Are you a lifelong learner?

Yes, of course. Learning is life! If you stop to learn you turn into one of those couch zombies. You stop growing. There is always something new to learn, especially nowadays with the internet. I grew up in times without internet. Back then learning was kinda limited to what resources you could reach, like books, maybe a few magazines, but that was it. Nowadays there are no limits to what you can learn. Learn a new skill, a new knitting pattern, a new mmo, a new software, learn a new recipe or a new hack for your kitchen. There is so much to learn and so much fun stuff too. There is simply no reason for anybody not to learn something new every day.

And now I do have a question myself. Who is coming up with these questions? They are so anti-fun, unimaginative and without any inner child. Just boring! Don’t you think, especially in times like these where stuff is blowing up all around us, a little humor and fun would be good for us all? Something that helps our fantasy to grow and our inner child to have fun with. You call yourself happiness engineers but you are more like . . . I don’t even have a word for that. Ask fun questions, ask questions that make our inner child have fun, promote our fantasy and make us giggle. Spread joy and fun, not grey boredom.

That said, I’m out to have some fun with a new, very funny game. Have a great sunday ya’ll and have some fun.

“What’s one habit that has improved your life the most?”

It wasn’t a habit, it was my dog. She then brought some habits with her that improved my life a lot beside the other benefits, like much more joy, funny moments, true friendship, security and lots of snuggles. The habits that came with her are daily walkies, a solid structure and a snoring dog in your bed. All of them are very good for your mental and physical health. Before I had her with me I never left the house ever. All my joints where aching from not using them and my endurance was below zero. She changed that very fast. No more pain in my joints and my endurance is back too. The structure comes naturally with a dog. Walkies at the same time every day regardless of the weather and if you ever owned a dog, you will know what happens if dinner is half an hour late. Believe me, you do not want that.

By far the best habit is, the dog in your bed. Yeah I hear a lot of you screaming already “eeeww dog in my bed, will never happen” but let me tell you, there was a study (a legit scientific study) that women sleep much better with a dog in their beds then with a man. We feel safer and calmer, let alone the warmth during cold winter nights. And yes, to keep the “eeewww factor” away, you’ll need to wash your bedding more often than people without dogs but since your washing machine does the washing, that shouldn’t be a problem.,

A dog is not a habit, but we should make it a habit to have at least one in our lives.

“If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?”

Oh that is easy to answer. That would be either Scotland or Japan. Not in a big city. Countryside, tiny cottage with a small garden. That’s all what is to say about it. Shortest Daily Prompt ever. Sorry, I’m just not a writer. Would be nice if they would give us a “Daily Photo* too.

“Is a little chaos actually good for us?”

For me it’s a clear nope, but since we are all different, the answer to this question will be different too. For me, it wasn’t always that way. There where times, when I was much younger, when I didn’t mind chaos, but nowadays I can’t tolerate it anymore. Tidiness is important for my mental health. That my home is tiny doesn’t help in this regard. When things are not in their spots it looks very messy very fast.

But just because I do not like chaos, it doesn’t mean it never happens. Actually it happens every weekend. See, I’m retired and for people with chronic depression nothing is more important than structure. But when one day is like the other, you do not have a structure, it’s more like a big blob of days. So I came up with that rule that there are no chores on the weekend. No laundry, no vacuuming (unless it’s an emergency of course), no dishes. (I do not own a dishwasher and I do not want one), just pure laziness (knitting and gaming without any interruptions). You can imagine, every Monday I’m busy playing catch up simply because the “chaos” (a mug, two plates, a pan) really makes me feel meh. That said, I gotta go, my kitchen is calling and the vacuum is waiting too. Have a pawesome week.

“What’s a lesson you’ve learned recently that shifted your perspective?”

About 2 years ago I purchased a rice cooker of Amazon and at that point I actually didn’t know why I did that, I can cook perfect rice with just a pot. Yes, I know, it sounds a lil bit nuts. Why spend money on something you do not really need. Well, I blame my belly feeling. Sometimes it does that, it tells me to get something and I’m totally clueless about why the heck I should do that, but month, sometimes even years later it hits me like a truck with this “aaaah that’s the reason”. However, I’m digressing, let’s get back to the rice cooker. So, when I was getting one I was under the impression it is just for cooking rice, hence the name. And I parked it in my storage place and almost forgot about it. Fast forward to last month. I’m hanging out on YouTube, yes I know I shouldn’t but come on, one guilty pleasure should be ok. There was this cooking channel that just kept popping up in my feed, regardless how often I told YouTube to “not recommend this channel” and “I’m not interested”. So at some point I gave in and clicked on one of her videos. She was rating Rice Cooker recipes she got from TikTok (never have bin to and never will be, the important stuff finds me elsewhere, often on YouTube) and I was amazed about what that little thing can do. So much more than just cooking rice. Scrambled eggs, chicken dishes, soups, pasta, even desserts. That little thing is like a magic cooking tool and now I’m so glad that I got one. Also glad about my trusty belling feeling that always knows what I really need in my life.