back in the game

i am finally feeling like a girl again, as if i could probably manage getting back into that saddle and riding again. when i was asked for a divorce after (almost) twentyone years of marriage, i felt broken, used and damaged. certainly, those are the normal feelings that a woman goes through after she has been married exactly half of her life. being strong for the kids (and God being strong for me) was what got me through the past few months. the one thing that always makes me feel better is the fact that it could always be worse. i could have been fiftyone, sixtyone or even seventyone, instead of a mere fortyone.

at first, i had set my mind against the thought of dating and the tedious chore of weeding through men. i would prefer to pull up bermuda grass runners or sift through a swimmingpoolsized litterbox than to weed through men... but i had a conversation with a friend who encouraged me to be open to the idea of dating again. she regrets not doing it right after her divorce and now she has been single for as long as she had been married. this conversation really stuck with me and opened my mind to be open to the thought. my kids have some requests of who not to date... no cops, republicans, or someones who boss them around...so i came up with more questions on little cards.

i am not going to pull the cards out and start quizzing over a glass of cabernet, but they are there on my desk and in the back of my mind. i don't want to throw darts at someone, but i would like to be a better aim. maybe, dating is an exercise. who & what is my type? answer me that, pussycat.

i was born at night, but i wasn't born last night, so you won't find the cheatsheet here and half are trickquestions. i am still working on my stack.

1) do you believe in God?
2) do you recycle?
3) are you materialistic?
4) are you always right?
5) are you a cop?
6) do you like to make stuff?
7) what are your interests?
8) are you a homophobe?
9) are you a player?
10) are you a neatfreak?
11) is your butt bigger than mine?
12) do you like garage sales?
13) any piercings or tats?
14) do you like to read?
15) are you a smoker, a joker or a midnight toker?
16) do you love rainstorms?
17) what are your hobbies?
18) do you like to watch movies?
19) are you impulsive?
20) do you speed?
21) are you a republican?
22) favorite charity?
23) are you a perv?
24) are you in debt?
25) favorite way to spend an afternoon?