50 Q to free your mind. (4-6)

When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
I hope that I will have done as much if not more than I've said. As it is now I've probably said more than I've done which is not what I want for myself and I have been working hard to change it.
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
I feel like I should say something cliche like I would wish for world peace or an ender to hunger. The truth is though, I have no idea. I would like to end this debt crisis in America. I'm not sure if that is considered a change in the world.

If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?

If I could have any job I would become a Social Worker. It has been a dream of mine since I was in high school to work with children and help make their lives better. I hopefully am on the path to achieving this by studying for my GRE and applying to grad school.

50 Q to free your mind. (1-3)

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

I think it would depend on the day. Yesterday I was 5. I was so excited to get a new box of 64 crayons and coloring book it was a little ridiculous. I had a great time coloring in between walking the dogs. Other days when the weight of bills and stress of taking care of everything while Andrew is gone I feel like I'm 60.

Which is worse, failing or never trying?

Never trying is definitely worse. If you don't try than you will never succeed. Even if you do try and fail then hopefully you learn something from your failure and will be successful next time.

If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?

I read a quote the other day that reminded me of this question. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need -Fight Club. As for menial tasks we hate such as dishes, cleaning, laundry, etc. We do it because other wise we would end up like those people on Hoarders. One of my biggest fears is being like those people and so I will gladly clean up after myself even though I don't enjoy it.

50 Questions that will free your mind.

I stumbled across these the other day and I thought it would be fun to answer them. I'll probably do a few a day until I'm finished.

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

Which is worse, failing or never trying?

If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?

When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?

What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?

If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?

Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?

If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?

To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?

Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?

You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire. They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend. The criticism is distasteful and unjustified. What do you do?

If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?

Would you break the law to save a loved one?

Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?

What’s something you know you do differently than most people?

How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?

What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?

Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?

If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?

Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?

Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?

Why are you, you?

Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?

Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?

What are you most grateful for?

Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?

Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first?

Has your greatest fear ever come true?

Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now?

What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special?

At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?

If not now, then when?

If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?

Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?

Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?

Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?

If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job?

Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?

Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before?

When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?

If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?

Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?

What is the difference between being alive and truly living?

When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?

If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?

What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?

When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?

What do you love? Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?

In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that?

Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?

Ten on Tuesday.

It's been a while since I did a 10 on Tuesday. Here it goes!

1. My mom comes to visit me today!!!! She's staying for a week and I'm SOOOOOO excited!

2. I just spent two days straight deep cleaning my house and I still feel like it's cluttered/dirty! Maybe I've become a germaphobe.

3. My house was DISGUSTING! I normally wouldn't admit that, but I haven't given it a real good scrub since Andrea helped me out cleaning it for Easter and it needed it.

4. I'm going home sometime in August. Even though I feel like I just got back, I'm excited to see my friends.

5. My pups are crazy and have been "helping" me clean all day. They're not very productive.

6. Andrew and I are officially more than halfway done with this deployment. It may not be much more than halfway, but we're over the hump.

7. He's coming home for R&R soon and I'm getting excited. At the same time though I keep thinking of all the things I haven't done yet.

8. My dad, Michelle, and G came to visit me a few weeks back. We had a blast playing mini golf and just hanging out around the house. I can't wait for them to come back for Thanksgiving.

9. Some days I feel like this deployment is flying by and other days I feel like it's crawling. I just need to remember we're over the hump and it will be done soon.

10. I've become addicted to Pinterest. There are so many great ideas floating around on this site. I can't wait to try them all!