Wednesday Hodgepodge - Volume 539

It's Wednesday so it's time to join Joyce for the Hodgepodge.  Click on the graphic for the link.

1. What kind of thinker are you - doer (concrete thinking), analyst (analytical and abstract thinking), orator (logical thinking), inventor (imaginative thinking), or original thinker (creative)? What makes you say so? You can try this little quiz (link here) to help with your answer. 

I took the quiz and I'm 88% an inventor or 75% an original thinker.  I would have thought of myself as more of a doer.

The Inventor: Imaginative Thinking

You tend to think in terms of images.

People who belong to this type have a rich imagination that allows them to imagine things they haven’t seen — either because it’s something from the past or because it’s something that never existed — and express it in their work.

Successful architects, designers, artists, and screenwriters usually belong to this type.

The Original Thinker: Creative Thinking

You have a rare and valuable ability to think creatively.

Creative thinking is the ability to look at problems and situations from a different perspective and find unusual and often surprising solutions.

Creative thinking is a rare skill and is needed in all types of work.

2. Do you own a crock pot, air fryer, and/or instapot? Do you leave said small appliance sitting out? How often do you use it/them? Favorite thing to make in one of these? 

I have an air fryer, this one:

It sits on the counter as it's quite large.  I have a CrockPot and it is kept in a cupboard.  I would say I use each one at least once a week, more often the air fryer as it's so versatile.  My husband makes a spinach-stuffed salmon dish that I bake in the air fryer, and it is delicious.  The air fryer also makes toast and crumpets, bakes potatoes, and reheats pizza.  I use the CrockPot for chili, pot roast, spaghetti sauce, and to cook chicken thighs that we cut up and mix with rice for Malone.

3. What's something you hold a strong opinion on that matters not at all in the grand scheme of things? 

The demise of things like RSVPs to invitations and then actually showing up when you say you will attend an event, thank you notes, beautiful stationery and penmanship, men standing when a woman approaches the table in a restaurant or younger people rising for older people, holding the door open for someone, or giving up your seat on a bus.  People are so concerned with themselves that they don't think of others the way it used to be.  It should matter in the grand scheme of things, but I fear it does not.

4. Describe the view from your window. 

From my office window, I look out onto the backyard and I have a small, diagonal view of the lake beyond.  I have a lot of photos of the front of the house, but not a good shot of the back.

5. Do you have a favorite brand? Explain.

I love The Body Shop beauty products - body wash, facial cleanser, and moisturizer - and for groceries, I do a lot of shopping at Trader Joe's.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

I'm drawing a total blank here.  I thought of something a few days ago that I thought would be a great random thought but of course, I can't remember what it was!  They say the mind is the first to go, lol.