Feast One Hundred & Sixty Nine

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Appetizer
What was your first “real” job?
One of my neighbors called me up and offered me a position as a substitute teacher for an after-school program. I worked at several of the elementary schools in the area and had a lot of fun. I would leave right after school and work until around 5:30 and then have the rest of the afternoon to attend my social obligations! I wasn't needed every day, but there were enough schools in the area that I was kept pretty busy if I wanted the work and the pay was pretty good for an irresponsible High School student!

Soup
Where would you go if you wanted to spark your creativity?
I would go somewhere quiet with lots of color and books...a library or museum probably. That may sound silly, but I am very inspired by other peoples genius, whether literary, artistic or otherwise. I also have a brood of children so anywhere that offers peace and quiet is very inspiring!!!

Salad
Complete this sentence: I am embarrassed when…
other people fight or get into arguments in my presence. Does anyone else feel that way? Like being at a friend or family members home when they start yelling at each other. I am so embarrassed, more for them than for myself, but it makes me terribly uncomfortable.

Main Course
What values did your parents instill in you?
Hard work and honesty. My parents are two of the hardest working people I have ever met. They are up at the crack of dawn and don't go down until the work is done. They don't complain about what has to get done they just roll up their sleeves and get to work. They are also very honest with people. They are honest in the way they deal with other people and they are honest with themselves. I think those are two of the most important characteristics a person could have and I feel very blessed to have a set of parents who exemplify them so well.

Dessert
Name 3 fads from your teenage years.
I believe I've tried very diligently to block out most of those memories, but here goes nothing...
1. Neon clothing. Everything we wore had bright neon colors, usually matched with something black. I hate neon.
2. Peg legged pants. I actually recall purchasing pants I didn't think were tight enough at the bottom so I sewed them so I had to lay down to pull my foot through them - they were SO tight!
3. BIG hair. The bigger your bangs the better. My hair has NO natural curl or body so this really sucked for me. I had my hair permed for most of my teenage years to add body and get the right amount of PUFF....hideous, truly hideous.
Just a note, my mother actually REFUSED to purchase my school pictures one year because she said I looked so bad....I had thought I looked pretty good that day...just goes to show you how little a teenager really knows!

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