Hokey Smokes: 7 Things To Tell You On The Last Thursday In October

/ Ally Bean

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1 – I am encouraged.  The health advice in this article is fun and puts aging into perspective without making a person, such as myself, feel angsty. Just so you know, apropos of the article, I do eat beans and I can scratch my own back. So there.

2 – I am disheartened.  This region of the USA is currently experiencing Boxwood Armageddon. To put this in pragmatic terms, we have 25 boxwood bushes on this property: 11 are dead, 4 are ailing, and 10 are hanging in there. It’s going to be expensive to remove the dead/ailing ones then replace them with something, probably not boxwoods.

3 – I am delighted.  I’ve started watching a new TV mystery series about a full-time caterer/part-time sleuth. The show, that is on Acorn, is called Mrs Sidhu Investigates. I want Suki Sidhu to be my bff, she is smart and captivating with a good sense of humor.

4 – I am unclear.  In regard to a conversation with a friend irl I’m wondering if how I define the word “overshare” is how anyone else does. To wit, does it mean: 1) talk about topics that you deem to be improper;  2) talk in depth about a topic; OR 3) talk too frequently about whatever interests you in the moment?

5 – I am thrilled!!!  This article [HERE] explains that: “Around 700 years ago, in the small town of Urbisaglia in central Italy, the scholar and poet Alpoleio felt moved to introduce a punctuation mark that flagged up emotion rather than simply syntax.” I don’t use exclamation points often, but when I do I mean it what I’m saying.

6 – I am beguiled.  While I like Jell-O, which I know can be a controversial admission, I’ve never made a mold of it… then made the mold wiggle/wobble… for snorts and giggles. Go HERE & HERE & HERE to see what I’m talking about.

7 – I am supportive.  DISC is a way to explain your personality based on self-assessment. In the DISC paradigm there are four quadrants: Drive, Influence, Clarity, Support. I took a short free online quiz [HERE] the results of which told me I am “helpful and shows care for others.” Okie dokie, then.

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QUESTIONS OF THE DAY

If you are trying to live a healthier lifestyle, yet find yourself slip sliding away, do articles like the one I linked to help you get back in the groove?

When thinking about how you define “overshare” do you lean into the idea that it means: inappropriate, pedantic, or chatty?

Tell me [us] how you really feel about Jell-O. Everyone has an opinion!!!

If you take the online quiz to determine your DISC personality, who are you? Does it ring true with who you think you are?

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274 thoughts on “Hokey Smokes: 7 Things To Tell You On The Last Thursday In October”

  1. I just checked this post to make sure it showed up in WP Reader and see that my carefully placed visual breaks are not in the correct position in the Reader iteration of this post. WP has found a new way to disappoint me. I make it pretty, then they screw around with it. 😏

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  2. It all looks good to me! In answer to your questions, I am intrigued about walking and reciting the months. I’m going to try that. As for scratching my back – yes! (Exclamation mark) Yoga is good for flexibility.
    For me, to overshare means to share too many details about topics that make me uncomfortable.
    I don’t mind Jell-O, although a stint of eating nothing but that during a hospital stay dampened my enthusiasm for it somewhat. And no matter what, it should be plain. Nothing in it. No chunks of fruit in my Jell-O please.

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    • Arlene, thanks for letting me know that the post is showing up pretty-like. I try to make them visually appealing in addition to wordy.

      I like your definition of what it means to overshare. It makes sense to me. I also like your take on Jell-O. Now that you mention it I remember eating a bunch of it when in the hospital, I’d put that out of my mind. Still I am not going to make a mold of it just to watch it jiggle.

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  3. DISC takes me back to my working days. We used that for training programs to help people understand themselves and got along better with people who are not like them. Oversharing is definitely going in depth (somewhat inappropriately) about a topic best glossed over (like the time when I was working and asked an employee how she was, expecting the “fine, thank you response.” Instead she told me her vagina prolapsed and she had to have surgery. Definitely oversharing!) Jello is what you eat the day before your colonoscopy.

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    • Kate, that’s exactly where I went when I stumbled over the DISC quiz. I remember it being part of training to be a sales rep so that you’d know how to gage, then talk with, prospective customers.

      I understand your definition of what oversharing is. Your example is excellent– that sort of conversation happens to me too. I’d forgot about eating Jell-O [not the red flavors] before a colonoscopy. No wonder the stuff gets such a bad rap.

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    • We did DISC at work, too, and I felt it crystalized things in a good way, and sometimes offered surprising insights. Here’s one: One of my colleagues used it to say that his DISC profile indicates that he does not like hugs. So no more hugs for him…

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    • Frank, thanks. I’m glad this style of post resonated with you. I have noticed the multiples of four thing about personality assessments. I don’t know why that is, but seems to hold true.

      Your definition of oversharing is like mine. I say it’s the frequency of sharing that indicates oversharing, but we may stand alone on this point.

      I don’t plan on making a Jell-O mold then doing my own jiggle experiments, but *dang* this idea made me laugh out loud.

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  6. I loved the article you shared…fun…and you’ve got us all “pretzeling” ourselves to see if we can get our fingers to meet on our backs. Not gonna lie. I just did it…err…didn’t do it…and need to go stretch. LOL. The “distress tolerance” info in the article especially rings true for me. Thanks for sharing. And…”overshare” always means toomuchofsomethingIneverwantedtoknow. Like maybe what I’m about to share…have I told you the sad tale of how we lost ALL of our boxwoods two years ago? But our neighbors? There boxwoods lived on. Is boxwood envy a thing? Last two thoughts: Whether it’s DISC or anything else, I’m always the support/helper person. Yep, I’m easy to classify. And I’m with Kate (below). Jello is the pretend food you eat before a colonoscopy. That is all. xo, Ally! 🥰

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    • Victoria, I did the same thing. I read the health article and immediately checked to see if I could bend my elbows to make my fingers touch. I hate to be a braggart, but I can, no problem.

      Your definition of what it means to overshare is the same one that my friend said. I think that in reality oversharing is a bit of all three choices.

      I am so sad about the boxwoods. I never, ever thought a second thing about putting so many into our landscaping because they’re so reliable. HOWEVER, I was wrong-o about that. Our neighbors are having the same problems.

      I have no trouble believing you are the helper type, regardless of the personality choices. Yep, Jell-O is fine dining when you’re prepping for a colonoscopy.

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  7. I’ve always thought that ‘overshare’ refers to the case of sharing too much information about yourself with someone who is still somewhat stranger. It can be both a sign of naivety but also strength and coolness.

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  8. Very astute collection of “things,” Ally. Just enough time to comment on two: We watched two episodes of Mrs. Sidhu and lo, and behold, two hours had passed viewing each one. A fav: son Tez appearing with his louche manner. And # two: I wanted to serve a jello dish to which my daughter said, “No, Mom, that’s so 70s!”

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    • Marian, Mrs Sidhu is an absolute delight. I know what you mean about time flying when you watch the show. I hope there is a second season with all the same main characters, Tez included.

      That’s funny. Jell-O is a 70s thing, eh? I think of it as a 50s menu choice. The poor stuff is just doomed to having aspirations cast upon it.

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  9. My interpretation of “overshare” is that people are giving too much private info that I don’t need to know or that I don’t know the individual well enough to be privy to such personal info.

    I took the test but they wanted my email and I’ve stopped giving it out, so I won’t know my results. I know my Myers-Briggs, though.🙂

    I’m not a jelly fan, either sweet or savoury (especially savoury or if there are bits in it, like fruit or meat). I don’t like its consistency.

    I have very elastic joints and can easily scratch my own back! (And yes, I meant that exclamation. 😉)

    Great post. Very enjoyable.

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    • Lynette, your definition of oversharing is one that I think many people suggest it is. Heaven knows, I’ve been privy to what I’d describe as inappropriate conversations… yet there you are.

      The quiz didn’t demand an email address when I took it. After I took it, the graphic popped up with more wordy insights below. I’m sorry it didn’t work for you.

      I realize that Jell-O isn’t for everyone, but I did find the videos of making it wobble to be… well, unique. Good about your joints and your use of an exclamation point!

      Thanks for stopping by to read and comment.

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  10. As always, thought-provoking questions. Jell-O is for those who are sick. It does not qualify as a salad or a dessert. Will die on this hill. I equate “overshare” with “TMI” (which is apparently dead, RIP, TMI)–too much personal information. Sorry to hear about the boxwoods. It’s like the ash borer, Dutch elm disease, and the American chestnut. Makes me sad.

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  11. Health … I haven’t yet read the article but will. My general observation is in cold, dark months I treat myself to more carbs/sweet treats and I feel it. But in general, I’m a moderation gal (Libra ⚖️) and my health is mostly on track. (Typing this in Starbucks while enjoying a latte and a sweet treat. Ha. I’m in total mom-chauffeur mode today…)

    Oversharing? To me it means too many details about things no one but I care about. Just say the thing and move on, no need to give so many versions or attributes. (I’m a total ocersharer. 😂)

    Jello? Not a fan namely because I hate food colouring. I’ve had it and it’s ok but not a fan.

    I will take the quiz later because they’re fun and I might learn something!
    Did you do your life path calculation as per my latest article? That might shed one insights too. 😊

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    • Claudette, I do the same thing as you. In colder months I want sweets & caffeine more than in the warmer months. Nice that you can stop at Star$ between chauffeuring duties.

      Your definition of what it means to overshare is one that I relate to. I’m a get to the point person so once the conversation gets pedantic and deeply nuanced I am inclined to tune out what is being said.

      The quiz was fun. My results seem spot on. No, I’ve not done a life path calculation. Will look for your article. Thanks for the heads up.

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  12. Alrighty, so you are getting to know me, I should think. I obviously clicked on every link and read and did…

    Yes, articles like that give me a kick in the pants when I feel I’ve been slacking off. Just shared it with my beau!

    For me, oversharing is those who go share EVERYthing, from their last bowel movement to going on ad nauseam about whatever subject and not noticing that everyone’s eyes have glazed over…

    My sister makes jello rainbows for her kids when they are sick. Even though they are 29 and 30 years old. I think it’s lovely as an occasional treat.

    So, I am apparently Influencer, with Drive and some Support and very little Clarity. Methinks this is just about right. Though I didn’t think my Drive would be that high, being particularly lazy when I don’t feel it. I will get ‘er done when I am pushed against a wall, though 😀

    So sorry about the boxwoods. They are muy expensive. I had a hedge at my former house that slowly started looking like crap because of our harsh winters. I have one by my door that, honestly, is looking rather disheveled…

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    • Dale, I’m glad you liked the good health article. I felt better empowered to do better after I read it.

      I’m laughing about your definition of oversharing, kind of a combo of inappropriate topics + talking too much. I know exactly what you mean.

      I think it’s sweet that your sister makes rainbow Jell-O for her adult kids. Very motherly.

      I like knowing you’re an Influencer with a strong Drive aspect to your personality. That rings true. Like you said when pushed against a wall you get things done– and influence other people to do the same.

      The boxwood situation is sad, unexpected, and will be expensive to fix. This whole neighborhood looks bedraggled and forlorn.

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      • I did. And, while on the whole, I keep things on the healthy side, I know I can do better. Reading stuff like this gives me the nudge.

        😉 There are those who simply have no filter and no reservations!

        I think so, too. And in a glass, it’s pretty, not jiggly 😉

        I kinda like it too, to be honest. While I do help when needed, I know I’m not the first to offer… especially since I know my sisters will! LOL

        It is very sad. Sigh. I read in your comments about the ash borer. A few years ago that was awful: So many were forced to cut down their trees. My friend lost FOUR.

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        • You said it perfectly: “There are those who simply have no filter and no reservations! I know people like this, see bloggers like this, too. I am open-minded but reserved which means I listen to the oversharers but won’t be like them.

          Four trees lost to one pest is awful. It is expensive & disruptive to have trees removed, but more than that it changes the whole vibe of your property. I don’t know what we’re going to do about our dead boxwoods but know the curb appeal is going to change because of it.

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          • Yes. As talktative as I can be (and, I know I can be) there are things best left outside of the conversation. I, too, back away and listen, and don’t encourage them!

            Yes, it is very expensive. As is replacing them with something else. Mind you, four trees in her backyard may have been a bit much 😉

            For sure the curb appeal will change – but keeping it on the positive side, perhaps nice replacement choices will be made!

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            • Oh I like how you’re thinking about this boxwood situation. We’re in the process of talking with a landscaper about what to do now. Getting kinda tired of working on the exterior of this house. 😒

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              • It’s in my nature to put a positive spin on things 🙂
                And I feel you about being tired of working on stuff. I focused on the inside last year. Next year, I would like to give the front lawn some attention. I would love to turn it into a xeriscape but that will be costly. I’ll just have to go bit by bit, methinks.

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  13. Good stuff this morning Ally.
    I associate overshare with TMI, usually way more stuff that I neither want nor need to hear.
    I haven’t eaten jello in ages since I don’t think the stuff they put in gelatin is very good for me, and I did pay attention to the first article. But I used to like the fake red-colored one at school with the fake whipped cream when I was a kid. So, I’m pretty sure if someone put a dish of it in front of me, I’d probably eat it and trigger school lunch memories, most of which were pretty good (except the jello salads with vegetables in them, no one ate those).
    I don’t take on-line quizzes because Google already knows too much about me.

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    • Dorothy, your definition of what it means to overshare is the one that seems to be the most used one [so far]. It wasn’t until I got talking with my friend that I realized that people define that word in different ways.

      I remember the school lunches with the red Jell-O with the fake topping, too. I couldn’t stand the fake topping, so I’d eat the edges of the red Jell-O to avoid it. I was a little girl who, like all kids, knew how to eat what appealed to her and scoff at the rest.

      Good point about Google spying on us. I guess I just don’t care anymore, although I don’t use Google for my search engine. I use Duck Duck Go… that claims to not spy.

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  14. Hmm – Overshare. How about a combination of pedantic and inappropriate, yes? I feel the same similarly about Jello and the articles. Sometimes they are just what I need, sometimes not so much. Have a great October Thursday!

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  15. Wow that article is making me rethink my protein intake. I remember bringing one of my kids for an annual physical and the doctor gave us a paper with healthy recommendations, and on it said that we should exercise 50 minutes a day. I kind of ingrained that into my mind and make sure I do that every day. My kids easily hit that goal with their sports practices and outside play time and recess 🙂

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    • Colleen, the article hit on many good points about how to get/stay healthy. Plus it didn’t seem condescending like some health articles are.

      The doctors I see around here recommend 20-30 minutes of movement during the day for adults. 50 minutes for kids makes sense, though– they gotta get the wiggles out.

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  16. Boxwood Armageddon frightens me. Our house has mature beautiful shrubs… 🥴
    No Jello molds for me, no matter how attractively they wiggle.
    As for the test, I took the whole thing but refused to give out my email so my personality will have to remain a mystery.
    😉

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  17. In my limited experience, “overshare” is when someone reveals information so personal that it makes the other person squirm in discomfort. I started the DISC questionnaire and gave up in frustration—as I usually do with such tools. I am both gentle and direct, enthusiastic and accurate, cheerful and methodical. Choosing between two words that accurately (or inaccurately) describe me feels too random. That said, I would certainly describe you as supportive … and undoubtedly more patient than I.

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    • Donna, your definition is the first one I thought of while I was talking with my friend about what it means to overshare. Some people seem to not know how to read the room about what is appropriate to say.

      You know yourself well without taking the quiz. I don’t exactly live and breathe by the results of personality quizzes like this one, but I do find them interesting. Then I go on being me however I want to.

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  18. I have not had Jell-O in years, probably since my Mom would occasionally make it when we were kids, and it’s one of those items we have so much of in stock of at work (and SO MANY different flavors and colors), that I marvel that people really buy that much of it. And it’s very telling that the sugar free boxes of Jell-O are light enough that they feel empty, which tells you what most of the content of regular Jell-O is…

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    • evil, most everyone seems to have Jell-O memories from childhood. Now I see all those boxes of Jell-O on the shelves and wonder about those flavors, too. I’ve never made the sugar-free stuff because I don’t ingest fake sweet chemicals, so I have no difficulty in understanding that Jell-O is mostly sugar.

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  19. Well, maybe this is oversharing, but: I never read ‘let’s get healthy’ articles. For me, the issue isn’t knowledge, but will, and there’s not an article in the world that can whomp up my will. I no longer take online quizzes, either. I might have in the very earliest days of blogging, but that was more than a decade ago. Of course, I never leave an online review, either, so there’s that.

    Now, Jello? The first thing that comes to mind is the memory of all those jello salads that were accidentally left in the refrigerator at holiday parties. The second thing is my mother’s favorite recipe: lime with pineapple and cottage cheese. (What were we thinking?) But my favorite true jello story involves the dad and grade-school age son who were in front of me in a cafeteria line. The dad told the boy he could choose his own dishes, and have whatever he wanted. The kid ended up with seven dishes of jello: yellow, red, orange, green, blue, light yellow, and sort-of-orange. I still laugh at the memory. But dad stuck with his promise!

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    • Linda, I know how you feel about ‘let’s get healthy’ articles; I feel the same way about ‘here’s what you should wear’ articles. Many of them offer nothing new in the way of information while trying to guilt you into, what they say is, doing better.

      I like online quizzes. Put one in front of me and I’ll take it. That being said I rarely read anything that leads me to online quizzes so it’s all kind of moot. I certainly don’t go searching for them.

      I remember the lime Jell-O with pineapple and cottage cheese “salad” as well as one that was cherry Jell-O with apples, walnut, celery topped with a mayo layer. Very intense, they were.

      Cute story. I’m glad the dad let the kid have his rainbow flavors/colors of Jell-O. A deal is a deal!

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  20. With due respect to the questions of the day, you had me at “apropos”. What an elegant word! (exclamation point intentional) “Being both relevant and opportune”. Even has the appearance of a palindrome. I need to use that one more often.

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    • Dave, thank you. I try to use a variety of words here, apropos of being an English Lit major in undergrad. I’m sure you understand!!! Answering the QOTD is always optional.

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  21. Good morning Ally Bean!

    Healthy is my name almost 95% of the time, although on rare occasions I have my small moments of indulgence. The article just reiterated everything I already know and do so I likely would not be bouncing between articles like this as either reminders or motivation. I’m easily back in the groove after giving myself a moment of grace to be human.

    Hmmm, overshare? Probably giving way too much unnecessary info about inappropriate (ie: very private) things regarding others fits my definition. Not that I’ve EVER done that… 😉

    Jello…meh. I used to eat it as a child, although no molds but I do remember an unusual ‘salad’ made with cottage cheese, whip cream, pineapple chunks and jello powder. Full of sugar and rather tasty. Jello hasn’t crossed my lips in years however. If offered I would not refuse it.

    DISC- my results absolutely fit. My circle is the exact opposite of your picture- heavy on drive and clarity. Ultimately I know myself well and results like these always back up what I know.

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    • Deb, you raise a good point that you need to give yourself “a moment of grace to be human.” That’s how you stay healthy and balanced.

      Your definition of what it means to overshare tracks with me. Not that you do that, but in that to talk about topics that make other people feel uncomfortable, seem inappropriate, happens more & more with social media.

      Jell-O shows up in so many memories. I remember a lime-pineapple-cottage cheese recipe that was popular with one of my aunts. I like Jell-O but prefer it plainer rather than fancied up. And never the sugar-free variety. Bleech!

      I’m pleased that your DISC quiz results confirmed who you know you are. I see your point that when the results ring true with you it is affirming.

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      • Yep, I would have to curl up in a corner if I didn’t allow myself a bit of chocolate every now and then 😉 We all deserve some small enjoyment I think.

        I think your aunt’s recipe is the same as what I remember as mine came from an aunt as well! Agreed on the sugar free version- which is my take on almost everything sugar free. I just prefer to go without in that case.

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  22. When I was a kid my absolute FAVOURITE dessert was a Jello concoction my mom would make; you’d make Jello but with slightly less water than normal, partially set it and then add strawberries and Dream Whip to it and beat it until it was fluffy. Sometimes the strawberries would mess with the setting and it would be a liquidy mess, but when she got it right – it was perfect and I loved taking giant, frothy spoonfuls out of the bowl for dessert.

    I’ve never made that as an adult, she never makes it anymore, and I probably wouldn’t really enjoy it now, so I’m happy to leave that in the past as a fun culinary memory. Other Jello is pretty gross to me and a hard pass. I don’t think I’ve ever made Jello since moving away from home, but we used to have little dishes of normal Jello with a small scoop of ice cream on top and I think I liked it at the time? That would be a hard pass from me now.

    In terms of oversharing, I am also unclear. I think it depends on the context and with whom you’re speaking, but generally, I’d lean toward it meaning you talk in-depth about a topic that would make someone else feel uncomfortable or isn’t warranted based on your level of relational intimacy.

    I sometimes might overshare on my blog but it’s a good outlet – people can always click away, which is impossible to do in real life.

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    • Elisabeth, I’ve never had Jell-O like the strawberry recipe you describe, never even heard of anything similar to it. I can see how as a kid it’d have been a yummy treat. I’ve never had plain Jell-O with ice cream on top either. So many ways to use the stuff, depending on who and where you are.

      I’m glad someone else seems confused about what the word means. I suppose in reality what one person thinks is oversharing another person is comfortable with. Many commenters have said what you said, it’s a combo of inappropriate topic + too much depth.

      Excellent point about sharing on a blog versus talking in real life. There is a difference in how to handle the situations.

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  23. I use way too many exclamation points. I just feel like my tone is sometimes unclear with the words I use, so I try to show enthusiasm with punctuation.

    I don’t really enjoy Jello, but there’s an occasional Jello salad I can get behind. I am, after all, Midwestern.

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    • NGS, I’d never thought about where exclamation points came from, or why, until I read the article. They are a great way to show enthusiasm, I agree with you!!!

      Good point, if you’re midwestern you are required to like at least one kind of Jell-O salad. Growing up, it was everywhere.

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  24. I don’t generally read healthy articles because I’m always doing something wrong–not enough vegetables, a beer here and there, too many sweets. To me, jello is “sick food” since my mom always gave it to me when I was ill. So, now I have a negative association with it. Plus, I don’t like the texture. “Overshare” to me means chatty and open about a topic or topics that are uncomfortable for the listener-too personal for example. I hadn’t heard of the boxwood issue. I’m not sure I would even recognize a boxwood!

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    • Margaret, oh I get what you’re saying. I am always doing something wrong according to health articles, and of course the healthy standards change willy-nilly, but this particular article gave me hope.

      Most people who don’t like Jell-O mention the texture. You’re not alone there. Think of English gardens and many of the bushes you see there, those are boxwoods. They’re popular in this part of the country because they’re easy to keep in shape and look pretty. Not sure what we’re going to do about our situation.

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  25. I’m so sorry to hear about the Boxwoods. Phoenix is losing many pines, saguaros, and other plants due to the heat bubble created by all the concrete. It’s awful to look plant life, especially mature plants that have been around for a century, and doubly so when you’re responsible for the replacement costs. Bummer.

    I took the DISC and I’m also helpful and caring, and my graph looks almost identical to yours. Thanks for sharing!

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  26. Blue Zones (previously a TED talk) is now a delightful mini-series on Netflix on how to live into your 100s healthfully: so how to extend one’s healthspan … on overdrive! (Look, I used one of those exclamation marks ❗️). Like the Guardian article, it doesn’t condescend, but explores what people do in those “Blue Zones”, areas around the world where healthy centenarians are the norm, rather than the exception.

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  27. I love these types of posts!

    The Guardian article encourages me as well. Everything, in moderation, is good in my opinion. Over the last year, I’ve discovered that yoga is something I enjoy because it combines exercise and mental health. It’s the first form of exercise that I truly enjoy. We’ll start walking in our local forest preserves once Mike can walk again. I don’t think we’ll ever take walking together for granted again.

    I tend to overshare with those close to me. But, because I can read a room, I won’t overshare with mixed company, if that makes sense.

    Jello is my favorite dessert. I was hoping you’d share some recipes. 🤣

    I took the Disc assessment and got support, which makes sense because I truly love acts of service. 

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    • Kari, I know you’re a fan of this type of post. Thanks for your… support…!!! 😜

      I used to do yoga regularly but got away from it. You encourage me to try to get that back into my daily. I’ve no doubt that you and Mike will never ever take walking for granted again. How’s he doing?

      Your reply to oversharing makes sense to me. Some people get you and you can overshare, but other people won’t get it so why bother to convince them otherwise. Read the room, you said it.

      I’ll think about putting together some Jell-O recipes although for the most part when we have it I just make it plain. No fruit or veggies embedded in the stuff, not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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    • Janet, I haven’t made a molded Jell-O but my mother did. Now that I’ve seen the videos of wobbly Jell-O I’m enthusiastic for other people to continue to make molds but won’t be doing it myself.

      There seem to be a few of us Supportive types here in blogland. Makes sense to me.

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  29. I scored as an influence type. Hmm. It says at work, people see me as fun and exciting, warm and sociable – I guess that’s accurate since I run an in-home daycare and I am in charge/making fun things happen, etc.

    I think oversharing is giving people more details/information that they might want or need. *raises hand* Guilty as charged. 😉

    I love Jello. Have since I was a kid. Add a dollop of cool whip and I’m in heaven. I don’t understand the video with the laughing people. These are apparently the most easily entertained people on the face of the earth. Do they never get out? Yep, Jello shakes. I don’t get the hysterics behind it.

    I’m not worried about getting exercise. I workout at a fairly intense level. What I worry about, is what will become of me when I feel too old to keep up this pace? I should mention that I’m married to a physical therapist, so I know when to say when and I can ask him to check on my aches and pains. As the shoemaker’s child, however, he doesn’t always agree to assess me.

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    • Ernie, I can see you as an Influence type. Yep, it makes sense to me. I understand your definition of oversharing. Many other commenters have mentioned it is the depth of information that makes for oversharing.

      I’m on Team Jell-O, too. I like simply like you do. I also wonder about how wiggling Jell-O can be as funny as it is to some people, but in their defense it is a harmless thing to enjoy. Plus maybe there were a few cocktails consumed before the jiggling of the Jell-O commenced.

      When it comes to exercising I’d guess that when you slow down, and you will, it’ll all seem like it was meant to be. Not a big deal, just the next phase of your life. And your Physical Therapist hubby will be there to keep moving at your new level.

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  30. I follow the Zoe Science and Nutrition podcast and Instagram account for my healthy living info. Overshare only means inappropriate content to me. I liked Jello as a kid, but not as an adult. However, if someone made me the Christmas recipe from my childhood that mixed cream cheese and jello, I’d be all over it🤓

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    • Bijoux, I’m not familiar with Zoe Science and Nutrition. My healthy living advice seems to find me, more than I find it. Many commenters have said the same thing as you about what oversharing means to them, topics that shouldn’t be discussed.

      It’s funny how many people here have holiday childhood memories of Jell-O. I think of it first as a fast dessert, then something special for a holiday dinner.

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  31. I, along with members of my family, liked Jello. We usually had it with fruit in it, so not a dish devoid of all nutrition. After moving to Long Island, my Jello offerings were rejected. At pot luck meals, my Jello sat on the table untouched. Maybe you had to grow up with it to eat it.

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  32. Having read the health article – which was, for a change, neither condescending nor puerile – I am now seeing my future as a chairbound blob babbling to myself despite being able to grasp my hands behind my back as I am not giving up on red meat, and jiggered if I am going to eat lentils.

    Oversharing for me is when you ask someone how they are doing and you get an organ recital in reply. I try not to overshare when blogging being aware that not everyone shares my passions.

    If Jello is jelly, then mother told me of her experience in a wartime officers’ mess when there was a guest night and the cooks had decided to decorate the table with confections of jelly in the shape of tall castellated towers. The mess waiters amused themselves when setting the table with the regimental silver by taking vicious whacks at said towers with their cloths, sending the things swaying every way which, but still standing.

    I heard Mrs. Sidhu on the radio last year….so would be delighted to be able to find the tv series….just so funny and reminiscent of Indian friends in London.

    Having been beguiled into Meyers whatever it is by a friend I did not take the DISC one.

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    • Helen, I like your description of the health article, “neither condescending nor puerile” which is why I actually bothered to read it. I like lentils, but I’m with you in that there will be red meat in my diet as long as I’m in charge of it.

      I hear you about what oversharing is. Often when it comes to conversations, less is more.

      I’m laughing out loud at the mess hall scene with the towers of Jell-O [I’m American you know] and the waiters making it sway. That is priceless.

      Mrs Sidhu is on Acorn, a streaming channel here. The DISC quiz is much shorter and the results are more general than the Myers-Briggs one. Both are about as useful, or not, as you want them to be.

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  33. I use a lot of exclamation points! I can’t stop!
    I like the red Jellos: Cherry, black cherry, raspberry, and strawberry. I especially like it with a big dollop of whipped cream on top!
    I hate lemon, lime, orange, and grape jello.
    My mom had an entire cookbook of Jello recipes in the 1970s. AN ENTIRE COOKBOOK!!!! (Caps and exclamation points!) There was a recipe for a strawberry pie with a crumb crust, a layer of cream cheese, strawberry jello, and strawberries. I loved that pie so much! I remember looking through the cookbook and admiring all the beautiful Jello molds!
    Well, apparently, Jello has taken me down memory lane, so thanks for that, Ally!
    Perhaps I have overshared about Jello?

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    • Michelle, thank you for the best kind of oversharing there is, talk about food. I remember my mother had a Joy of Jell-O cookbook. Maybe they were a go-to bridal shower gift in the 70s? I like all fruit flavors of Jell-O, but have never heard of grape. I’ll look for it.

      Now that you mention it I remember a strawberry pretzel dessert that sounds like your strawberry pie. There was a pretzel crust, a cream cheese layer, then strawberries in strawberry Jell-O. I wonder if I have that recipe around here anymore… 🤔

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  34. I love the article you linked too and want to read it again in more depth. I passed the back test with my right elbow up… not so much my left elbow up. I follow most of the other recommendations, including maintaining an eating window, although mine is 7pm – 11am.

    Many of the comments I’ve read have a similar definition of over-sharing: too much personal info from someone who I don’t know well. In general, I think (mostly) younger generations over-share way too much on social media.

    I took enough personality tests in my working years… I’m not interested in getting the same results in retirement (especially if I have to over-share personal info on a quiz). I yam what I yam.

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    • Janis, I’m glad your found the information in the article useful. I thought the good health advice was realistic and it made me chuckle. I have an eating window of time, too, but I did that long before it became a thing to do it. It just seems simpler to me.

      Your definition of oversharing rings true with me. I agree, that younger generations share more personal info than older generations. Something about the impact of social media for sure.

      I remember taking the DISC personality test back in my working days. Then I was assessed as Clarity, or conscientiousness as it was described then. But I’ve changed, or the times in which we live have changed, and I am Supportive now. Seems about right.

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  35. Oh, the boxwood blight! It has claimed so many victims in our yard. We are losing the last of our backyard boxwood trees to it now, the final four of the row along the fence. And they were so beautiful and tall–five feet, and shaped like Xmas trees. So disheartening.

    I define Oversharing as the awkward disclosure of deeply personal/intimate information to relative strangers or casual acquaintances. It’s astonishing what some people feel compelled to share, even in the checkout line. I once had a student’s mother describe how her daughter’s initial breastfeeding success led this woman to believe she’d be a high-achiever in school. AT CONFERENCE. IN THE GYM. WITH OTHER PARENTS AND TEACHERS AT NEARBY TABLES. AND ANOTHER TEACHER SHARING MY TABLE.

    Finally, my DISC assessment: no real surprise there; I scored out as Drive, but it was all pretty evenly distributed. My motto–Do it now and ask forgiveness later. Sounds about right.

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    • Nance, you’re experiencing the same boxwood heartache that we are. I’m sorry it is happening to all the boxwoods, everywhere. They are pretty bushes, and until this armageddon very reliable.

      Your example of oversharing is exactly the sort of conversation that makes me feel prickly. I know people tell me things that I often think might have been better left said to closer friends. BUT then I wonder if some people don’t have anyone who listens to them and I am a sympathetic ear. Still that mother was way off the mark.

      I can envision you as having the Drive personality. This makes sense to me. Of course now that you know this bit of self-awareness will it in any way change how you live your life?!! If you’re like me, probably not.

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  36. I don’t know about that other stuff, but I added Mrs.Sidhu Investigates to my watch list. “I like to watch TV.” Do you remember whose movie line that is?

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  37. I’m so sorry about the boxwood trees. We had that with ash trees and lost eight. It’s sad. I don’t like to eat jello but I’m intrigued. My mom used to make lime jello with fruit in it in a mold. I never got the hang of it but I tried. I tried jello shots and kids jello ice cubes and jello water too. I never could get those right either but your post inspired me to try again.

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    • Martha, yes the bushes look so ratty right now which adds to the sadness. We’ll get it figured out, but for a price of course.

      I can make Jell-O in a bowl, but have never tried to do a mold. That seems like it’s beyond my pay grade. I never got Jell-O shots to work either and that seemed like it should be easy.

      If you succeed in your quest to make Jell-O work for you, I’ll be thrilled to know what you make.

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  38. When I think of the word “overshare”, I think of runners, especially marathon runners. They can work tales of their running exploits into any conversation, until friends, acquaintances, and even complete strangers will avoid any running-related or running-adjacent conversation topic like the plague. I may be guilty of this ”oversharing” in a few isolated instances. 🙂

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    • Laurie, that’s insightful. I never thought of an oversharer as having a specific niche of oversharing-ness. I know the character Howard on The Big Bang Theory always managed to mention he was an astronaut to a point where his friends and wife couldn’t take it anymore. Same phenomenon. Very interesting.

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  39. I use the exclamation mark a lot when I leave or answer comments. To me, it is a sign of enthusiasm!
    Health wise, I have been losing weight, b/c of potential negative health issues, at a steady pace for 3 months. It hasn’t been hard and weight loss is like finding the fountain of youth. I see no reason why I would put it back on because the lifestyle changes were easy to adopt and I don’t feel deprived of anything. (A DQ treat once every few weeks instead of several times a week just isn’t a big deal; smaller portions; etc)

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    • Margy, you are using exclamation points in the way they were intended. I’d never thought much about them until I read this article!!!

      You’ve discovered the fountain of youth– and isn’t that wonderful? You are right that if the lifestyle changes are small and doable and lead to good results, it is easier to stick with the program. Glad that your weight loss is progressing like you want it to go. Carry on!

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  42. Your post format looks good to me. Do you use the Block editor or Classic? I keep reverting to Classic because the Block editor is too authoritarian for me.
    I don’t read many news articles on fitness and health any more. I used to subscribe to Shape and other fitness mags, until they started repeating the same tips and suggestions. Of course, I do enjoy the ones that tell me I’m aging well 😉
    Oversharing to me means talking about something that is way too personal. I can think of some examples but I don’t want to overshare 😉
    I don’t like Jell-O. Never have liked it, even when I was a kid. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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    • Marie, I use the classic editor. I can’t stand the block one, authoritarian is a good way to describe it. Thanks for letting me know you’re seeing a proper format.

      I used to get Shape magazine and one called Walking. I stopped subscribing to them for the same reason as you. Repetition isn’t what I needed.

      A number of people have said they can’t stand Jell-O. I’m not surprised because it is a food the texture of which either appeals or doesn’t. No middle ground when it comes to Jell-O.

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      • I guess Jelll-O is an acquired taste 😉 Walking magazine??? I used to subscribe to that as well! In fact, I once won a T-shirt from the mag for an essay I submitted to one of their contests. Of course, the T-shirt was a promo-type but I wore it with pride 🙂

        I’m glad to know you use the classic editor as well. WP could make our blogging so much easier if they would just let us default to classic.

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  45. I’m not trying very hard to lead a healthy lifestyle. I should, but I don’t.

    I see oversharing as sharing things that are inappropriate, such as describing the case of diarrhea you had last night or intimate details about your sex life.

    I LOVE JELL-O!

    I lean more heavily on the support side…

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    • John, living healthier is such a cliche, but this article did a good job of explaining approaches without making me feel lazy. Not that there’s anything wrong with lazy.

      Many commenters have said the same thing: oversharing is talking about inappropriate topics. Gotta know your audience before you launch into sharing.

      I’m glad that you’re on Team Jell-O. We are a group unto ourselves, occasionally maligned. I sense you are a supportive person. No surprise there.

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  46. What a lovely post, Ally! 😄😄😄 As for Jell-O, my favorite Jell-O item is Jell-O pretzel salad. I could eat that all day! So I am staunchly for Jell-O–not against it! 😄😄😄

    I tend not to overshare, except with friends. And then sometimes I go the TMI route with them.

    Love exclamation points too!!!!

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    • L. Marie, I remember liking the Jell-O pretzel dessert but haven’t made it in years. Someone else mentioned it and now I want to make some, for old times sake.

      Oversharing is defined differently by almost everyone. TMI is definitely one of the ways it can be used. I’d not thought about this until the conversation with my friend!!!

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  47. That was fun — my disc type is clarity. Works steadily within systems. Focuses on order, accuracy and precision. Sounds about right.

    I would define overshare as inappropriate. Like sharing overly personal details about one’s health or bodily functions. At least that’s the way I’ve heard it being used.

    Sorry to hear about your boxwoods. So many trees and other plants are getting decimated by non-native pests. It is very disheartening.

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    • Barbara, I can see how that personality type fits you. Not a bad way to go through life.

      I know that I’ve talked with some people who I felt were talking about topics that were inappropriate. That definition of the word seems to be the one commenters are leaning toward.

      Yes, the boxwoods are looking scraggly around here. It is disheartening and it is the whole neighborhood so there’s going to a lot changes in curb appeal in the next year.

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  51. You are on a roll here with quite an assortment of topics. 🙂 Hope you are having a good time with this post. I’m sitting here trying to figure out how you came up with all these topics, but you probably just kept them in your phone notes and then it became this post. I’ve had a good chuckle imagining you pulling this all together. 🙂

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    • Judy, I save articles that make me think or laugh, then occasionally put them together into a post like this one. I tend to research subjects that interest me so those links can go into a post like this, too. It’s fun to share randomness. When I started blogging this is the sort of post I thought I’d do all the time, couldn’t imagine anyone cared about me and my small life.

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  52. When thinking about how you define “overshare” do you lean into the idea that it means: inappropriate, pedantic, or chatty?

    I’ve always assumed it meant inappropriate. Never even crossed my mind that there might be alternate suggestions!

    (Oh, and I’ve always been exclamation mark happy, in case you hadn’t noticed!!)

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  53. Ok, I couldn’t care less about dancing jello. I clearly missed the boat there.
    As for overshare, I always thought it was about telling things that should be kept private (improper type). But yesterday I talked to an old friend who did not want to discuss what she deemed a failure in her life, so instead she talked about her latest news obsession. She was quite well informed and animated, but I only marginally cared about the depth of the knowledge (ok, only incidentally cared). It was exhausting to her this other kind of overshare. Ugh.

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    • KDKH, what!!! You don’t care about jiggly Jell-O videos. What are you? 😉

      Your experience with the old friend who went into too much depth is what I think of when I think of oversharing. Like you said, you marginally care about the topic being discussed but then the person drills down into the topic and there you are, bored. Exhausting, yes.

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  54. I think all those definitions could work for overshare, but to me, what first comes to mind is inappropriateness ala TMI.
    I will totally read that aging article and take the personality test you link to.
    BTW, do you know how to make your links open in a new window? That would be so helpful, rather than having to keep clicking back to your post.

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    • Betsy, many commenters have mentioned TMI as the definition of oversharing. I get that, oh yes I do. The health article is clever which is how it hooked me into reading it.

      I do not know how to make my links open in a new window. I take your point, and it is a good one, BUT my ability to do fancy bloggy things is limited. Plus I’m using the WP classic editor here which may, or may not, allow that to happen. For you, I’ll look into this.

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      • Haha. For me? Awh. When I input a link and hit enter, I then have to click on it again, then “advanced” and scroll down a tick to see the option of “open in a new tab.” WP has made this more difficult of late. I don’t know what’s in it for them to send people away from the blog, but that seems to be what they’re doing. Shrug.

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  55. Articles: Yes. I really liked this one. We’ve been working on some new eating habits, and this motivates me to keep at it.

    Overshare: Not appropriate for the relationship/situation. Some people really can’t overshare with me because of what/how we share, the same kind of information with others would cause me to label it oversharing.

    Jello: No, thank you.

    Disc: I took it this morning and my type was Clarity. Took it again just now and it was Drive. So, not sure what that means, but I guess I’m one kind of person in the morning and another after a day’s work.

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    • Rita, I felt the same way after reading the health article. It is motivating, but not in a way that made me snarl.

      You’re right that it depends on a relationship as to whether what is being discussed is oversharing. I’ve found that some people can’t read a room so they don’t get that.

      I’m laughing about your morphing DISC personality. You raise a great point about how we change throughout the day. I know that when I first took this test back when I was working I was Clarity, but now as “a free woman in paradise” I am Supportive.

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      • About changing test results—I found the quiz frustrating because my answers change depending upon the setting/situation. Work Rita is very different from Homemaker Rita who is different from Parent Rita. So it makes a lot of sense to me that Retirement Ally gets a different result from Worker Ally. I suppose the real value of such quizzes is getting us to think about how we’re showing up and how we might show up in our interactions with others.

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        • I agree with you. As with everything in life it’s all about the context. I can understand how by wearing different hats a person lands in a different quadrant. And getting older has changed my perspective on many things. You said it, this quiz is “getting us to think about how we’re showing up” and therein is its intrinsic value.

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  56. I enjoyed the “health advice article”. I think there is a lot of truth in it.

    Re: oversharing, I also think it means sharing too much/personal information with someone you don’t know well.

    I also fall in the SUPPORT category on the DISC test 😉

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    • San, I liked the health advice article for the reason you say + it didn’t have a condescending tone which was refreshing.

      Yep, yep, to your definition of oversharing. That would be it.

      Happy to find another Supportive person here. The DISC quiz is fast and perhaps more accurate than I first gave it credit for.

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  58. Hi Ally, I love reading odds and ends and trivia…and the inevitable rabbit hole, where no chores get accomplished around here. 😊“Overshare” seems to have hit a nerve in the comments – I believe it depends on many variables – who I am talking to (ie a random stranger is a bit much) – whether the conversation is always one-sided with no room/pause for interaction – and intimacy/disagreements with spouse should be discussed with the spouse only – reading the room – some topics are more appropriate with certain people. Re: Jello – keep it around with grandchildren who are sometimes sick and at least something stays in their stomach. Re: health – I always enjoy reading articles (and watching documentaries) about health. Thanks for sharing a fun, interesting and thought-provoking post, Ally.❤️ Erica

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    • Erica/Erika, I knew that discussing what it means to overshare would be interesting. There are as many interpretations of the word as there are people, from what I can tell. I like your nuanced take on the word, you’ve hit on many valuable considerations. Well done.

      A few other commenters have mentioned how Jell-O is food for when you’re sick. And it can be, of course. I grew up with it being more of a special dessert though. I thought the health article was delightfully informative while be light-hearted.

      Thanks for stopping by to read and comment. Great to hear from you!

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  59. I’m also delighted and beguiled. I found a new TV series on Amazon Prime: Lord and Master. It’s funny and, yes, delightful. Sort of a 007 vibe, and always a mystery to solve. And it’s in Dutch with subtitles. I don’t love subtitles, but I don’t mind them for this series. And I’m learning a few, very few, Dutch words.

    I haven’t had jello for the longest time, but now I find myself craving some. It doesn’t have to be jiggly.

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    • Nicki, I’ve never heard of Lord and Master so I’ll look for it. I don’t know any Dutch words, but I can read English subtitles with the best of them. Thanks for the suggestion.

      You know all this talk of Jell-O has put me in a mind to make some, too. Like you I shall not be making it jiggle… but you have to admit people who video wiggly Jell-O seem to get a kick out of it.

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  60. Oversharing to me means talking about topics that you deem to be improper and I don’t encounter people doing it deliberately – they just waffle on and say too much. Once it is out, it is out.
    Disc quiz – I am stuck between clarity and support. Order is important to but I am not obsessive about it. Probably pretty accurate which is surprising for a short quiz.

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    • Amanda, your definition of oversharing is the one that is getting the most traction. I agree with you that people may not start out to overshare, but then say stuff and there it is.

      When I was younger I was Clarity but now I am Support. I’ve changed along the way, but the DISC assessment seems to have remained relevant. It’s not as famous as Myers-Briggs, but still provides insight.

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        • Good question for which I have no answer. DISC has been around for decades. I first encountered it in the late 80s when it was part of my job training to be a sales rep. The idea was that by understanding how different personalities think you could communicate more clearly with people and make more sales.

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          • Ah ha! Communication seems to be a focus for sales training and I can see why. My daughter was studying the Analytical/intuitive/blah blah blah communication styles I posted about recently in relation to a tertiary unit on customer service! Lol. Same concept and both methods sound useful, just different categorizations.

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  61. I love this, Ally. I really love the aging article. When I used to teach yoga for seniors, it put all sorts of things into perspective for me, that were important. Like balance so a person wouldn’t slip on ice in the winter, or being able to reach things in the cupboard.
    When I first moved out of my parents’ house, my mom gave me a cookbook called The Lutheran Ladies Family Favourites. I think the title says it all. There is an entire section dedicated to jello salads.
    I have always thought of oversharing as talking about topics inappropriate or indelicate. However, I kind of love an overshare. It makes a conversation very intimate!
    I will have to take that DISC quiz. I am intrigued!

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    • Nicole, you raise a good point about being able to keep your balance and being able to reach for things. Those are two aspects about aging that are super important but often get short shrift in light of BMI and blood pressure concerns. Of course this article made it all clear!

      I have no doubt that The Lutheran Ladies Family Favourites has many, many, many recipes for Jell-O. I have a Presbyterian recipe book around here somewhere now that I think about it.

      Many commenters have said they consider oversharing to be talking about inappropriate topics. You’ve added insight in that sometimes oversharing like this is fun.

      I remember the DISC assessment from my work days. Back then I was Clarity, but now, as a wiser woman, I am Support.

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  64. Sorry to hear about the ailing trees, Mrs. Bean. And as for overshare, in Germany, this is a common expression “He/She/They talk too much.” and I suppose that means just non-stop talking and not listening and not giving way for others to speak, too.

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    • Marcus + Micah, that’s interesting. My definition of what it means to overshare is pretty much that word. Just too much talking about any and everything. Thanks for stopping by to comment.

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  65. I still make Jello-O about once a month. And if this comment gets through I’ll be amazed. It’s been a long time but I see changes at the bottom so I’m hopeful.

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    • Jean, I know some commenters have been having difficulties leaving comments. To my knowledge I’ve not done anything wrong, so I’m thinking it’s one of those WordPress mysteries. I’m sorry that has happened here to you.

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  67. Ally, I wonder why type of pest got into your area’s Boxwood bushes – Boxwoods are usually so hardy. It’s always something when it comes to landscaping and it’s not always an easy fix. You might try cutting them down close to the base and trying to revive them. I did that with my Holly bush out front. I was despondent as I planted all the bushes and a Weeping Japanese Laceleaf Maple in 1985 and the Holly, embedded in the front garden landscaping, bit the dust. I figured I’d prune it almost to the root to make it easier to remove it and wondered what large-sized bush I could get to replace it so there would not be a gaping hole in the landscape. On a lark, I dumped all the “Hollytone” Holly tonic I had on hand into a watering can and watered it – it has come back and looks better than before, growing like a weed. And not to promote the “Rosetone” product (from the same family of garden helpers), but the same very cold weather also took out my Shrub Roses. I cut them down low and dumped the rest of the “Rosetone” product I had on hand on them – they came back full and blooming hardy. Miracle products!

    I think I live a pretty healthy lifestyle food-wise and exercise-wise, but I cringe when I compare how many hours I sit versus how many hours of sitting in front of a screen on your butt is bad for you. Likewise, for all my walking, I am not limber. When the kitchen chair broke in half earlier this year, I landed on the floor – it was not pretty how I had to get up. Our blogging friend Barbara recommended yoga to me two years ago for limbering up after I fell in the snowbank and had a difficult time getting up (plus had the camera in one hand) – the CD is still shrink-wrapped in its jewel case.

    Sometimes people go overboard with TMI TBH and go beyond just chatty … especially Twitter which seems to get raunchier daily.

    I like Jell-O but I gotta tell you, after seeing the three videos, I thought of “Frankenstein” and the line: “It’s alive, it’s ALIVE…!”

    I think the quizzes always have to have a little wiggle room. 🙂

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    • Linda, I like your [shall we say?] enthusiastic approach to encouraging your bushes to grow [dammit]. Years ago when we had holly bushes we used Hollytone consistently and it was a miracle, indeed. As for our boxwoods, we’ve had our landscaper come to the house and he has confirmed they are dead, as are almost all boxwoods on the street. I am sad about this, for all of us.

      I’ve turned my desktop computer into a standing desk design. I put a tall pile of books under the computer to get the screen to the right height, then raised my keypad onto some plastic baskets, so that I stand whenever I do anything blog related. I felt like you did, that I was sitting too much. An idea?

      I agree with you about Twitter. People talk about how politically hostile it is but there is also a new level of rauchiness that wasn’t there [at least prevalently] before Elon. I’m trying to make Threads work for me.

      Well said, oh clever one. Yes, the Jell-O and the quiz, have wiggle in them. 😁

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      • That is too bad Ally – some disease infiltrated your area. Michigan’s Elm trees were almost wiped out by Dutch Elm Disease back in the 50s. My friend in NY just had her landscaper spray heavily for box elder bugs – they were everywhere in her garden, trees/bushes.

        I remember seeing your set-up in a post. About four or five years ago I began to get frozen shoulder (left side only). My mom had it and I recognized the symptoms and she had an on-site PT regimen, plus hot and cold packs at the house – didn’t help. I could not raise my arm to pull a sweater over my head and putting on a Winter coat that year was painful – even blankets hurt. But I Googled around and found to elevate my laptop a foot and get a wireless keyboard to avoid being hunched over – it helped the frozen shoulder without benefit of PT and I’ve been fine since I have a very old laptop where I sort/store pictures in my bedroom. I removed the small table, took an ironing board and use that so I can stand up and it works – looks terrible, but it works. I have to get a more permanent set-up and plan to do that when I retire and don’t have to be tied to the landline in the kitchen and I’ll move to what was the TV room. That is really the worst item I find on all those lists like you showed us … I always read the lists, perhaps to give myself an “Atta Girl” on my healthy (but boring) meal selections (I’m no cook).

        I just heard it is a year on Friday since Elon took over Twitter … I still have to make it to Threads since we can access with a computer now instead of just by cellphone.

        Glad you liked the “it’s alive” reference – perfect time of the year too!

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        • I know that when an area is hit by a pest or disease, the entire region can get it. I enjoy gardening but it is a chore at the same time. I’m sure you understand.

          Your solution to how to use your computers is working for you and that is great. I’m sure that when you retire you’ll put everything together in a different way that’ll let you be comfortable while being creative.

          Elon has owned Twitter for a year now! He is a fool, no doubt in my mind about that. What a mess he’s made of a formerly decent [enough] thing.

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          • Yes, I hope to get a table that rises up and down at the touch of a button – that’s what I am aiming for, but I also won’t be sitting there as many hours in the day/evening either. I need better lighting in there as well.

            I was surprised to hear that about Elon – I did not recall how long it has been since he took over. I have not always been familiar with the people or items that are trending topics, but I seem to know even less of them now, so my pop culture knowledge is failing me or I’m just getting too old. 🙂

            Yesterday after Matthew Perry died, there were at least three trending topics about him. I have never watched “Friends” and it got such glowing reviews in conjunction with his death, I wonder if I should stream it sometime, or it’s probably dated and too young for me now.

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            • I looked into the elevated desks, too. Decided for the moment my solution was more cost effective.

              I rarely know the names in the Twitter trending topics. I don’t know that it is about being older I think it’s that topics are irrelevant when viewed in the larger picture of the real world in which we live.

              Friends will seem dated to you. I sometimes watched it when it broadcast and I laughed. The personalities of/relationships among the friends were interesting but they lived a privileged NYC lifestyle, despite the gist of the storylines. I suspect you’ll be a little underwhelmed by the show, but it is a cultural touchstone to have seen it.

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              • The elevated desks I saw on Amazon were pricey and they were very heavy and wide for where I work (kitchen table), so that was a factor for me too and if the hydraulic part failed, what would you do?

                I agree – so many life-changing topics should be taking precedence over the stuff that is considered trending topic worthy these days.

                I thought that might be true of watching Friends in 2023. I missed a lot of series through the years, first when I didn’t have a VCR yet and you just couldn’t be up every night of the week and get up early for work the next day (at least I couldn’t do that). Nor spend all your time trying to catch up on shows. After I got the first VCR, then I got a second one for downstairs for the 10:00 p.m. shows as back then there were two or three shows nightly on network channels or movies and mini-series back then. I’ve never seen “Cheers” “Seinfeld” or “Gray’s Anatomy” that were all popular shows back in the day.

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                • I’d guess there must be an article somewhere that suggests the top 10 or 15 best episodes of each of the TV shows you mention so that if you decide to watch them now you could see what is considered the best. Kind of a Cliff Notes approach to them. I saw most of Cheers, some of Seinfeld, and one episode of Gray’s Anatomy. If you do watch any of Friends [or the other shows] I bet you’ll get a blog post out of it. 🤓

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  69. For me, oversharing is mostly about inappropriate detail. (Which abounds these days.) As for Jello, I was raised on that stuff! If you stuck a fruit or vegetable in it, it definitely counted as a “healthy side dish.”

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    • Ann, yes you are right, inappropriate details are everywhere I turn. Not all topics need to be discussed in depth.

      Laughing about Jell-O being a healthy side dish. I grew up in the same world. It was ubiquitous and I loved it back then. Now I like it, but give it the side eye knowing how much sugar is in the stuff.

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  70. I love thee little quizzes Ally, thanks for sharing! I got ‘support’ saying I was helpful & care for others & look for ways to assist, my workplace motto was ‘teamwork makes the dreamwork’ which is funny because I say this to my family in motivational moments!

    I think oversharing means crossing the boundaries of that relationship, so if I told someone I got chatting to in the street about an embarrassing illness, for example, that might be oversharing, but I might be comfortable telling the same thing to my bff.

    Sorry to hear about your box hedges, hope a suitable replacement is found!

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    • Rae Cod, I like your work motto. I, too, am in the Supportive quadrant so it rings true with me.

      Your definition for oversharing is a good one. You’re right, some topics are appropriate with some people while wildly wrong to talk about with other people. Yep, yep, I get that.

      Fingers crossed we’ll find something durable to replace the boxwoods. It’s not like putting more boxwoods in will solve the problem.

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  71. I read the article and I found it interesting that they mention things like not using a special chair to get up and not using the remote, but forcing yourself to get up and do these things even if it hurts because “use it or lose it,” and yet, they never mentioned what I consider to be the biggest one: don’t move into a single level home as you age. I’ll never forget a physical therapist telling me this. Soooo many people move into a single level because their knees hurt, not realizing that going up and down the stairs, while maybe not totally pain-free, is better for you in the long run. I have lots of joint and muscular pain but I also work out most days of the week (kickboxing, running, XC skiing, weightlifting, etc.) and I’ve come to (grudgingly) accept the fact that an active life is going to come with some degree of aches and pains, but if I give up working out to minimize the pain (and I do think it would), the long-term consequences are much worse. My mantra is motion is lotion (even if that lotion sometimes stings when I apply it). 😉 My goal is to be like my grandmother-in-law: age 97 and still going upstairs multiple times a day to get to her bedroom and only bathroom.
    Was this oversharing? 😉

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    • The Travel Architect, I’m happy to know a physical therapist told you “don’t move into a single level home as you age.” We’ve come to that conclusion on our own. If we didn’t live here in this house on a property that is in essence 4 levels/3 sets of stairs, we’d never go up and down steps. We figure that, like you said, we may have aches and pains but the exercise of daily life is good for us. I like your mantra: motion is lotion. Well said and easy to remember for us older folk. 😉

      And NO this wasn’t oversharing. I want to be like your grandmother-in-law, too– especially in reference to the getting to the bathroom part!

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  72. Is it okay to say I’m sorry about your boxwood and mix in an exclamation point to emphasize how sorry?! Love the ageing article – so good and I’m for embracing joy even though I need more shoulder flexibility. Hope you have a great weekend, Ally!

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    • Wynne, it’s perfect to bemoan our boxwoods’ fate with an exclamation point. Rather clever really! I liked the article because for once the information was presented positively– even for people whose shoulders need some TLC. Happy Weekend to you, too.

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  73. I tend to overshare and it’s something I should be embarrassed about, I gather. I talk too openly about private things or thoughts with strangers or people who would rather keep a bit of distance and sometimes I go on for too long. What can I say – I always have a million things running through my head, so if you bump into me, chances are I might blurt out some of them!

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    • The Snow Melts Somewhere, I understand where you’re coming from. I’m sure if you catch me at certain times, or in stressful situations, I’m babbling too much about who knows what. I do realize now that I’m older that most people don’t remember 90% of what I say so if I overshare I figure it won’t even register. How’s that for looking on the bright side of getting older?

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  75. If I can’t reach my back I use a fork. Jelly whipped up with cream and left to set is – interesting. Not ideal for a dinner party. (Is the above oversharing?) but what I will share is our rugger boys have WON the world rugby cup – last night against the All Blacks (New Zealand). We beat England in the semi finals last week and last night was VICTORY. We are elated.

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    • Susan, I read about your team’s victory this morning in the news. Congrats, that’s an amazing accomplishment. I know there are many recipes for Jell-O/jelly that involve whip cream or mayo but I don’t usually go that route. Nor have I to date made a mold merely to watch it jiggle. 😁

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  77. Normal share: “I went to the bathroom”. Overshare: “You wouldn’t believe what happened in there, see, blah, blah, blah” that nobody wants to hear about. Oh, and Jello=absolutely not, unless you are recovering from whatever happened in the bathroom.

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  78. You have been busy reading articles. 😉

    If you are trying to live a healthier lifestyle, yet find yourself slip sliding away, do articles like the one I linked to help you get back in the groove? (I confess, I didn’t read the article, but, I do have an answer.) Feeling healthy is enough of a drive for me to stick with healthier living.

    When thinking about how you define “overshare” do you lean into the idea that it means: inappropriate, pedantic, or chatty? I’d say all fit, depending on the situation.

    Tell me [us] how you really feel about Jell-O. Everyone has an opinion!!! Jell-O reminds me of the scene in Christmas Vacation with the green jello and cat food. It contains aspartame and sugar and toxic dyes that aren’t healthy for you. I find it easy to avoid. I think my brother and I were fed it too often as children to make the meals go further.

    If you take the online quiz to determine your DISC personality, who are you? I took it many years ago when I was in a supervisory role and managing a department. My gifts at the time were Exhortation (how-to) and Administration. Oy…how fun. 🙄 Does it ring true with who you think you are? At the time, and still when it comes to finding tasks for Mr. to do.

    Thanks for the fun thought-provoking post. I’m glad you’re thrilled for the use of! 😂 What do you think of emojis? I wonder what the guy who discovered ! would think of them?

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    • Shelley, you need to take a gander at the article, not for the information perhaps but for the laughs. That’s what drew me in. I’m glad you know how to pursue good health in a way that suits you.

      Good point that the definition of oversharing depends on the situation. Life is complicated like that.

      So you are not on Team Jell-O! Got it and promise to not make any for you. I don’t worry about the sugar and dyes, but I won’t eat the sugar-free stuff with the aspartame. I can’t digest aspartame so I’m very aware of it.

      I took the DISC test when I was working, too. I was employed as a sales rep and the idea was that if you knew your quadrant and could discern a customer’s quadrant then you’d communicate better and make a sale. Might have worked, I dunno.

      I’m guessing the guy who discovered exclamation points would adore emojis!!! People who like to express emotions are smitten with any way to do it. 🤔

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  79. I’ve not been able to do that shoulder thing since my early 20s, after having a heavy fall in icy conditions. I should probably have seen a physio at the time, but I didn’t even know such a service existed (that’s what you get when you’ve lived in the third world until your become an adult).

    In that DISC test, I’m red or support like yourself. I’ve had the full test done and I’m a blend of influence and steadiness (red & green).

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    • Deb, I’m sorry about your shoulder but can understand how what happened. You live, you learn– and now you know how to do things better if something similar happens, but I hope it doesn’t.

      I wondered about how my results would differ if I’d taken a formal DISC test. This little quiz is fun, if only because it gets you, everyone, thinking about how we engage in our worlds. I knew of DISC from working as a sales rep, but am not who I was then [clarity on this chart, conscientiousness as it was called then].

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      • A friend of mine is fully trained in all the personality diagnostic methods, even a couple I’d never heard of before. Something she said resonated – which is that the results aren’t a fixed thing. We change, scenarios change, and all have an impact on the results you’ll get at any one time.

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          • I’d always had “views” about personality profiling as I thought it was a fixed thing (it did tend to be considered as such when used in business), so this helped me to see it as a useful tool.

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  80. If you are trying to live a healthier lifestyle, yet find yourself slip sliding away, do articles like the one I linked to help you get back in the groove? I only read part of the article, as they don’t usually motivate me. I am sad that the past few years I’ve had issues with my shoulders, inspire of getting about 250 hours a week of intense exercise….I can hardly scratch my own back. ;(

    When thinking about how you define “overshare” do you lean into the idea that it means: inappropriate, pedantic, or chatty? I tend to think someone is oversharing when they delve deep into personal issues; like health stuff. Unless it’s a dear, close girlfriend, then all bets are off. We discuss it all!

    Tell me [us] how you really feel about Jell-O. Everyone has an opinion!!! I LOVE JELLO!

    If you take the online quiz to determine your DISC personality, who are you? Does it ring true with who you think you are? Influence. Heck, I’m an influencer. 😜

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    • Suz, I’m sorry to read about your shoulder. I know that any part of me that doesn’t work like I think it should makes me snarl at said part [looking at you left ankle].

      Your example of oversharing is one I can get behind. In general I don’t want to talk about health stuff either and am nonplussed when someone who’s not a close friend will start down that path. Yet, they do…

      Welcome to Team Jell-O. You are one of a few who will proclaim their love.

      I’m glad the results of the quiz resonated with you. Good to know your strengths. In fact, I feel influenced by you just by reading your comment. 😁

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  81. Apparently I am helpful and caring towards others (Support). I’m confused about Jello (and that last video — what were they doing??). Sometimes I really like it, usually when I haven’t had it in a while. It’s always fun to play with. I might be confused about the term “oversharing” too. I tend to think of it as divulging too much information (akin to TMI). Thank you. That was fun. 🙂 (Ooops… almost forgot. Articles about health get me back in the groove for about five minutes and then I slip again, find another article, lather, rinse, repeat.

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    • Robin, many of the commenters here have said they were in the Supportive quadrant. As for the Jell-O videos, don’t ask me! I am sure that what these people are doing is harmless but as for why they’re doing it, I am clueless. Still, being a supportive person, I say carry on Jell-O wigglers.

      TMI is a good way to define oversharing, but it is interesting to realize how differently we all define the term.

      I know what you mean about articles about health. Most just make my eyes glaze over but this one made me laugh so it had more of a longterm impact.

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  82. For me, overshare means to tell a little too much about yourself. It’s not really about being chatty because you can be chatty about very surface-level subjects. But it’s an overshare if you start chatting about your childhood trauma or something like that with a brand-new person.

    We recently talked about the DISC assessment on my podcast! I am a S/c – mostly in the Support realm with a bit of a Conscientiousness to me.

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    • Stephany, oversharing is one of those things we all know is happening but define differently. I got thinking about how easy it is to assume everyone defines it the same way– and thus leads to miscommunication. Your definition of it makes sense.

      No kidding? You were just talking about DISC?!! I love serendipity. I stumbled over the quiz and instantly remembered the quadrants from years ago when I was working as a sales rep.

      I like how you describe yourself. My brief look into DISC didn’t have that nuance to it. I’m S/i and ain’t that a fun thing to know.

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  83. I can still walk the months of the year, but I have never had much success with 100 – 7. I had to try for a concussion, and I told the doctor I couldn’t do that without a concussion. The Gurardian article was indeed a good one. Lots of food for thought. As to over sharing – to me, that is too much deeply personal stuff. My daughter used to over share, and now she under shares! There needs to be a balance. As to exclamation marks, I am all for them!

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    • Bernie, I hear you about when to go outside walking and when to stay inside. We get what is called black ice here, meaning it’s slippery on the streets/sidewalks but you cannot see it. Its existence scares me, I don’t want a concussion either.

      I like the good health article, too. It was, for once, a fun look at aging with decent advice. Your definition of oversharing is the one that many commenters have leaned into. Funny about your daughter, people do change as they age!!!

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  84. Great topics, Ally Bean! Sorry to hear about your boxwoods! It’s so hard to see previously-healthy/thriving plants start dying!

    f you are trying to live a healthier lifestyle, yet find yourself slip sliding away, do articles like the one I linked to help you get back in the groove? — Yes, it really does help! I grew up eating healthy just because I was picky but the older I get, it seems my palate is less selective and thinks everything is delicious!

    When thinking about how you define “overshare” do you lean into the idea that it means: inappropriate, pedantic, or chatty? — I think overshare is sharing inappropriate topics.

    Tell me [us] how you really feel about Jell-O. Everyone has an opinion!!! — I think I only ate Jello with whipped cream. Although I admired the molds and the fruit, etc, I was never interested in eating them (see picky kid).

    I usually don’t take online tests because I don’t want to dig deep for answers and I don’t want to give :half-truths: answers. “

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    • M, the boxwood situation has me more bummed than it seems like it should. Still we can only adapt, so new landscaping it is.

      I’m glad you enjoyed the health article. I felt empowered after reading it. I grew up eating healthy, but over the years I’m less strict with myself because, like you said, everything is delicious.

      I like Jell-O but can’t imagine myself making a fancy mold of it, no matter how much fun those people seem to have making it wobble.

      Quizzes aren’t for everyone. I found this one and remembered it from a long time ago, so I took it. 🤷‍♀️

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  85. The boxwood thing is so annoying! Nothing worse than nurturing a row for some time and it finally get the right size – then one in a very visible spot craters…leading to another. UGH. Why I did not plant any boxwoods when we bought this house and simplified the landscaping. TIme to limit what frustration you can.
    Oversharing – called “diarrhea of the mouth” when we were kids) is basically “none of your business” stuff – which is seemingly an unknown concept these days…..of course I’m from the generation that was taught to say “Please excuse me for a moment” instead of “I’ve got to go to the bathroom.” Grandmother was quite clear that bodily functions were not a topic for polite conversation…of course, back when there were “polite conversations” HaHa: no talk about salary/money, religion, or politics…People were expected to keep up and talk intelligently about current books, movies, stage productions, music, sports, and basic events (politely if “news”)
    Now I’m really feeling ancient. Long live Rocky, Bullwinkle, Natasha, and Boris. They all knew what laughter was.

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    • philmouse, yes you’re right. I never gave planting boxwoods a second thought. They’re reliable and easy to trim and remind of England. All well and good until a blight is upon us.

      Now that you mention it I remember the saying “diarrhea of the mouth” and that is apt in today’s world. I grew up similarly to you so those topics you mention were verboten. I don’t mind a mention of them BUT not in depth please. For the love of God let’s talk about the weather instead. 🙄

      When I was a girl I loved Rocky and Bullwinkle, was disheartened to learn that Frostbite Falls wasn’t a real place I could visit. I still say “wrong hat” when things go wrong and it’s my doing.

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  86. Ally, All I could think was, “Jello wiggles? really, you found 3? what were you thinking about?” Apparently I’ve done DISC before and have no idea what my account password is, but C=Clarity. And yes, it fit me. And no, I can’t scratch my back! Ugh.

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    • Pat, I was reading recipes online, looking for one thing, then finding a link to something else… that took me to people who make Jell-O molds for the express purpose of watching them jiggle. The internet is an amazing place sometimes. I can assure you I didn’t set out to find these links.

      The DISC quadrants are easy to remember, but the test doesn’t get the airplay that the Myers-Briggs test does. I’m glad you’re clear that you can’t scratch your back. 😉

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  87. Right away I took that test about getting up and down in your chair. Happy to report I am golden there. I do intend to do some weights every day, but it seldom gets past that. I do yoga 4 days a week and I walk a couple of miles every day, so there’s that.

    I am so sorry to hear about the trees, that is depressing. 😦

    I used to work at a fancy hotel in San Francisco, and we had an employee cafeteria. We would sometimes get leftovers from banquets, and we were unreasonably excited when dessert was Jello. No, it’s wasn’t in a mold, I think it was those little cubes. So refreshing.

    Overshare to me is telling too much. Either because it is too personal, or because you just can’t shut up on a topic and everyone else is tired of hearing about it.

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    • J, you have what healthy habits, especially that walking part. I don’t do yoga regularly enough though. I liked the info in the article because it felt empowering, not like I was being talked down to.

      I remember Jell-O served in cubes with a dollop of whipped cream on top. I could still get excited about that.

      I agree with your take on oversharing. Topics that are too personal make me uncomfortable and excruciating depth makes me squirm. And I don’t like to feel/do either… so shut up already!

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  88. Ally, if something someone says or posts (can even be a photo) makes me cringe, it likely falls into the category of oversharing. Cringe; adjective; causing feelings of acute embarrassment or awkwardness. I took the test last week when I read your post, but can’t remember the results. I think I was ‘helpful.’ Not sure if that was an actual result or if I made it up. Ambivalent about jello, but will eat the whipped cream. Health articles are most appreciated as I identify as a hypochondriac until proven otherwise.

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    • Suzanne, good point about how oversharing can lead to cringing. That is true with me as well. I took this quiz years ago and was conscientious back then but now I’m in the helpful quandrant. Glad you’re there with me.

      I thought the health article was spot on with useful advice. Not condescending in tone which is why many articles about health turn me off. Carry on with your hypochondria. 😉

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    • Neil, Jell-O was part of my childhood, too. I make it once in a while now, but never in a mold to watch it wiggle. I don’t know if Jell-O advertises anymore. I mean, doesn’t everyone know about it by now!

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  90. Three things, Ally:
    1) I recently started eating better as recent bloodwork revealed that I had far too many pork brats, hamburgers and fried chicken over the summer and early fall. I eat fairly well in between, but I am cutting all of the aforementioned out of my diet for awhile.
    2) Overshare: A few years ago, a FB acquaintance of mine posted a photo of her next to her dying, skeletal father. Yikes! I would rather see daily posts of “what I had for breakfast” than to ever see that again. I could not have imagined doing that to my mother in her final days.
    3) Jell-O: I like it. Don’t eat much of it these days, but mom and dad used to make jello molds. I love lime jello infused with cottage cheese, cherries and pineapple – something else my parents made for their kids. There is a reason why hospitals always have jello on the menu – it’s easy to digest and I think it makes us happy when we’re feeling ill or sad.

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    • Mary, summertime foods are tricky. On the one hand there are fresh fruits and vegetables, but on the other hand there’s ‘let’s have a picnic’ food.

      I cannot imagine posting such a thing on FB. To me that seems like invading someone’s privacy at the worst moment in their lives. I dunno about some people.

      I remember the lime Jell-O with cottage cheese and pineapple. My aunt made that for holiday meals. You’re right about why hospitals serve Jell-O. It does settle a person’s stomach while giving you a little sugar jolt.

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  91. Hi Ally! I’m stopping by after reading your guest post on Elisabeth’s blog today. I’m guessing you didn’t grow up in Wisconsin- every time we went there to visit my grandparents, there was a jello mold involved. I actually believe they call it a “salad”- I have a very vivid memory of a jello salad (ahem) with mini marshmallows and mandarin oranges. Who came up with that idea, anyway???????

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    • Hey there Jenny! Glad to meet you. Thanks for stopping by. Growing up we had Jell-O salads but they were in bowls never a fancy schmancy mold. I’m almost jealous I didn’t get to experience such a thing. As for marshmallows in Jell-O… I get a sugar overload just thinking about it! Oh my 😳

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