Elections, Flying and Family - More "Me" Meme

I went to bed early, already burned out by election coverage, but DH was up until 1:45 am watching the results. He'll be dragging today, and I'd feel sorry for him, but it's my day off and I have a million things to do, so sorry is a bit down on my list. Although my state (Minnesota) went blue (Biden), there are many votes around the nation that will still need to be tabulated. My state allowed mail-in ballots to be tabulated starting two weeks ago, so we weren't held up badly by mail-in results, although they will be added as long as they were postmarked or dropped off on time. 

I'm sick and tired of elections and election 
coverage by now. This sqwaking duck is 
just about perfect for anyone silly enough to 
want the position of President. 

Enough about elections for a while. I'm sick and tired of them and well nigh done. I think I'll continue on with the "me" meme because it's got to be an improvement over red vs blue results. 

How do you define success?

This is a tough one, because I have never really considered it before. I suppose success is happiness with the results of one's life - short term like making a from-scratch recipe and having it turn out perfect; - mid term like raising a family and watching the kids turn into wonderful human beings you're pleased to call friends and family, - and long-term like looking back down the years and not flailing over too many poor choices made. Since I can't cook worth a damn, and don't have kids, I'll have to focus on that long-term structure. 

For some people success is winning an award. I've won 
a few of those in my life, but haven't really equated them 
with "success". I'm not sure success can be garnered 
from anyone except yourself. 

If you could know the absolute truth to one question, what would it be?

I don't thing there are any absolute truths to anything, so I'm passing on this one. 

What's your decision-making style?

There's that old saying of rushing in where angels fear to tread that all too often describes my style. But I also tend to do a lot of research and thinking about things before diving in blindly. As an example, this year's holiday cards feature some cutouts and embellishments. But one part of the card where I want to do that is too large for my equipment. So, I've spent several days running alternatives through my head. I'm not sure I can stick with the original plan, but I'm willing to give it a go, once I get one small piece of equipment today. If Plan A doesn't work, then I'll shift gears and go with Plan B. Steering blindly, but with background and years of practice. 

I think the old expression was "Flying by the seat 
of your pants" and that's what I tend to do a lot. 
Fortunately, I usually bounce pretty well when 
my wings give out. 

What do you believe to be true about the world?

Unfortunately, that man has an infinite capacity to be cruel to anyone/anything perceived as "different" than himself. 

What color palette do you like most?

I'm totally into the autumn palette - olive green, yellow, orange, rust, brown, sienna. Every time I choose a new bead or new fabric, it's those colors I linger over first. 

I've never been fond of family or extended family, although 
I think quite highly of my nephews and nieces by marriage. 
Still, I actually do have quite a large family in Europe on 
my Dad's side, and some relatives on the East Coast on 
my Mom's side. I'm barely in touch with either, but they 
are there. 

Do you have family?

I'm adopted, so I assume I have a birth family out there somewhere, but I don't know them and I don't care to find them. My adopted family was wonderful, but quite small, most of them are deceased. My father's half-brother was quite well known in academic circles, and one of the side relatives decided to hunt all of us up for a large family tree he calls "Alexander's Children". It's nice to be a part of that - there are a LOT of relatives on that side of the family and we have gatherings every five years. The first two were in Europe, but the next one is scheduled for 2023 in New York City. I'm planning on attending that one. It might be rather fun. 

That's enough for today. I have to get the garbage bin to the curb and start my day. Have an excellent Wednesday and I'll be back tomorrow. And please, be kind, stay safe, and wear your mask.