Survey redo

I was looking back at the year 2010 for the book that I am writing about traumatic growth (i.e. my lousy divorce) and I found this little questionnaire/survey.  So I thought it would be interesting to answer it again, four years later and see how different the answers are:

Your cell phone: BlackBerry I phone
Your hair: Brown  Still brown
Your mother: Dead  
Your father: Dead
Your favorite food: Chocolate chip cookies   Eggplant Parmigiana

Your dream last night: I visited my mom  Can't remember
Your favorite drink: Champagne   Water
Your dream goal: Writing and making a living at it again   Writing and speaking and coaching public speaking
What room are you in: Bedroom   Bedroom
Your hobby: bicycling    Dancing!
Your fear: dying too young    Watching someone I love being sick
Where do you see yourself in 6 years: Writing and in love    Writing, traveling and in love
Where were you last night: Friends In Deed    Home (it was cold out)
Something you aren't: Daredevil    Depressed - sometimes I'm sad, sometimes I'm happy.  But there's so much in the world to worry about. 
Muffins: Chocolate zucchini from City Bakery    Chocolate chip

Wish list item:  Book contract or play produced   Play was produced!  Now I hope for a book/speaking tour
Where did you grow up: Long Island
Last thing you did:  Watched Jon Stewart   Ate lunch
What are you wearing: a T-shirt   Polar tech jacket
Your TV:  I'm addicted   Mostly watch TV on ipad these days
Your pets: Two beagle girls    Waaa
Friends: All around me   A few close friends
Your life: Up and down, mostly up   Interesting!  Challenging!  Travel, coaching, meeting lots of people.
Your mood: Edgy   Depends on the hour - right now, good.  Happy (considering it's winter)
Missing someone: My daughter   Lucy
Vehicle: Feet   Citibike
Something you aren't wearing: shoes   A bra
Your favorite store: Lord and Taylor (because no one else is there)   Still Lord & Taylor
Your favorite color: Blue   Still blue
When was the last time you laughed: Last night watching John Oliver on Jon Stewart  Biggest laughs 700 Sundays
Last time you cried: Last night watching John Oliver on Jon Stewart (kidding) Last night  A few days ago
Your best friend: Lucy   Karen/Abigail/Bella/Barbara   all great friends in NYC - I miss Emily
One place you go over and over: Movie theaters   Central Park
Facebooking: Too often   Annoying and helpful
Favorite place to eat: NoHo Star, Shake Shack, Gotham  Ummami Burger, NoHo Star, Lovely Day

Some things have changed...some remain the same.  Most of all I miss Lucy and Lola and I'm so grateful Zoe lives in NYC again.   

Something totally trivial

I saw this on someone's blog just now and thought it would be a good distraction from my slightly blue mood.  It was. I think I'm going to attempt to get myself to a yoga class now.  Virgin Yoga.  (Will they let me in?) 

Your cell phone: BlackBerry
Your hair: Brown
Your mother: Dead
Your father: Dead
Your favorite food: Chocolate chip cookies

Your dream last night: I visited my mom
Your favorite drink: Champagne
Your dream goal: Writing and making a living at it again
What room are you in: Bedroom
Your hobby: bicycling
Your fear: dying too young
Where do you see yourself in 6 years: Writing and in love
Where were you last night: Friends In Deed
Something you aren't: Daredevil
Muffins: Chocolate zucchini from City Bakery

Wish list item:  Book contract or play produced
Where did you grow up: Long Island
Last thing you did:  Watched Jon Stewart
What are you wearing: a T-shirt
Your TV:  I'm addicted 
Your pets: Two beagle girls
Friends: All around me
Your life: Up and down, mostly up
Your mood: Edgy
Missing someone: My daughter
Vehicle: Feet
Something you aren't wearing: shoes
Your favorite store: Lord and Taylor (because no one else is there)
Your favorite color: Blue
When was the last time you laughed: Last night watching John Oliver on Jon Stewart
Last time you cried: Last night watching John Oliver on Jon Stewart (kidding) Last night
Your best friend: Lucy
One place you go over and over: Movie theaters
Facebooking: Too often
Favorite place to eat: NoHo Star, Shake Shack, Gotham




Later:  So I went to yoga and it wasn't exactly virgin, everyone there had done it before and the class was great.  I remembered why I loved yoga so much years ago (I stopped in 2002 when my beloved teacher moved away.)  I love the way my body feels and I love the messages.  Today it was about how yoga is the search for oneself, the true self.  And by doing yoga we take care of the body so the search can continue.  The teacher was a beautiful woman, with long legs and long blond hair and I looked at her and thought, "Wow, she is so gorgeous, no kids probably, just gets to do her yoga and practice" and after the class we had a long talk and it turns out she's got two kids and her husband is moving out and she's a wreck, trying to deal with it all.  So we hugged and I can't wait to go back next week.  I have to say I love the gym again - and that there are very good yoga classes there now.  You were right, Mia.  As always.