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RomCom Girl

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Daily writing prompt
What are your top ten favorite movies?
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Ten of my favorite movies include, but are certainly not limited to…

🎞 Serendipity
🎞 How to lose a guy in 10 days
🎞 Must love dogs
🎞 The proposal
🎞 Sweet Home Alabama
🎞 Pride & Prejudice
🎞 The devil wears Prada
🎞 My big fat greek wedding
🎞 Anne Frank
🎞 Not without my daughter

It appears that I’m quite the romcom girl. Truth is that I also like a lot of suspense/drama genre movies. But it’s interesting indeed, that the lovey-dovey, funny type movies popped into my head first. Thanks for stopping by, have a fantastic day!!

“It’s Going To Be All Right”

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Daily writing prompt
What brings you peace?
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Very irregularly there are a few seconds, when everything around me seems to come to a screeching halt. It is a moment of silence, that does not require a yoga mat and “om”, or hugging a tree. It happens on any given day, during random activities. Most often I experience these few seconds when I’m in a sad or worried state of mind, but not absolutely always. Anyway, I pause for that moment and usually close my eyes. In a matter of those few seconds I am actively aware that life will always have horrible, “normal” and fantastic days. Then, that well known and much loved whisper from way down deep reminds me, that “it’s going to be all right”. Pretty much every time I have these moments, I can’t help but smile, while a comforting feeling within spreads through my body. Just an instant later it’s back to the “regularly scheduled programming”, with the exception that I find myself in a better mood and with a more positive outlook towards the future. Those are my “moments of peace”.

I Respectfully Decline

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What profession do you admire most and why?
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Each individual profession is important and deserves to be acknowledged and respected. I find it impossible and unfair to choose one. Soldiers are willing to give their lives to protect us. Fire fighters and police officers do the same. Medical professionals go to, and often beyond, their limits to care for us. How about the dedicated, empathic staff at hospitals and nursing homes? Not to mention all of the overwhelmed and overworked teachers, who give it their all every day?
I could keep going, like the energizer bunny….And therefore, I respectfully decline to highlight one single profession when there are so many, deserving of recognition, because we could not do without either one of them.

“Pawtastic Needs ‘N’ Treats”

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Daily writing prompt
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?
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Good morning and happy Sunday to begin with…

If I were to open up a shop, I would sell handmade products for dogs like blankets, beds, collars and leashes, toys, dog ice cream and treats, etc., you get the idea. It may not be a realistic option, especially if everything is made by myself. But the passionate dog lover that I am, what else would I do? 🐾💗

Tall Order

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Create an emergency preparedness plan.
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Since I do not have the required knowledge or qualification, I will gladly leave this very important task to the professionals who, no doubt, do their jobs very well.
To be honest, you would not want me to be in charge. Why? Because my priority would be to save as many animals as possible. Humans? If there’s still time, maybe a few… [just kidding!]

Thirty Ways To Happiness

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List 30 things that make you happy.
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Let’s see if I can get to thirty little “happy-makers”, shall we?

01) Lilly [everything about and with her]
02) my favorite songs
03) watching the birds on my balcony
04) Butterflies
05) Memories
06) Rainbows
07) a walk through the woods
08) wildflowers
09) YouTube
10) in-depth conversations with my neighbor/friend
11) the scent of freshly cut grass
12) my tidy and organized, but rarely dust-free apartment
13) the experience of life in the USA for 20 years [and everything it taught me]
14) Daydreams
15) crafting [although the last time’s been a while]
16) telepathic connections
17) the experience of a cruise [twice]
18) when one of my point & click photos turns out well
19) a great idea, especially when other people benefit from it also, not just myself
20) nighttime
21) freshly brewed coffee
22) the color blue
23) silence
24) simple things [as in basic or uncomplicated]
25) my passionate love for dogs
26) ice cream when it’s cold outside
27) my iPod
28) building a house in the Sims 4 [unless it doesn’t turn out – and that happens often]
29) sunsets
30) that I [finally] begin to understand, who I am truly meant to be

T.H.I.R.T.Y. “happy-makers”, done and dusted. Dang! That was not as easy as I thought 🍀😊

With Liveliness And Charm

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Describe one habit that brings you joy.
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Lilly is my greatest joy, hands down. Our daily activities, include 3 to 4 walks, sweet cuddles on the couch, grooming [she’s getting used to it slowly], as well as hide and seek or gleefully chasing after her toys being thrown across the room. Lilly’s charm and liveliness add pleasure and humor to the much disliked, but necessary “hamster wheel”. Ever since she made her way into my heart and home on June 12th of this year, there’s been a great improvement in my mood, and I am thankful beyond words for having this sweet. little whirlwind in my life.

Well Deserved!?

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Daily writing prompt
How would you describe yourself to someone?
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I got into the [bad?] habit of introducing myself to others by naming a few of my negative traits to let them know, what to expect. Most often the response I get is either “come on, you exaggerate a bit” or “don’t cut yourself down like that, surely it’s not so bad”. Oh? You know better, do you? Okay, good! Then you “receive” what you deserve – live and in colour – while getting to know me and everything, I tried to warn you about. [Later on they complain, that dealing with me is exhausting and complicated]. Well, sometimes it pays off to listen, don’t you think?

What’s The Task?

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What do you listen to while you work?
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Give me a project or task to be done, and I will select the music. My song choices also depend upon the mood I am in at the time. Generally speaking, if I do housework like cleaning, cooking, organizing, ironing clothes, etc. or I’m in the basement to work on a craft project, I’ll listen to everything from country music and smooth jazz to EDM and classic rock.
To be honest, I only get specific about what I’m listening to when I have to concentrate on the task at hand. That’s the case, for example, when I write a statement or letter and have to mind my word choices, but also to make sure that the finished document is well structured and easily understandable for a stranger. Then I usually choose instrumental EDM, because the lyrics to a song are too much of a distraction and my focus shifts towards fighting the urge to sing along.
Most important, no matter what the task may be, is that the songs are perky to keep my energy levels high and help me get the job done.