3 Wishes
to be as healthy and fit as Kim Wolfe, season 24 “Survivor” winner
to be an award-winning, respected columnist and innovative essay/novelist
to live in Waihee, Maui with my dog
3 Gifts to Get Me on My Birthday
Food (Dan Dan noodles, Din Tai Fung, yeah, you know…)
Le Creuset Dutch Oven
Peonies
3 Superpowers
invisibility
healing
teleportation
3 Dream Jobs Growing Up
Actress, to be like Sally Field winning the Emmy for “Sybil” and act opposite Damian Lewis
Singer, to be like Karen Carpenter
Librarian, to stamp books
3 Jobs I’d Be Good at if I Weren’t a Journalist
Attorney
Doctor
Psychotherapist
3 Favorite Colors
Cobalt Blue
Olive Green
Barbie Pink
3 Favorite Flowers
Peonies
Tulips
Ranunculus
3 Favorite Desserts
Tres Leches Cake
Birthday Cake (yellow cake, milk chocolate frosting)
Blueberry Donuts
3 Favorite Fruit
Fuji Apples
Blueberries
Figs
3 Favorite Vegetables
Broccoli
Tomato
Kohlrabi
3 Favorite Birds
Crow/Raven
Hummingbird
Mountain Blue Bird
3 Pet Peeves
Empty Promises
Hypocrisy/Double Standards
Lack of Accountability/Lack of Self-Reflection
3 Things I’d Change if I Could Go Back in Time
I’d stay with my mom, not my dad, in the divorce
I’d be single and live in Hawaii for the rest of my life
I’d get into jogging and try yoga in my teens
3 Things I’d Do Differently in 2020
Stay put until after my son graduated high school and got settled
Stayed on my diet
Move to a smaller, single-story home north of Everett
3 Places I’d Live if I Had $$$
Wherever my son is
Deep Cove, Vancouver
Cannon Beach, Oregon
3 Places I’d Love to Visit
Chicago
United Kingdom
Japan/Korea
3 Places I’d Never Go
Africa
Russia
Vietnam
3 Favorite Pasttimes
Crocheting
Photography
Writing
3 Names for the Daughter I Never Had
Shea/Shane
Madeleine
Lucy
3 Biggest Regrets
Meeting certain people
Not having more children (I tried)
Not spending more time with Terri
3 Things I’d Give My Son if I were Rich
His own home, wherever he wants to live
A new truck (he’s into them now)
A trip back to NYC with all of his friends
3 Things I Hope My Son Remembers About Me
He was the best thing in my life
I love him more than anyone
I will live in his pocket forever until we can go on that drive up in heaven and have more of those talks
3 Favorite Songs
“Pretty Lady” by Lighthouse
“Something About You” by Level 42
“Beach Baby” by First Class
3 Favorite Books
“The Shining” by Stephen King
“On a Pale Horse” by Piers Anthony
“Sun Signs” by Linda Goodman
3 Personality Traits I Most Admire
Kindness
Humor
Intelligence
3 Physical Attributes I Notice Most
Eyes — I like crinkly laughing eyes, or intense, serial killer eyes
Voice — deep yet boyish
Height — love those tall, lanky types
3 Favorite Sports I Used to Play (& Enjoyed Watching)
Basketball
Volleyball
Baseball
3 Favorite Foods
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spicy Wontons
Ploughman’s Lunch
3 Favorite Bands
Level 42
Love & Money
The Eagles
3 Surprising Facts About Me
I’m funny
I played with bugs
I don’t have a middle name
3 Biggest Regrets
Letting Becca control me
Meeting Mark
Not having more children (I tried)
3 Biggest Weaknesses I Would Take a Bullet For
Animals
Children
Fellow Trauma Survivors
3 Greatest Strengths
Brutally honest
Sacrificial generosity
Effort, I try harder than anyone else
3 Gifts from G-d
Prophecy/Word of Knowledge/Discernment
Service
Encouragement
3 Negative Personality Traits
Lose track of time
Blunt
Overtalk
3 Moments I’d Re-Live
My time as editor-in-chief at Ka Leo O Aiea. We won “Most Improved Newspaper in the State.”
Going to my son’s games
Playing jacks with Sheldon
3 Traits I Wish I had
Kristin Cavallari’s boldness
Bruce Lee’s martial arts ability
Martin Luther King Jr.’s charisma