Five Talkin’
April 21, 2008 by Allison
The always entertaining Bet Me tagged me for this meme, and I daren’t disregard the tag of a Texan packin’ heat.
FIVE THINGS FOUND IN MY BAG
1. Stationery supplies- You never know when a blog idea is going to hit you (e.g., waiting to be seated at a restaurant, driving to work, visiting your favorite retail establishment). One must always be prepared to take notes at a moment’s notice.
2. Calculator- I consider this to be an extension of my right arm. I use it to compute tips, what a marked-down price should be, and just how much damage I have done in Target.
3. Lip gloss- A girl can never have enough of these in her purse. And bonus points to a husband who keeps his wife supplied.
4. Technological goodies- I resisted these items for a long time (gave in to cellphone 10/05; gave in to MP3 player 12/07), and now I don’t know what I would do without them.
5. Brag book- Perfect for showing off my imp to friends, family, or any unwitting passerby.
FIVE THINGS IN MY ROOM
1. Clinique Happy- I am extremely cautious about adopting a new perfume…I start with free samples and work my way up to the full-blown committment of 1.7 fl oz bottle (that will last forever).
2. Baby monitor- Just can’t seem to give this thing up. I sleep best with the droning of a fan, air purifier, and a sound machine. Without the monitor, we wouldn’t hear if the imp screamed bloody murder.
3. Alarm clock- My nemesis (shown at the time for which it is set).
4. My favorite picture- I bought this picture as a present to myself on my 18th birthday. It has made 12 moves since then.
5. Secret chocolate supply- Hidden deep within the recesses of my closet…shhhhhh.
5 THINGS I AM INTO
1. Reading- I like to read a little bit of everything…biographies, WWII and other historical nonfiction, memoirs, chick lit, murder/mystery. I get most of the reading done at the gym because I am usually requested to read books about choo-choo trains and ponies at home.
2. Date nights- This is an absolute must for marital satisfaction. You need to have a chance to be with your spouse when you’re not saying sentences like, “Keep your finger out of your nose,” or “Let go of her tail right NOW.” (To be clear, I’m saying these to my imp, not my spouse.) We like to dine out, go for walks, go to plays, and spend hours minutes perusing bookstores.
3. Working out- Though I enjoy people-watching at the gym, I get most excited about hiking and riding my bicycle outside. (Time to re-inflate the tires!)
4. The Olympics- I don’t normally follow sports, but I’m an avid fan of even the most obscure sport (archery, luge, checkers) during the Olympics.
5. Music- Country is my favorite, but I listen to a little bit of everything. As an experiment, I hit the forward button on my MP 3 player 5 times and this is what I found:
1. One of Those Girls Avril Lavigne
2. Never Too Late Three Days Grace
3. Everywhere Tim McGraw
4. Not Ready to Make Nice Dixie Chicks
5. Good Life Kanye West
5 THINGS I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO
1. Learn to kayak.
2. Hike part, or all, of the Appalachian Trail.
3. Visit Washington, D.C.
4. See Garth Brooks in concert.
5. Participate in a Trixie Belden convention.
In lieu of a tag-fest, feel free to copy if you would like.
I love the Olympics. I can’t help it, I always watch the swimming and diving, and then of course the gymnastics.
Those are my summer favorites too. In the winter I like the figure skating, speed skating, and downhill skiing the most.
That alarm clock looks about the perfect size to fit in your hand and “chuck” across the room. Especially if it set to that hour!
Somebody at th gym was telling me today that he doesn’t even need an alarm clock and was shocked that I had not trained my body to naturally awake at zero dark thirty. That’s just crazy talk.
Excellent, coercion does work.
I can see you waiting to pounce on unsuspecting strangers with your brag book. I still do that with pics of my sons.
Clinique Happy smells so nice. I have the body lotion.
When Matt reads this you might need to relocate the shhhhhh… secret stash.
I too want to hike the Appalachian Trail. Maybe I will see you along the trail. I will be the one begging strangers for a ride.
I rec’d that brag book as a gift after the imp was born, and I thought the concept was a little silly at the time. Now it’s one of my favorite gifts to give new parents. Matt knows about the stash, but he also knows I keep an accurate inventory and he dares not interfere with my supply
I’m a big fan of the Olympics, especially gymnastics.
I’m not a big fan of the Olympics in China. Sorry.
We have very similar taste in music, but not the same songs. At least not the ones shown.
I think this is my favorite meme. I’ve enjoyed seeing it around.
Well done, lady.
Peter Parkour, take this meme, and make it your own!
My guilty Olympic obsession, and it’s usually only scratchable during non-prime time, is Curling.
It’s fascinatingly mind-numbing!
I don’t even know what curling is. Is it a summer or a winter sport? Is that the one where somebody pushes a puck across ice and then somebody else sweeps the area with a broom?
Veddy indterestink. Mayhap I’ll do this one, if I can locate the camera card.
Looking forward to reading it.
I am with you on the blog journal. I feel like a newspaper reporter trying to get ideas for a story but it’s usually just repressed memories.
I think I have become a reading freak lately. I just finished my fifth civil war novel and I’m pretty sure a trip to Gettysburg is eminent now.
I’m on a big WWII kick right now, but one of my bosses just gave me a book comparing Lee & Grant, so maybe that will be my next thing. I read Killer Angels a couple of years ago, and liked it.
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Yep, The Killer Angels is a great book!
Indeed.
I liked this post. It makes me think of all the things I tend to ALWAYS carry, the things I ALWAYS need next to me before I go to bed.
Also, I kayak.
Big fun.
It all goes back to the Girl Scout motto- Be prepared.
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Tracked back to you from Peter Parkour’s meme of today. I can see why he was inspired by you!
I have two kayaks and LOVE them. Wanna lesson? I like company!
I’ll be back! You do good stuff!
Yes, yes, yes to kayak lessons!!!
Thank you, and I look forward to checking out your site as well.