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List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter. Honestly, there really isn’t. I’ve done most things I’ve wanted to. Most of my life I’ve worked in the medical field. Various jobs, which I enjoyed. Most people have careers in mind, like nurses, lawyers, veterinary, etc. Now I take free classes online here &…

What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? I’m a mixture of nationalities , one being Czechoslovakian. I love their food such as, Goulash or just a basic meat & potato’s dish. The best desert ever, Kolache! Their known for their traditional Czech Folk Art. Ceramics & pottery. They…

What brands do you associate with? Well…. If your referring to my blog than I associate with – Cricut, Amazon & Creative Fabrica. Otherwise there’s a few brands I like or own their things. I have an iPhone, my car is a Jeep. I have a Cricut Explorer so alot of my crafting stuff is…

What could you do more of? For me, a healthier mindset. To be able to move beyond the problem and accept things. Not to dwell over them. Not to overthink and remain calm. Overthinking is my big problem.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? “Forget about them” When I was young and whenever a friend upset me or a friend and I argued, my dad always said “forget about them”, “you don’t need them”. If someone’s going to hurt you (emotionally) or do you wrong, then they don’t deserve a…

What things give you energy? I drink too much caffeine so it doesn’t do much for me other then the thirst. But I don’t drink as much coffee as I used to so a cup of coffee gives me energy. When I go for walks it gives me energy. When I meditate, it gives me…

What’s your all-time favorite album? There are way too many too choice from. I would have to choose The Best of Kevin Costner & Modern West. He’s a terrific singer! Even better when we saw him in concert!! ♥️

Which topics would you like to be more informed about? Everything really. I like to read about all different things. If I had to pick I’d say more homestead type topics, more how-to’s, DIY’s, & topics on outside the earth.

What would your life be like without music? It would be quiet for one. I listen to music when I’m in the car, working on projects, cleaning, going for my walks or to the gym. I use music as a means for coping with anxiety as well. Fun fact The oldest known surviving piece of…

How do you celebrate holidays? It really depends on the holidays. most of our family live out of state now. We used to all get together at my parents. Easter – hang around at home and see my In-Laws. July 4th (Independence Day) also my birthday. Normally we either go out of state to my…

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. My first apartment, I had my parents over on Christmas Eve for dinner. Out of all days it was on Christmas Eve that my oven decided to not work properly. It took 9 hours to cook a ham in the oven, it wasn’t a big ham…

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. When you can’t forgive yourself, find yourself and move forward. Learning to forgive myself & move on. I can’t change what happens. But I can be happier by forgiving myself & moving on to the next chapter.

What are your favorite types of foods? Well there’s a difference between what your favorite is and what you can actually eat. I don’t have a favorite type of food, I like a variety of foods. My favorite food meals though are my mom’s Tortilla Casserole and her fruit dumplings. I can’t eat those because…

How often do you walk or run? Good morning everyone! Well i do not run. The only time I run is if somethings chasing me. 😂. I walk a twice a week and ride the exercise bike or my elliptical 2x a week. I have an app on my phone called 99 walks. It has…

Do you see yourself as a leader? Can I be a leader? In some ways yes, I can be. I used to be more of a sit back and watch type of person. A leader to my kids- yes. A leader to me blog- yes. When I was working I was a leader.

What’s your favorite word? Honestly my favorite word is “fiddlesticks“ my kids laugh at me for it.

What are you doing this evening? Other than the normal dinner & choirs, I have to take my daughter for an MRI on her knee. I’m hoping to be able to relax after that but I have projects to finish up and finish working on my next blog.

What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you? Dishonest. I can’t stand it. When I’m with someone, I can always tell when their lying. Not sure if it’s a gut feeling or what. What is the point in lying? The truth will be found out eventually.

Describe your ideal week. Day to day it’s usually the same unless one of us has an appointment some where. The only difference is the projects I work on. 6:00 AM get up to get my daughter up for school. 7:30. Take her to school After that I sit for about an hour ish. Let…

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why. I do not watch sports enough to admire an athlete. I’ll watch it if it on, but that’s it. So for this post I interviewed my husband. Him: the athlete I admire the most is Tony Romo. Me: Ok why do you admire him? Him:…

How do you relax? I have a lot of anxiety. For me to relax I have to do something to get rid of the anxiety first. Go for a walk, work on a project such as resin, wood, paint, etc. Then I can meditate and just sit outside and listen to nature. That’s how I…

If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be? Mines 2 word’s actually. If I had to give up a word, I’d give up “I guess”. I consider it kinda rude in a way. Examples- “Can you do the dishes?” I guess “Can you clean the liter box?”…

Are you holding a grudge? About? We all tend to hold grudges. People do or say things that hurt us some of which are hard to forgive AND forget. Personally, yes I do hold grudges. I don’t tend to. I was watching a video the other day. It was a minister talking to a crowd.…

Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. Our honeymoon 16 yrs ago. We went to the beautiful Islands of Hawaii. We went to Honolulu & Maui. I don’t have one bad thing to say about it. It was gorgeous, relaxing, the people of Hawaii are very nice! Our hotel room had…

What does your ideal home look like? It will be in the country. Most likely a farm house. It’ll have plenty of land for the cat & dog to run, a pool, outdoor kitchen area. It’ll be a more organized home with less clutter. A room for all my crafts & projects. A clean garage!

What brings a tear of joy to your eye? Seeing my kids excel in something. Whether it’s school, a job, a project. Especially my oldest daughter. She has Cerebral Palsy and has had a tough life. so when I see her do things that she normally has a tough time with, it makes me more…

Why do you blog? I started my blog back in May. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile now. When I lost my job last year, it gave me even more of a reason. I love showing people new things. Especially if it’s up-cycling and How-to’s.

Interview someone — a friend, another blogger, your mother, the mailman — and write a post based on their responses. I’m not good at interviewing people to be honest. I will say I’ve met some amazing people on here. Each and everyone has their own uniqueness to them. A variety of topics. I enjoy talking…

How are you feeling right now? How am I feeling? I’m tired. Not go to bed tired, I’m tired. Mentally, physically, spiritually exhausted. Too much anxiety. I want to wake up and not have a worry. For everything to go they way it should. To put a smile on my face, take a deep breath,…

What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? One thing I do daily for me is I meditate. It not only relaxes me but it calms me, it helps get rid of the unwanted anxiety I keep getting.

What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it? Good morning everyone! The last thing I searched for online was benefits of Lavender. I am doing a post on making lavender oil and I wanted to make sure I got all my facts right.

What TV shows did you watch as a kid? Classic cartoons of course! Good old fashioned bugs bunny cartoons, goofy , Mickey mouse, sesame street, Wil-e-coyote, etc. I also used to love watching certain Shows/movies with my dad. MASH, All in the family, Clint Eastwood movies, John Wayne. Thanks dad for getting me addicted to…

What’s your favorite time of day? My favorite time of day I’d say between 7:00pm – 11:00pm. It’s the time of day when everyone here winds down. It’s the time I get to relax. I go for my walk, meditate, then finish up a project I started.

What’s your favorite recipe? That’s a tough one. I have a few. Depending on what meal it is or desert. My favorite dinner recipe my family likes is my Crockpot Lasagna recipe. Then there’s Peanut Bitter Rice Krispie Treats. It’s my grandma’s recipe but I added peanut butter. My grandma always used to make the…

Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. They just opened up a new Dollar Tree store in town here. Love that store! It’s much closer than the other one I go to, and bigger.

How would you design the city of the future? I would want it to have more Mother Nature. More trees, grass, plants & flowers to help our Earths atmosphere. Lessen the Carbon Dioxide in the air. Smarter management of trees, plants & soil in the U.S. alone could store the equivalent of taking 57 million…

Where did your name come from? I’m honestly not sure. I know my mom told me she wanted to name me something different that no one has/had. So she named me Melodie. With the ie at the end instead of a y. I’ve yet to meet anyone with the same name & spelling. I’ve met…

What motivates you? What motivates me….? For starters the quote above. 👆There are times that I want to quit something. Some times things don’t always work out the way we want them to. We want to give up, we struggle. When I stop and mediate and think about why I started to begin with, what…

What are your top ten favorite movies? Good morning!! My top ten favorite movies…. In no special order. Robin Hood w/ Kevin Costner Medicine Man K2 The Big Lebowski Cheech & Chong Up in Smoke Any Minion/Despicable Me movie Bear Dances with Wolves Pearl Harbor Downton Abby the movie

What do you enjoy most about writing? Good morning everyone!! Writing was never my best subject. But what I do like about writing is giving people the knowledge that I know. How to do things. I enjoy sharing with people the how-to’s and the different ways to do things. Not to mention because of writing,…

What do you love about where you live? I really don’t like where I live. People are snobs here & if they are not a snob than their alcoholics. When I was Working in a local nursing facility , I saw what kind of people live here. It seriously put a bad taste in my…

What positive emotion do you feel most often? Hmmm. I’m not sure of the word for it. But it’s the feeling after you’ve accomplished something. I don’t mean accomplish just anything. I mean your goals…. For example, for my fitness app I have a goal set to walking 12 miles per month. I get a…

How do you plan your goals? Good morning everyone! Let’s see….how do I plan my goals. It really depends on the goal that I am trying to achieve. I look at what I’d like to achieve. I think about what it will take for me to get there. How much work is involved & the…

Create an emergency preparedness plan. To be honest, it seems like someone’s running out of Daily Prompt questions. An emergency plan- it really depends on the emergency at hand. If it’s a Tornado, I gather everyone in the house including animals and we go to the corner of the basement without windows. Fire- gather everyone…

What is a word you feel that too many people use? The word “ok”. I hear it all the time and I won’t deny I use it myself. Sometimes it gets annoying…. Can you do the dishes? Ok, can you take the dog out? ok Can I have creamer? Ok Excuse me…..ok It’s a word…

What brings you peace? What brings me peace….. A walk while I’m listening to music; sitting outside at night meditating & listening to nature. Especially when it’s Fall.

What profession do you admire most and why? The profession I admire the most I’d have to say the mailman. Majority of their day is spent physical work. Here, they have to wall their routes with a huge heavy bag of mail. They have to listen to people complaining of why their mail got lost…

If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? If I was to open a store I’d sell old antique & vintage things. I love old things, whether it’s decor, record players, dishes, furniture. They have stories.

What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time? The most important thing?? There’s a couple things I have to carry with me. One being my medications. The second….. on I’m going to be honest, a second pack of cigarettes. I have to have an extra one. Yes, I know it’s…

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? Helping others with their How-To’s. Whether it’s how to make vanilla extract or making your own wood filler. I’d like to be able to help them.

Describe your life in an alternate universe. My life in an alternate universe- Things won’t be as expensive, We wouldn’t have money problems. My daughter would have a bigger high powered wheelchair where she could go anywhere. There would be more nature around and no so over populated.

What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it? For our Anniversary one year we went to The Melting Pot for dinner. It was delicious! They give you pretty much a 7 course meal all in the form of Fondu. plus a bottle of wine. It cost us $275. Granted…

Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that. It’s hard for me to find an article that I’m not interested in. Everything I keep reading I think is somewhat important. The article I just read is about families eating dinner earlier now since before the…

List 30 things that make you happy. 30 things that make me happy-

Describe one habit that brings you joy. Helping people. I worked in Healthcare for 18 years. I enjoyed helping the patients/residents. Whether someone needs a shoe tied, their short change, helping someone with a project, etc. Helping people gives you that happiness; because they are happy.

What are you curious about? I’m curious about a lot of things. I’m curious of why people act certain ways… why do people lie? What’s the point the truth will come out. Or why people are Narcissistic? Nothings ever their fault. I’m curious about why the government does certain things? At the moment my curiosity…

Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone. There’s been many many times where I was at the store and went over the amount I actually had in my pocket. A few of those times when my kids were with me. It’s no only embarrassing but you feel like a crappy parent.…

How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you? That’s a tough one. I’d start with saying I’m a kind hearted person. A quiet person. Long soft dark hair, I’m not sure how you’d describe colors to them. If they could see before they lost their sight, I’d say Dark brown hair, blue…

What traditions have you not kept that your parents had? There’s two traditions that I remember doing every year as kids. One is St. Nicks day, if your not aware of that it’s a day a couple weeks before Christmas that you put your stockings out & St. Nick (or Santa) fills them. My husband…

Was today typical? Not really. It’s Summer break still so everyone sleeps in. I overslept, I need to get back on a schedule.

How would you describe yourself to someone? It really depends on what they want to hear. I’m short but sweet, small but mighty. Quiet but fun. Don’t be fooled by my resting bitch face, I’m actually a nice person. 😉

If you could bring back one dinosaur, which one would it be? I’d bring back the wooly mammoth; but I would make it so people couldn’t take there tusks.

If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go? There are a TON of places I’ve always wanted to go! Like Australia, Africa, London, Czechoslovakia, Ireland and Scotland, Egypt, Alaska. Out of all the places… I’d go back to Hawaii. It is one of the most beautiful places! It’s got a relaxing atmosphere.…

What’s the story behind your nickname? No real story behind mine. My name is Melodie, my nickname is Mel. The only time I’ve been called Melodie is when I’m in trouble.

What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? Maintaining a healthy diet for one. I have a ton of food allergies so I don’t have much of a choice. Going on my walks and when I don’t I use my bike or elliptical. Meditating every night helps my mental health. I’d like…

What are your future travel plans? The only travel plans I have are to go visit my parents out of state.

What would you change about modern society? Oh boy, there’s quite a bit. I’d change the financial situation this world is in. Things are outrageously expensive and people get paid crap. I’d change the price of groceries, some people can barely afford. Where I live it costs $400 in registration fee for one kid for…

What do you listen to while you work? Usually I listen to my Liked playlist on Spotify. Sometimes I’ll listen to a podcast.

What’s your go-to comfort food? Let’s see…. My go-to comfort food. Comfort food is something that comforts you. Whether your mad, anxious, sad, etc. it’s your go to food that helps you. Peanut butter is mine. I eat it by the spoonfuls. 🤷🏻‍♀️. My daughter even got me a spoon that says my peanut butter…

What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why? My all time favorite game was Donkey Kong. Theres too many games really, I liked Food Fight, Mario Brothers. Board games? Candy land was my favorite board game.

What foods would you like to make? That’s a tough question. There’s been a lot of food throughout the years that I’d love to try to make. IF I could stand the smell of fish, I’d like to make this quiche my husband had in Hawaii. He loved it. There’s things I love though that…

Dogs or cats? Both. Their both there to comfort you, to make you smile, & laugh. Their both good pets.

Which activities make you lose track of time? Reading is one. Once I have a good book in my hand that’s it. The other would be talking on the phone. I lose track of time very easily

What bothers you and why? A few things bother me. It depends on your definition of bother. I can not stand lying. That’s my #1. My second would be being ignored. I can also go the route of whistling bothers me; Certain sounds.

List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain. Let’s see 10 things I know to be for sure – 1- I have a blog 2- I have 3 kids 3- I’m not a fan of humidity 4- sometimes, life is not fair. 5- Spiders are more scared of us than we are of them,…

Are you seeking security or adventure? Well, we all are seeking security & adventure. We need the security, we feel safer with it. We need to have fun while living our life. We’ll miss all the fun; all those moments.

If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite? That’s actually a tough question. I’d invite the people I always wanted to meet. Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton , Willy Nelson & Sean Connery. Great musicians & a great actor! Not to mention they are all good…

What do you think gets better with age? Besides the usual things people say like wine. I’d have to say my understanding to things. Example, Do you ever hear something that your parents or grandparents used to say to you and being young you didn’t get it. Your older now so your level of looking…

What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? I’m not a morning person. I wish I was. My whole life I have tried to be one. Get up early (we’ll, 7AM is early to me) have cup of coffee, etc. it really depends on the time of year for me. With having…

What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life? 🤔. There’s many ways to answer that question and we don’t have all day, so I’ll leave this prompt with- I have Fibromyalgia. I have a lot of strategies for increasing comfort in my life.

What are you most excited about for the future? I’m most excited for Fall season to come. It’s my favorite time of year. The weather here is perfect in the fall it’s sweater weather.

What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony? My attitude. It seems to get he best of me sometimes. Especially if I can’t let something go.

What is your favorite genre of music? I love music in general. It calms the mind & puts you in a good mood. I mainly listen to Country & old school Rock & Roll. ( I say old school cause my version vs my son’s version of rock and roll are different ).

Describe your most memorable vacation. Hmm. All my vacations have been somewhat memorable. I would say my trip to Hawaii. It is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful there!! 🌺

On what subject(s) are you an authority? As a parent, a mom of 3 I’m am a authority in my home. As well as my blog.

What’s your definition of romantic? Romance to me can be anything from a nice dinner date to a restaurant or a romantic dinner at home. Sometimes the little things they do are romantic.

How do you express your gratitude? Making sure I say thank you. I usually tell someone thanks at the time, a text later and a call a day or two later.

What are you most worried about for the future? Actually, I worry too much about what didn’t get done yesterday. If I was to chose, I am concerned for the future of our kids. Especially with the way our government runs things.

What makes a teacher great? Being able to KNOW what they teach.

Have you ever had surgery? What for? Yes, my neck and back.

What are your daily habits? Drinking too much redbull 😬

Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? For me, walking daily & eating a plant based diet.

What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? Pretzel buns with cheese

If you were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, what would it be? Hoodie and sweatpants