Running low on energy

How often do you find that you are running low on energy and enthusiasm? Do you regularly have difficulty mustering the energy to do the things that you have decided to do?

This week's theme is energy.

Energy level

In general, how energetic a person are you? How would other people describe your level of energy?

This week's theme is energy.

Tell us a story: I should have stayed in bed

What was one day you can remember when everything went wrong?

Specialty of the house

What's the best dish you can cook? What's the most memorable time you cooked and served it?

M.V.P.

Who was the most important person in shaping your life? Was it one specific thing that they did for you? Or were they a long-term influence over some period of time?

This week's theme is important things.

Life's work

What is your most important life's work? What is it that, at the end of your life, you want to have gotten accomplished?

This week's theme is important things.

With friends like these

What's important to you in your friendships? Do you have any "deal breaker" behavior that would cause you to reevaluate a friendship?

This week's theme is important things.

The white glove test

When you're having people over — say for a party, or a houseguest — and you need to clean up but are short on time, what do you feel is the most important thing you can do to make your space welcoming?

This week's theme is important things.

Important things

Think of all the things that are new in the world — inventions, people, organization, TV shows, commercial products, or traditions that have existed for less than one year. What is one newly-arrived thing that plays an important role in your life?

This week's theme is important things.

Tell us a story: fire drill!

Tell us about one time when your day was disrupted by a fire drill, a false alarm, or some other anticlimactic emergency. When did you experience a big interruption by something that turned out to be a big "never mind"?

The bright spot

Which room in your home has the best feel, the brightest energy? Which room is the most comfortable and welcoming?