8 things I'm passionate about
**First of all, I don't like the phrasing of "being passionate about" something.
I really like (in no particular order):
1. food
2. kid's books
3. family
4. friends
5. church
6. traveling
7. being a teacher
8. movies
8 words/phrases I use most often
1. Yikes!
2. Oh, really?
3. Stop.
4. Not okay.
5. Well...
6. Hey girl.
7. I need your attention in 5...4...3...
8. mmhmm (mumbled uh-huh)
8 things I want to do before I die
1. Sound of Music tour in Austria.
2. Attend a Wimbeldon match.
3. Go to New England in the Fall.
4. Anne of Green Gables tour on PEI.
5. See the house they used for Pemberly in A&E's Pride and Prejudice (along with the other Jane Austen-y touristy things in England).
6. Be an elementary school librarian.
7. Be on Wheel of Fortune (and win lots of money).
8 places I want to visit
1. England
2. Austria
3. Switzerland
4. Greece
5. PEI
6. Sweden
7. Africa...I don't know where, though...wherever people vacation in Africa
8. Bahamas
8 favorite restaurants
1. Marzini's (RIP)
2. Macaroni Grill
3. Olive garden
**Do you sense a theme here?
4. Local Boyz
5. Arby's (in the fast food category)
6. Papa Hayden's (for dessert)
7. Mother's
8. Gustav's
8 shows I watch
1. The Amazing Race
2. The Bachelor(ette)
3. Jeopardy
4. Project Runway
5. Grey's Anatomy
6. Ugly Betty
7. Modern Family
8. Greek
21 March 2010
16 February 2010
dd, list edition
Proof that I've been commuting too much:
*I am getting sick of listening to music...
*...which has made me resort to the nerdy endeavor of: books.on.cd.
*I am enjoying books on cd.
*I have caught myself using cruise control on 25 and 35 mph streets.
New dream job list, in order of preference:
1. Vanna White
2. Phil Keoghan's right hand (wo)man (actually, this could be #1...it's debatable)
3. children's book shop owner
4. elementary school librarian
Favorite winter Olympic sports (in no particular order):
*freestyle skiing
*luge
*short track
*alpine skiing
*figure skating (I think that Scott Hamilton's commentary has become the most entertaining part. How has his voice become so recognizable in my life?!)
*I am getting sick of listening to music...
*...which has made me resort to the nerdy endeavor of: books.on.cd.
*I am enjoying books on cd.
*I have caught myself using cruise control on 25 and 35 mph streets.
New dream job list, in order of preference:
1. Vanna White
2. Phil Keoghan's right hand (wo)man (actually, this could be #1...it's debatable)
3. children's book shop owner
4. elementary school librarian
Favorite winter Olympic sports (in no particular order):
*freestyle skiing
*luge
*short track
*alpine skiing
*figure skating (I think that Scott Hamilton's commentary has become the most entertaining part. How has his voice become so recognizable in my life?!)
09 February 2010
ddrt
*You know how I said my dream job was to be an elementary school librarian? Well I lied. My real dream job is to be Vanna White.
*My most embarassing guilty-plesaure show? ABC Family's "Greek." I love it. I don't know why, I just do.
*I wish I wouldn't fall asleep after reading for 5 minutes. I'd get a lot more books read if I didn't.
*I would fry more foods (pioneer woman has a recipe for dougnuts, plus won tons are good), but I despise the smell of oil. It permeates. I hate permeating smells.
*It's hard for me to be motivated after 3pm.
*The sun was out today!!! I am very ready for it to be summer.
*Conflicted feelings are the worst.
*There is an owl that has been hooting many nights for the past couple of weeks. I love it. I think I will name the owl Henry.
*My most embarassing guilty-plesaure show? ABC Family's "Greek." I love it. I don't know why, I just do.
*I wish I wouldn't fall asleep after reading for 5 minutes. I'd get a lot more books read if I didn't.
*I would fry more foods (pioneer woman has a recipe for dougnuts, plus won tons are good), but I despise the smell of oil. It permeates. I hate permeating smells.
*It's hard for me to be motivated after 3pm.
*The sun was out today!!! I am very ready for it to be summer.
*Conflicted feelings are the worst.
*There is an owl that has been hooting many nights for the past couple of weeks. I love it. I think I will name the owl Henry.
06 February 2010
dd, my kitchen edition
I really like my apartment. It's spacious, the location is great, the rent is a good price, etc. While I'm grateful to have a job it's sad not really living in my apartment.
That doesn't stop me, however, from decorating it and making it the exact place that I want to live. I may have gone a little overboard with some decorating ideas (like the "ledges" on the wall), but I still love it. It feels like me. Because I kind of took over in the decorating department (sorry, roommate).
I have a pretty well-equipped kitchen. And I am going to continually add to my "stuff," for lack of a better word, until I have a utility equivalent to that of Jan's. I kind of have this weird anxiety where I need things to be complete, and thus my kitchen will be...probably sooner than it needs to be, but nonetheless (or nevertheless?), eventually it will be complete. I already have some of those obscure items, like a crepe pan and an aebelskiver pan, but am still acquiring some basics.
Yesterday I bought dishes. I have deviated from the original plan (from my last ddrt), which is good because it makes having China more of a possibility. I bought twelve four-piece settings of this lovely dinnerware, and I really like it. The bowls are backordered so I will get the rest of them (they only had two in the store) in a few weeks when the shipment comes in. I was pleasantly surprised by the mugs - they are almost as big as the bowls! So they will be perfect for hot chocolate or even ice cream or soup! So now my kitchen color-theme is black and yellow. I will at some point put a bowl of lemons as a centerpiece for my table. Maybe I will even throw some limes in there to spice things up. Or oranges! But I'm not likely to get that crazy.
So now that I have dinnerware, I can get my white-with-possible-platinum-accent china someday. Good plan.
It's mildly depressing that I just wrote this whole post on things in my kitchen. But hey, my life's not very exciting, ok?
P.S. I have been listening to Louie Armstrong-esque jazzy music all day and have been thoroughly enjoying it.
That doesn't stop me, however, from decorating it and making it the exact place that I want to live. I may have gone a little overboard with some decorating ideas (like the "ledges" on the wall), but I still love it. It feels like me. Because I kind of took over in the decorating department (sorry, roommate).
I have a pretty well-equipped kitchen. And I am going to continually add to my "stuff," for lack of a better word, until I have a utility equivalent to that of Jan's. I kind of have this weird anxiety where I need things to be complete, and thus my kitchen will be...probably sooner than it needs to be, but nonetheless (or nevertheless?), eventually it will be complete. I already have some of those obscure items, like a crepe pan and an aebelskiver pan, but am still acquiring some basics.
Yesterday I bought dishes. I have deviated from the original plan (from my last ddrt), which is good because it makes having China more of a possibility. I bought twelve four-piece settings of this lovely dinnerware, and I really like it. The bowls are backordered so I will get the rest of them (they only had two in the store) in a few weeks when the shipment comes in. I was pleasantly surprised by the mugs - they are almost as big as the bowls! So they will be perfect for hot chocolate or even ice cream or soup! So now my kitchen color-theme is black and yellow. I will at some point put a bowl of lemons as a centerpiece for my table. Maybe I will even throw some limes in there to spice things up. Or oranges! But I'm not likely to get that crazy.
So now that I have dinnerware, I can get my white-with-possible-platinum-accent china someday. Good plan.
It's mildly depressing that I just wrote this whole post on things in my kitchen. But hey, my life's not very exciting, ok?
P.S. I have been listening to Louie Armstrong-esque jazzy music all day and have been thoroughly enjoying it.
31 January 2010
dd, creating a home
So this month's Ensign has an article about 10 ways to grow as a single adult. I feel like I'm doing pretty well on all of their suggestions. I have a career, I have goals, my job happens to "support the next generation," etc. etc. Under the "creating a home" category, I kind of laughed when I read this line, "Jean, 28, concluded she did not need to be married to buy 'real' dishes." My reaction: obviously.
I've never had problems buying things for myself. Nor do I ever think I will. Don't worry - I don't buy things unless I can afford them. I've always enjoyed kitchen things and have been thinking about buying (or starting to buy) a nice set of dinnerware.
I was offered a job doing seasonal sales at Crate and Barrel this year but had to decline because I got my long-term sub job. But my plan is to write them (C&B) a letter with my resume saying that I will be available to work any shift during the summer :) Is it bad that I really want to work there? Anyway, there is a connection to this and dishes: employee discount.
So when I work there this summer (I'm being optomistic), I should take advantage of the discount and buy myself some nice dishes. Because I don't need to be married to have a full set of matching dishes. Plus it will be my turn to host Thanksgiving this year. So I need dishes, right?
I think I'm going to go for a white dinnerware. Something that will function for both everyday and china. Because I like simple, it would be kind of ridiculous to have two sets of white/china plates. I'm ok with one. I will accept that. So I was perusing on C&B this morning and haven't seen them in person, but on first look I like the Halo dinnerware or the Maison dinerware.
Thoughts? Feelings? Votes?
I've never had problems buying things for myself. Nor do I ever think I will. Don't worry - I don't buy things unless I can afford them. I've always enjoyed kitchen things and have been thinking about buying (or starting to buy) a nice set of dinnerware.
I was offered a job doing seasonal sales at Crate and Barrel this year but had to decline because I got my long-term sub job. But my plan is to write them (C&B) a letter with my resume saying that I will be available to work any shift during the summer :) Is it bad that I really want to work there? Anyway, there is a connection to this and dishes: employee discount.
So when I work there this summer (I'm being optomistic), I should take advantage of the discount and buy myself some nice dishes. Because I don't need to be married to have a full set of matching dishes. Plus it will be my turn to host Thanksgiving this year. So I need dishes, right?
I think I'm going to go for a white dinnerware. Something that will function for both everyday and china. Because I like simple, it would be kind of ridiculous to have two sets of white/china plates. I'm ok with one. I will accept that. So I was perusing on C&B this morning and haven't seen them in person, but on first look I like the Halo dinnerware or the Maison dinerware.
Thoughts? Feelings? Votes?
24 January 2010
ddrt, did you know? edition
*Did you know that this song is one of my favorite hymns to sing because the alto part is actually interesting? Same with this one.
*Did you know that I am going to start taking violin lessons on Saturday?! I'm really excited. My mother bought me a violin three years ago, and I will finally start my (not-so-secret-anymore) dream to know how to play the violin. Let's hope I stick with it.
*Did you know that they already have the new cast up for the next season of the Amazing Race?! It starts on V-day.
*Did you know that Masterpiece Theater is showing Emma this week and next?
*Did you know that I'm piloting a new math curriculum this week...and another in a few weeks? Not like it's interesting, but that is what my mind is on at the moment.
*Did you know that I want to go to Vancouver, BC sometime? And sometime soon? Might not be a warm location for Spring Break, but I think it would be fun to go. Who wants to come with me?!
*Did you know that I did not make my goal of three times at the gym last week? I only made it twice. Maybe this week it will happen.
*Did you know that I never accomplish everything that I set out to do. It's kind of annoying. But I like to think that nobody really ever does.
*Did you know that I am going to start taking violin lessons on Saturday?! I'm really excited. My mother bought me a violin three years ago, and I will finally start my (not-so-secret-anymore) dream to know how to play the violin. Let's hope I stick with it.
*Did you know that they already have the new cast up for the next season of the Amazing Race?! It starts on V-day.
*Did you know that Masterpiece Theater is showing Emma this week and next?
*Did you know that I'm piloting a new math curriculum this week...and another in a few weeks? Not like it's interesting, but that is what my mind is on at the moment.
*Did you know that I want to go to Vancouver, BC sometime? And sometime soon? Might not be a warm location for Spring Break, but I think it would be fun to go. Who wants to come with me?!
*Did you know that I did not make my goal of three times at the gym last week? I only made it twice. Maybe this week it will happen.
*Did you know that I never accomplish everything that I set out to do. It's kind of annoying. But I like to think that nobody really ever does.
18 January 2010
dd, here's the story...
So I was at the gym today (now I only need to go twice to reach my goal for the week), and watched The Brady Bunch while I was working out. It was great. It was the one where Jan bought a black wig. Oh, Jan and her middle-child identity crises (yes, that is the plural form of 'crisis' - I looked it up). Do you remember that one?! The lady at the wig shop selling her a wig looked and sounded like the inspiration for this girl. And Peter only needed 49 cents to buy a girl a birthday present. Ah, those were the days. And I never understood why they had Alice. I think Carol could've managed without her. I love the Brady Bunch!
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