Tag: 2023

Posted in 2023, Writing

This Is Who I Am

Posted on by nancyb422

How would you describe yourself to someone?

Whew this is a tough one! I keep walking away and coming back again. It’s too hard, too deep. I’ll try.

I am a Taurus and I proudly embrace all of it. I’m STUBBORN but through in the fact that I’m Polish, double stubborn. I’m loyal past the point that I should be.

I’m sensitive. Sometimes too sensitive. I can take a joke but I don’t like to be used as the butt of the joke.

I try to be positive every day and start with a positive thought as I get out of bed. Usually “thank you God for this day“.

I like to be home more than go out. I like to wake up early even if I don’t have to because I love early morning.

I’m always changing and learning about myself but these are things that have been me as long as I’ve been alive.

Posted in 2023, thoughts, Writing

Who Looks the Friendliest?

Posted on by nancyb422

If you could bring back one dinosaur, which one would it be?

My decision to bring back one dinosaur would be based on – who’s going to hurt us the least?! Those crazy T-Rexs or running, screaming bird-like things were a little to scary and wily in Jurassic Park for me!

I had to do a little google search for an answer. I found that this Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum which is a Sauropod. It has the longest neck of all of them!

If their necks are far enough away from our heads….??

Posted in 2023, Memories, Writing

What’s Your Name?

Posted on by nancyb422

What’s the story behind your nickname?

I’ve had a couple of nicknames based on my last name but those were more teasing than actual nicknames.

The one true nickname I’ve had since high school is JakTwin which eventually got shortened to Jak. My last name was Jakiela and I am a twin. My sister and I started out as JakTwin 1 and JakTwin 2, names given to us by friends.

It was shortened to Jak by a boyfriend who loved to give people nicknames. I accepted it and it was quickly adopted by my new group of friends through him. It was so often used that his father actually thought my first name was Jackie!

When I met my husband, it was with a friend from this group (that other boyfriend long gone) and since she called me Jak, so did the man who would become my husband. His friends still call me Jak after 36 years but now he usually calls me Nancy.

Posted in 2023, life, Writing

My Morning Routine

Posted on by nancyb422

What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?

I have to work out first thing in the morning for my health, well-being, and sometimes sanity.

Starting in my early 20s, I would get up at 6am, go into the living room, pop my Jane Fonda cassette tape into my player and do her workout. It drove my father crazy listening to it while eating his breakfast.

After my son was born, I would get up at 5am and do Firm workout video tapes. My sister would make a copy from a copy a friend gave her and send it out to me in California. Boy they were tough workouts but I loved them. I had to be super quiet because of my sleeping baby and husband!

Over the years I’ve done treadmill workouts, Nordic track workouts, back to Firm dvds, and Jillian Michaels. Now it’s my beloved Peloton Bike+. But one thing remains the same. I wake up at 5:10, drink my coffee, then go workout.

Not only does it help me physically but mentally, it allows me to forget about everything other than what my Peloton instructor is telling me what to do.