Just Jotting Share Your World 2016 #2

Posted on January 12, 2016 by joey

1. Do you believe in extraterrestrials or life on other planets?

Yes, of course. You almost kinda have to, don’tcha? It seems unlikely that we’d be the only planet with intelligent, sentient beings. Maybe they’re just like us, maybe they’re lil green men, maybe they’re space unicorns. My mind is open.


2. How many places have you lived? You can share the number of physical residences and/or the number of cities.

Oh boy. Lemme get some scrap paper and I’ll get back with you.
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I’ve lived at 24 different addresses in 42 years, 29 if you count the residences of my mother when I did not live with her full-time. I had weekend rooms there, I’m pretty sure those count.
Fun Fact #1 With my mother, I lived on the same road twice, two houses apart.
Fun Fact #2 Drew, Tori, HME and I all lived in the same apartment complex.
Fun Fact #3 I lived with the same guy twice — once as a boyfriend and then, 7 years later, not.
I’ve lived in one dorm (two rooms, same address) nine apartments, four townhouses, and the rest were homes.
I’ve lived in seven cities, six in Indiana and one in Georgia.
gee, it’s no wonder i don’t wanna move, huh?

3. If you were given $22 million tax free dollars (any currency), what is the first thing you would do?

Make a really, really long and thoughtful list. We all have one, don’t we? I’ve never put mine on paper.

4. The Never List: What are things you’ve never done? Or things you know you never will do?

I contend that one should never say never. Life is full of surprises. I’ll tell you one thing; I don’t play Never Have I Ever anymore, because I always end up smashed. #drunkernaskunk
I see now they’ve made it into a board game for those of us who are more Boy Have I Ever. This likely prevents a lot of alcohol poisoning.

5. Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

I’m grateful I finally had a day alone. It was so quiet. This weekend coming up celebrates the day I met my husband, 29 years ago, so we’ll probably talk about that for two minutes and then fall asleep before we even kiss one another goodnight. Maybe I’ll bake a pineapple upside-down cake or something else the children don’t care for.

vintage joey

drew made this for me

 

I’m participating in Cee’s Share Your World questionnaire for Just Jot it January, both are open to all who’d like to join.

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44 Responses to Just Jotting Share Your World 2016 #2

  1. Judy Martin says:
    January 12, 2016 at 9:58 AM

    Some great answers there Joey. You HAVE moved around a bit, and I am not surprised that you want to stay where you are now!
    Congratulations on your upcoming anniversary, 29 years is definitely worth baking a cake for 🙂

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  2. Benson says:
    January 12, 2016 at 10:16 AM

    So much traveling in one so young. You do indeed jot it down effortlessly. Just one question about those marsh mellow lasers. Do they shoot gooey marsh mellow or do they turn the targets into marsh mellow? I mean the answer would determine the alien’s intent. What is that Never Have I Ever you mentioned? Nice read.

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    • joey says:
      January 12, 2016 at 10:37 AM

      I think they shoot the marshmallow puffs, because they’re benign, but then, I’ve never encountered a space unicorn 😉 You should show your lil ones the video, kids LOVE it.
      Never Have I Ever is a game where everyone gathers round a circle and everyone takes a turn. So I might say, “Never have I ever met a space unicorn.” Everyone who has met a space unicorn must drink, or must throw in a coin, or must lose a point. If no one has met a space unicorn, then the person who said it drinks (etc.) This goes on until everyone in the circle has Never Have I Ever-ed and much lively discussion ensues. It’s a fun game TO A POINT. lol

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  3. Ally Bean says:
    January 12, 2016 at 10:37 AM

    This post made me stop and count how many places I’ve lived. I’d never thought about it before. My total is 18. As for what I’m grateful for last week, it’d be being at home during the day by myself. So quiet, helped me focus + plan what I’m going to do next. As in concrete steps, not abstract vagaries this time.

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  4. athursdayschild has a long way to go and much to be thankful for. says:
    January 12, 2016 at 10:39 AM

    You have moved as much as my husband. Maybe to escape the hostile ET’s. Me, I’m pretty stationary. My husband became that way when he met me.

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  5. John Callaghan says:
    January 12, 2016 at 10:43 AM

    Holy moly you have lived in a LOT of places. You must be a professional packer at this point in your life.

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    • joey says:
      January 12, 2016 at 10:49 AM

      You know what? I AM. And I’m super-fast at getting unpacked as well. The fastest was when we moved to Georgia. Household of six, four days, all done. Now I am older, (and decaffed) so here, 2.5 years ago, with a household of four, six days. But I can’t abide a mess, John. Just cannot. There comes a day when you need to know where your things are! 😛

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  6. Josh Wrenn says:
    January 12, 2016 at 11:35 AM

    I like your #4. If anyone had asked me about things I would never do or had never done years ago, I would have some things. Now I really don’t know. I can say that I don’t see myself ever, but I can no longer say that I never. There is a difference I’ve realized.

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  7. Dan Antion says:
    January 12, 2016 at 12:07 PM

    I’ve lived the past 32 years on the same street. We were renting a house and then we bought the house right next to it. I told people we weren’t old enough to cross the street.

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    • joey says:
      January 12, 2016 at 12:37 PM

      LOL! That’s charming! I hope I live here until I live no more. I wouldn’t mind summer spent away, but I don’t want to move house again. Ever!

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  8. vanbytheriver says:
    January 12, 2016 at 12:07 PM

    You take the moving prize, Joey. You had me counting on both hands, but I’ve had 18 addresses in 12 cities across 6 different states. Our families used to complain about all the cross-outs in their address book. We were not military, but we moved almost as often, and found our friends among transients like ourselves. Not a bad way to live, all in all. No regrets. ☺

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  9. Cee Neuner says:
    January 12, 2016 at 12:38 PM

    Thanks for sharing this week. 😀

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  10. cindy knoke says:
    January 12, 2016 at 12:51 PM

    S peaking to one, we of course can’t can’t be the only planet with intelligent life, and many days, I question the intelligent part, unless you are referring to animals. 😉

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  11. Norm 2.0 says:
    January 12, 2016 at 12:55 PM

    Wow, that is an awful lot of moves: I’m so used to the opposite, I just couldn’t handle that. Props on all that packing/unpacking expertise 🙂

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  12. jan says:
    January 12, 2016 at 3:20 PM

    The houses I grew up in were all built by my father and they were all works in progress! (which made me a reno addict!)

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  13. Deb at The Front Door Project says:
    January 12, 2016 at 8:05 PM

    I can’t imagine moving that often! Hope you get to stay put for a long time 🙂 I am living at my second house on the same street. We lived at number 61 for 8 years and have lived at number 76 for 13 and counting! Prior to that I guess I lived in a few places counting the home I grew up in, college and a couple different apartments after college. Nothing compared to you!

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  14. Anxious Mom says:
    January 12, 2016 at 9:22 PM

    Ooh I love Never Have I Ever. I’ve gotta get that board game before we have another party.

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  15. jhoudephotography says:
    January 13, 2016 at 1:05 PM

    Ha a day alone! I dream of that too, lucky you.

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  16. reocochran says:
    January 13, 2016 at 11:58 PM

    Coming back soon, just a hug and hi, Joey. Have you seen the posts rolling out ahead of my scheduled times, but they have the correct FUTURE dates on them! WTF! 😦

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  17. garym6059 says:
    January 14, 2016 at 1:19 PM

    The Hoosier in me is dying to know what six cities you have blessed with your presence!

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    • joey says:
      January 14, 2016 at 1:50 PM

      Haha! Indy, Kokomo, Franklin, Shelbyville, Noblesville, and Muncie 🙂

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      • garym6059 says:
        January 14, 2016 at 2:03 PM

        There are place south of the Indy metro also. You know like beautiful Evansville LOL.

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        • joey says:
          January 14, 2016 at 2:05 PM

          No, thank you. Not a fan of southern Indiana overall.
          I only lived in Indy, Muncie, and Noblesville by choice — the rest were all as a minor, so I had no say in the matter.
          Where have you lived?

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          • garym6059 says:
            January 14, 2016 at 2:37 PM

            Grew up in Clarksville, vacationed (err went to school) in Bloomington for year, and then wound up in New Albany and currently moving to Madison.

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            • joey says:
              January 14, 2016 at 2:44 PM

              New Albany is not bad, because I’m a fan of Louisville (don’t hit me.) I always go to the BP in New Albany before crossing the river, because the bridge is secretly slowing everyone’s cars and I’m not equipped to drive while peeing into the river.
              I find Madison charming, but of course, I’ve only been there a handful of times, and mostly for the regatta, so very touristy.
              Bloomington’s nice enough, with the diversity and the forest 🙂
              My husband’s family lives primarily in southern Indiana — Evansville, Jasper, Washington, Vincennes, and I do not belong there. Like a fish out of water.

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              • garym6059 says:
                January 14, 2016 at 2:50 PM

                That southwest quadrant of Indiana is a different world. Louisville is actually pretty nice it’s the rest of that hilljack state that drives me batty. Downtown Madison is pretty cool, the rest of it is just like any other small-mid sized Indiana town. Wal-Mart, Kroger, Dollar General, etc… I was a young naive kid in Bloomington my B.A.C. was higher than my GPA for sure!

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  18. Elusive Trope says:
    January 15, 2016 at 11:37 PM

    now if you can just get the space unicorn to say “you’ll eat it and like it,” things will be smooth sailing. [lived in four different places during my eight years in Muncie]

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