95 Questions... with a twist

I just found this post on Mark and Angel Hack Life (great blog, btw).  It lists 95 Questions to Help You Find Meaning and Happiness.

I decided to answer them... word association style.  The following answers were the FIRST thing that came into my head... if I caught myself "thinking about it" I wrote "pass"... here we go!

1. In one sentence, who are you? A nice person who takes themselves a little too seriously and doesn't have enough fun.
2. Why do you matter? Because I do?
3. What is your life motto? Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
4. What’s something you have that everyone wants? A GREAT husband.
5. What is missing in your life? Sex
6. What’s been on your mind most lately? Breast milk... LOL!
7. Happiness is a ________? Hot bath with a glass of wine.
8. What stands between you and happiness? Bathing at work is not appropriate.
9. What do you need most right now? A hug.
10. What does the child inside you long for? Ice Cream!!
11. What is one thing right now that you are totally sure of? My husband.
12. What’s been bothering you lately? Having a baby.
13. What are you scared of? Having a baby.
14. What has fear of failure stopped you from doing? Having a baby.
15. What will you never give up on? pass (couldn't think of anything right away)
16. What do you want to remember forever? My wedding day.
17. What makes you feel secure? My sofa and a cozy blanket.
18. Which activities make you lose track of time? Reading and Facebook.
19. What’s the most difficult decision you’ve ever made? My wedding dress!!
20. What’s the best decision you’ve ever made? Marrying Geoff.
21. What are you most grateful for? My home and my family.
22. What is worth the pain? Yoga.
23. In order of importance, how would you rank: happiness, money, love, health, fame? Happiness, love, health, money, fame.
24. What is something you’ve always wanted, but don’t yet have? A big open-concept loft with exposed brick and wood beams.
25. What was the most defining moment in your life during this past year? This made me tear up.  There have been a few.  The biggest was walking into BCCH to visit Camara and Anaya for the first time.
26. What’s the number one change you need to make in your life in the next twelve months? More structure.
27. What’s the number one thing you want to achieve in the next five years? Baby!
28. What is the biggest motivator in your life right now? Balance.
29. What will you never do? pass
30. What’s something you said you’d never do, but have since done? pass
31. What’s something new you recently learned about yourself? I am so much stronger than I knew.
32. What do you sometimes pretend to understand that you really do not? Stupidity.
33. In one sentence, what do you wish for your future self? A family.
34. What worries you most about the future? My anxiety getting in the way of my goals.
35. When you look into the past, what do you miss most? Naivete.
36. What’s something from the past that you don’t miss at all? pass
37. What recently reminded you of how fast time flies? my 30th birthday
38. What is the biggest challenge you face right now? Balance
39. In one word, how would you describe your personality? nice (I know, terrible, right??)
40. What never fails to frustrate you? ignorance
41. What are you known for by your friends and family? Generosity
42. What’s something most people don’t know about you? Scared of everything
43. What’s a common misconception people have about you? That I have all my shit together
44. What’s something a lot of people do that you disagree with? Judge others' decisions.
45. What’s a belief you hold with which many people disagree? Belief in a universal energetic force that I do not call God.
46. What’s something that’s harder for you than it is for most people? making phone calls
47. What are the top three qualities you look for in a friend? love, connection, sense of humour
48. If you had a friend who spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you allow that person to be your friend? 30 seconds
49. When you think of ‘home,’ what, specifically, do you think of? my dog (weird!)
50. What’s the most valuable thing you own? my car
51. If you had to move 3000 miles away, what would you miss most? trees
52. What would make you smile right now? chocolate
53. What do you do when nothing else seems to make you happy? yoga
54. What do you wish did not exist in your life? pass
55. What should you avoid to improve your life? negativity
56. What is something you would hate to go without for a day? Geoff
57. What’s the biggest lie you once believed was true? that keeping your pajamas on means you won't get pregnant?  Come to think of it... that's not really a lie.
58. What’s something bad that happened to you that made you stronger? My friends' babies got sick.
59. What’s something nobody could ever steal from you? my "muchness"
60. What’s something you disliked when you were younger that you truly enjoy today? wine
61. What are you glad you quit? trying to lose weight
62. What do you need to spend more time doing? yoga
63. What are you naturally good at? giving
64. What have you been counting or keeping track of recently? days since I was supposed to make an appointment to start prenatal planning (52)
65. What has the little voice inside your head been saying lately? have a baby
66. What’s something you should always be careful with? christmas ornaments
67. What should always be taken seriously? cactuses
68. What should never be taken seriously? cactuses in cowboy hats (I swear this was the image that popped into my head!)
69. What are three things you can’t get enough of? swimming, yoga, milkshakes
70. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you? be a crunchy hippy
71. What fascinates you? diamonds
72. What’s the difference between being alive and truly living? experiences
73. What’s something you would do every day if you could? be outside
74. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive? in yoga
75. Which is worse, failing or never trying? failing
76. What makes you feel incomplete? lack of family time
77. When did you experience a major turning point in your life? early this year
78. What or who do you wish you lived closer to? my family
79. If you had the opportunity to get a message across to a large group of people, what would your message be? Share your breast milk!!
80. What’s something you know you can count on? Geoff
81. What makes you feel comfortable? My chucks
82. What’s something about you that has never changed? My skin colour
83. What will be different about your life in exactly one year? I will have more time (HA!!)
84. What mistakes do you make over and over again? procrastinating
85. What do you have a hard time saying “no” to? helping people
86. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing? both
87. What’s something that used to scare you, but no longer does? the children's hospital
88. What promise to yourself do you still need to fulfill? make more time
89. What do you appreciate most about your current situation? Being supported
90. What’s something simple that makes you smile? my puppy
91. So far, what has been the primary focus of your life? Me, until this year
92. How do you know when it’s time to move on? no longer satisfying
93. What’s something you wish you could do one more time? dance all night
94. When you’re 90-years-old, what will matter to you the most? family
95. What would you regret not fully doing, being, or having in your life? more time to enjoy

So there you go.  Take from it what you will.