Wednesday Hodgepodge - Peaches & Ice Cream

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A hodgepodge is a jumble or assortment of things that might not appear to belong together. Joyce at From This Side of the Pond hosts a weekly link-up called Wednesday Hodgepodge that is a little collection of questions for bloggers to answer just for fun and to get to know each other. I always look forward to chatting with friends over coffee, so pour a cup of your favorite and let's visit for a few minutes!

Here are this week's questions - and my answers - for this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge.

1.  What is an adult problem nobody prepared you for?

 

How hard it is to make new friends once you're an empty nester. 

And this one goes back a few years for me, and is a little more specific . . . As a homeschooling mom, I was not at all prepared for how gigantic the adjustment for ME would be after my youngest graduated. It's like retiring from a long career, but there's no benefit package or recognition gifts. No party. Well, there is a party, but it's for your student, and rightfully so. But as a homeschool mom, you're out of a job, and if your social circle is largely the homeschool community, that all changes too.  

 

2. Without mentioning any tech, what's your most prized possession?

 

My house? Maybe my bed. Or my books. That's harder to answer than I expected!

3. It's National Peach Ice Cream Day (July 17th). Will you be celebrating? Do you like peaches? Given a choice would you prefer peach ice cream, peach pie, peach cobbler, or just hand me a peach? Do you own anything that is peach in color?

 That's a very specific celebration! I will likely eat some ice cream, but it won't be peach ice cream, so I suppose I won't be celebrating. I like peaches, but they are not my favorite. I like a lot of foods made WITH peaches more than just a plain peach. So of those choices, I'd take the peach cobbler. I can't think of anything I own that is peach colored unless it's underwear or soap or something. Haha.

4. What makes a friendship successful?

 Trust and loyalty. In a good friendship, you can be honest with each other and you can be sure that confidences are kept and that you'd have each other's backs if necessary. 

5.  Let's give our brains a rest and do a little summertime this or that . . . beach or pool? Ice cream or snowcone? Amusement park or camping? Burger or hot dog? Watermelon or strawberries? Get up early or sleep in late? Sunrise or sunset?

 

Pool. I like the beach until I have to deal with the sand in everything.

Ice cream. I do NOT like snowcones or even slushee type drinks.

Amusement park or camping . . . tough choice. I guess amusement park. I like camping but my husband doesn't, and it can be a lot of work.

Burger or hot dog . . . both?! If I have to choose just one, I'll have a burger.

Watermelon.

Sleep late. I don't get to do it often, so it's a treat and feels so luxurious!

Sunset, because I prefer to sleep late! 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

I feel like no one has been talking about the Olympics at all, or at least I am sadly out of the loop when it comes to the Summer Olympics this time around. I'm not even sure when and where the games are. I guess I just haven't been paying attention!

What adult problem were you unprepared for? Leave a comment and let me know!

I'm sharing in this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge at From This Side of the Pond.

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