Sara Croft – Proust Questionnaire

Sara Croft is a Social Media and Events Coordinator at Easter Seals Crossroads.  Keep up with Sara and follow her on twitter.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? I would say my willingness to try new things or find a different way to do a task, even if I’m not the one who originated the idea.

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? A man who can create a good balance of work, home life and friends. I’m lucky to say I have that!

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? I admire a woman who isn’t afraid to be a leader in a group and feels comfortable voicing her opinion, even if it isn’t aligned with the norm.

4. What do you most value in your friends? There’s nothing like having a friend who shares a similar passion to you. They can be your best advocates when you doubt your skills.

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I thrive off of brainstorming and planning sessions and I can almost always put myself in someone else’s shoes to look at the big picture. However, sometimes I see both sides to the point where I sympathize with both and can’t make a decision. Knowing when it’s appropriate to brainstorm or just make an on-the-spot decision can be tough.

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? I’ll be happy when we are all comfortable with our bodies, physically and mentally. Or the moment when I own a Kitchen Aid mixer.

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Life without dogs.

8. Who are your favorite writers? Chuck Palahniuk, Augusten Burroughs and Sloan Crosley have been a few recent addictions. I also go back and forth between classics like Orwell and Vonnegut and the modern ramblings of Chelsea Handler and Julie Powell.

9. What is your current state of mind? Satisfied – I’m surrounded by great friends, a great community and I’m happy with where I’m at in life right now.

10. What is your motto? Eat good food. Life is too short to deny yourself of a culinary adventure.

11. What is your greatest fear? The day when we lose the ability to express ourselves vocally or visually or the institutions that house those creations like museums and libraries.

12. What is your greatest extravagance? Gadgets, gadgets and more gadgets… I love technology. I make trips to Fry’s Electronics like others make trips to the grocery store. I can’t pinpoint just one!

13. On what occasion do you lie? When people ask me if I got them something as a present that I really did get them but I don’t want them to know that.

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? That my big curly hair is better suited for the days of the 1980s, and I that wasn’t there to be a part of it.

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “That’s not enough bacon.”