Twenty Questions

I'm using this "20 Questions" from one of my favorite blogger's site: http://www.healthyberg.com/2012/01/20-questions.html. If you are into weight loss blogs, you should definitely check hers out. I also don't have much interesting to say today other than what is listed under question #17.

20 Questions

1) What is one of your favorite ways to spend a Saturday?

     (It is way too hard to just name one way...)

• sleeping in with my hubby and three doggies
• shopping
• being lazy and watching TV
• hanging out with my friends or family

The doxies in bed with us.

Me with some of my college friends at homecoming a few years ago.

2) List your top three favorite TV shows.
     (I'm only listing shows that are making new episodes, not my old favorites.)

• House
• What Not to Wear
• Beavis and Butthead

3) Would you rather be in pictures or take them?

• I'm usually the one taking pictures during events. I like to take pictures in general. When I was skinnier I liked to have pictures taken of me, so I hope that I can get to that point again.

A picture from my senior year of high school.

4) Why do you blog?

• I started this blog to publicly keep myself accountable on my weight loss journey. I didn't want to count points or calories anymore. I figured making it possible for the whole world to see what I ate and did for exercise should be motivating. I've grown to like blogging quite a bit since I do like to write.

5) Share five websites that you visit regularly…

• Facebook
• Blogger
• Weather.com
• MSN.com
• My school's website (as in my employer)

6) If you could have lunch with one person from your Twitter list who would it be?

• I don't tweet. Sorry. 

7) List a few of your favorite snacks.
     (This is a list of healthy snacks I enjoy, not the "junk food" ones.)

• Skinny Cow candy bars (well, it is healthier than a regular candy bar...)
• baby carrots (with or without ranch to dip)
• cocoa roast almonds
• organic fruit strips
• Special K Fruit Crisps

Special K Fruit Crisps

Gotta love Skinny Cow!

8 ) Do you have a pet? If so, what kind?

• My husband and I have three miniature longhair dachshunds.

Sebastion

Benjamin

Lilly

9) Which three material possessions would you struggle to live without?

• House 
• Computer
• Car

Thank goodness those shutters and draperies are gone! I think I need a new picture this spring.

10) What’s your favorite drink?

• just about any Crystal Light
• diet pop (Mt. Dew, Cherry Pepsi, Dr. Pepper)
• water

11) Do you enjoy cooking?

• No I don't. I wish I did, but I just don't think it is fun at all. Right now I only have to worry about cooking for myself, so that makes life easier when I do cook.

12) Do you have children?

• No, not yet. I would like to lose all the weight I need to first, save up more money, enjoy my new body, and then have kids. So probably not for a few more years.

13) What are your favorite hobbies?

• Anything related to music (collecting records, playing the flute, listening to music, going to concerts, etc.)
• Playing video games
• Reading
• Fixing up my house
• Shopping (especially for my house and for clothes)

Paul playing "Paperback Writer" at the concert I saw August 1st, 2011.

Playing Wii Fit- it is a video game and exercise!

My great room. I'm still working on the finishing touches like the photo frame collage. I'm going to bronze the frames to match the clock and put sepia colored pictures in the frames.

Trying on jeans at Target.

14) Would you consider yourself to be shy or outgoing?

• I'm definitely more towards the shy side, but once I get comfortable with people and get to know them more I open up.

Being goofy with my friends. This picture is from junior high. I'm the one right hand side.

15) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?

• I would go back in time to college and stop myself from stress eating so I didn't gain all of this weight and bad habits that are hard to break.

My smallest weight during college.

My senior year of college after gaining some weight.

16) Who is your favorite actor/actress?

• Hugh Laurie- I love his acting on House and he is a musician.

Source of picture.

17) What’s the coolest thing you’ve done this week?

• Usually I wouldn't have a good response for this, but I did something cool this morning. I bought tickets to see Roger Waters (of Pink Floyd) play The Wall live. My aunt and I saw Paul McCartney last year and we're seeing Roger Waters this year. It is our annual fun thing to do together.

18) Do you live near your family or far from them?

• My father-in-law lives about five minutes away.
• My parents live about 50-60 minutes away.
• My sister lives about 50 minutes away.
• Most of my family lives within a 2 hour away radius.

My mom, me, dad, and sister at my wedding.

19) List three of your talents.

• I'm musical (the flute being my main musical talent).
• I'm creative (decorating, fashion, used to draw and write poetry as well).
• I'm intelligent (being on the honor roll and dean's list is totally worth all the work).

Senior year of high school playing flute.

Graduating from college

20) What is your greatest attribute?

• I'm a really good listener. I'm not judgemental, I don't shower people with advice (unless they ask for it), and I don't go around telling every one's secrets.