Author: Lila

Have you ever been attacked by an animal?

I was chased by a Canada goose while I was at a park with my dad one time. And there’s a photo of me in one of my albums with me screaming my head off and he’s carrying me and I’m kicking and he’s got me lifted up almost above his head, heading back to the car. One time I was at a zoo with my parents and some of their friends, and we were allowed to feed the birds and an emu bit my hand. And then there was that one time I was playing in the back lane when I was growing up and the neighbor’s dog ran out. Her name was Muffy. It was a horrible little dog, anyways, Muffy ran out and bit my leg, and I was scared of dogs for years.

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What kind of recipes do you gravitate towards for example desserts, casserole, drinks?

I love to peruse cookbooks, food, magazines, and Instagram for recipes. I always have ideas, but they don’t match my skill set. I really like fancy, fresh, trendy recipes, but I only have the skill set really for one pot dinners or recipes that focus on five ingredients or less. Plus, my husband is a meat and potatoes kind of guy so it’s really hard to cook anything that he would kind of consider “exotic.” For example quinoa is too far out of his comfort zone; “Where’s the rice?” My mom was the queen of casseroles and I always said that I would never make them, but as 30+ year old woman who works long hours and is a new mom I definitely see the appeal. I like all kinds of recipes in terms of ingredients. I’m not super picky. I like to make drinks, however, when I try to mix an alcoholic one it never turns out well because they always end up tasting super strong. So basically, they look pretty, but they taste terrible. I also love a really good meal salad recipe, especially in the summer when I can use the vegetables that I grew myself. Sheet pans suppers also are great for our lifestyle but I feel like they don’t always have the opportunity to build flavor or taste and are just kinda meh!

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What kind of items fill your bookshelves?

An extensive collection of Agatha, Christie, Jane Austen, Elizabeth, Peters and Sue Grafton novels. The bookshelves that belong to me are filled with TONS of mystery writers. On the other bookshelves, my husband’s, there are many books by Wilbur Smith, Simon Scarrow, and from the William Johnstone; as well as a few eclectic books. On one there are a ton of board games that haven’t been touched in years because my husband doesn’t like to play board games and my son is only three months old. On top of each bookshelf are a collection of knickknacks that I didn’t want our cats to get at. Additionally, on all of them there is a very thin layer of dust from a lack of caring about cleaning in the basement. We have so many bookshelves and to be honest we need to pick up a few more. Gotta love the classic Billy bookshelf from IKEA. It’s affordable and hold a lot of stuff. This is not an ad but if you saw our basement, it would be.

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What was the last puzzle you worked on?

I did a lot of puzzles during the “COVID times.” I really enjoy them. I only like to do the 500 or 750 piece puzzles. If I have to I’ll do one that’s 1000 pieces but any more than that and it’s just too much. Also, sometimes my obsessive compulsive shows itself, so once I start I want to fully finish it. So, if it’s 1000 pieces, I’ll stay at for hours and hours to the point where I won’t sleep. I think the last one I did was either a seed package that I framed or the upside down puzzle of our dog that a client gave to us. My husband isn’t a fan of puzzles so I have to do them on my own. Basically, that’s the literal answer. However, the figurative answer is: “how do I solve the issue of low engagement in school life activities?” It is a very tricky puzzle that I’m working on because basically, how do you get people to care?, how do you compete with the instant gratification of a phone?, how do you come up with fresh exciting activities and prizes when there is zero input from the vested parties but yet they complain school isn’t fun?

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Describe your most recent dream that you can remember.

I can’t really remember a recent dream in detail; only just short little fragments. That’s really not a compelling journal entry story wise. Although here’s a list of things I sometimes dream about. 

-My husband and I split up

-I’m teaching a class and it’s either going really well or terribly nothing in between

-A day in my life that I already live but sometimes I make different decisions and I see how it plays out

-Traveling

-Plants

-I am falling, and I wake myself up with a start as I hit the ground 

-Mundanely doing chores

Such wild dreams, eh? 

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