A good friend of mine sent me a meme this week, which was excellent timing since I don’t have a lot of time to write at the moment. Well I do, actually, I’ve just allocated it to writing elsewhere. I am back at work on the book.
I’m calling it the book now, because the other one? Is crap. I’m not happy with the direction it took, and I don’t have the required amount of editing in me right now.
I’m officially throwing in the towel and starting over.
Not completely over, just starting to work on something that I’ve had in my head for years now, but never put on paper. I’d planned on waiting until November for NaNoWriMo, but seeing as how procrastination has gotten me only to where – well, nowhere – I’ve decided not to delay.
Cross your fingers this one isn’t crap too!
I’ve carried it with me for quite a long time, too afraid to do anything with it. This was the week I took the plunge.
So back to the meme. It’s a fill-in-the-blanks, which is exactly what I can find the time for. Play along? Please feel free to snag, and let me know if you post so I can read your answers, as well.
[Darcie - surely you can do this, right? I can't bear to be without you...]
Life is _____. not at all what I expected
_____ is what I like first thing in the morning. No one talking to me
Upon reflection _____. sometimes the answers still are not obvious
_____ too much! Everyone else sleeps
_____ no matter how difficult. Love
__________ is something I no longer feel the need to do. Impressing people
When I think about my childhood, I often remember _________. the Walko family {love you guys!}
My heart is __________. conflicted
Potato salad must have _____________ in it! horseradish
_____________ is what I look forward to most when grocery shopping. {Is this some sort of joke? I have no response}
_____________ was in my thoughts today. Matt
One of my father’s favorite sayings was ______________. ‘Don’t let stupid people take up space in your head’
When I was a teen, I thought _____________. my life would be very different from what it is now
I’d like _____________. a pile of money. Thanks.
_____________ is where I’d like to be. Ireland
_____________ is a big part of my life. Jesus
Pickles _____________. are apparently good when fried, according to Rachel.
The truth is ______________. sometimes painful
________ my mind from wandering. I fear a lobotomy is the only thing that could stop
_____________…so where do we go from here? There it is
Good times: _____________. sled-riding on the 7th hole
The last band I saw live was _____________. the Jonas Brothers. {yup}
I wish I could wear ______________. the size-4 jeans I gave away in high school because they were ‘way too baggy’
Bagpipes ________. rock my world
One of the most valuable things in my life is _______ . my daughters, natch
Dear November, _______ . kiss it. My book is gonna be done before you even roll around!
I’m zoinking a meme from my friend Darcie over at Such the Spot. She lets me steal from her all the time. And by ‘lets’ I mean ‘doesn’t complain when I do it.’ Thanks Darcie – you rock like that.
1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
Coached a soccer team, joined a school committee, made peace with certain family situations, made my own laundry detergent, and went roller skating as an adult. (It’s still just as fun as it was when I was a kid.)
2. Did you keep your New Years resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t really do resolutions. I’m anti-establishment like that.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes, my beloved grandmother.
5. What countries did you visit?
None this year, unless those in Epcot qualify!
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Financial independence
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory? Why?
January 14 – the day my Grama died
Or does this mean ‘date’ date? In which case, I have an awesome, hysterically funny date story from this fall that unfortunately I can’t publicly share. But I can say that the date of the date was October 11.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making it through.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Just barely making it through.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A few, but mainly I attend to the illness and injury of others.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Either my new Blackberry, or the living room chair that no one ever sits in. It’s beautiful.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My three girls. And not my own.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
On the macro level, pretty much every member of Congress. Heck, let’s extend that to government as a whole. And Hollywood. And Jon Gosselin. And Tiger Woods. On the micro level – they shall remain nameless.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Medical bills.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing my sister, brother-in-law, and niece – it only happens every few years.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
17. Compared to this same time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder?
b) thinner or fatter?
c) richer or poorer?
Sinning is probably too generic, huh? I wish I’d been more faithful and less fearful. I wish I’d yelled at the kids less. I wish I’d been less selfish. I wish I had saved more money. I wish I’d spent less time getting pumped up for a football season that isn’t exactly panning out the way I’d hoped.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Surrounded by the most amazing little people I know, watching their joy, and feeling very blessed.
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Nope. Unless you mean with my new self-invented scallops recipe, in which case yes, I so totally did.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
Glee baby. I’m all about the Glee.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I try very hard not to use that word.
24. What was the best book you read?
Anyone who can remember all of the books they read in a year doesn’t read enough. But the best is of course the Bible. (Made all of you people that said Twlight feel shallow for a second, huh?) But assuming this means something more fluffy…I don’t know. Jodi Picoult? A couple of newish Sophie Kinsella books. I don’t read a lot of fluff, I like the heavy stuff.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Well since this is the year I began trying to learn the guitar, I’m hoping that by this time next year I can say that my best musical discovery of 2009 was my guitar playing ability. But since I can’t yet play all the chords that’s clearly premature here, so I’ll go with this cool invention.
26. What did you want – and get?
A leg lamp. The soft glow of electric sex gleaming from my very own front window. Also known as, a dream come true. Thanks Mom and Dad.
27. What did you want – and not get?
Arrested Development. The one and only thing I asked for, and I did not get it. And I know what a jerky ingrate this makes me sound like, but seriously. When you provide someone with the gift idea, the link to purchase, the account to use, and the money to pay for it, is it really so hard to just make the purchase? Apparently yes, for some people it is. Humph.
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Yeah…not a clue. I’d have to google to find out what movies came out this year first. I think this meme was written for someone with the memory of an elephant.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Again, I have no idea what I did. I was 15, 22, 35, or 73, depending on how you measure. thirtysomething is the easy answer.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeausurably more satisfying?
Having won the lottery. Not in a selfish way, either – I long to win big and get to donate money to a lot of good causes. (I suppose the personal pleasure is a little selfish) But since I’ve never purchased a lottery ticket, my chances aren’t good on this one.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
The same as it has been since Annie was born – t-shirts and yoga pants. I have an entire closet full of t-shirts in various categories. I need to get out more.
32. What kept you sane?
A very big God. And very fabulous parents.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Like tweens and teens the world over, I’m going with the Jonas Brothers on this one. Not because I’m a creepy middle aged pervert, but because I admire their character. I really hope these boys can stay true to their convictions, which isn’t easy in Hollywood. They are good kids, and especially in the public eye, that seems to be harder and harder to find.
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
I’m actually sticking with Darcie’s response on this one. This was big for me. HUGE. Also, the bailouts. Don’t even get me started. Oy.
35. Who did you miss?
My Grama. My friend Nella. The old me.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
My kids’ teachers. We are so incredibly blessed to have the awesome school and the awesome teachers that we have. Not ‘new’ people, but many old friends that I reconnected with thanks to Facebook – Summer and Matt, especially.
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
That bad things don’t always happen to other people. They sometimes hit a lot closer to home. [Darcie's answer again, but it's applicable for me as well.]
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I’m going with an entire song on this one. A song that has been a comfort to me in the tribulations of the year, and a hope for a better future. An oldie but a goodie.
Hold Me Jesus – Rich Mullins
Well sometimes my life
Just don’t make sense at all
When the mountains look so big
And my faith just seems so small
So hold me Jesus, ’cause I’m shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Won’t You be my Prince of Peace
And I wake up in the night and feel the dark
It’s so hot inside my soul
I swear there must be blisters on my heart
So hold me Jesus, ’cause I’m shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Won’t You be my Prince of Peace
Surrender don’t come natural to me
I’d rather fight You for something
I don’t really want
Than to take what You give that I need
And I’ve beat my head against so many walls
Now I’m falling down, I’m falling on my knees
And this Salvation Army band
Is playing this hymn
And Your grace rings out so deep
It makes my resistance seem so thin
So hold me Jesus, ’cause I’m shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Won’t You be my Prince of Peace
You have been King of my glory
Won’t You be my Prince of Peace
Snagging this from a friend…who shall remain nameless. But it’s an interesting meme and I’m busy painting 3 rooms before my sister comes to visit, so this works for now. I have pictures of a birthday girl coming though!
I am… flawed.
I want… a close friend to live nearby. (these two zoinked word-for-word, but totally fitting)
I have… 3 amazing daughters I’d be lost without.
I wish… we had no worries.
I know… it’s all my own fault.
I hate… feeling out of control.
I fear… something tearing our family apart.
This is where I’d like to point out that the ordering here is unfortunate. The above probably sounds like disaster is looming over here. Sorry about that! It wasn’t me who ordered the meme, I just fill in the blanks. ‘Kay?
I hear… the girls asking repeatedly ‘When is Grama going to be here?’ (sleepover night!)
I crave… financial security.
I search… the house for the things my husband ‘never saw’ but somehow managed to move and lose anyway.
I always… get distracted. SQUIRREL!
I usually… avoid social events. (zoinked again!)
I am not… understood.
I miss… having a BFF right around the corner.
I love… God.
I never… keep things organized the way I intend.
I rarely… get motivated to really clean the house.
I cry… all the time. Teared up yesterday picking out a Father’s Day Card.
I lose… my patience more than I should.
I should… remember to keep my eye on the prize.
I worry… as little as possible. The bigger your worry list, the smaller your God.
I dream… about building a house we’d like to stay in forever.
I was… much better looking in college.
I need… a housekeeper.
I can… find a way to work Disney into every conversation. But I don’t.
Meme time, because I’m struggling to finish out the school year. It’s so chaotic! Annie has only 2 days left and then we are FREE!
I was tagged for this by the lovely Darcie at Such the Spot, and I’m happy to have the ready-made blog fodder right now. Thanks!
So here are the rules:
Link to the person who sent this to you, then tag 8 others to participate as well.
8 Things I’m Looking Forward To:
1. Summer vacation from school – I miss my Annie-girl when she’s gone all day.
2. My sister, BIL, and neice coming for an extended visit this summer.
3. Trip to WDW this fall (can you believe we aren’t going all summer???)
4. Being totally shredded, which Jillian has promised will happen in just a few short weeks
5. Having my sewing studio and home office totally organized. One day. Hopefully soon.
6. Having our yard sale (next weekend) BEHIND me.
7. Catie’s 4th birthday party next Sunday at the zoo
8. New season of Raising the Bar this summer
8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Woke up far too early
2. Volunteered at Annie’s school field day
3. Regretted volunteering at Annie’s school field day
4. lost my voice
5. did the Cha-Cha slide
6. Read the girls Super Completely and Totally the Messiest
7. Ate too many Baked Lays – so addictive
8. Fell asleep while watching No Country for Old Men. From Chris’s recap, I don’t think I missed much.
8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
1. Land a really sweet book deal, followed by an amazingly successful career (zoinked this word for word from Darcie, who zoinked from Misty)
2. Go to BlogHer ‘09 (zoinked again. Could I put forth any less effort?)
3. Make an insanely large charitible contribution to, well, a lot of places
4. Find a decent rate for a September flight
5. Speak Spanish fluently
6. Afford more Disney trips to travel more (zoinky, zoinky!)
7. Get this house de-cluttered and totally organized, and keep it that way!
8. Have enough time to properly devote to our business
8 Shows I Watch:
1. Phineas & Ferb
2. Jon and Kate Plus 8
3. Monk
4. Psych
5. Desperate Housewives
6. Brothers & Sisters
7. Grey’s Anatomy
8. House Hunters
8 Favorite Fruits:
1. Strawberries
2. Red Raspberries
3. Cherries (real fresh cherries, not nasty jarred ones)
4. watermelon
5. Granny Smith apples (only Granny Smith)
6. Pears
7. Seedless red grapes
8. Blueberries
8 Places I’d Like To Travel To: (several zoinked. again.)
1. Israel
2. Yellowstone/Grand Tetons
3. Mount Rushmore
4. Italy
5. The Great Wall of China
6. Greece
7. Finland (to see my dear friend Nella)
8. Australia
8 Places I’ve Lived:
1. Rices Landing, PA (If it sounds familiar, I’m shocked)
2. London, KY
3. Grayson, KY
4. Lexington, KY
5. Birmingham, AL
6. Louisville, KY
7. Bardstown, KY
8. In my daydreams, I live in Texas. If only we can get out of the quicksand of KY. One day…
8 People I’m Tagging:
Yeah…I don’t really like to tag people. Zoink if you’d like to play along, and link back because I do like to read them.
I got this from a friend. You’re supposed to bold the movies you’ve seen, and then add 3 more to the list when you’re done, and pass it on to the next person. I’m more of a reader than a movie watcher, so it will be interesting to see how this compares. I recently did the BBC book list and I’d read 56 of the 100.
Anyway, on to the subject at hand.
1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. CASABLANCA (1942)
3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) – only part – I leave when she hits munchkinland.
7. THE GRADUATE (1967)
8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
9. SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993)
10. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)
11. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
19. CHINATOWN (1974)
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975)
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
24. RAGING BULL (1980)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
33. HIGH NOON (1952)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)
38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
43. KING KONG (1933)
44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
56. M*A*S*H (1970)
57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
61. VERTIGO (1958)
62. TOOTSIE (1982)
63. STAGECOACH (1939)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
66. NETWORK (1976)
67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
69. SHANE (1953)
70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
72. BEN-HUR (1959)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
78. ROCKY (1976)
79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
81. MODERN TIMES (1936)
82. GIANT (1956)
83. PLATOON (1986)
84. FARGO (1996)
85. DUCK SOUP (1933)
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
88. EASY RIDER (1969)
89. PATTON (1970)
90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
93. THE APARTMENT (1960)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)
97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
99. GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
101. THE CAINE MUTINY (1954)
102. METROPOLIS (1927)
103. PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959)
If I’m counting correctly, that’s 24. And I’ll add…
104. THE STORY OF US
105. SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER
106. BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
Play along, won’t you please? Give me a link when you do – I’d love to see how my list compares to others!
Allison at A Slice of Heaven had this cute meme up last week and I made a mental note to play along later. Since I am now sick and not at all creative, this is the perfect fodder for easy blogging. And it’s fun!
So without further ado, here are our holiday traditions (I know you’ve been dying to know):
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper hands down. I get an abnormal amount of satisfaction from selecting just the right one and carefully wrapping every package. Coordinating wrap every year, double faced tape to ensure the perfect finish, and handmade to/from cards to match. In recent years I’ve abandoned the too-expensive custom of using fancy wired ribbon as well. Three kids to buy for now, so something’s gotta give.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial. No way I’d deal with the mess of a real tree.
3. When do you put up the tree? As soon as possible! It used to always be the day after Thanksgiving, but lately I’ve been moving it up a week or two.
4. When do you take the tree down? After New Year’s and before Lilly’s bday on January 7th.
5. Do you like eggnog? Never tried it – the name sounds gross.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Mickey Mouse rollercoaster.
7. Hardest person to buy for? Pretty much all the men on our shopping list, but my husband’s uncle is probably the worst.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Annie
9. Do you have a nativity scene? We have two – a ceramic grown-up one, and a plastic Little People one. I confess to preferring the Little People version.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? People email cards, seriously? I mail a photo card with the kids pictures – never ours. I love to receive pictures of my friends though, so I probably should do better about that myself. Maybe next year.
11.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? ha! Hard to narrow down just one, but it would definitely be the clearance Christmas ‘snubs’ that are the worst. Not because of their price tag of course, but because of the not-too-subtle “You are not part of this family” message that they convey.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? It’s a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story, depending on my mood.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Um…the day after Christmas? Seriously I shop all year, and am always completely done before Thanksgiving. I don’t like battling the crowds.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Absolutely! Glitter sweaters are sure to be sent straight to Goodwill, FYI. Don’t even bother sending me one, just send the $ straight to charity please. (Oh wait, regifting? No, I don’t think I’ve done that. If I don’t like it, I doubt anyone else I know would. But I just might sell it!)
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Stuffed mushrooms
16. Lights on the tree? Yes – but only white ones. And never flashing. Never.
17. Favorite Christmas song? That’s harder than I would have thought, since I love them all…and listen to Christmas music year-round. A few non-traditionals that come to mind are James Penguin by Brad Paisley, I Pray on Christmas and What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve by Harry Connick, Jr, Emanuel, God With Us by Amy Grant, and Jesus What A Wonderful Child by Mariah Carey.
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer’s? Yes…but more than anything, I’m troubled by the grammar here. “reindeer’s,” really? That stings.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Neither – we have a bow. Not too fond of it really, but I’ve never found just the right topper, so this remains for now.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning of course. Christmas Eve is just wrong. How would Santa even pull that off?
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? The attitude of people in stores doing their Christmas shopping. It seems a few people have forgotten that Jesus is the Reason for the Season. Jingle, Jingle, Jingle Ka-Ching!
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Our tree has copper, burgundy, plum and gold elements on it. I’m big on coordination, so again this is an area where I’m probably too picky to buy for. Unless you’ve seen my tree, please don’t buy me an ornament. I have so many beautiful ones that I don’t know what to do with, because they don’t match my trees. I can’t take that guilt.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Christmas day dinner is really not a big deal to me. Christmas Eve appetizers and Christmas morning breakfast both far outshine the day meal.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Nothing. Sounds strange I’m sure, but I really don’t want much, and when I do I just buy it. I’m not into jewelry or purses or clothes, shoes I’d have to try on, and cool stuff like a new embroidery machine is too pricey. Photography books might be nice, but I have no time to read them anyway.
Tag you’re it! Go ahead, copy the questions, answer them on your blog and give me the link in the comments section and I will come and visit and read about your holiday faves!
Swiping this meme from Darcie at Such the Spot, who swiped it from Merrie at Sleepless Mornings. Both great blogs for you to add to your rounds!
1. Put your music on shuffle. 2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. 3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS! 4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing the meme as well as the person you got the meme from.
IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY? My Redeemer is Faithful and True, Steven Curtis Chapman
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY? Who Am I, Casting Crowns
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL? I Will Play for Gumbo, Jimmy Buffett
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? Don’t Take the Girl, Tim McGraw
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE? More To This Life, Steven Curtis Chapman
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life For Me)
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU? Volcano, Jimmy Buffett
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN? Alcohol, Brad Paisley (ROFL!!!)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND? Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE? White & Nerdy, Weird Al Yankovic (oh. so. true.)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY? Mickey, Toni Basil (but really the mouse!)
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? See You Again, Miley Cyrus
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE? I Can Only Imagine, MercyMe
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU? Sacred Ground, McBride & the Ride
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING? Smooth, Santana featuring Rob Thomas (interesting choice)
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? Cinderella, Steven Curtis Chapman
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST? For The Sake of the Call, Steven Curtis Chapman
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? Kids of the Future, Jonas Brothers
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? The Old Rugged Cross, Alan Jackson
WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN? I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care, Jimmy Buffett (how hilarious is that?)
HOW WILL YOU DIE? Ten Thousand Angels, Mindy McCready
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET? Hello Beautiful, Jonas Brothers
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH? Ebay, Weird Al Yankovic (true dat!)
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY? Someone Exactly Like You, Van Morrison
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED? The Driveway, Miley Cyrus
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST? If We Are The Body, Casting Crowns
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU? Keeping The Faith, Billy Joel
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? California Girls, Gretchen Wilson (sorry Darcie!)
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW? Year 3000, Jonas Brothers
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS? Bring The Rain, MercyMe
Observation after reading this: I have a strange mix of 13-year-old pop and Contemporary Christian.
I’m not going to tag 10 people — just give it a go if you need blog fodder/feel like it!
The lovely Darcie over at Such The Spot gave me this idea a few weeks ago, and now it’s time to cash in. However, reading my post just isn’t the same unless you’ve read hers first, so hop over and check it out here . Go ahead – I’ll wait.
All caught up now? Alright then, here we go.
Remember that lovely picture of organization Darcie gave you? Not so much the case in my world.
I have a cute bag, if I do say so myself:
But the contents are, ahem, slightly less organized:
Now I’m supposed to answer a few questions.
Describe the contents of your purse. Um, well…approximately 31 pieces if miscellaneous paper, including store receipts, vet receipts, tax donation form from Goodwill, doctor’s appointment card, Chris’s paystub, and a cry cleaning tag from 2006. Not joking. The we have two Shout wipes, sunscreen in a stick, lip gloss times two (if you haven’t tried Mark cosmetics yet you should!), bag of crayons, diaper cream, credit card checks I keep forgetting to shred, business card from a lady who I need to quilt something for me – I met her last year, diaper, wipes, cell phone (HATE the Razr, BTW), broken cover for cell phone, keys, a tupperware lid I need to take back to my mom, three Cheerios, two broken bits of the phone faceplate, and one googley eye from a craft project. And now I really must say that this is a pretty good day mess-wise in my bag. Scary huh?
What is the most important thing in your handbag? Well it’s not like I ever have money in my wallet, so I’ll go with car keys. I have remotes on there for my van and Chris’s car both, and those suckers are expensive to replace.
What’s the most embarrassing thing in your handbag? The almost-three-year-old dry cleaning tag. Seriously, at no time in the past few years could I have spared a moment to throw that away?
What’s the smallest thing in your handbag? The broken bits of faceplate. FYI, you get what you pay for when you shop at Dollar Tree.
Is there anything illegal in your handbag? Um…no.
I love Darcie, and we have a lot in common. I often feel I can look at her and not say anything because she just gets it, and that’s such a rare quality to find in a friend. Kindred spirits, Anne of Greene Gables might say. But tidiness is clearly an area where we part ways:
Poor Darcie is probably cringing as she sees this. (And if you are my friend, let me assure you that the rest of my life is in a similar state of disarray. Anytime you’d like to fly in and help me organize would be great!)
Would you like to play along? Here is the fine print:
Find a safe quiet place free of significant others, nosey meme makers, priests, nuns, all things religious and men in general. (If you’re a guy just reverse this process to male and tell us about your wallet, tool box, briefcase or metro sexual accessory.) Hello?!?! I believe that’s called a European carry-all!
1. Dump the contents of your handbag in a pile.
2. Take a photo of your handbag and the contents.
3. Be brave and explain to your fellow bloggers what lurks inside the handbag.
4. Tag others who might want to embarrass themselves.
5. Answer the above questions in your blog.
And leave a comment here to let me know if you’re playing along. I wanna see if your mess can top mine!
They are so much fun I’m doing one again today. This time it’s the It’s Its There Their Quiz, which was surely written by a nerd such as myself. My results will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me.
You Scored an A
You got 10/10 questions correct.
It’s pretty obvious that you don’t make basic grammatical errors. If anything, you’re annoyed when people make simple mistakes on their blogs. As far as people with bad grammar go, you know they’re only human. And it’s humanity and its current condition that truly disturb you sometimes.
I think I’m gonna try to do a new one every Wednesday – these are fun!
Today I did the ‘What does your dream house say about you?’ test, and I think the results are pretty dead on. Except for the looking good part – I need to work on that.
What the House Test Says About You
You consider yourself important, but no more important than anyone else. You love attention, but you don’t feel like you deserve more of it than anyone else.
You aren’t against being community oriented, but it’s not really your thing. You tend to prefer to focus on your family and not the neighborhood around you.
You are creative, expressive, and bright. You are always in the middle of some amazing project.
You take good care of your physical appearance. You dress well, stay in shape, and do your best to look great.
You are moved by what’s exotic and unique. You often have the mentality of a traveler, even when you’re not traveling.
