The Potty Mouth Granny

What snack would you eat right now? Twix bars. I’m not a candy eater but I love Twix bars. My mom thought I was weird because I didn’t eat too much candy as a child but when Twix bars came out, it was over. Twix bars originated in the United Kingdom in 1967 and came…

Come up with a crazy business idea. I would love to open up a coffee shop that’s surrounded by all things Barbie. Pink everywhere, Barbie dolls from every decade. Because I love Barbie!

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? An item that I was incredibly attached to as a youth was the novel Gone With the Wind. My god I was obsessed with that book. It was given to me by my cousin Cleo when I was almost 11…

What is your mission? What is my mission while I’m alive on this planet called Earth? I haven’t figured that out yet but I know that I have one. Next month will be the 30th anniversary of surviving a horrific car accident and I know I’m meant for something or I wouldn’t have survived but…

What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? My thoughts on the concept of living a very long life are kind of twisted. I wouldn’t want to outlive my children and grandchildren and I wouldn’t want to be very old with a ton of health issues because that’s not living.…

What could you do differently? If I could do anything differently, I would have told everyone that I loved who are no longer here how much I love them. As I get older, I’m learning how precious life is and how you need to give flowers to people while they are still alive versus at…

Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? It’s probably not healthy but I spend more time thinking about the past than the future because my memories are all that I have left of my childhood family. With the death of my oldest brother almost four years ago, I became…

What colleges have you attended? Chicago State University, Roosevelt University. Walden University, another university that I can’t remember, and the University of North Alabama which is my current school. I’m pursuing a graduate degree in history and I’m hoping to become a librarian or an archivist or a curator. I love books and need to…

What are your biggest challenges? I only have one challenge and that is my tendency to not believe in myself but that’s going out the window this year. Next month will be the 30th anniversary of when I got hit by two cars. Yes two cars. I was crossing the street and was hit by…