Good-morning, kittens & dawgs! I’m trying to get back to my usual blog routine. Last month, I didn’t get to share too many #get2knowme moments and I’m not going to share a zillion questions this morning but I thought I’d throw at least five new ones at you. If you want you’ll find these under ‘Cathy Chats‘ at the top to borrow and use on your site. After all I stumbled on these at Tag Questions.
Describe yourself in a single sentence? I think of myself as a general sunny side up person preferring to see cling to all dreams and hope which makes me an especially bubbly personality.
What do you consider unforgivable? I don’t think there is anything that I couldn’t forgive. I’m not saying it would be easy to let go of something that might seem pretty unforgivable but I believe with God’s help I can put it aside.
What do you do for a living? Absolutely nothing if you’re talking about a career life, otherwise you might find me actively working as a counselor, spiritual adviser, relationship mender, maid, chef, researcher, auto mechanic assistant, accountant, and the list goes. I have not made a plug nickel doing any of these jobs and some days I feel like throwing in the towel but then I’m reminded of the years of happiness and joy it was to fulfill each role when needed. I guess I’ll keep doing what I’m doing.
What are some of your bad habits? When I get really excited or defensive I tend to talk loud. I mean embarrassing loud.
Who has left the most impact on your life? There’s not just one person who’s impacted my life but several. I give credit to my grandparents and parents for my early Christian development. It was their teachings what it meant to have blind faith and by trusting God completely to get me through whatever crosses my path and this strong belief system continues to be apart of my life now. Two others who meant the world to me passing on valuable life lessons and examples were my in-laws. They grew up during the Great Depression with little to nothing. They were self-reliant people with strong work and spiritual ethics. Everyone who knew them spoke highly of them and I always wanted to live up to their standards, never to bring reproach upon their good name.
[tweetthis]Cathy Chats with 5 new #get2knowme questions and other random musings! #AtoZReflections #BoTB[/tweetthis]
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The A to Z team…
I want to thank Lee and his hosts for pulling off another successful year. I’m always awed and inspired by y’alls amazing ability to host this ginormous blogfest while participating right along side us. The daily Google link up form was a nice addition and it was cool that I could edit my entry before I closed off, so that was an extra nice feature. What I liked most was knowing the bloggers on the daily link up actually had that day’s alpha-prompt post waiting for me to visit.
Keeping on track…
Last year became a bench mark for me on how I proceeded this year. I knew at the end of last year’s challenge what my theme would be and after the new year rolled in I began working on my posts. I found it equally rewarding to continue sketching my way throught the alphabet. Last year, I drew old school style with art pad and charcoals and this year, I went high-tech using my Apple iPad and Pencil and Procreate drawing app. I admit it concerned me at first how I’d handle this change but I think I did okay. I definitely learned a lot going this route.
Visitors new and old…
I loved the fexibility of the Google spread sheet of pariticpants which allowed me to sort by any of the fields. Naturally, I was looking for other artists joining the event. I found a few bloggers in my category and I tried to visit their sites. I got some newcomers this go-around but many of last year’s bloggers returned which was super-duper nice. I was sure they had all but forgotten me but they proved me wrong. In fact, reconnecting with some of them cemented our blogship more firmly. I think we’ll keep closer tabs on each other throughout the year instead of getting lost.
Looking ahead…
There will be more sketching in my future. This is now a very big part of me. I already have plans to share my drawings on my site regularly, hopefully, during my weekly not-so-Wordless Wednesday slot. You might want to check back tomorrow. 🙂 Of course, if the good Lord keeps around another year then I will be back with bells on doing the whole A to Z Challenge again. Thanks for making this fun, fun, fun venture. Y’alls encouragement means a lot and maybe I’ll eventually get around to illustrating that children’s book I spoke of last year.
Here are direct links to all 26 daily A2Z posts for any newbies or anyone wishing to catch up. Thanks for making the challenge so much fun!
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I , J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Last week in Battle of the Bands, I shared Rock Country Roads. I asked for you to pick your favorite cover artist/band between Noble Black and Vintage. Let’s see how the showdown unfolded. The first five votes went straight to Noble Black. It was beginning to look like a shutout but thankfully, my good ole pal, Mary show to it that my battle didn’t turn into a big ole belly flop. From that point on, Vintage gained momentum but in the end they never could catch up. I have mixed feelings on how my vote would go. Noble kept close to Denver’s folk version but I liked Vintage’s vocals. It would’ve been interesting to find a band that keep true to Denver’s tempo/style like Noble but has the raw sound of the Vintage. I’m siding with the majority and my vote goes to David DiMuzio (Noble Black) giving him an 11-6 victory in May 1st BoTB!
I asked in this battle showdown if you knew what kind of cosmetic surgery David had and no one knew. He had hair transplant surgery and if you’re interested in seeing the before and after, then check out his video. Fabulous job! I would’ve not guessed, either.
You’ll find more awesome battles underway at some of these blog listed below (not everyone is doing the bi-monthly showdowns now) and if you’d like to be included in the fun, then contact Stephen requesting to be added to the list.
Angels Bark (Michele), Cherdo on the Flipside, Book Lover (Donna), The Doglady’s Den (Debbie), Your Daily Dose (Robin), Jingle Jangle Jungle (Mary), Mike’s Ramblings, Righting & Editing (Janie), STMcC Presents BoTB (Stephen, BoTB Manager), The Sound of One Hand Typing (John), & Tossing It Out
Mark your calendar for my next BOTB showdown on May 15th. This morning I’m linking up taking a coffee break with Stacy Uncorked and Eugenia @BrewNSpew and you’re invited to come with and let me remind you to visit again tomorrow for not-so Wordless Wednesday.
