Tuesday talking

 

Happy  Tuesday, friends! I'm sharing these two writing prompt images I found on Pinterest in case you'd like to use them for your own blog. I don't know if you're like me, but sometimes I am literally stumped for ideas of things to write about. I love prompts like these in the two images, because it helps get to know someone. I'd love to hear your answers to some of these, so don't forget to do that in the comments! 

The first one that jumped out to me is about a song from childhood. I don't have a specific song, per se, but I loved the band Chicago, specifically Peter Cetera. I was born in 1976, but the eighties and nineties were my jam. I really love music from the eighties, believe it or not, and this summer my favorite playlist is one I found on Spotify—Summer Hits of the 80's. I also loved Kenny Rogers and can remember singing along with my mom as we drove from one place to another. She loved country music in those days, so that's always what was on her radio. Isn't it interesting that songs spark memories? Additionally, every single time I hear the song Galileo by the Indigo Girls, it takes me right back to high school! Do you have a song or band that you loved? 

There are several actions or character traits that I admire. My most highly admired character trait in someone is integrity. I love seeing people just do the right thing, especially when nobody is watching. I try to live life in the same way. I also really respect and admire kindness in someone, and anytime an act of that is extended. I love stories of people paying for the meals or drinks of the person behind them, but I also love the idea of paying for lunch accounts of underprivileged kids at school. There are lots of kids who never get anything special from the cafeteria, because money doesn't allow. I think it would be a great idea to give money toward something like that. Which action or character trait do you most admire?

The last one I'll share today is for fun. If you could spend your summer anywhere, where would it be and why? Once again, I don't have a specific destination in mind, but I would love to spend a summer somewhere it's not so hot and humid. From the time I was a young girl, I was always enthralled by the idea of a beachside fire. The beaches I grew up going to were always too hot to consider such a thing. I used to read these books by Robin Jones Gunn as a teenager that first made me think of this. So, that being said, I would love to spend a whole summer somewhere it's cool enough to be able to do that. 

I would also really love to spend a summer somewhere near a lake. In my mind I'm thinking this would be somewhere in Michigan, or maybe some place like Mackinac Island. I have never been there and would love to go! I've been to Michigan once, when Graham and Drew were 18 and 6 months old. My sister Trish lived near St. Joseph, Michigan, so Todd and I took the only two we had to spend Thanksgiving with them one year. It was such a great trip, even though the drive was incredibly long with a baby and a toddler. We got there and were immediately snowed in, so we never saw much of her town, but I did get a glimpse of Lake Michigan! In a perfect world, I think it would be fun to rent a house there for the summer and invite our families to come visit. That sounds like so much fun! 

This is The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Would you do this kind of thing? If so, where would you go? Another thing I would do is to live in a camper with an A/C unit somewhere that's cool for an entire summer. I'm thinking somewhere in the west or northwest or even Alaska. I wouldn't mind that kind of "camping", so long as we had a nice comfy and cool place to lay our heads each night. And as long as I had an indoor bathroom.

This was fun for me to write, so I hope it was fun for you to read! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all!