When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why?

When I think of successful people I don’t think about holding down the 9-5 grind but people who do their passion in life. That could mean working 9-5 but doing something they love & don’t resent after 2 years.

I’m jealous of successful artists & writers that make money from what they love. It’s something I am inspired to do, live off my writing & not have to work at 9-5 grind to keep a roof over my head.

Being able to live your life creatively to the fullest is success to me. Being tied down by the 9-5 grind is something I was once inspired to do, but not anymore. Now, it’s focusing on my next book & finding a part-time gig to help the hubby.

Being successful means living your life to the creatively fullest & not just clocking in/out of work.

What makes a good neighbor?

A good neighbor is someone who’s considerate & who knows you well enough to ask when something is wrong. They’re not nosy or gossipy but kind in a real way & not the fake I know all.

Anyway, I think a good neighbor is someone who welcomes you back if you’ve been gone a long time. Asks you how you’re doing & is genuine.

I think a good neighbor is like a good barista or café owner. If you know them & they know you it’s easy banter & when they’re concerned they show it.

Being kind isn’t difficult but I think too many people think that it is. I genuinely give a damn about our kind neighbors. Not the people that behaved badly for years on end.

What kind of neighbor are you?

If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to?

I’d give that kind of money to teachers & nurses. Here in Norway nurses are in short supply & no one wants to become a teacher anymore.

By giving them proper money to do their jobs. Nurses are critical to our health & teachers are critical to the next generation.

By giving nursing students some cash as an incentive I think our society would do much better. Teachers are influencers of generations, by teaching essential living skills to future generations.

If you think about it teachers are the original influencers. I can recall some teachers that told me to embrace my writing. Hence, it wasn’t a short TikTok video but by conversation I learned that I had that skill. We need to remember that.