you been a victim of stereotyping?"

In my profession, EMS, us girls get it all the time. From the people on scene to the police officers to the fire department. Some still have it in their minds that EMS is a mans job.

January 6, Friday: What are your weekend plans?

Leah wrote: "Welcome to the new year! Sorry I have been dormant lately, holidays and everyone in the household being incredibly sick has put a stopper in life lately. Hopefully I will be more diligent with the ..."

I have decided not to make "New Years Resolutions" anymore. I do however have "New Years Plans" I have convinced myself that calling it something else will help me. Let's see..LOL. I have committed to losing weight and get in better shape. This has always been an issue for me. Also, my reading challenge for 2017 has increased to 75 books.

Book Concierge wrote: "Leah wrote: "January 1, Sunday: Do you have any New Year resolutions? Literary and otherwise ..."

I don't make new year's resolutions. But I am ALWAYS trying to lose weight."

I know what you mean. I have fallen off track so many times.

Leah wrote: "January 2, Monday: What was the best thing that happened to you in 2016?"

This may sound cheesy but I guess my birthday because I have to be grateful that I was given another year. Also, it is nice to have family and friends to make you feel appreciated.

Melissa wrote: "Leah wrote: "January 3, Tuesday: What was the worst thing that happened to you in 2016?"

My husband and I separated and started divorce proceedings. Happy to say that we have talked and are back t..."

Congratulations Melissa. That's great.

Leah wrote: "January 3, Tuesday: What was the worst thing that happened to you in 2016?"

Well, it didn't happen to me but my husband fell while running for a train and he has bone fragments in his knee that requires surgery.

Leah wrote: "January 4, Wednesday: What do we all have in common besides our genes that makes us human?"

That's a great question. I think one thing that we all have is the ability to reason and problem solve. Some people may be better at it than others but I think we all have it.

Leah wrote: "January 6, Friday: What are your weekend plans?"

I was originally planning to visit my mother this weekend however, my little cousin is turning 12 and her and my daughter are inseparable so I postponed until next weekend. I would like to go to a movie with my husband. It has been too long since we have done that.

Leah wrote: "January 6, Friday: What are your weekend plans?"

Hubby's birthday is today so we will be celebrating! :)

January 9, Monday: Are you living the life of your dreams?

Leah wrote: "January 9, Monday: Are you living the life of your dreams?"

I'm not, but I'm happy and that's all that matters.

Leah wrote: "January 9, Monday: Are you living the life of your dreams?"

I'm not but with faith there is always hope. I'm still breathing so that to me is a blessing.

Leah wrote: "January 9, Monday: Are you living the life of your dreams?"

Of my dreams? We'll, I'd be Linda Rondstadt or Bernadette Peters if that were the case ... LOL

Living a good life, though. Have all we need and a decent amount of what we want.

Leah wrote: "January 9, Monday: Are you living the life of your dreams?"

Nope, but I haven't given up yet! :)

January 9, Monday: Are you living the life of your dreams?
Leah,
Some of my dreams are on hold, but my biggest dream in life has been to have a family and I can't complain. A great husband, 2 daughters, 2 Son in laws, 1 granddaughter and another on the way. I would have to say yes I am living the life of my dreams. BLESSED

January 10, Tuesday: What does ‘The American Dream’ mean to you?

Leah wrote: "January 10, Tuesday: What does ‘The American Dream’ mean to you?"

To me "The American Dream" is to live a fulfilled life. A nice home that will be a legacy for my children where they can have every opportunity to create "An American Dream" of their own. To travel whenever we want and enjoy all that life has to offer.

Leah wrote: "January 10, Tuesday: What does ‘The American Dream’ mean to you?"

Freedom

January 11, Wednesday: How many of your friends would you trust with your life?

Leah wrote: "January 11, Wednesday: How many of your friends would you trust with your life?"

Almost all of them. But I do have acquaintances I'm not sure about.

January 12, Thursday: If you had the opportunity to get a message across to a large group of people, what would your message be?

This is a deep question for the Thursday. I would have to say something simple yet hard to follow through on. In the words fo Jesus "Love your neighbor". That is something I think most people could always work on. Shoot I try to sneak in my house and avoid my neighbors as much as possible.

Leah wrote: "January 11, Wednesday: How many of your friends would you trust with your life?"

I would have to say, two.

Leah wrote: "January 12, Thursday: If you had the opportunity to get a message across to a large group of people, what would your message be?"

Wow. That's an interesting question. Ignorance leads to hate. Some of the most unspeakable acts have been committed due to fear and hate and intolerance. Love changes everything.

Leah wrote: "January 11, Wednesday: How many of your friends would you trust with your life?"

I would definitely trust my best friend with my life and since I work in EMS, I trust every one of them here.

January 16, Monday: Have you ever regretted something you did not say or do?

Leah wrote: "January 16, Monday: Have you ever regretted something you did not say or do?"

All the time....

January 17, Tuesday: What is your most beloved childhood memory?

Leah wrote: "January 17, Tuesday: What is your most beloved childhood memory?"

We lived on a farm until I was 12 and my favorite memories would be centered around playing with all the animals we had.

Leah wrote: "January 16, Monday: Have you ever regretted something you did not say or do?"

Yes, unfortunately I have to say that I have. There are so many things that I wish I had said and done for my cousin before he passed away. My mother raised him from the age of ten when my aunt passed away leaving him an orphan. He was more like a brother to me and I wish I told him that.

Leah wrote: "January 17, Tuesday: What is your most beloved childhood memory?"

One of my favorite childhood memories is probably the summers that I would spend with my aunt and cousins in New Jersey. We would go to the amusement park and so many cool places. It was the first time I took tennis lessons even though I was terrible at it.

Leah wrote: "January 16, Monday: Have you ever regretted something you did not say or do?"

I deeply regret not visiting my grandparents and parents more when they were alive. When you are young it never occurs to you that some day they wont be here and when they are gone it is too late.

January 18, Wednesday: Which one of your responsibilities do you wish you could get rid of?

Filing income tax each year

Leah wrote: "January 18, Wednesday: Which one of your responsibilities do you wish you could get rid of?"

Paying bills

Leah wrote: "January 18, Wednesday: Which one of your responsibilities do you wish you could get rid of?"

I often like to reminisce of the times when I did not have to pay bills. Great times!