73 Questions With Aly Paige

  1. 1. Q: What’s your favorite time of day?

A: I’ve always loved the night. Could that have something to do with my insomnia? Maybe. But there is something so serene about late hours. There’s a stillness that feeds my creative soul. 

2. Q: What’s your biggest weakness?

A: I’m wildly insecure. It’s something I’m working on, but it does impact every aspect of my life. It makes me feel awkward and uncomfortable in social situations. 

3. Q: What is your biggest strength? 

A: My stubbornness. Once I put my mind to something, I will get it done; one way or another. It’s honestly helped me get to where I am today despite some of the negatives that come with stubbornness. 

4. Q: What’s the biggest learning experience you’ve had? 

A: My first heartbreak. I learned a lot about myself. But I also learned a lot about what I want and need from a relationship. 

5. Q: What’s your idea of a perfect date? 

A: A happy hour filled with good conversation, followed by a late movie, then finished with a late-night diner run. Coffee and pancakes always taste better after midnight. 

6. Q: What’s one vice you wish you could give up? 

A: Comparison. 

7. Q: What’s a cause that’s important to you? 

A: Mental Health Awareness, whether it’s encouraging conversations, listening to conversations, or sharing. I think we can never talk too much about such a serious topic. 

8. Q: What’s the biggest compliment you’ve ever received? 

A: Once in college, a professor compared a piece of my writing to a famous Hemingway piece. 

9. Q: When are you most inspired? 

A: In the middle of the night with my AirPods in; playing a moody playlist. Usually an acoustic playlist. 

10. Q: Sweet or savory? 

A: Savory. 

11. Q: What song can you listen to on repeat? 

A: Just one? That’s hard! Anything from the Jonas Brothers. 

12. Q: What makes you smile most?

A: My puppy, Auggie. 

13. Q: What’s one thing people don’t know about you?

A: I was born with a hole in my throat. When I get nervous or anxious I scratch at my scars. Then they turn red. 

14. Q: Heels or flats or sneakers?

A: Do my booties with a heel count? If not, sneakers. 

15. Q: Vintage or new?

A: New.

16. Q: What are three things you can’t live without?

A: Music. My puppy, Auggie. A journal. 

17. Q: Window or aisle seat?

A: Window, I love seeing the world. It’s my curious nature. 

18. Q: What’s your current TV character obsession? 

A: Stefan Salvatore. I’m finally going to finish the Vampire Diaries, even if it breaks my heart! 

19. Q: Leather or Lace?

A: Leather. 

20. Q: What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve done in your life? 

A: I haven’t done it yet. 

21. Q: How would you define yourself in three words?

A: Passionate. Determined. Sarcastic. 

22. Q: What’s your current favorite piece of clothing that you own? 

A: My bra tops from Urban Outfitters. They fit perfectly. They’re also the perfect throw-on during a heatwave. 

23. Q: What’s a must-have clothing item everyone should own?

A: A denim jacket. It goes with everything. It also works for every season. I own two different washes that I’ve worn to death! Which has just made them look better. Can I also just say ample pockets. 

24. Q: What’s inspiring you in life right now?

A: Podcasting

25. Q: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received? 

A: Learn to laugh at life, or life will laugh at you. 

26. Q: What’s your pet peeve?

A: When people send multiple messages in a row. Why are you sending one sentence at a time? There was no reason for ten messages. It could have been one! 

27. Q: Diamonds or pearls? 

A: Diamonds. 

28. Q: What’s something you notice about someone when you first meet them? 

A: Their eyes. But also the way they speak.

29. Q: What’s your biggest regret?

A: Holding on to a toxic relationship out of fear. 

30. Q: What’s heavily played on your music playlist right now? 

A: Raincoat by Timeflies. 

31. Q: What’s your favorite board game? 

A: My friends and I always play random games. But if I had to choose, I’d say monopoly. Yes, I’m that girl! 

32. Q: What’s your guilty pleasure? 

A: Hours of reality tv. 

33. Q: What book did you most recently finish? 

A: “The Sun Also Rises” by Ernest Hemingway. I love twenties writers. I aspire to be them! 

34. Q: What are you currently reading?

A: “Paper Towns” by John Green and “If You Tell” by Greg Olsen. I don’t always read two books at once. I’ve read “Paper Towns” before. It’s a nice switch when the non-fiction gets to be heavy! 

35. Q: How do you start your day? 

A: I like to pretend that I don’t scroll through social media the second I wake up, but I do! Once I’ve scrolled for fifteen minutes, I make my bed. I pop on a podcast before I brush my teeth and put my contacts in. Then it’s a toss-up between a 3.5-mile walk or straight to the coffee. 

36. Q: What’s your favorite holiday?

A: Halloween.

37. Q: If you could raid one woman’s closet, who would it be?

A: Does Carrie Bradshaw count? I know she’s a fictional woman, but she’s a woman nonetheless. If not, SJP for sure! 

38. Q: If you could switch lives with one person for a day, who would it be? 

A: Selena Gomez, I absolutely adore her. She seems like such a genuine person with a huge heart. Not to mention, her boss babe ways! 

39. Q: What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to try, but you’ve been too scared to do? 

A: Film the YouTubes videos I want to create. But I’m ready to overcome that fear. 

40. Q: What’s one thing you wish you knew at age 19? 

A: That he didn’t love me, which is okay! Neither one of us understood love anyway. 

41. Q: Besides your phone or wallet, what’s a couple of must-have purse items? 

A: Gum, AirPods, a notebook, a pen, and a scrunchie. 

42. Q: If you were not a blogger or a podcaster, what would you be doing? 

A: A journalist for a magazine or major newspaper. 

43. Q: What’s something you can’t do? 

A: Run. I want to be a runner, but that’s a no for me. 

44. Q: Where was the best vacation you’ve ever taken?

A: Disney World.

45. Q: What’s one city you’ve always dreamed of traveling to? 

A: Nashville. 

46. Q: What’s something you always travel with? 

A: My laptop and my AirPods. 

47. Q: Favorite Food?

A: Does coffee count?

48. Q: Favorite dessert?

A: Red velvet cake.

49. Q: Favorite snack?

A: Paleo puffs or mangos.

50. Q: What’s a movie that made you cry?

A: “The Fault In Our Stars” and anything based on a Nicholas Sparks novel. 

51. Q: What’s your favorite movie of the last five years?

A: “Baby Driver.”

52. Q: What’s the one talent you wish you had? 

A: Flexibility. 

53. Q: What’s your favorite exercise? 

A: Walking. 

54. Q: What’s your favorite band?

A: Hands down, the Jonas Brothers. 

55. Q: What’s your favorite fast-food order? 

A: I don’t eat fast food. However, I do love some occasional fries. Usually from the freezer section or a pizza place! 

56. Q: What’s something you don’t want to be doing in 10 years?

A: I don’t want to be putting myself down. 

57. Q: What’s the cutest thing on planet earth? 

A: My puppy, Auggie. Other puppies, kittens, I mean animals in general. But especially my puppy! 

58. Q: What’s the best thing that’s happened this year?

A: Getting my pre-pandemic job back. 

59. Q: What’s your favorite cocktail?

A: Anything with whiskey, vodka, or tequila. I’m not picky! 

60. Q: Which movie makes you laugh the hardest?

A: “A Haunted House.”

61. Q: What do you usually eat for dinner? 

A: Some sort of salad or vegan ramen. 

62. Q: What do you usually eat for lunch? 

A: A piece of fruit, usually an apple or a pear with cut-up cheese and paleo pretzels. 

63. Q: What do you usually eat for breakfast?

A: An egg bite with a piece of fruit and a cup of coffee. 

64. Q: What’s your favorite thing in the world?

A: My puppy, Auggie.

65. Q: What’s your favorite color?

A: Blue, usually like a light blue or a minty color. 

66. Q: What color clothing do you wear the most?

A: Black. 

67. Q: What are three words to describe living in New Jersey? 

A: Jersey Shore, as one word. Leopard. Cabs are here! 

68. Q: Do you like surprises? 

A: I mean, I guess. I have ruined surprises in the past by complete accident. So, I honestly can’t say one way or the other. 

69. Q: What’s one thing you had to learn the hard way? 

A: What a toxic/loveless relationship is. 

70. Q: What’s something you’re tired of?

A: Audacity, I’ve noticed an abundance of it lately. Is there a coupon circulating Groupon that I’m unaware of? 

71. Q: Who do you turn to when you’re sad?

A: My acoustic playlist.

72. Q: What’s a trend you would like to see disappear forever? 

A: Crocs, it’s an unpopular opinion, but I don’t understand them! 

73. Q: What did you want to do with your life at age 12?

A: Be a journalist. I refuse to disappoint her.

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