- Early bird. Though I'm working on being less neurotic about always getting there (wherever "there" is super early) - Usually start projects early, especially if it's for someone else. Being a former teacher, I have a pretty good timesense, so I know how long something's going to take me. I'd rather be waiting on someone else than have them waiting on me. - Set reminders or trust your memory? Both. Most things live in my head, but I've learned when I need to set reminders for things (or record something on one of my many to-do lists) - Over-prepare or just go with it? I think we all know the answer to this one...overprepare, overthink, overanalyze... 😅 I'm working on it. I, too, am a work-in-progress - Sleep on it or decide immediately? I like to decide immediately, then take some time to think about it. I usually make better decisions when I'm clearheaded and not just reacting, but this way if I *have* to make a decision, I have one in mind. - Always running on time or always scrambling? *I* am always running on time. (See: teachersense.) It's the people around me who leave things to the last minute or don't judge their own timesense accordingly, and then I have to scramble to get them where they need to be when they need to be there. (I love my family, I really do. 🤐😅💜

@Michael Deibert I totally agree with overpreparing when something's new, but by the time you've done it a few times, it's like, "eh, whatever."

@Olivia Radcliffe July 11. I get free slurpees on my birthday, which would be more exciting if they didn't taste like licking a battery. 😅

@Olivia Radcliffe Because some people like being involuntarily turned into quivering balls of anxiety and nerves? People are weird. 🤷

- Playlist or shuffle? Depends on my mood. But I'm old school, so I still use my iPod. No streaming services for me - I want to know exactly what's playing. - Pop or rock? Sure! - Current hits or throwbacks? Weird stuff that was never popular to begin with - Live concert or album? Album - Sing along or just listen? Again, depends on my mood - Headphones or speaker? If I'm alone, speaker. If there are others nearby and/or I don't want to be bothered, headphones.

@Olivia Radcliffe Let me know if your son gets stuck on any grammar concepts - I'm still a huge grammar nerd, and I'll jump on any excuse to talk about grammar or explain grammar or analyze grammar. 🤓

@Olivia Radcliffe SAME! (no DHD, but the Au is strong with this one.) Diagramming sentences and balancing chemical equations are both the best! If you want a fun intro to pre-diagramming, try a game called Sentence Smackdown. You just take a piece of paper landscape and draw a giant T chart on it. Write "subject" on the left and "verb" on the right. Then show a bunch of (simple) sentences. Use the quarter-size sticky notes, one word per note. It's best in pairs, where one person does the subjects and the other does the verbs. (And it's called Sentence Smackdown because you get to SMACK the sticky note down on the side of the chart where it goes. Kristina Smekens came up with it; she's a genius with all things literacy.)

- Always cold. You can always put more on, but there's a limit to how much you can take off (especially in polite company) - Never wear socks. Shoes are bad, but socks are worse. And footbags are the worst of all. If I *must* wear socks, I wear toe socks. - My hair's always in a ponytail, or cut super short, so it doesn't matter either way. - If those are my options, I choose always silent - Lose all my passwords. I know myself well enough that I can usually guess them within a few tries. Or I deal with the annoyance of resetting them. But to lose all my photos? No. - Never...well...I was going to say never leave the house, because I don't get out much anyway, but the places I do go are important to me, like taekwondo, or my kid's swim class. So...magic 8 ball says ask again later. - I want to say future...but to know the future is to change it. So I'm going to go with the past. In my own past, there are plenty of things I'd like to look at with fresh eyes and current knowledge. In the distant past, I'd love to learn about all the things, so that would be fun too.

@Olivia Radcliffe Agreed!