Saturday Six - Episode 91

I've been battling a cold/sinus double whammy this week, but I'm taking a break from my peppermint tea for another edition of the Saturday Six.

For those who'd like to join in on the fun, playing is simple: you can either answer the questions in this journal or you can answer them in your own blog and leave a link. It is strongly recommended that you answer the journals in your blog and post the link...since several of the people who are playing have relocated away from AOL, it's important that everyone knows where your new (or temporary) blogging homes are, so if you don't mind, leave a first name and your journal's link, just so we can find you easier!

But before the questions, it's time to recognize the first person to play last week. According to the rules, to be considered "first to play," you must be the first one to either answer questions in the comment or post the link to the specific entry in which you've answered the questions. The first one to do that was Donna, of "My Country Life." Congratulations, Donna!

Here are this week's "Saturday Six" questions. Either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal...but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! To be counted as "first to play," you must be the first player to either answer the questions in a comment or to provide a complete link to the specific entry in your journal in which you answer the questions. A link to your journal in general cannot count. Enjoy!

1. What is your most successful "home remedy" and how did you first hear about or discover it?  If I tell you this you have to promise not to tell my doctor husband…never mind, he knows anyways.  Hot steamy showers when you are all congested; vitamin C & B12 when you are sick and need extra energy; chicken soup for colds; gargling with salt water for sore throats, keeping warm when you have a fever; not getting too cold & wet so you won’t “catch” a cold, etc.  All these with the exception of the vitamin C & B12 were handed down to me from my Mom & Nanny.  David, of course, contributes very valuable knowledge and we have differing opinions about a couple of these.

2. Do you ever use substitutes for food ingredients, like sugar or salt substitutes? If so, which do you use?  I use Splenda instead of sugar and will occasionally use “Mrs Dash” or some other herbs instead of using too much salt.

3. How often do you go to a mall or shopping center just to window shop, with no intention of actually buying anything?  A lot…on the Internet that is.  If I’m going to the mall, I’m buying!

4. How often in those trips do you actually end up buying something anyway?  About half the time.

5. Take this quiz (if you haven't already!): What is your biggest social dysfunction? Your Social Dysfunction: Paranoid.  You show pervasive and unwarranted suspiciousness, and mistrust of others. You are overly sensitive and prone to jealousy.  REALLY?!!

6. What possession would you most like to have by the end of 2006 that you did without in 2005?  To own a house again.