A closer look at your FV friends

[Englishlady]

Well it's that time again when we get "up close and personal"

Getting to know the person behind the Computer screen


1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now?

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now?

3. What is the worst thing about where you live?

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you?

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!)

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal?

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist?

8. What do you think is your best physical feature?

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical )

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy?

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?


Thanks everyone

Karen

[Jeanieb]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now?
My Health


2. What is the best thing about where you live right now?

My family all live close to me

3. What is the worst thing about where you live?
 There aren't any kids for my girls to play with


4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you?

Mother Teresa

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!)

My health would be restored

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal?
I try to only buy clothes for my self on clearance.


7. What Material things do you find hard to resist?
Books and magazines


8. What do you think is your best physical feature?
My eyes


9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical )

I'm kind and giving

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV

I have ovarian cancer

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy?

I would buy a Thomas Kinkade Footprints In The Sand Cross i have been wanting

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?

I love , love , love Chinese food!!

[homesteadmamma]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now? Working at getting to my goal weight and living a healthier lifestyle by eating properly, walking and seeing each day as a gift from God.

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now? The wide open spaces.

3. What is the worst thing about where you live? No kids in the area for my kids to build friendships with.

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you? Oprah

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!) That our goal of travelling Canada would be reached.

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal? Most areas.

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist?Fat quarters/quilting material

8. What do you think is your best physical feature? My eyes.

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical ) I'm an encourager

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV I can pick up things with my toes.

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy? A couple books I've been wanting, however they are $50 apiece.

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies? Right now none - I'm watching what I eat. I probably would fancy a nice meal of Chinese food though if I really thought about it.

[jlxian]

Originally posted by Englishlady


First off, I love these Karen. Thanks!


1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now?

Money

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now?
Rural, country setting

3. What is the worst thing about where you live?
Chiggers --- for those of you who don't know about chiggers they are nasty unseen biting things that like to burrow into your skin under tight fitting clothes (sock, waistbands, etc). The itch is pretty maddening and lasts for days.

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you?
Amy Dacyczn

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!)
Debt free retirement

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal?
Clothing, gifts, home furnishing

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist? books, magazines

8. What do you think is your best physical feature? Hair

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical ) empathy, nurturing, seeing both sides of an issue (Libra tendency)

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV I can't think of anything I want to share right now

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy? If its not for necessities, then shoes, purse, maybe clothes

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies? Any comfort food -- I've been stressing terribly and eating lots of junk/comfort food (doughnuts, cookies, chocolate, etc) --- bad bad bad


Thanks everyone

Karen

[Kimberlina]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now?
Well, the lump on DD's head is the biggest thing, for sure.

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now?
The setting- we live in village, but don't have any nosy neighbors and if you look out any windows except the front, you would think we were outside the village.

3. What is the worst thing about where you live?
Hmmm....the skyrocketing taxs? Yes, them.

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you?
My current fave inspiration is Rhonda (Forstdale.) She seems pretty self-sufficient, kind, and knowledgeable- she knows SO much about gardening!

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!)
The CT coming back with no pathology or at least nothing that can't be easily dealt with.

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal?
Our clothing budget- I can get away with scrubs at work, so I spend very little, and DD gets loads of gorgeous hand-me-downs.

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist?
Not too much anymore. I am a book junkie, but my library system is pretty comprehensive. I try to get books here first, then if I feel I relly need a copy myself, I buy it on eBay or somewhere cheaper, but I would say that is what is hardest for me to resist.

8. What do you think is your best physical feature?
Either the color/detail of my eyes (blue background with green starburst center) or my smile.

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical )
I am very determined and I am a perfectionist, which can be bad sometimes, but in my work, it is very important- people's lives depend on my being exceedingly detailed.

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV.
I love to watch old(ish) sitcoms. I watch them late at night, and I watch several of them a night (recorded on my TiVO.) I typically fixate on one, watch all the episodes, and then move on. My current show is Good Times, which is replacing Are You Being Served, which was also a fixation about 5 years ago and 10 years ago. (I have seen each episode about a zilllion times.) They are my mindless wind-down before I go to bed when I don't have a book I want to read.

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy?
That's a tough one- I still have about $15 from an $80 Macy's gift card from last Christmas! I would probably buy some clothes, a couple books at the yard sales this weekend, and maybe some hobby supplies (jewelry making, soap making, fabric, etc.)

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?
Chicken marengo-my style, quinoa, and homemade anything. (No beef or pork or any other meat besides chicken and fish, though.)

[PrairieRose]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now?
~The state of my parents' health. I'm the only sibling living in proximity and the responsibility falls on me, alone.

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now?
~It's a quiet, safe community, I know lots and lots of people here.

3. What is the worst thing about where you live?
~There's little selection of stores, not much entertainment opportunity and we have stinky feedlots and oil refineries nearby.

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you?
~A dear, recently departed friend named Barbara. She had the heaviest load in life and never complained about it. She raised 8 kids almost single handedly (her dh was an alcoholic and died young). She was so resourceful and hard working, cheerful about it all.

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!)
~Natural gas prices would go way down, this would greatly improve our business as well as personal finances.

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal?
~Clothes, food, cleaning supplies...I'm really good at shopping out the deals when I have the opportunity to do so.

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist?
~Earrings

8. What do you think is your best physical feature?
~Hate to repeat what other say but my eyes.

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical )
~I'm loyal, loving, and very strong (emotionally or not sure will is the word I'm searching for.....).

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV
~If I don't see Days of our Lives at noon when it reg. plays, I record it.

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy?
~probably something for my house...

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?
~I'm on a Thai food kick at the moment.

[Jayne]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now?
my weight
2. What is the best thing about where you live right now?
the size of the property
3. What is the worst thing about where you live?
the neighbors dog
4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you?
Jesus Christ
5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!)
a cure for diabetes
6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal?
right now gasoline use
7. What Material things do you find hard to resist?
sewing stuff, jewelry
8. What do you think is your best physical feature?
my eyes
9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical )
my faith, my compassion
10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV
can't think of anything
11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy?
A membership to curves
12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?
coldstone ice cream

[Emerald_Mommy]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now? not much bad in my life but I would like a little more rest i.e for Ingrid to sleep through the night!

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now? Being close to my grandparents

3. What is the worst thing about where you live? Taxes, stupid local government

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you? my youth director's wife when I was a teenager

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!) Pay off our mortgage and live completely debt free

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal? most areas, I'm not an impulse spender and we buy very few non necessities

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist? books, magazines, and vintage toys

8. What do you think is your best physical feature? probably my eyes or my hair, must confess that I'm not too crazy about my looks

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical ) Intuition, decisiveness, nurturing, loyal

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV: not sure about this, I don't have many deep dark secrets

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy? Probably some new clothes and a book or three

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies? Same as always: chocolate, chocolate, & more chocolate

Great questions!

[Michele Annette]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now? Trying to figure out where to live and where we want to buy/build a home.

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now? It's low key and I live close to work.

3. What is the worst thing about where you live? Our apartment!

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you? Jackie Clay from Backwoods Home magazine.

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!) Buying or building a home.

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal? All areas at the moment!

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist? Fabric and notions.

8. What do you think is your best physical feature? My smile.

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical ) Encouraging, creative and resourceful.

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV
I can touch my tougue to my nose.

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy? New Winter clothing.

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?
Vietnamese and chocolate! Not together

[mommy2many]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now?
Planning the trip of a lifetime to Hawaii

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now?
It's paid for

3. What is the worst thing about where you live?
It's a depressed area

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you?
My best friend.


5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!)
Planning well enough to be living in Hawaii with DH and youngest DD while the other two are happy in college.

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal?
Clothing, food and "extras"

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist?
I don't really like material things so I guess nothing really comes to mind

8. What do you think is your best physical feature?
My butt

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical )
I put others before myself

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV
I am afraid of heights

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy?
I don't spend money on myself so this is really hard...I suppose I would put it toward the Hawaii trip

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?
Salads

[Darlene]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now?
~Adjusting to my new lifestyle after having my kids with me the past 20 some years.

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now?
~The calm and serene feeling it gives me.

3. What is the worst thing about where you live?
~A few weeks ago I would have said having one bathroom now I'll say the pot holed driveway that needs work every year and is such a long way to plow in the winter.

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you?
~Everyday people, each of us has something special to share and how rewarded I am when I take the time to listen

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!)
~That I get myself in shape and healthy as I can be

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal?
~Lifestyle, I don't need alot to be happy

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist?
~cookbooks

8. What do you think is your best physical feature?
~wrinkles around my eyes from smiling & laughing

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical )
~easy going, caring, friendly, supportive

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV
~Can't think of anything, I'm pretty much an open book,lol.

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy?
~Some clothes when i lost some weight

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?
~ Still continue on with my love affair with all kinds of pasta dishes & cheese. At this very moment I am rreally wanting an eggroll, lol. Enjoying cooking with flavored oils & vinegars.

[crdurham]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now? Trying to have money after paying our bills and groceries. Working to better my weight and health

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now? Its fairly quiet and we have a big backyard

3. What is the worst thing about where you live? Its in the city, I want to live in the country in my hometown.

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you? my friend Traci

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!) Have another child

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal? Clothing, groceries and now gas

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist? scrapbooking supplies, Willowtree stuff

8. What do you think is your best physical feature? nothing at the moment-other people say my hair

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical )
I'm caring, upbeat and a giver.

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV
Where do I begin

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy?
ink for my printer so I could print my pictures, a new outfit

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?
Chocolate, if only I could give it up

[canadian gardener]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now?
my painting project-- I'm working my way thru my house, and loving it. Along with that I'm working on weightloss and improving my health and doing that thru focusing on taking better care of me.

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now? Oh the new white trim and doors and woodwork that I've painted. And the paint colours in the rooms. Wherever it's doen, it's fresh and pretty.

3. What is the worst thing about where you live?
My garage needs a bit of cleaning.

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you?
St. Athenasius. He was the contra mundem fellow of the late Roman empire. If all the world was against him, he still had the courage to paddle upstream against the tide of popular opinion and do what was right.

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!)
My health would improve.

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal?
hard to say, I'm pretty cheap on most stuff.

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist? Books, always.

8. What do you think is your best physical feature? My eyes.

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical )
Ability to objectify, take a long veiw.

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV

heheheheh nope. Not on your nelly!!!!

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy? Books.

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?
Dieting again, but this time doing more in portion control.

[Missy]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now? Well my home is falling apart slowly, that's kinda buggin me, so's my broken tooth

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now? Get to see Pikes peak every day from our front yard

3. What is the worst thing about where you live? The aforementioned falling apart problem...

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you? My best friend - Melody

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!) My home get fixed! Find out that mom is in remission. Kids grow up healthy and wise

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal? I dunno, i am kinda cheap, a good comparision shopper

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist? Books, craft supplies, kids stuff

8. What do you think is your best physical feature? eyes?

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical ) decicated mother and wife

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV I am bi-polar, manic depressive with borderline personality disorder, anxiety disorder and prone to panic attaks; I have skirted this a few times in posts. There, I said it, lol.

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy? Craft supplies hands down!

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies? Hershey bars, mc donalds, and dr pepper

[daddys3chicks]

1. What is the biggest thing(not person) in your life right now?

Debt....debt......debt. That and my sanity (or insanity)

2. What is the best thing about where you live right now?

Year round mild weather. Close to the mountains and the beach.

3. What is the worst thing about where you live?

The moronic school system that didn't conceive of the growth of the area and is now trying to play catch up.

4. Name a Person ( NOT a relative) who has inspired you? Mary of Mary & Martha in the bible. She seemed to get "simplicity".

5. What would be the best thing that could happen to you in the next 10 years?( aside from winning the Lottery etc.!)

Getting out of debt.

6. What areas of your life are the most Frugal?

Food probably, and maybe clothing.

7. What Material things do you find hard to resist?

Craft items, items for my girls and gifts.

8. What do you think is your best physical feature?

My eyes

9. What are your personal strengths? ( non Physical )

Creativity.

10. Tell us something about yourself that you have previously never told anyone at the FV

I have been in all lower 48 US States, Canada and Mexico

11. If I gave you $100 right now that you HAD to spend on something just for YOU, what would you buy?

A manicure and pedicure and massage!

12. What are your Current food fads/& fancies?

I am on a Mexican kick at the moment