The Friday Five for 12 October 2018

[anais_pf]

1. What was the best compliment you ever received?

2. What are your five best talents?

3. What do you wish most people knew about you, and why?

4. What has been your biggest accomplishment so far, and why does it mean so much to you?

5. If you could achieve anything in your life, what would it be?

Comments

[lizzybuffy2008]

1. What was the best compliment you ever received?

Both that I can think of revolve around entertaining and cooking: 1. About 20 years ago, the husband in a couple that we were casually friends with told another couple, "You never turn down an invitation to the Roberts." 2. Our next door neighbors (and the most perfect dinner guests) for many years have told me and anyone else who will listen that my house is the best restaurant in town.

2. What are your five best talents?

1. I am extremely organized and good at making a plan, 2. I am pretty fearless about cooking and baking with good results, 3. I am really good at "reading" people, 4. I have a good eye for space and color, and 5. I am pretty good at cutting through BS to get an answer.

3. What do you wish most people knew about you, and why?

That even though I am extremely forthright and frank, I do have my own moments of insecurity.

4. What has been your biggest accomplishment so far, and why does it mean so much to you?

I went back to college at 28, ended up transferring schools (due to a temporary assignment for my husband) at 30, then his assignment ended early, so I spent my senior year living alone for the first time in my life, 2000 miles from my husband of over 10 years. There were a lot of tearful phone calls, but I managed to graduate, Summa Cum Laude.

5. If you could achieve anything in your life, what would it be?

I feel very happy with the way my life has turned out (even though, it was different than I thought it would be.) I would like to be happy, healthy and secure with my husband through what is left of our work years and many, many years in retirement.