I've been tagged. This is my first time! Without further ado, here are 7 random things about me:
- I read cookbooks for pleasure. It's fun. I collect them, and very occasionally use them when I'm actually cooking, but I am much more likely to get one and read it cover to cover over a period of days (yes, there are cookbooks on my bedside table) all-the-while scheming about how I would adjust each recipe to suit the kind of ingredients I actually have on hand. It fills my brain with all kinds of ideas and helps me be creative with leftovers and boring everyday ingredients.
- I'm a whiz at puzzles. I like to work on the sky peices and boring colors, never the actual central part of the picture. And I don't like to look at the picture on the box while puzzling either - it feels like cheating.
- Corn on the cob is one of my least favorite seasonal produce specials. It is messy and involves so much work for so little gastric pleasure.
- I've never broken a bone.
- My dream vehicle is a jeep wagoneer with fake wood paneling. I think it would make me feel carefree and jolly.
- I still mix fountain sodas to make "swamp water" like I did when I was a kid, but only if it's at least 50% diet coke, because then it feels guilt free. I feel a little silly doing so in public...especially in front of other adults, but I do it anyways.
- I don't make my bed. Well, sometimes I do at night right before I get in it, but that doesn't really count. I suspect that starting my day out with a freshly made bed would completely change my life, but I'm not ready for that kind of adult responsibility yet. Plus, it's hard to do on the mornings when my husband is still in it!
And now for the "four things" part...:
Four jobs I've had:
- Farmhand
- Personal banker
- Public Affairs Director for a non-profit
- Apiarist - well, kind of - I worked for a bee-keeper guy
Four places I've lived:
- Vermilion, Alberta
- Middleton, Idaho
- Caronport, Saskatchewan
- Hardisty, Alberta
Four places I've been on vacation:
- Tofino, BC
- Stanley, Idaho
- Rhododendron, Oregon
- Banff, Alberta
Four of my favorite foods:
- Bacon
- Home-made soup
- Bean burritos
- Potato pancakes
Four places I would rather be right now:
- Living in our new house!!
- In a yurt in the mountains, accessible only by snowshoe or skis
- Alaska
- Visiting with friends over a cozy cuppa something or a silly game of cards
Four favorite things to do:
- Hike
- Snowshoe
- Spoon on the couch with my husband and fall asleep watching football
- Cook dinner for people who love to eat
Done! Now I tag: anyone who needs something to blog about, but specifically the Julia, the zoo keeper.
