the friday 5 for October 22 2021

[spacefem]

1. What was a skill you were proud to learn as a kid?

2. What's something you used to be good at, but can't do any more?

3. What's something you haven't done in a long time, but you could pick it right back up again with some practice?

4. What can you teach others to do?

5. What would you like to learn next?

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[sparkythegeek]

1. What was a skill you were proud to learn as a kid?

I don't know if I felt proud about it, but definitely superior, when I learned to type on a QWERTY keyboard long before I had a typing class. By the time I had a class, I was typing so quickly and accurately that the teacher required me to demonstrate I really could type as fast as I claimed. LOL

2. What's something you used to be good at, but can't do any more?

Memorizing things easily.

3. What's something you haven't done in a long time, but you could pick it right back up again with some practice?

Play piano. Not that I was ever that great at it, but I think muscle memory would get me playing again.

4. What can you teach others to do?

TBH, I don't know.

5. What would you like to learn next?

American Sign Language -- I can remember most of the alphabet, but I never learned how to actually speak.

[waitingman]

My life lessons here: https://waitingman.dreamwidth.org/637559.html

My answers

[lizzybuffy2008]

Friday Five:

1. What was a skill you were proud to learn as a kid?

Writing in cursive. I learned early in first grade, so was surprised when I switched schools and had to help fifth graders who were struggling.

2. What's something you used to be good at, but can't do any more?

I used to be quite flexible and strong in yoga (when I was taking 2-3 classes per week.) Now that I am doing other things more and only sporadically taking yoga, my flexibility and ability to do inversions and binds has decreased.

3. What's something you haven't done in a long time, but you could pick it right back up again with some practice?

With more regular practice; I could be better at yoga again, also higher level math (calculus.)

4. What can you teach others to do?

If I had patience enough, I could teach others about seasonal cooking, bread making, using the mixer, baking, budgeting, organizing...lots of things. I am just not a very patient teacher.

5. What would you like to learn next?

I am trying to get better with French and I would like to learn ASL (it is possible that I will need it should my hearing deteriorate to that point.)

[archersangel]

https://archersangel.dreamwidth.org/323469.html

[skullsandink]

My answers are https://skullsandink.dreamwidth.org/574.html

[smallhobbit]

My answers are here: https://smallhobbit.dreamwidth.org/371614.html

[metawidget]

Thanks for the questions :)

https://metawidget.dreamwidth.org/228589.html

[weedpizza]

My answers: https://weedpizza.dreamwidth.org/78466.html