the friday five

Hard questions this week, but good ones. I would have posted my answers last night, but I needed more time to think about it.

1. What do you most want to be remembered for?
I would really like to be remembered for being helpful to other people in some significant way. That isn't very specific, is it? Other than that though, I guess I don't really care if I am remembered at all.

2. What quotation best fits your outlook on life?
There are so many, and it depends on what mood I am in at the time, but here is a good quote from Mark Twain. "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."

3. What single achievement are you most proud of in the past year?
The problem with this question is that none of the things I would like to claim as achievements are finished, so the perfectionist in me says that none of them count. Getting my website started and learning how to build and maintain it comes to mind, although there is so much more that I intended and have still not gotten around to doing.

4. What about the past ten years?
Again, none of them are finished. Over the last ten years I learned to spin and weave, started my fiber processing business, acquired and learned about sheep and other fiber animals, found Flylady and made progress towards being able to maintain my home, started homeschooling my children, ... I'm supposed to pick one thing?? They are all works in progress. Oops, I forgot - I learned to play the Irish Whistle and the Alto recorder (already played flute and recorders in 'C').

5. If you were asked to give a child a single piece of advice to guide them through life, what would you say?
No matter what anyone tells you, follow your dreams. Don't believe anyone who says that your dreams are not reachable or not worthwhile. You are the only one allowed to modify your dreams.