Hat-tip to this, which is providing some of my prompts for this year. Obviously, they’re intended for a much younger audience, but it provides a bit to work with.
- Introduction, etc..
- If you had three wishes, what would they be? (Do not ask for three more wishes)
- Football
- Start of the birthday bits
- Birthday Deux
- Travel recap.
- Describe how you would manage your own radio or TV station.
- Birthday Tres
- The saying goes, “Money cannot buy happiness.” Do you agree or disagree? Why?
- Write about what you think you will be like and what you will be doing 10 years or 20 years from now.
- Veterans’ Day
- Free-write
- Two men or women have it easier in our culture? If so, why do you think so?
- Write about your biggest fears (reach-back to 2010).
- Halftime free-write
- if you could change one thing in your life what would it be and why? (reach-back to 2010)
- Christmas Shopping
- How would you describe yourself? How would your best friend describe you? (reach-back to 2012)
- What was the most creative excuse youve come up with to get out of a date, an appointment, or doing a task? (reach-back to 2013)
- Write about an experience that changed a long held belief you had. (reach-back to 2013)
- Thanksgiving Plans
- Write a letter to your 13 year old {sic} self. (reach-back to 2013)
- Describe your most recent doctor visit. I’m specifically looking for the one(s) you see most often. (reach-back to 2016)
- Write about three things you did for the first time in the past year. (reach-back to 2016)
- Recap of your year month-by-month.
- Healthcare situation (reach-back to 2016, trip to Georgetown.)
- Write about social media. What are your accounts? What have you set aside?
- Thanksgiving
- Shopping/Free-write
- Wrap-up