WEDNESDAY HODGEPODGE #611

Thank you Joyce.

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1. What's a characteristic you admire in others? Elaborate. 

Honesty. "They tell the truth and do not try to deceive people"

2. Do you have a favorite mug? Let's see it. Why is this one your favorite? 

I love collecting things with mushrooms on them. 

3. July 15th is/was National Give Something Away Day...will you (or did you, depending on what day you answer these questions) give something away? If so what? Do you regularly give away or do you tend to  'accumulate'? 

I won't be doing this on July 15th but yes we do give away things to The Salvation Army. We have some bags in the garage that need to go there. 

4. You're planning a trip. Do you prefer exploring big cities or smaller, more off the grid towns? World Atlas lists these 12 'off the grid' towns to see in 2025. How many on the list have you seen? Of those listed which one would you most like to visit? Tell us why? 

Boothbay Harbor Maine, Middlebury Vermont, New Hope Pennsylvania, Rehoboth Beach Delaware, Brevard North Carolina, Saugatuck Michigan, Medora North Dakota, Ouray Colorado, Lamoille Nevada, Neah Bay Washington, Hood River Oregon, or Cambria California

*You can read more about each destination by clicking the link above. 

I'm not sure but I think that both big cities or smaller would both be okay to explore. I can't seem to pick one. 

5. Have you ever...ridden a motorcycle? been to a Disney park? met a celebrity? won a contest? Tell us something about whatever you answered yes to on this list. 

I road on a motorcycle once in high school and it was not a good experience. Yes I've been to both Disney parks in the US. Yes I have meet a few celebrities. 

Mark was on a business trip in Florida so I got to spend a few days at Disney World and I had a wonderful time all by myself. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

So my lungs are not good. I'm going through something extremely hard right now. I am unable to do much without being winded. This is the worst I can remember. I am having a  lung exacerbation. 

"An exacerbation of the lung, particularly in COPD, refers to a sudden worsening of symptoms, often described as a flare-up. This involves a temporary but significant increase in severity of breathing difficulties, coughing, and mucus production, requiring medical intervention."

We will be doing testing to see how much worse my lungs have gotten. Sadly it is going to take about a month to wean off the steroids I have been on. Way too many since the beginning of June which have caused my ankles to swell daily, dehydration and weakness in my legs. Not to mention that I get winded quickly and can hardly do anything around the house. 

I saw my lung doctor on Monday. Pray that my numbers are not to low when I get tested next Monday. Depression has definitely set in and I am sorry but I just don't have it in me to read blog posts. I miss all of you so much. I have tried to read some and I will continue to work on that. I know you are all okay with this but I'm not.