What's Your 'Pleasure Personality'? Take a Quiz
April 25, 2005 — -- In the new book "It's My Pleasure: A Revolutionary Plan to Free Yourself from Guilt and Create the Life You Want," mother-daughter authors Maria and Maya Rodale say women have to allow themselves time to pursue pleasure in their lives.
For many women with hectic lives and numerous responsibilities, that's often easier said than done. But the Rodales say that many women have to reshift their thinking to see -- and appreciate -- the simple pleasures that make them happy.
To find out your "pleasure personality," take the quiz below, from the book "It's My Pleasure." For a printer-friendly version of the quiz, go to the bottom of the page and click the "Print This Article" icon.
* Note: This quiz is excerpted by permission from "It's My Pleasure," by Maria and Maya Rodale. Copyright © 2005 by Maria and Maya Rodale. This is not a scientific quiz.
1. I feel guilty for:
a) everything
b) feeling guilty
c) a few things, like eating too many desserts
d) nothing
2. In my everyday life, I put my own needs:
a) what needs?
b) last
c) before the pets, but after the kids and husband
d) first
3. I get massages:
a) never, I don't like strangers touching my body
b) rarely
c) when I need it or can afford it
d) regularly
4. When I find myself alone, I:
a) freak out and call somebody
b) clean the house or watch TV
c) read a book or take a nap
d) am thrilled with the possibilities
5. I see exercise as:
a) a necessary evil
b) an unnecessary evil
c) time for me
d) a form of play that keeps me balanced
6. Dinner is:
a) something to be gulped down while watching TV
b) in the microwave
c) an occasional treat
d) a time to enjoy family, friends and food
7. Sex is:
a) gross
b) frustrating
c) good
d) fun and good
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