More a hello than a goodbye
Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. Rather than a phase being particularly difficult to say goodbye, it was welcoming a phase that snuck up on me without me realising. It’s the phase that we all have to go through. The realisation of what it is to become an adult.…
I totally think that like, I would want to like, ban the word like?
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? ‘I like you’ could become ‘I think you’re nice.’ ‘I like that cardigan’ could be, ‘that’s a pretty cardigan.’ ‘I slept like a log could be ‘I slept similar to a log.’ ‘He was like no, and I was…
Mindlessly numb
What bores you? Like quite a few grown adult men, my boyfriend is addicted to video games, specifically Halo. He would probably interject here and tell me that it’s Halo 2, not Halo – they are very different games. I mean, are they really? They’re all shooting people as quickly as you can. He is…
It’s the drink and the lifestyle
What is your favorite drink? Hear me out. It’s a cold, frosty, sunny day. You put on coats, hats, gloves, and scarves and take the dog out for a long walk. When you breathe in you can feel the cold air in your lungs. It feels fresh and there is a delicious crunch underfoot. You…
Social anxiety
Who are your favorite people to be around? The anxiety I often feel is hitting me pretty hard today so I am inclined to say nobody. But that is not true. I love being around my boyfriend because he is one person who fully accepts me as I am and I can say anything to…
I have to pick just one???
Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. Gah, I love shoes. The film ‘In her Shoes’ made me realise how much I love shoes because they always look good. Even if I’ve put on weight I can still get into those shoes. I talked about how much i love…
Materialistic or philosophical
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. The greatest gift I ever received was the gift of life and love from my parents. Oh look out, there’s a philosophical w*nker about. No, the greatest gift I ever received were my wellies. I chose the ones I wanted, they have lasted throughout non stop…
Patriotic – expressing devotion and vigorous support for one’s country
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? During the world cup, Wimbledon, the Olympics and other sporting events, sure, I’m patriotic. I cheer on team GB, England, or the UK side, expressing devotion and support to my country. But I had to Google the dictionary definition of patriotic just to check. The…
Yes, today!
Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? I accidentally cut someone up on a roundabout. This isn’t an excuse but I was a bit stressed about something else and didn’t see the car coming. I don’t really enjoy driving and that just made me want to get home even more. If I had unlimited amounts…
Never achieved true potential
If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? Does everybody feel like this or is it just me? I’m a teacher and one of my roles is to support students with their plans after school. When I discuss all these exciting things they can be doing I often wish I had…
So much more than me
What were your parents doing at your age? Married, had 2 children and owned a hotel. I have a house, a job, a boyfriend and a dog.
A child’s dream
Write about your dream home. It was a house we lived in briefly when I was younger. I loved it. My parents tell me I’m remembering it through rose tinted glasses but I don’t think so. I remember dropping an entire plate of spaghetti bolognese on the floor. It was the best.
Share the love
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? Tell my boyfriend, call my dad and hug the dog.
It’s not through lack of interest, it’s through lack of time
Are there any activities or hobbies you’ve outgrown or lost interest in over time? During the pandemic I bought a cheap pottery wheel, a bag of clay, watched 1000 YouTube videos and taught myself how to make pots. I have since bought a house, and thus a kiln and a better wheel and I have…
I believe in UFOs
What’s your favorite candy? The sugar paper filled with sherbert space invader/UFOs/space ships sweets are the best! Partly because I love breaking them in half and filling my mouth with sherbert and partly because nobody else i know likes them so I get them all to myself!
No, Tim Berners-Lee, I do not choose you
The most important invention in your lifetime is… I point blank refuse to say the Internet because whilst it is important and does a lot of good it has done a lot of harm as well. So, I’m going to say the reading light I can read my book without the overhead light on without…
It happens most weekends!
Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end. 7.30am a cup of tea brought to me in bed 8.30am take the dog out for an hour walk 10am tea, breakfast, pancakes/bacon sandwich not fussy 11am yoga, ideally outside 12pm go swimming 2pm lunch 3pm read a book, do some pottery, mooch around the house…
Reflecting on what’s important
How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? Despite only being in my 30s I can reflect and recognise that with each new decade one’s priorities do shift. What was important to me at 15, is different at 25, is different at 35 and I’m sure will be…
Cleaning the car
Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done. I hate cleaning the car. I have a dog, she wrecks it. It’s covered in dog hair and mud and I don’t want to clean it. No more to be said.
My birthday meal
What’s your favorite thing to cook? Every year it was tradition, on my birthday I’d have my mum’s chicken pie. With the exception of one year when I experimented with being a vegetarian I requested mum’s chicken pie. She passed away 4 years ago so now I make it myself, not on my birthday necessarily…
Was it really mine when I had to share it?
Write about your first computer. For you to understand this you need a bit of background. I grew up in a flat/apartment within a hotel. When my parents decided to expand the hotel my brothers and my bedroom got turned into a place to keep the water tanks so we slept in the living room…
What are you most scared of? Somewhat ironically…writing prompts are up there…
possibly one of the things I’m most scared of is being bad at stuff. Like fiction writing for example, everyone wants to write a book but how many people actually do it? Even if it is rubbish and never sees the light of day. So the people that have novels stuffed into the back corner…
Sarah Hargreaves 