Using the following scale, CIRCLE a number to indicate what you miss about when you were younger and how much you miss it. 1 = Not at all, 9 = Very much.
Family
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Not having to worry
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Places
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Someone you loved
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Things you did
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The way people were
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Feelings you had
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The way society was
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pet or pets
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Not knowing sad or evil things
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
~ Jenny Offill, Weather: A Novel (Knopf, February 11, 2020) from “The Nostalgia Inventory” was developed by psychologist Krystine Batcho in 1995.
Notes: And,
Washington Politics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Nightly News
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Global Pandemics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Truth, Character, Honor
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Decency, Kindness
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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This provokes many thoughts, pal, and Lord knows we have plenty of time to ruminate at the moment….
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Don’t we though….
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Sigh…
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Laughing! Exactly my reaction. Still laughing.
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finally, a math problem i can connect to!
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Good one!
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Sigh… (yeah, me too!)
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But… what if I miss it all and not at all?
Oh dear, as Lori says, got lots of time to ruminate on this one!
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Deep!
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
My total was 95 … ‘Jenny Offill, Weather: A Novel (Knopf, February 11, 2020) from “The Nostalgia Inventory” was developed by psychologist Krystine Batcho in 1995.’
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95! Pretty good!
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I do miss having no worries, being taken care of and trusting the adults in my life have it all in hand.
Seems a very long time ago and on another planet.
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my feelings exactly, Val.
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So true Val.
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How many Talentis are there in your freezer right now?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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OMG. How did you know. 5. Ha!
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Oh oh, is that enough? Lol
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No. But. Stores shelves are empty!
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37 on nostalgia, 20 on the ‘and’ part. Easy. 🧛♀️
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Smiling…..
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Oh, Dave all of the ice cream,(that would be sad) including Talenti or just your mint chocolate chip…I have 2 unopened pints of my special vanilla ice cream sitting in the freezer, untouched for a think a whole week…
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Wow. Untouched a whole week. That would never happen here.
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Is there a question about missing a dog? It’s a 10/10….. can’t muster the energy for all the others…..
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0 Question. 0.
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