{"id":31859,"date":"2013-01-27T12:32:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-27T17:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=31859"},"modified":"2015-12-27T15:43:09","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T20:43:09","slug":"48-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=31859","title":{"rendered":"48 Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I\u2019ve decided to join in (belatedly) on the getting to know each other meme<\/a> that Cherise Shockley initiated (@DiabetesSocMed<\/a> #DSMA).\u00a0 So here it goes\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a01. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My grandfather, Jacob<\/p>\n

\u00a02. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0When my dog died about two weeks ago.\u00a0 I wept.<\/p>\n

\u00a03. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Only when I can read it.<\/p>\n

\u00a04. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>None. \u00a0I don’t eat it.<\/p>\n

\u00a05. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three sons<\/p>\n

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0If I liked cats and bad puns, then yes.<\/p>\n

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d she said sarcastically.<\/p>\n

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes.<\/p>\n

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Nope.<\/p>\n

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Cereal was tied with pizza for my favorite food.\u00a0 Then I got diabetes.\u00a0 I love granola.<\/p>\n

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not usually and it really pisses my husband off.<\/p>\n

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Yes.\u00a0 I can do real pull-ups.\u00a0 (And my youngest son wears pull-ups!)<\/p>\n

\u00a013. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Cookie dough.\u00a0 If you hear of a carb-free version, please let me know.<\/p>\n

\u00a014. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Feet.\u00a0 I look down a lot.<\/p>\n

\u00a015. RED OR PINK?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Pink<\/p>\n

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0The list is so long.\u00a0 My anxiety takes first place.\u00a0 Next, I hate my pancreas, or maybe I should say the bad cells that attacked my beta cells.\u00a0 My hands are too sweaty, my feet are too small, my legs aren\u2019t thin enough, my skin isn\u2019t clear enough, my hair can\u2019t be tamed.\u00a0 I\u2019ll stop before I get into guilt\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a017. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My mother in an abstract way.\u00a0 My paternal grandmother in an active way.<\/p>\n

\u00a018. WHAT IS THE TECHNIQUE THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE MOST?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0I need to stop obsessing.<\/p>\n

\u00a019. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0I\u2019m wearing gray, black, and white Thorlo socks.\u00a0 Post work-out.<\/p>\n

\u00a020. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0A piece of dark chocolate<\/p>\n

\u00a021. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Kids talking.<\/p>\n

\u00a022. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Green<\/p>\n

\u00a023. FAVORITE SMELLS?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0My husband. Anything baking with butter and vanilla.\u00a0 Pizza and grilled cheese.<\/p>\n

\u00a024. HOW IMPORTANT ARE YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS TO YOU?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Very, very, very, very, very, very<\/p>\n

\u00a025. MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Beach house.<\/p>\n

\u00a026. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Olympics<\/p>\n

27. HAIR COLOR?<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Brown<\/p>\n

28. EYE COLOR?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Green<\/p>\n

\u00a029. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes<\/p>\n

\u00a030. FAVORITE FOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Since diabetes, roasted cauliflower<\/p>\n

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Happy endings<\/p>\n

\u00a032. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Something with Adam Sandler and Andy Samburg.\u00a0 I have no idea what the title is.<\/p>\n

\u00a033. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Light blue under a black fleece<\/p>\n

\u00a034. SUMMER OR WINTER?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Summer, totally!<\/p>\n

\u00a035. FAVORITE DESSERT?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Since diabetes, dark chocolate. \u00a0Before, chocolate chip cookies<\/p>\n

\u00a036. STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Strength training<\/p>\n

\u00a037. COMPUTER OR TELEVISION?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Computer<\/p>\n

\u00a038. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Andrew Solomon, Far From the Tree<\/a>.\u00a0 It\u2019s incredible.<\/p>\n

\u00a039. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0I don\u2019t have one.<\/p>\n

\u00a040. FAVORITE SOUND?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0My sons playing.<\/p>\n

\u00a041. FAVORITE GENRE OF MUSIC?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Anything but country<\/p>\n

\u00a042. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0It depends what I consider home.<\/p>\n

\u00a043. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Writing, I guess.\u00a0 I whine well. I tend to attract cats wherever I go. \u00a0I wish I could sing, dance, and paint.<\/p>\n

\u00a044. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Texas<\/p>\n

\u00a045. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Tel Aviv<\/p>\n

\u00a046. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0The outside of the building looks straight out of a slum.\u00a0 Yellow, white, splotches of all sorts of creams and beiges<\/p>\n

\u00a047. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0I don\u2019t have one.<\/p>\n

\u00a048. DO YOU LIKE ANSWERING 48 QUESTIONS?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Sort of.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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