1. When was the last time you tried something new?:
Yesterday. I started Duolingo. I am trying to learn a bit of Swedish
2. Who in your family do you compare yourself to?:
Sometimes I compare myself to my Dad. We are similar personalities, tend to think abstractly about things and are scatterbrained. I think I get my temper from my Mother. I am just not as reactionary as she was.
3. What lesson in life did you learn the hard way?:
Most of them. I generally learn more from mistakes than from staying on the path.
4. What can you do today that you weren't able to do before?:
Skills? Not sure! Due to age I seem to be losing some physical skills.
I am a much better upholsterer than I used to be.
I could do it before but chose not to always really listen. I do now.
I approach things more methodically than I formerly did.
So come on aboard and play!
1. I tried a new quilt block on Saturday--does that count?
ReplyDelete2. I have a nasty habit of comparing those in my family (kids) to myself. That's not helpful at all.
3. How to say "no."
4. It depends on what is meant by "before." There are some new skills I've acquired in recent times, while other skills, mostly physical, have deteriorated.
Of course a new quilt block counts!
DeleteA big sigh at the disappearing physical skills. Mind you, it has shown me that I am an innovator some days. Once, unable to cut the pumpkin I badly wanted for my dinner, I threw it onto the deck. It shattered very successfully.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, saying NO is a skill I really need to acquire.
I am all about new ways of doing things. On difficult arthritis days I create all kinds of innovative ways to accomplish when I want done.
DeleteYes, mistakes definitely teach us a lot! I wish my children would listen to me and learn from MY mistakes. Unfortunately we all need to learn in our own way...
ReplyDeleteColletta
I learn everything the hard way. My sons are much like me!
DeleteI enjoyed reading your responses. I'm sure your DIL3 is pleased that you are learning Swedish!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if she will be pleased or not. Right now I am doing it on the down/low because after 3 lessons I am quite horrid!
DeleteI want to add Duolingo for getting my French back. We decided there are parts of France that we want to go to a lot in retirement.
ReplyDeleteIt is a little elementary which I need!
DeleteHow cool that you're learning Swedish. That's the second time I read today about someone using Duolingo to learn a language. I'd never heard of that until today.
ReplyDeleteI decided I need to at least learn a bit of it though both she, her sister and both parents are fluent in English. I just hate to be the only one who only knows one language (Latin does not count does it?)
DeleteI've heard good things about Duolinto! I will have to try it out. Yes, we all seem to learn the hard way. It gets old in a hurry. Thanks for joining in!
ReplyDeleteDuolingo is very user friendly. I will continue with it for a while then decide if I need to step up my game with a different app.
DeleteHave fun leaning Swedish! I have studied French and Spanish. Loved your answers! Have a nice week.
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I was one of those Latin kids which helps with root words but not much else!
DeleteWay to go on trying something new! That's interesting about being good upholstering.
ReplyDeleteUpholstering was a necessity at first. Now it is just something I am pretty decent at, but not professional at all
DeleteI've started using Ancestry to research family history. I'm learning a lot, both as I learn to navigate the program and as I search for more information than just the hints they give me.
ReplyDeleteI almost hate to say it, but I'm my mother personified. Not so much in looks, though there is some of that, but more in personality. She was strong willed, stubborn, and spoke her mind...I exhibit all of those traits and then some.
The one lesson I know I learned the hard way was my mother was right. She wanted me to go to university and go into teaching or accounting. It took me 15 years but eventually I did becoming an accountant. Later, I did a lot of the training of employees so in a sense I was a teacher too. In some ways I wasted a lot of years before I stopped rebelling against her ideas.
The fourth one is a tough one. I'm sure I'm more patient than I used to be and I worry less. Oh and since retirement, I'm a lot better at housekeeping! Having time to do it definitely helps!
Take care, stay well and good luck with your Swedish.
I think it is interesting how we see ourselves in our parents!
DeleteI hope I try something new nearly every day. Learning a new language is great.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Wen will see how it progresses!
DeleteFun activity! I can't say I'm like anyone in the family- I'm definitely a fixer though. My mother was much more creative and liked crafts. She also was a great sewer, artist, and 'crocheter.' I also was a Latin student- 2 years in HS and I also, had French 2 years there and a year in college. Later I studied Spanish and had planned to continue but alas, life got in the way. I have no plans to retire but if I ever do, I'm going to continue with the Spanish! I am book proficient but can't speak it well at all.
ReplyDeleteI so admire anyone who can speak more than one language. I studied Russian and Japanese in college but don't remember much any more. My husband knows Spanish and that would be a good language for me to learn in that there are a lot of Spanish speaking people around here as well as some of my in-laws. However, I haven't progressed much past Sesame Street Spanish.
ReplyDeleteMistakes teach us a lot, don't they? Although too often we have to repeat the lesson a couple of times before it sticks. :-( Anyway, Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI've supposedly been learning Italian at night school for 18 months now but covid has had other ideas. It's not the same on zoom though. Last week it was just the teacher and myself and we spent the whole hour yacking away in French to each other!!!
ReplyDelete1. When was the last time you tried something new?:
ReplyDeleteI have started walking 2 miles a day and have lost 24 pounds since last April.
2. Who in your family do you compare yourself to?:
I am more like my mother but thankfully did inherit a business sense from my father. As a single parent I found myself needing to take on a career and was able to because of my dad's influence.
3. What lesson in life did you learn the hard way?: Don't marry while still a teenager. Second marriage at age 52 goes a lot better.
4. What can you do today that you weren't able to do before?: Talk softly but still carry a big stick. Ha, ha, ha...
Anne,
ReplyDeleteSorry for the late visit to read your responses. I think it would be cool to learn a foreign language. My hearing isn't perfect and I'm sure I'd struggle with it. I remember when my son was learning German in our home school. I tried to learn with him but I just couldn't replicate the sound properly. Who knows it might be worth looking into IF I get motivated enough. Unfortunately most valuable lessons are learned the hard way. Wouldn't it be grand if a kid actually listened to his/her parents? :D