Bipolar Questions #7

May is a lovely spring season month. April can still be cold, sometimes, but rarely ever is May cold in my state. And it is rarely ever hot, either. I don't like hot weather. It is also the month in which I married my husband.

Are you a morning person or night owl?

If not for my meds I'd be a morning person. The stupid meds and stupid bipolar insomnia make me a reluctant night person.

What's your favorite comedy?

big daddy. I always feel sorry for the father looking after that kid. if he was mine... well, I wouldn't cope on my own- sure he's got a lovely side to him, but..

as you grow older, do you morn for your past life?. and how it used oo be? (I know I often think about my meds and my pain, and wish I was still able to move my body as much as I could)

Yeah, if I could go back ~10 yrs that would be great

what’s the longest you’ve ever had a power outage?

2 and a half days.

couple of christmasses ago we had quite the storm..

best tip for a calm mind?

Deep breathing works best for me.

What's your favorite sport?

I'm a sports fanatic but if I had to pick one it would be baseball

Question: Do you drink soda?

Rarely, although soda can settle my stomach if I'm eating a heavy meal.



Bouquet of balloons or bouquet of flowers?

flowers.

can you count the amount of friends you have on one hand?.

(I can!)

Yes, but even when I had more I generally only had one or two really good ones. I think part of the reason is that in some ways I am an introvert, even though in other ways I seem extroverted.

Do you sometimes talk to strangers, just being friendly in public?

Yup unfortunately :'(

Question: Best thing about Christmas Day for you personally what brings you great joy?

A: It may sound strange, but it's my one excuse to have family in one place, put on a christmas album or Pandora Radio station and have a sing along as a family. We don't do it as a "formal activity"-- we don't sit down and make it happen, but just in the spirit of things, music starts somewhere, and we all one by one just kinda get into it and pretty soon everyone is singing or dancing. I really like that.



Q: Coke or Pepsi? [alternatives for those who don't do soda -- coffee or tea?] [alternative to those who need an alternative -- favorite juice? beverage?]

Tea - strong, with milk and 2 sugars.

Can you remember the last person who gave you a piggy-back ride?

Gosh, I don't know. I suppose maybe my husband, but if so, it was several years ago... when I was much lighter and he didn't have as many complaints about aches and pains. Or if it wasn't him, I just don't know. Maybe my first love? I don't think it goes as far back as my father.

Did one of your parents (or anyone else) tuck you in when you were a child? Did they have a ritual when doing so? Meaning a prayer or fun thing?

No, but they often said "sleep tight, don't let the beg bugs bite" which seriously delayed my sleep worrying about bugs crawling on me and biting me. It also gave me nightmares once I did fall asleep. Why TF, did they think that comforting?!

Generally, do you often suffer from nightmares?

I'm loving the nistalja in this thread
the piggy backs and don't let the bed bugs bite.... 2 massive parts of childhood for me

no I don't suffer from nightmares

did you like the game "hide and seek?" as a kid.

ha ha! Yes! But I was that kid people forgot to look for, so I was often the last one running up to the tree, singing "Olly Olly Oxen Free". I was small and slow, so even though they forgot about me I was easily tagged "it" for the duration of the game. To be honest playing with older, larger siblings was usually unrewarding.

Do you have siblings?

Yes an older brother of 4 years and a Twin Sister of 1 min older lol I'm the youngest of 3

Question: What do you do on Christmas Eve with your family or what did you do on Christmas Eve when you were little. Any traditions?

my tradition is to watch " the muppet's christmas carol" (for years channel 4 had it every christmas eve), but now they don't so I got the dvd

I think it's such a great christmas eve film with great songs

after it's finished, I make myself a plate of party food (bit of everything, pizzas, chicken on sticks, garlic bread,) and eat that while watching christmas music

after dinner, I'll open 1 (1) gift, usually a small one- and spend the rest of the night listening to more christmas music (or if it's a good gift, watching/ listening to it) depending on what it is.

what was the best gift that you ever got for christmas?

A pair of underwear that only had one leg my grandma found in a bargain bin and didn't examine closely. It has given us more laughs in the 35 years since than any other present I have ever received.

Do you decorate a tree? Do you have a theme or just whatever ornaments you have acquired over the years?

We always do. This year we're selling our house, but even so bought a dwarf potted Christmas tree and decorated that, but more with wreath type decorations since it's on our porch this year, instead of in the house. We always use the same ornaments that we've acquired during our marriage. We do have a number of beautiful bird theme ornaments, because we love birds, but we have others, as well.

What does your family usually eat on Christmas Eve/Day? Or if you celebrate a different holiday, what do you eat that day?

We eat on Christmas Day (We usually eat Prawn Cocktail or Home Made Soup or Salmon then we eat Turkey, Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, Bread Sauce, Gravy, Pigs In Bankets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts and Cranberry Sauce and to finish it off either Trifle, Christmas Pudding or a Scottish pudding called Clootie Dumpling) phew loads of food

We eat on Boxing Day (26th) Prawn Cocktail or Homemade Soup, Gammon or Roast Beef, Broccoli, Carrots, Parsnips, Brussel Sprouts, Potatoes, Bread Sauce, Gravy, Pigs In Blankets, Cranberry Sauce and Yorkshire Puddings finally Trifle or Christmas Pudding or Clootie Dumpling or Cheese Cake.

Then both nights we have nibbles as we eat about 2pm ish.

This year will be different I have a feeling.

Question: Do you enjoy Christmas songs? What's your go to music?

I like fairytale of new york by the pogues, and " happy christmas, war is over" by john lennan.

and I love christmas time by the fast food rockers. very under rated song

when do you start playing christmas songs. do you play them only in december, or before

December

Favourite childhood toy?

my " amy" doll

so cute!

what do you think of britbney spear's music