How kind of Joyce to tailor-make this week’s questions for me. I’m all about slow these days, but I’ll save the details to use as my answers. Play along by posting the answers on your own blog and then linking back up with her. Thanks for visiting!
1. Slow and steady wins the race’…tell us about a time this was true in your own life.
Um, hello? Have you been reading my blog the past four months? In case you missed all of the excitement, let me bring you up to speed. On November 13th, I broke three bones in my ankle and dislocated it. It’s called a trimalleolar fracture and is pretty serious. See, that’s how I roll. Go big or go home. Overachieving has its down side. I had surgery a week later and am now sporting a plate and twelve pins. Lucky me, eh? I really would have rather won the money lotto, not the hardware one.
By the way, never Google trimalleolar fractures if you’re in the ER after being told that’s what you’ve got. From what I’ve read, recovery usually takes 18-24 months.
Talk about slow!
Fortunately, I am up and walking. Slowly. On Monday, my physical therapist said that he can see a lot of improvement in my gait. Yay! But it’s slow, y’all. In case I didn’t mention that already. I told a teacher I walked past yesterday that it’s not about winning…it’s about finishing. That’s my motto, and I’m sticking to it.
2. As slow as molasses’…Do you like molasses? How about maple syrup? Caramel? Butterscotch? What’s your favorite of the slow moving treats mentioned here, and what’s your favorite food made with that sweet treat?
I am not a fan of molasses. It’s too strong for me. I do, however, love me some maple syrup…the real kind. I also like caramel but can’t have it because I am lactose-intolerant and a vegan. I have seen recipes for vegan versions. I need to try them out.
I just made some Maple-Nut Cookie Bars. They were so easy and are delicious!
3. Your favorite slow song?
Hmmm…I’m a little stumped. Every song I think of is from the 80’s…because I’m old like that. I’m having flashbacks to high school dances, Molly Ringwald, and Lionel Richie.
Ok…just thought of one that has nothing to do with the above people. I told you I was slow! Ha!
Every time I hear Bette Midler’s The Rose, I have to stop and maybe wipe a tear. It’s poignant. It gets me in my feelings. It’s everything I love as an English teacher.
4. Your favorite thing to make in a slow cooker or crock pot?
I haven’t cooked in my crockpot in a while, so I don’t really have a favorite. I guess something easy I made a few times when the kids were growing up was the meatball/grape jelly dish.
5. You may delay, but time will not.’ ~Benjamin Franklin Are you more a hurrier or a delayer when it comes to unpleasant tasks that need doing? What are you currently either delaying or hurrying to get through this week or month?
I’m probably more of a person who hurries simply because I want to get the deed over with. What am I delaying right now? As I’m typing this, I’m delaying grading my students’ essays. I started with 70. I have 50 left. My goal is to have them done by the end of Wednesday. #Englishteacherproblems
6. Tell us three things you encounter regularly or even just occasionally that you find to be annoyingly slow.
Three things that are annoyingly slow for me are phone service in certain spots in my town, healing from my ankle injury, and my walking pace (a couple of weeks ago, it took me almost two hours to walk four miles). Ugh.
7. March is National Craft Month. Are you crafty? Tell us about something crafty you’ll try in the next thirty one days. Or something crafty you’d like to try or wish you had the skill to make happen.
I’ve been a knitter since 2006. I’d like to try to finish the pair of socks I started in December. My goal is to complete it the week of Spring Break. A skill I’d like to get better at is calligraphy/fancy lettering. I bought a pen, paper, and books and gave it a bit of effort…before I broke my ankle. Since then, my materials have been sitting on my dining room table (the clean-up of which I’m also delaying).
8. My Random Thought
I took the following picture last week before I went into training. It was in jest. Pretty much. We have a teacher workday today. In a way I don’t mind; having a chance to get caught up (ha!) is very welcome. The meetings before being released to catch up? Not so much.
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