Category: Getting to Know You

Getting to Know You!

(2019)

Make a cup of tea and sit down at my table. I want to know you.

It is ‘get to know your customers’ day-and I want to hear all about you. What are your dreams? What are your fears? What risks have you taken? Why were you able to take that risk? Why didn’t you take that risk?

Risk is necessary for any success. That’s something I learned from a coach at a young age. “If you don’t fall, you’re not trying hard enough.” That’s my motto. Also here’s something my sister-in-law said: “You have to throw a lot of noodles on the wall to get one to stick.” I think I’ve posted that on here before. But it’s a motto to live by. Both of them, actually. I spend my time throwing noodles and falling-hoping to see something stick. That will be my measure of success.

What is your measure of success? Is there a saying that drives you?

Tell me about yourself. Sonja

What one thing do you hope to accomplish this week?

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I plan to finish editing one manuscript and start on another.

Staying home hasn’t really changed my writing schedule. Since writing is a solitary activity, I sit at the same table and work on my plots and dialogue.

The difference is that my family is home, too. (Which is wonderful!)

I am also a healthcare worker, but can’t work due to issues with my wrist. I want to work, but can’t. I am thankful for those who continue to work, especially those in healthcare and related fields.

I’m thankful for the First Responders who remain on the job to keep us safe and healthy.

I’m thankful for the restaurants that continue to provide take-out meals.

I”m thankful for the businesses who are creatively keeping their doors ‘open’ and some employees on the payroll.

I’m thankful for anyone else I missed!

Tell me how you are creatively getting through the pandemic! Sonja

This Week’s Question

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Who is your favorite Disney character?

Can I just point out how fabulous this photo is???

Back to the question-

I like Sleeping Beauty because she seems sensible, likes the outdoors, and dances with Prince Philip–and Wall-E because, well, Wall-E.

Enjoy your day. Sonja

This Week’s Question

If you had to switch professions tomorrow and could do anything you wanted, what would you choose?

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I would probably choose archaeology. Not of Egyptian culture, as is so prevalent, but of medieval European culture–mainly England and Scotland. Maybe a bit of Ireland, too.

I used to watch a British show that followed archaeologists around Britain. It was fascinating! I love how they could pick up a shard from a plate or a jug and know the provenance.

After watching this for a while (and feeling jealous!) I decided I didn’t need to be an actual archaeologist to learn the history. And that’s what I wanted: to know history.

Not just dates, but how people lived from day-to-day. That’s where the magic is for me.

That may be why I write stories set in the Middle Ages in my alternate life. I like people to get along so I write romances, stories that tell of the daily events that lead up to love. It’s more fun that they are wearing gowns and tunics!

Let me know what you think! Sonja

This Week’s Question

How many hours of sleep did you get last night?

In our society, a lack of sleep seems to have become a status symbol. I don’t understand it, but have fallen into that trap.

“I slept only three hours last night” with the implied, “Look how fabulous I am/how hard I can work while sleep-deprived.”

I sleep an average of seven-and-a-half hours a night. Less than that and I’m tired all day (not a caffeine-drinker)-more than that and I walk around like I’m on cold medicine. You know that ‘my head is tethered to my neck only by a thin string’ feeling? That’s me if I sleep for too long.

Tell me how you slept last night. No judgments. I promise.

Sleep well. Sonja

#Nature #Outside #Horses

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It’s Sunday Funday and I plan to spend it outside.

I would love to enjoy this beautiful weather from the back of a horse. Too bad I don’t have one to ride! But I can use my imagination–

I love the smell of horses, the creak of the leather saddle, the sound of the hooves clopping on a dirt trail. And so much more.

Tell me what you like to do on your #Sunday Funday. Sonja