Paging All Bookworms! discussion

May 1, Monday: How was your weekend?

Leah wrote: "May 1, Monday: How was your weekend?"

Busy, but I got a lot done around the house, so I'm happy with it.

Leah wrote: "May 1, Monday: How was your weekend?"

It was cold and rainy here so I snuggled up with a good book and got a lot of reading done.

Leah wrote: "May 1, Monday: How was your weekend?"

Pretty good .. considering.
Hubby helped a friend (he was our best man) choose an assisted living community. Just in time, as it turned out. His friend's wife died that same day (she was on hospice care with brain cancer).

May 2, Tuesday: Do you consider yourself more messy or organized?

Very organized...I better be, that's part of my job!

Leah wrote: "May 2, Tuesday: Do you consider yourself more messy or organized?"

It depends. I seem to be messy at home, but organized at work. I have OCD, so my "messy" is very different from others.

Leah wrote: "May 2, Tuesday: Do you consider yourself more messy or organized?"

I think of it more as cluttered than messy. I have clutter everywhere but can usually find anything when asked where it is (unless it's my reading glasses).

May 3, Wednesday: If the average human lifespan was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?

Leah wrote: "May 2, Tuesday: Do you consider yourself more messy or organized?"

I am organized but you wouldn't know it if you came to my house because my husband is a hoarder.

Leah wrote: "May 3, Wednesday: If the average human lifespan was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?"

Work less, play more. Perhaps travel more.

May 4, Friday: Have you ever played hooky from work?

Leah wrote: "May 4, Friday: Have you ever played hooky from work?"

I have, but I was much younger and didn't have anyone but myself to worry about.

Nope, but I have used "sick days" to go Christmas shopping before losing them at the end of the year.

Skeetor wrote: "Nope, but I have used "sick days" to go Christmas shopping before losing them at the end of the year."

I only remember 'playing hooky' once and that was at least 20 years ago. A friend of mine desperately needed help on her farm so I agreed to help her out. So it wasn't a play day. I'm a terrible liar so I can never bring myself to call in when I'm not sick.

May 8, Monday: What was/is your favorite movie as a child?

Leah wrote: "May 8, Monday: What was/is your favorite movie as a child?"

Probably The Wizard of Oz ... though we watched it only on TV.

Leah wrote: "May 8, Monday: What was/is your favorite movie as a child?"

Pollyanna with Hayley Mills. I loved how she got into trouble and how she pulled the town together after she was hurt.

Leah wrote: "May 8, Monday: What was/is your favorite movie as a child?"

I think either Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or Mary Poppins. I also loved The Wizard of Oz, but I was so scared of the witch and the monkeys.

Leah wrote: "May 4, Friday: Have you ever played hooky from work?"

It is so much work to reschedule my clients, that it is almost not worth it. But, once in awhile, when I have several cancellations on the same day (usually a snow storm), I will reschedule the rest and take the day off.

Leah wrote: "May 8, Monday: What was/is your favorite movie as a child?"

"Parent Trap" I find identical twins so interesting.

Leah wrote: "May 8, Monday: What was/is your favorite movie as a child?"

Either Catbalou or The Love Bug

Leah wrote: "May 8, Monday: What was/is your favorite movie as a child?"

Cinderella. The one with Leslie Ann Warren. It is one Netflix and I recently got to share it with my 2 granddaughters and they loved it. We were singing the songs for days.

Leah wrote: "May 8, Monday: What was/is your favorite movie as a child?"

I have always loved Disney's Sleeping Beauty.

Sorry, it's been a rough couple weeks. Here's to hoping I get back on track!

May 15, Monday: What are you most thankful for today?

If it is specific to today instead of in general which would be my family, our health etc...

I'm most thankful today for having fun things to do today, helping customers at work and going to Italian conversation group tonight.

May 17, Wednesday: What small act of kindness were you once shown that you will never forget?

May 18, Thursday: How is your weather?

Leah wrote: "May 18, Thursday: How is your weather?"

It's been snowing here!!

Leah wrote: "May 18, Thursday: How is your weather?"

It's been in the 90s here in Tennessee. It hasn't gotten too muggy yet, though. So we are greatful.

Leah wrote: "May 18, Thursday: How is your weather?"

Rainy. Rainy yesterday. Rainy the day before. It does this every year when I need to get busy in my garden. At least the farmers have most of their crops in judging by the way the corn is already popping up and growing like crazy.

Leah wrote: "May 17, Wednesday: What small act of kindness were you once shown that you will never forget?"

Apparently no one remembers anything. I will have to think about it.

Leah wrote: "Sorry, it's been a rough couple weeks. Here's to hoping I get back on track!

May 15, Monday: What are you most thankful for today?"

I am thankful for SPRING! Love it! I can smell flowers and newly cut grass everywhere. Any day I don't have to wear a coat is a blessing.

Leah wrote: "May 17, Wednesday: What small act of kindness were you once shown that you will never forget?"

I was 15, flying by myself for the first time, and had major delays difficulties. I was in the Dallas airport, waiting on line to use a phone (this is back in 1966), crying quietly. An elderly woman and her granddaughter noticed and after I had used the phone to (unsuccessfully) call my parents, the lady took me to a restaurant in the airport, bought me a burger and soft drink and waiting with me until my new flight was called.

Leah wrote: "May 18, Thursday: How is your weather?"

Hot and windy in the morning, raining and cold in the evening.

Friday, May 19: Whose graduation did you last attend?

Book Concierge wrote: "Friday, May 19: Whose graduation did you last attend?"

For me, it was my niece's graduation from college ... just got back from the long drive to/from Texas to help her celebrate. We'll miss our nephew's high school graduation next week ... couldn't extend the trip that long.

Book Concierge wrote: "Friday, May 19: Whose graduation did you last attend?"

Mine! I moved out of state and wasn't around for my nieces graduation. If you ask this question again next year I'll be able to say my daughters!

Book Concierge wrote: "Friday, May 19: Whose graduation did you last attend?"

My college graduation in 2008.

Leah wrote: "May 18, Thursday: How is your weather?"

Up in Cleveland right now....85 yesterday, about 55 today!

May 22, Monday: What is your favorite quote?

Leah wrote: "May 22, Monday: What is your favorite quote?"

"Do your homework in the dark and eat your cereal with a fork." - Christian Slater in Pump up the Volume

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

Leah wrote: "May 22, Monday: What is your favorite quote?"

"The world must be all f**ked up," he said, "when men travel first class and literature goes as freight."
from One Hundred Years of Solitude
(somewhat paraphrased, because I don't have the book handy)

Leah wrote: "May 22, Monday: What is your favorite quote?"

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

― Maya Angelou

Book Concierge wrote: "Leah wrote: "May 22, Monday: What is your favorite quote?"

"The world must be all f**ked up," he said, "when men travel first class and literature goes as freight."
from [book:One Hundred Years of..."

Makes sense to me! :)

May 23, Tuesday: How have you changed in the last five years?

May 24, Wednesday: When should you reveal a secret that you promised you wouldn’t reveal?

Leah wrote: "May 24, Wednesday: When should you reveal a secret that you promised you wouldn’t reveal?"

Never

Leah wrote: "May 24, Wednesday: When should you reveal a secret that you promised you wouldn’t reveal?"

I agree with BC. Never!