Pisceshanna and Anonmom both tagged me for this meme. Maybe it’s just the kick in the butt I need to get back into the blogging thing. (I don’t know what my deal is lately.) So here goes…
1. What is your current obsession? So You Think You Can Dance? Love that show.
2. What is your weirdest obsession? Hmmm… it’s sad but I can’t think of anything at the moment. I wouldn’t call it an obsession, but I don’t like my food to touch. Does that count?
3. Recall a fond childhood memory? Walking on the beach in Washington and jumping over geoduck (pronounced “gooey duck”) holes. (They squirt water at you when you step over them.) Also hiking in the woods, innertubing down mountains… I miss Washington now!
4. What’s for dinner? Well… it’s 11pm right now, but I’ll be honest and tell you I had Fruity Pebbles for dinner. The plan for tomorrow (Monday) is whole wheat spaghetti.
5. What would you eat for your last meal? Probably pizza and ice cream. Simple comfort foods.
6. What’s the last thing you bought? A tank of gas. Very exciting.
7. What are you listening to right now? Silence. Shiloh’s in bed and I’m alone. The tv is on but I have it muted.
8. What do you think of the person who tagged you? Pisceshanna and Anonmom are two of my favorite single mom bloggers. Both are real and just tell it like it is. Pisceshanna found my blog about a year ago, not long after I started blogging. And she is probably the main person that helped me discover the whole community of single mom bloggers. If it wasn’t for her I would probably still have two readers and maybe be following four or five blogs.
9. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished, anywhere in the world, where would it be? Sad to admit, but it would probably be right here in Tennessee. I’m not a huge fan of the state, but I’ve been here fourteen years and all my friends and most of my family are close. If I wasn’t considering where my friends and family live, I would say Washington. Somewhere outside of Seattle. I have yet to see a more beautiful state and I’ve been to quite a few.
10. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? I’ve always wanted to go to Italy, but if I only had an hour, I’m thinking the beach. A secluded tropical beach somewhere where I could just enjoy the view and the quiet. I love sitting on the beach at night.
11. Which language do you want to learn? Italian, although I probably need to learn Spanish. I would use it more.
12. What’s your favorite quote (for now)? I love quotes, so my favorites are always changing, but at the moment it’s: “I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” — Audrey Hepburn
13.What is your favorite color? The stormy blue-gray color of the sky and water on the Puget Sound on a drizzly morning. Most people find that depressing, but it feels like home to me.
14. What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe? My wardrobe has been pretty sad the last few years. (I actually had a guy at work tell me that he could predict what I was going to wear everyday.) Lack of money, lack of exercise (which means I’m trying to hide in too-big clothes). I don’t think I have a favorite piece of clothing right now. I have a really cute gray sweater dress, but I won’t wear it again until I lose another ten to fifteen pounds. Maybe this winter I can dig it out.
15. What is your dream job? Writer/stay at home mom/teacher/librarian. Depends on the day.
16.What’s your favorite magazine? Parenting or Women’s Health.
17. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on? Groceries or my cell phone bill. I’m kind of broke this week. Trying to make it until Friday… (and praying my phone doesn’t get turned off).
18. Describe your personal style? Style? What style? Usually casual, comfortable. Jeans and t-shirts. Converses or Airwalks. If I have the money I like clothes from The Gap or other places with clean, simple clothes. (But not the ultra preppy ones.) I wear alot of gray and black.
19. What are you going to do after this? Hopefully go to bed. Why am I still awake?
20.What are your favorite films? My Fair Lady, The Notebook, Love Actually (tv version)… I know I like some non-girlie movies, but I can’t think of any right now.
21. What’s your favorite fruit? Oranges.
22.What inspires you? Life, books, music, rain, midnight (which is why I’m a night owl), poetry, God, beauty, sadness, love, Shiloh…
23. Your favorite books? Wuthering Heights is probably one of my all time favorites. Also The Giver. There are so many good books out there, and it’s impossible to name them all, but these are two that I always have to mention.
24. Do you collect anything? I used to collect poetry when I was a kid. Not books of poetry, because I was a child and couldn’t afford them. I would check out poetry books from the library and write any poems I liked in a notebook. I think I still have two notebooks full of poetry. But I haven’t added anything in years.
25. Any advice that’s come from bitter experience? Where to start? I could say so much… I’ll keep it simple. Value yourself enough to stand up for what you believe in. Don’t try to be someone you’re not. Give yourself and others room to make mistakes, because we all do. No one else can make you happy, it’s something you have to decide to be. Don’t focus so much on a future goal that you forget to enjoy the journey.
26. What makes you follow a blog? Realness. Honesty. Not that they have to share every secret part of their life, but I don’t like reading fake, generic blogs. Just be real. Be who you are.
I know this meme has already made it around the blogosphere, so I’m just going to tag anyone that hasn’t participated that wants to. Leave me a comment and let me know you’re playing along.
7 Comments
July 6, 2009 at 8:47 am
Well, I like and enjoy meme’s such as this because of the realness.
Here’s to hoping the connection stays on your cell phone bill!!— I have been there many times, girlie!
Have a great day.
July 6, 2009 at 10:19 am
Learned alot about you in this one post. Your advice is so true. Have a good day!
July 6, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Oh, I love So You Think You Can Dance!!
July 6, 2009 at 1:20 pm
You know it’s sad, I’m an English major and never read Wuthering Heights. I really need to do that.
Thanks for sharing. I always love reading these, it just feels like you get to know someone even more.
Hope you had a good 4th of July!
July 6, 2009 at 4:35 pm
#25 Excellent advice!!
July 7, 2009 at 8:55 am
I looooove that quote!!! Can’t believe I have never heard/read it before.
July 8, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I’m so glad you did this meme Jenn! Thanks for the major compliment. The Giver is also one of my very favorite books. I still have it on my self and I can’t wait to give it to LB when she’s old enough.
I really can’t imagine the single mom blogworld without you, honestly. I’m psyched you’ve connected with so many other people out there.