Frequently asked questions.
Last updated: 13 December 2024.
Here is where I've posted the answers to the questions I am frequently asked.
You've already explained why you created this website on the home page, but when did you first create this website?
I created this domain (https://therealjennifermariekrapf.me) on the 29th of December, 2023.
What do you mean when you say you've abandoned every aspect of your life that was hindering you from being the very best human being you could be on the home page of this web site?
While I thought I gave sufficient attention to how my words and actions were affecting the people around me, the truth is, I wasn't. I thought everyone I associated with were, like me, telling off the wall jokes and razzing each other every minute of every day all in good fun. It never occurred to me that the joke was on me. So what is the answer to the question 'What did I mean when I said I abandoned all of the things that were hindering me from being the very best person I could be?' To name a few things: I no longer drink alcohol (with the exception of communion wine every Sunday), or smoke cigarettes, or do any drugs of any kind. I do not use any curse words, at all. I do not engage in any activities deemed unsavory, such as, gossiping about people, and/or telling inappropriate jokes. I give back to my community through volunteer work in ways I never had before. I address my elders as "Sir", or "Madam" unless they tell me to address them differently. I observe, and obey all laws. Especially the ones I used to ignore because I thought they were "unnecessary", or "dumb." I associate with people that are good, honest, decent, and cheerful now. I choose to devote myself wholly to my spiritual faith, and I take guarding my reputation as a changed individual very seriously now.
What is your biggest regret and why?
My biggest regret would have to be all the time I wasted doing drugs, smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol because I could've spent a good chunk (or all) of that time building healthy relationships with people and filling my brain with knowledge that could serve me for the rest of my life. It's true what they say, "Some times you cannot see the forest through the trees."
It is true that you have been 100% sober since the 31st of March, 2022.
Yes. It is true. I have been 100% sober since the 31st of March, 2022.
What have you been up to since March of 2022?
1.) Caring for my mother has been taking up most of my time, which I don't mind at all. I love my family, and would do anything to keep them safe and happy.
2.) I have attended worship services most every Sunday at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Walllingford, PA.
3.) I observed Lent in the year 2023. I abstained from eating meat the entire 40 days, and fasted until sunset every day of those 40 days too. When it was all said and done I decided it would be best for me if I stuck to a purely vegetarian diet. Plus, the more I thought about how the animals I was consuming were treated before they were slaughtered for my consumption, the less appealing eating them became to me. I chose again to fast until sunset during the Lenten season in 2024, too.
4.) From the 31st of March, 2023 thru September, 2023, Rich and I were attending weekly NA meetings at a little church up the road from our house in Wallingford, PA. Rich's work and school schedule became so overwhelming that he and I decided to go on a hiatus. My husband and I began regularly attending those meetings again in January of 2024. It's up to my husband whether or not we continue to attend these meetings. Personally, I'd attend each and every NA meeting every Friday, but I will only do so if my husband comes with me. I leave it entirely up to him. 5.) From July 2023 thru November 2023, I spent a good chunk of my free time helping my husband study to become a fire fighter. I read all of the chapters he needed to read and saved them to audio files for him to be able to listen to as many times as he needed to in order to retain the information.
6.) Since January of 2024 I have been preparing for my baptism into the Lutheran faith, which occurred on the 21th of April, 2024, at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Wallingford, PA.
7.) At the end of January, 2024, I enrolled in (and passed) the first course in a six-part Financial Accounting professional certification course sponsored by Edx.org.
8.) At the end of January, 2024, I decided that I wanted to start visiting my local library for the purpose of checking out a couple books every two to three weeks. I want to read them in that span of time, too. I want to continue this trend through the rest of this year. Hopefully, I will keep up this good habit for years to come.
9.) Starting in early May of 2024, I decided to carve out a chunk of time every day and dedicate that time to exercising on my new (used) stationary bicycle for the rest of this year. I want to stick to this wellness regimine into the future.
2.) I have attended worship services most every Sunday at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Walllingford, PA.
3.) I observed Lent in the year 2023. I abstained from eating meat the entire 40 days, and fasted until sunset every day of those 40 days too. When it was all said and done I decided it would be best for me if I stuck to a purely vegetarian diet. Plus, the more I thought about how the animals I was consuming were treated before they were slaughtered for my consumption, the less appealing eating them became to me. I chose again to fast until sunset during the Lenten season in 2024, too.
4.) From the 31st of March, 2023 thru September, 2023, Rich and I were attending weekly NA meetings at a little church up the road from our house in Wallingford, PA. Rich's work and school schedule became so overwhelming that he and I decided to go on a hiatus. My husband and I began regularly attending those meetings again in January of 2024. It's up to my husband whether or not we continue to attend these meetings. Personally, I'd attend each and every NA meeting every Friday, but I will only do so if my husband comes with me. I leave it entirely up to him. 5.) From July 2023 thru November 2023, I spent a good chunk of my free time helping my husband study to become a fire fighter. I read all of the chapters he needed to read and saved them to audio files for him to be able to listen to as many times as he needed to in order to retain the information.
6.) Since January of 2024 I have been preparing for my baptism into the Lutheran faith, which occurred on the 21th of April, 2024, at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Wallingford, PA.
7.) At the end of January, 2024, I enrolled in (and passed) the first course in a six-part Financial Accounting professional certification course sponsored by Edx.org.
8.) At the end of January, 2024, I decided that I wanted to start visiting my local library for the purpose of checking out a couple books every two to three weeks. I want to read them in that span of time, too. I want to continue this trend through the rest of this year. Hopefully, I will keep up this good habit for years to come.
9.) Starting in early May of 2024, I decided to carve out a chunk of time every day and dedicate that time to exercising on my new (used) stationary bicycle for the rest of this year. I want to stick to this wellness regimine into the future.
Are you currently employed?
Not in the sense that I bring home a paycheck every week. Thanks to the fact that my husband does very well for himself I am able to act as an active volunteer in my community, and further my education online, both of which I do very often.
I currently act as my mother's care giver, too, and have been acting as my mother's caregiver faithfully since September of 2023. While my mother has expressed wanting to have one of the many home care services located around town pay me for the things I do for her everyday, I'm not sure I want to receive compensation for something I'm happy to do for free. Back in December of 2023 I told my mother that if it was her wish for me to receive compensation for the things I do for her daily that I wouldn't mind her contacting one of the many home health care facilities in town to facilitate that. We'll see what happens...
What high school did you attend?
I attended Strath Haven high school in Wallingford, PA (class of 2006).
Are you a student? If so, what are some of the things you're studying right now?
I would consider myself a student of the virtual kind.As of 2024, some of the things I am currently studying are, but not limited to: Accounting and Finnance, Philosophy, Theology, Computer programming and Español.
I am hoping to earn a professional certification in accounting and finance some time this year. I should have it done by the end of the year if I am able to scrape up enough money to do so. All in all, the entire certification program costs something like $1,200, or $1,500. UPDATE: 13 Dec. 2024: I've worked my way through 85% of this professional certification program. I decided to switch to a professional certification program in Data Analytics when Verizon was kind enough to give me 6+ months of free online training through edx.org. I really enjoy what I'm learning about Data Analytics and don't see myself switching to a different program any time soon.
Are you legally married and if so, when did you tie the knot?
Yes I am legally married. I tied the know on the 6th of August 2021.
Are you a religous person?
Yes. In fact, I was scheduled to be baptized into the Lutheran faith on the 21st of April, 2024. The picture(s) are posted in the 'Photo Gallery' section of this website (SEE 'Rich & Jennifer Marie's Phto Gallery [2024]' section) to view the photo(s) from my baptism.
What brings you the most joy?
I think it would have to be how I treat everyone I come into contact with on a daily basis with the utmost love and respect regardless of the circumstances. Helping people that are in need of help for fun and for free is a close second. Although, when I tell people I help them for fun, and for free I find that a lot of them are very insistent on trying to offer me gifts after receiving my help. I find it puts me in a very difficult position when/if I have to refuse to accept their gifts after I help them.
I guess what I'm trying to say is the thing that brings me the most joy is loving each and every person I come into contact with regardless of what kind of person they choose to be. It's just who I am now, and I wouldn't change who I am now for anyone, or anything in the whole world.
Do you love your family, and are you and your family close?
I absolutely love my family. I wish I could call my family a tight knit family, but the truth is my family does not keep in close contact with me. I don't know why that is. I do know that all of my family members have always told me they love me and that I am a good person, so I don't think the reason(s) why they don't keep in contact with me are malicious in any way. Maybe they're all just too busy with their lives. Who knows?
All I can do is keep letting my many, many family members know that I love them, and keep giving my many family members my contact information in the hopes that they choose to accept my many invitations to reconnect with me one of these days.
I will continue to keep my fingers crossed that my family members will choose to accept the many invitations I've extended to them letting them know how much I'd love to see and/or talk to them. We'll see what happens...
Do you have any hobbies and/or special skills?
Some of my hobbies include, but are not limited to:
1.) In 2023, I began learning how to read music and play musical instruments. Currently, I have a violin, an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, and a 61-key keyboard. I am happy to say that thanks to my dedication, and music learning books, and the 'simply piano' app, I finally understand where music notes go on the page! I have quite a ways to go, but I am enjoying the process.
2.) I like to read books, and watch documentaries about world geography, ancient civilizations, and anything having to do with Theology. Right now I am currently reading the King James Version of the Holy Bible cover-to-cover. Other books include, but are not limited to, any books covering the topics of: ancient philospohy, moral ethics and the like.
3.) I began studying ancient philosophy in March of 2024. With that, I began studying moral philosophy/ethics, too. It just seemed like something I should do considering the circumstances surrounding my life as of late. 4.) Also, I like to learn about landscape art and design. My husband has been a landscaper for quite a while now and I have always been a creative/artsy kind of person for as long as I can remember.
One, or more of my special skills include, but are not limited to:
1.) I have spent the last couple of years studying the Spanish language. I learned how to read, write, and speak the language in 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. I can honestly say that I am back to being pretty darn proficient in my reading, writing, and speaking of the Spanish language.
1.) In 2023, I began learning how to read music and play musical instruments. Currently, I have a violin, an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, and a 61-key keyboard. I am happy to say that thanks to my dedication, and music learning books, and the 'simply piano' app, I finally understand where music notes go on the page! I have quite a ways to go, but I am enjoying the process.
2.) I like to read books, and watch documentaries about world geography, ancient civilizations, and anything having to do with Theology. Right now I am currently reading the King James Version of the Holy Bible cover-to-cover. Other books include, but are not limited to, any books covering the topics of: ancient philospohy, moral ethics and the like.
3.) I began studying ancient philosophy in March of 2024. With that, I began studying moral philosophy/ethics, too. It just seemed like something I should do considering the circumstances surrounding my life as of late. 4.) Also, I like to learn about landscape art and design. My husband has been a landscaper for quite a while now and I have always been a creative/artsy kind of person for as long as I can remember.
One, or more of my special skills include, but are not limited to:
1.) I have spent the last couple of years studying the Spanish language. I learned how to read, write, and speak the language in 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. I can honestly say that I am back to being pretty darn proficient in my reading, writing, and speaking of the Spanish language.
What are a few of the principles you adhere to?
A few of the principles I adhere to include, but are not limited to:
1.) Never eating meat products of any kind. I think it goes without saying as to why I choose to adhere to this principle, but just for the heck of it I'll say it: I didn't want to eat things that can feel pain anymore, so I stopped.Fun fact: Leonardo DaVinci was a vegetarian too.
2.) I advocate for the protection of the environment. Usually, I do whatever I can to reduce my carbon footprint. For example, the main reason why I do not apply for a driver's license is because I do not wish to join the millions and millions of others that chose to utilize fossil fuels in order to get where they need to go in their daily lives when there are so many alternatives that don't have such a devastating impact on our Mother Earth. Other examples incluce, but are not limited to: Showering twice a week, instead of every day, washing my clothes less often, and washing my clotheswith eco-friendly laundry detergent, using reusable bags when I go shopping instead of plastic bags. 3.) I consider my refusal to judge another human being based on their race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, or nation of origin to be the most important of my principles because I'd much rather have others judge me based solely on the actions of my heart, so I think it's only fair that I extend that same respect to others. 4.) I never, ever knowingly lie to anyone, and/or for anyone that asks me to do so, ever. 5.) I am a pacifist. Pacifism can be defined as: The belief that any violence, including war, is unjustifiable under any circumstances, and that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means.
1.) Never eating meat products of any kind. I think it goes without saying as to why I choose to adhere to this principle, but just for the heck of it I'll say it: I didn't want to eat things that can feel pain anymore, so I stopped.Fun fact: Leonardo DaVinci was a vegetarian too.
2.) I advocate for the protection of the environment. Usually, I do whatever I can to reduce my carbon footprint. For example, the main reason why I do not apply for a driver's license is because I do not wish to join the millions and millions of others that chose to utilize fossil fuels in order to get where they need to go in their daily lives when there are so many alternatives that don't have such a devastating impact on our Mother Earth. Other examples incluce, but are not limited to: Showering twice a week, instead of every day, washing my clothes less often, and washing my clotheswith eco-friendly laundry detergent, using reusable bags when I go shopping instead of plastic bags. 3.) I consider my refusal to judge another human being based on their race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, or nation of origin to be the most important of my principles because I'd much rather have others judge me based solely on the actions of my heart, so I think it's only fair that I extend that same respect to others. 4.) I never, ever knowingly lie to anyone, and/or for anyone that asks me to do so, ever. 5.) I am a pacifist. Pacifism can be defined as: The belief that any violence, including war, is unjustifiable under any circumstances, and that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means.
Do you own and/or use a cellular telephone?
No I do not own a cellular telephone. I was using a telephone that my father gave me from 2014 thru the 31st of August, 2019. Mainly, I use email because I feel safer communicating that way .
UPDATE: 2 August 2024.
Rich added a cellular telephone line to his BOOST mobile account. I am realizing just how helpful some of these apps can be at helping me stay focused and organized.
How often would you say you use the internet, and what do you use the internet for?
I choose to limit my usage of the internet to a maximum of three hours per day. Also, I choose to only use the internet responsibly. By that I mean I only use the internet to study things like foreign languages, and to participate in learning courses offered by some online colleges and the like.A few examples include, but are not limited to: Edx.org, Hillsdale.edu, Brilliant.org, Duolingo.com.
I haven't signed into any social media platforms since February of 2024. I do not plan on creating any accounts in my name using any social media platform for the rest of my life because I plan on only using this web site I've created to chronicle my life from here on out. Plus, my current FaceBook page (https://www.facebook.com/therealjmkrapf) is the only social media profile I still have access to. I don't remember the email addresses and/or passwords for any other profiles bearing my name that may be still active in the whole of the internet. I plan on deleting my current facebook page (listed above) the day before my birthday this year (2024), but that is subject to change at any time.
UPDATE: I deleted my FaceBook account (https://www.facebook.com/therealjmkrapf) on the 17th of June, 2024.
I saw you've posted your full legal name, Date of birth, social security number, mother's maiden name, and marriage license in the 'About me' section of this web site and I was wondering if you've ever had your identity stolen because of that?
No, not to my knowledge.
Is there anything else I should know about you?
I think it's pretty much impossible for me to know what someone means when they ask me if there's anything else they should know about me. So the best I can do is advise anyone to contact me with their specific comments, questions, and concerns regarding this question. I would be happy to answer them at my earliest convenience, so long as all the comments, questions, and concerns are respectful and come from a place of love and understanding.