- Mood:
- Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
- Red wine or white?
- Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
- Favorite way to exercise?
- Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
- Have you ever baked a pie?
- Do you have a temper?
- Favorite Halloween candy?
- Weekly goals:
Rock steady, baby. That’s what I feel now. Not too high, not too low, just somewhere right around the middle.
Being too lax about exercise. I gotta get back into doing it almost every day because when I do I’m less moody.
Red, the smoother the better. No bold tannins for this girl, thanks.
Aww, man, I read tons of cheesy thrillers and totally devoured anything by V.C. Andrews (seriously, I read Flowers in the Attic eight times!) or Dean Koontz. I also went through a Harlequin phase, which I blame on Suzie, my clarinet playing friend from band. She carried romance books with her at all times and would lend them out like a library.
Probably running because it doesn’t take much time, but if they were easier (or possible) to do at home maybe dancing, swimming or surfing.
Yep! If left to my own devices and not electronic ones I’d sleep until at least 9 or 10.
Once in 2002, and I remember it like it was yesterday… It was a delicious blueberry and peach creation based on a recipe I’d gotten from my roommate, who was from the South. I remember being shocked at how many sticks of butter I used!
It depends. If I’m exhausted, then yes.
Snickers (they really satisfy)! And throw in a handful of candy corn while you’re at it, please. Thank you.
To write an entry in my journal every day, to keep my desk organized, to step away from the computer at 6PM (sooo hard to do!) and to meet a friend for lunch.
Howzit, holmes? Fancy meeting you here. 🙂
I hope your week got off to a good start. Please tell me things aren’t too cray-cray today.
To complete the Monday Poll, just copy the following list, and paste it with your answers in the comments.
1. Mood:
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
3. Red wine or white?
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
5. Favorite way to exercise?
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
8. Do you have a temper?
9. Favorite Halloween candy?
10. Weekly goals:
Can you believe it’s the last week in October already? What’s going on here? I think we skipped August entirely. Do you remember having an August? Something’s afoot!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
1. Mood: a bit overwhelmed, but pretty cheerful.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Picking at my nails/cuticles. I try to keep them polished, but I still pick at the cuticles
3. Red wine or white? Usually white
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Harry Potter, Philip Pullman’s Golden Compass series
5. Favorite way to exercise? Swimming!
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yes – I sleep in really late if I don’t.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yep!
8. Do you have a temper? Sometimes. I’m definitely very stubborn.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Baby Ruth
10. Weekly goals: finish my powerpoint for my talk on Friday, lift weights at least 1x, use my time productively.
Hi Lisa,
Have you ever tried using those cuticle oil pens from Sephora? I find that when I keep my cuticles moisturized the urge to pick at them lessens.
1. Mood: I am very tired, it’s only Monday evening and I feel like it’s Friday
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?if I would like to – I’d break them, so no.
3. Red wine or white? White
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Gone with the Wind books by Jane Austen etc, yes I read such kind of books when I was 14-16!
5. Favorite way to exercise? I like to walk a lot, does that count?
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? I wish 🙂
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Of course
8. Do you have a temper?Yes
9. Favorite Halloween candy? I don’t care
10. Weekly goals: just to survive , it’s the deadline on Friday, boyfriebds Bday and LOTS of other things
Hi Marina,
Good luck with all your deadlines this week. Hang in there!
1. Mood: Happy
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Picking at my fingernails.
3. Red wine or white? None. I don’t drink.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? The Babysitters Club lol!
5. Favorite way to exercise? At the gym. Cardio.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yes.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Apple
8. Do you have a temper? Extremely bad temper.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Starbursts and lollipops
10. Weekly goals: Eat healthy, and place my shoe order on the Nordies’ website. =)
Hi Iheartmakeup,
Oh gurl, what’s on your shoe order list? You know I love me some heels.
hi karen! it’s been a while since i commented… lots have changed, including setting up a professional makeup art website (www.ineskbeauty.com), getting a 2nd kitty, finding a boyfriend, and starting a new (but horrible) job!
to share my list…
1. Mood: a bit gloomy – it’s raining and i’m scheduled for a 4pm-11pm shift at my current dead end job, which is precisely a job, not my ideal career.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
picking at the cuticles of my nails/peeling off chipping nails, picking at split ends (i pick at things a lot)
3. Red wine or white?
red! give me a nice chianti anytime!
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
gone with the wind and hamlet.
5. Favorite way to exercise?
dancing. latin, ballroom and argentine tango specifically.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
yes. i have 3 alarms, staggered at 15 minute intervals, because i keep turning them off, not putting it on snooze.
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
yes. i bake and cook a lot in general!
8. Do you have a temper?
yes. but my bark is worse than my bite though!
9. Favorite Halloween candy?
candy corn!
10. Weekly goals:
get my budget under control (sadly on a product ban until futher notice), get my shizz together so that i’m not such a mess in november.
Congrats on your new site, Ines! That’s awesome!
I wish October could last all year!
1. Mood: Allergic. Weed pollen count is very high today.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Procrastinating!
3. Red wine or white? Neither.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? As a young teen, I loved Christopher Pike. As an older teen, I liked John Sandford novels. I read about half a dozen while I was home with mono!
5. Favorite way to exercise? Mountain biking. Which pretty much doesn’t happen in Houston.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Sorta — I usually wake up a minute or two before it.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Nope. Team Cake here.
8. Do you have a temper? Not really. I get annoyed, but seldom angry.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Have to have some candy corn. Was always excited to get Reeses cups and those fruit-flavored Tootsie Rolls.
10. Weekly goals: My boss just dumped a huge task in my lap and I have four days to finish it before going out of town. HEY THANKS.
Yeah, are there any mountains or hills at all in Houston? I’ve always had the impression that the city was flat.
No hills here — if you want to go uphill, you pretty much have to look for an overpass. 🙂
Haha. My college town was like that — no hills whatsoever!
You would probably enjoy biking in my neighborhood. I live right down the street from this park where there are tons of hills and mountain biking paths. 🙂
1. Mood: HAPPY – Giants go to the World Series and I saw Mary J. Blige at the SF Center Nordstrom yesterday – not a bad weekend at all!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Sticking to my healthy eating habits and when I pay off a big chunk of a credit card – don’t use the card!!!
3. Red wine or white? I’ve been drinking White lately but I’ll always be a Red wine girl, especially with Winter right around the corner.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? I was a beatnik fan – I loved reading Kerouac’s “On the Road”
5. Favorite way to exercise? I loved the Bar Method but it’s a pricey habit to have so I’ve been doing lots of running. My goal is to run the Bay to Breakers next May.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? I try to – I snooze at least 4x before actually getting up!
7. Have you ever baked a pie? I bake cookies, brownies, layer cakes but for some reason pie dough worries me. I did attempt it and my dough actually came out pretty good!
8. Do you have a temper? Yes, it’s amazing that I still have a husband!
9. Favorite Halloween candy? I have a fondness for little Nestle crunch bars!
10. Weekly goals: Run 4x this week – I’m now up to running 3 miles. I’m going to try to take advantage of the good weather and run along the Embarcadero. I want to give props to my SF Giants and run to the Ball Park!
That’s kinda random that you saw MJ! What was she doing? Was she in the shoe section? LOL
1. Mood:
Calming down. Was extremely stressed and overwhelmed by my group members because we’re running an experiment tomorrow and there are some kinks that needed to be ironed out. It’s all over for now, though, but I’m still hyped from the stress and adrenaline!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
I’d like to be less OCD please 🙁
3. Red wine or white?
Generally red.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
I read comics such as Archie, magazines such as Cleo and Harry Potter books! I love books though, and generally go through any books I could get.
5. Favorite way to exercise?
Treadmill! Or sit ups.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
Every morning that I have to wake up at certain times.
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
Not exactly into baking- I don’t know why! But I do love cooking.
8. Do you have a temper?
Yes, and a pretty bad one at that 🙁 I’ve mellowed down over the years though, thankfully, and am still trying my best to not let it get the best of me.
9. Favorite Halloween candy?
We don’t get much choices here, but I’d like Toblerones 😀
10. Weekly goals:
Get our experiment done tomorrow, get the assignment due next week done by this week, have progress on thesis, go for a pedicure with Mum, relax and enjoy as much as I can because it’s going to be a rather hectic week!
Hi Stephanie,
I hope everything with the experiment goes smoothly. Is everything set and ready to go?
1. Mood: A little tired. It’s late already.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? My only bad habit is drinking light coke. But somehow I seem to need it…
3. Red wine or white? No alcohol, thank you. But you should always choose red!
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Oh, can’t remember.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Gym.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Unfortunately yes. My phone wakes me up.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yes, when I was younger.
8. Do you have a temper? Definitely!
9. Favorite Halloween candy? ? We don’t have Halloween.
10. Weekly goals: I’m going to make a short trip tomorrow, but it’s mostly for fun.
Hi Rita,
Are you in Europe? When I was in Milan last month I was kinda fascinated with “Coke Light.” Here they call it “Diet Coke.”
Yes I am! I think “light” is the it word here in Europe. We have Coca Cola Light, and in UK it is called Coke Light I think.
That’s so funny to me! I wonder why it’s marketed differently. Is the word “diet” perceived as negative there?
1. Mood: Crampy and not too hot (at home today)
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Not exercising and not watching what I eat, very bad!
3. Red wine or white? Neither, I cannot get into wine though I have tried and tried
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? I also read all the V.C Andrews books about a million times. Always have been a huge Stephen King fan and started the Anne Rice books when I was 16.
5. Favorite way to exercise? I absolutely hate exercising, so I don’t have a favorite form. I wish I did!
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yes otherwise my natural waking time is around 9:30
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yes but only pumpkin and pecan
8. Do you have a temper? Not really. Certain things can make me turn into the Hulk though, like people mistreating animals or people stealing from me
9. Favorite Halloween candy? I love me some mini Twix or Kit Kats!
10. Weekly goals: NO BUTTER, seriously try to exercise at least twice and grocery shop
Hi Kelly,
Hope you feel better soon. Cramps are never fun.
1. Mood: bored
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? spending 🙂
3. Red wine or white? white
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? their eyes were watching god
5. Favorite way to exercise? is there such a thing?
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? sometimes
7. Have you ever baked a pie? yes
8. Do you have a temper? yes, indeed, especially when driving
9. Favorite Halloween candy? reeses
10. Weekly goals: write my pen pal, apply for jobs, finish assignments. PAR-TAY
Hi Antithesis,
Good luck with finishing your assignments!
1. Mood: I’m not sure how I can be antsy and tired at the same time, but I am.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Oh, my. Where to begin? I’m going to go with the 2 that seem to be the worst lately. Overeating and daydreaming.
3. Red wine or white? Red, and I’m with you on the smoothness.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? I’ve always been a classics kind of girl. I think my fave as a teenager was Wuthering Heights.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Run, but like you it’s mostly for the convenience (and the high calorie burn).
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Absolutely. If I didn’t, I’d sleep all day!
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yes, for all holidays. I’m not too into desserts though, so it’s not something I do without a special occasion.
8. Do you have a temper? I would say that I’m impatient and emotional, for sure. I guess I have a temper with certain people, in certain situations. Not much of an answer. 🙂
9. Favorite Halloween candy? I’m not a candy person but I’ll say Smarties (Canada’s version of M&Ms, not our US sweet-tart candy). I’ll usually make the short trip across the border this time of year to get some Canadian candy staples: Smarties, Aero bars, Coffee Crisp.
10. Weekly goals: Um, eat less and stop daydreaming. 😉
Hi Kim,
Got any good running songs for me? Or do you run without music?
This will sound ridiculous, but I love running to Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti (from Rocky). 🙂
I definitely have to run to music and usually change up my playlist often so I don’t get bored, but lately it’s been some Lady Gaga, a few harder faves (Striken by Disturbed, Re-Education through Labor by Rise Against). A few pop songs – K$sha, Paramore and Kevin Rudolf’s Let It Rock. A little old school “club” with S’Express, James Brown is Dead and O! Fortuna, plus Sir Mix A Lot (Baby Got Back and Jump On It). Cypress Hill’s Jump Around, the Cult’s Fire Woman and some P!nk. If it’s upbeat, it’ll usually work for me, at least in the short term. Oh, Wham’s I’m Your Man and the Weather Girls’ It’s Raining Men. My faves right now are Buckcherry’s Crazy B*tch and Poison’s Talk Dirty to Me, but that’s just because they remind me of dancing up a storm with my friends. 🙂
1. Mood: sleepy (stayed up too late catching up on Grey’s Anatomy)
2. Bad habits: late night snacking
3. Red wine or white? white
4. Fave teen book? I can only vaguely remember being really into Lord of the Rings.
5. Fave exercise? I used to love spending Sunday mornings hiking. Nothing like scaling a local mountain and then eating lunch at the top.
6. Alarm clock? do my kids count? I can always count on them to bounce on my head until I get up at 7am every morning (even on the weekends – boo!)
7. Pie? I bake at least 5 banoffee pies every year around the holiday season.
8. Temper? If I’m hungry and or during that time of the month.
9. Fave Halloween candy? I have a thing for Tootsie pops.
10. Weekly goals:
Hi Rengirl,
Okay, so I just learned about banoffee pie last year, and I’ve been dying — DYING! — to try one. Thanks for reminding me, LOL!
1. Mood:
Overwhelmed with everything going on at work and the things I have to do to get ready for my upcoming trip (China in two weeks!).
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
Being OCD about little things, especially neatness. I was diagnosed with actual OCD as a child, and it didn’t interfere with my life, but sometimes I can drive people crazy with the constant organizing. I have to be more sensitive to that!
3. Red wine or white?
Don’t really like alcohol of any kind — I can never get over the alcohol-ish taste, somehow. I know I’m a freak.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
The Scarlet Pimpernel and the Three Musketeers — in my imagination I was the pimpernel or one of the musketeers, much more daring and bold than I ever was in my nerdy real life.
5. Favorite way to exercise?
Tough one to pick, but if I had to, I’d say kickboxing. It’s a great way to work out stresses and frustrations!
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
Yes — I start work at 6:00 A.M. so I need the alarm clock to get me up early enough. But once I’m up, I’m okay. I’m disgustingly cheerful in the morning.
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
Yes, but I prefer other things like tarts, cakes, cookies, muffins — easier to make for me.
8. Do you have a temper?
Yes, but I bottle it in until it gets to be too much and then I go kickboxing and let it all out :).
9. Favorite Halloween candy?
I don’t celebrate Halloween, and I’m not really a candy or chocolate fan — now I feel like an even bigger freak :).
10. Weekly goals:
Finish all the purchases/plans I need to make for my trip; do something nice for my poor neglected hubby :).
Hi Faye,
How cool that you’re heading to China! How long will you be there? Are you going for work or for fun?
This is so late you probably won’t even read it, but I’m going for fun. I’ve been to Asia several times (Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong), but several of my close friends haven’t, and they’ve been bugging me to go with them for ages so I can be unofficial tour guide. I finally gave in, so we’re leaving in two weeks! Hubby is being very understanding about being left at home.
Hi Faye,
Oh wow!! You’re such a good friend. I bet you guys will have an amazing trip! Be sure to take lots of pictures… I wanna see ’em!
1. Mood:
Tired and possibly (I hope not) sick. Resting at home, and hoping I’ll feel better tomorrow.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
procrastination would probably be the biggest one
3. Red wine or white?
neither
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
I pretty much read everything
5. Favorite way to exercise?
running 🙂
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
every morning. I hate that sound lol
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
yess, I love baking
8. Do you have a temper?
I can get very irritable sometimes, but I usually don’t get outwardly angry
9. Favorite Halloween candy?
Twix? Crunch? Kit-Kat? all those mini individually wrapped chocolate bars!
10. Weekly goals:
Recover quickly, stay on stop of things, be positive, make it to the next weekend in one piece
Oh gosh, those chocolate minis! I’ll take a handful of Snickers and Milky Way, please!
1. Mood: Awesome mood today….saw my favorite band Muse in concert last night.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Eating before I go to bed!
3. Red wine or white? Neither, I don’t drink alcohol.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? I was a big reader, i’d say my early teen were the Sweet Valley High Series, then later teens I was into V.C. Andrews, Christopher Pike, and the Clan of the Cave bear series (I’m still waiting for that last book btw lol).
5. Favorite way to exercise? With my boyfriend, he pushes me to do it even when I don’t want to.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yup…the alarm on my cell.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? All the time, although I do cheat with the pre-made crusts.
8. Do you have a temper? I do, but keeping it in check lately.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Sprees, sweet tarts, or sour skittles!
10. Weekly goals: Get my 12 year old daughter a halloween costume we can all agree on.
Hi Aida,
How was the concert? I take it was good!
1. Mood: productive
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? My love of fast food
3. Red wine or white? Dry, Italian reds
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Sweet Valley High series
5. Favorite way to exercise? Pilates
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yes and no. I usually wake 10mins before it goes off then I fall back asleep.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yes, I just made an apple walnut pie a few weeks ago, yummmm
8. Do you have a temper? I’m Italian and from new jersey – that should answer your question.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Reese’s peanut butter cups
10. Weekly goals: eat healthy, no shopping, catch up on the dvr
jillian xoxo
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LOL re: number eight!
1. Mood: crampy and stressed
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? I seriously need to stop procrastinating everything.
3. Red wine or white? neither, I’m a teetotaller.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? I read a lot of Danielle Steel’s books back then.
5. Favorite way to exercise? cardio.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? no.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? yes.
8. Do you have a temper? Like you, when I’m exhausted.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? we don’t celebrate Halloween here.
10. Weekly goals: read and exercise more.
Hi Gio,
I hope your week gets better. Hang in there.
1. Mood: very happy; just used dior serum de rouge which i LOOOVE
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? just quit biting my nails XD but id like to do more writing as well… and STOP PROCRASTINATING!!
3. Red wine or white?neither; im underage 🙂
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? currently (im still a teen!!) the hunger games and the beekeepers apprentice
5. Favorite way to exercise? ice skating
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? never, my cat does it 🙂
7. Have you ever baked a pie? yup- blueberry!!
8. Do you have a temper? only if perople really cross me
9. Favorite Halloween candy? anything chocolate!!
10. Weekly goals: to write at least 1000 words!!
That’s so cute that your cat wakes you up in the morning, aww.
1. Mood: blah. mosquito got into my apt and had a field day with me. d*** him!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? chewing on nails and procrastination
3. Red wine or white? allergic to wine so neither
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? hmmm not sure as i read everything but i gravitated towards mysteries more often than not
5. Favorite way to exercise? tennis!
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? yup or i would never wake up
7. Have you ever baked a pie? i have tried and it came out looking something like a pie…
8. Do you have a temper? oh hellls yeah…
9. Favorite Halloween candy? all of it. especially the 50% off ones right after halloween. my dentist loves me…haha
10. Weekly goals: Gym and eat healthy and finish the girl who kicked the hornets nest before movie comes out!
Hi Lolamd,
Oh no! I can’t stand mosquitoes. They feast on me like I’m a five star restaurant. 🙁
what a day! im tired, can i go home now plz?
1. Mood: hormonal. :/
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? i tend to take on things even when i dont have the time or energy for it. this results in me stressing me out.
3. Red wine or white? chilled white, esp riesling, pls.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? LOTR trilogy!
5. Favorite way to exercise? weights and walking.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? my cellphone alarm clock, but ocd as i am, im always up before the alarm.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? yes, i have! a cherry pie and a steak sans kidney pie.
8. Do you have a temper? yes, but it takes a long, long time for it to get started.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? uhm that huge bag of chocolate that my co worker plonked on the pantry counter. im in trouble! 😛 srsly though — anything sweet and chocolate-y gets my vote!
10. Weekly goals: survive!
Hi Nina,
Oh no! Are things cray-cray at work?
it was!!! after a week of boss-less bliss, he was back with a vengeance! it was insane!
im just happy im home now. 🙂
LOL! While the cat’s away…
When I worked at the law firm I remember the HALLELUJAR feeling I got when the lawyers went on vacay. Oh, sweet joy!
1. Mood: Peaceful. I think it’s the first time I’ve been somewhat TRULY relaxed in ages!!!!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Procrastinating ….yeah, that has to stop.
3. Red wine or white? Red wine all the way. My favorite is Malbec.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?All of R.L. Stine’s teenage thrillers and “Go ask Alice”
5. Favorite way to exercise? Bellydance. I have soooo much fun when I do that.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Every morning 5:25 a.m.!
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yes. Apple. With my husband of course. He’s the pastry chef and not me.
8. Do you have a temper? At times, but only when I feel taken advantage of.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Mini snicker bars spring to mind.
10. Weekly goals: I plan on keeping this level of peace for as much as possible. It feels so awesome to just relax.
Hi Laurels,
Um, can I just say you’re so lucky to be married to a pastry chef?
1. Mood: very upbeat for my Monday standard!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Procrastinating while working on the important stuff. I sometimes like to watch some TV shows to keep me company while writing, but really… Does it help at all?
3. Red wine or white? Red! I’m not good with describing wine, but I love me some Chianti wine from Tuscany.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? There’s this series I really love but I just can’t remember the name >.< But I'm really into teen romance as a teen.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Exergaming! Using Wii or Playstation.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yes, especially in winter!
7. Have you ever baked a pie? No.
8. Do you have a temper? Yes, when I'm hungry.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Hmm… we didn't celebrate Halloween, but my favorite candy when I was younger is Mars.
10. Weekly goals: Finish making an outline for my new book, and write at least one new blog post!
Hi Astrid,
How exciting that you’re writing a book. What’s it about?
1. Mood: sleepy. up late and busy day at work
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? i really need to exercise more
3. Red wine or white? neither. wine gives me an allergic reaction. flushed, itchy face. it’s not pretty
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? judy blume’s forever. i still have it
5. Favorite way to exercise? walking
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? cell phone alarm. right by my ear
7. Have you ever baked a pie? every thanksgiving i bake an apple pie. fresh apples from the local orchards.
8. Do you have a temper? yep. especially once a month
9. Favorite Halloween candy? tie, reeses peanut butter cups and milk duds
10. Weekly goals: make it to Friday without killing anyone. lol
Hi Rosie,
You can do it! Here’s to making it to Friday without causing any bodily harm to others! *raises coffee mug*
1. Mood:
Pretty stressed because of midterms. But after Thursday, I’m school-stress free for awhile :).
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
Hmmmm,,,,spending lots of money on beauty products? Haha, never mind…not a habit I want to break.
3. Red wine or white?
White. My taste buds are not sophisticated enough for red just yet.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
Harry Potter. Still on my favorites list :).
5. Favorite way to exercise?
I have been so lazy about exercising…I don’t even remember the last time.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
Yes.
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
Nope, I wish I could though. Cooking is not a skill I possess.
8. Do you have a temper?
Yeah kinda. I don’t usually take it out on anyone though (except hubbers sometimes, sorry babe). I just listen to loud music and pout haha. I am the crazy woman you see yelling to herself in the car lol.
9. Favorite Halloween candy?
Kit Kats :).
10. Weekly goals:
Do well on my 3 exams, talk to the bank about car loans, & not buy any makeup (Sephora F&F haul just arrived today).
Hi Erin,
Good luck on your tests! And enjoy our F&F haul. 🙂
1. Mood: Grumpy! Not a Monday person at all lol
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Picking at my face/zits mostly 🙁
3. Red wine or white? white definitely, the sweeter the better too
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? oh man, I loved Fear Street books back in the day
5. Favorite way to exercise? hahahaha I have no “favorite” way of doing it but my preferred form of torture would be running intervals on a treadmill or doing some hills on a stationary bike.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? yep, two in fact. One on the actual alarm clock and another on my hubby’s cell phone across the room…so I’m forced to get up to turn it off haha.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? yep, once when I was about 8. I forgot to cook the crust/shell first (it was lemon merangue) and my dad made fun of me for the rest of the night. That sucked!
8. Do you have a temper? yes, especially when I’m driving.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? oh boy, I really like those dot thingies. Also, gummy anything is fine by me! 🙂 Chocolate goes without saying.
10. Weekly goals: exercise every day if possible, not to eat like total crap.
Hi Katie,
I use the same trick with my phone alarm. If I don’t get out of bed I know I’ll never leave!
1. Mood: Stressed. I have a midterm tomorrow!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? I love to eat healthy, but have a sweet tooth as well, so I’d like to get rid of that.
3. Red wine or white? Oh boy. I really like both, so it’s a toss up.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? As a young teen I liked the R.L. Stine “horror” series, even though they weren’t very scary lol. I loved books in general, still do 🙂
5. Favorite way to exercise? I love me some long hikes with the dog.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yes, if I know I have to do something. If not I generally sleep until whenever because I’m usually up quite late.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Quite a few times yes.
8. Do you have a temper? Yep, especially when I’m stressed or tired.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? I tend to love most candy 😀 I’m not picky
10. Weekly goals: Rock my mid-term tomorrow, walk in small doses (my sprained ankle still doesn’t feel normal), get ready for an awesome weekend in Philly with the bestie!
Hi Liaz,
Good luck on your mid-term tomorrow. Sending you good test vibes!
i loooved RL’s stine’s books too! fear street anyone? 😉
1. Mood: Meh.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? I’d love to be less of a procrastinator. Not break it entirely, but manage it better.
3. Red wine or white? I love them both, but more than one glass of red wine makes me flush waaaaay too much.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Harry Potter series (goes without saying), Anne of Green Gables series… I love books and always have, so I could never pick favorites.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Zumba and yoga, elliptical, stationary bike. Stuff that doesn’t feel too much like exercise, or something I can multitask (like reading or watching tv while I pedal haha).
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yup.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? I love baking pies! They’re my favorite.
8. Do you have a temper? Yes. Especially when I’m stressed.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Candy corn… it’s basically the only true Halloween candy, since I can have the others any other time of year haha.
10. Weekly goals: Nothing too important.
Hi Lo,
That’s cool that you love baking pies. Do you make your crust from scratch?
Depends how much time I have! If it’s a graham cracker crust, then yes… but if I have to play with dough, I might defer to the freezer section haha.
That’s okay. I’m a freezer crust kinda girl too! 🙂
1. Mood: Optimistic – went to a second job interview today (at the same place) – and I have high hopes 🙂
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Smoking – for SO many reasons.
3. Red wine or white? A full red for me.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Dean Koontz too – and teen horror/witch books, hah.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Elliptical.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yes, I do.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yup – but only low-fat ones. Think I would die if I saw all that butter.
8. Do you have a temper? Definetely.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Caramels and chocolate.
10. Weekly goals: Many – have fun on my 30th b-day wednesday, enjoy time with my family friday and saturday in the daytime and rock the halloween party saturday either as a hawaiian person with grass skirts and all/20s woman.
Hi Ditte,
Happy, HAPPY birthday! You’ll soon be part of the dirty 30 club, my friend!
1. Mood: sleepy and just not all there today. this rainy weather has me wanting to be at home sipping tea NOT at work!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? not be such a neat freak. sometimes i just cant relax until all the dishes are done and stuff is clean and in its place.
3. Red wine or white? not a big wine drinker but if the mood shall strike, then it’s white.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? i hate to admit it but i have never liked reading, in grade school i read whatever was skinniest to meet my points quota for the month.
5. Favorite way to exercise? love, love to run. just wish i did it more!
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? yes on weekdays only!
7. Have you ever baked a pie? yes! i usually make the pumpkin pie at thanksgiving.
8. Do you have a temper? i certainly can. i wish i didn’t though
9. Favorite Halloween candy? looove the mini tootsie pops!
10. Weekly goals: get outta my funk!, clean the house, and go though my closet so I can make a donation before the end of the month.
Hi Marci,
Tea tastes much better when you’re sipping it at home! What’s your fave flavor? I’m currently have a serious love affair with darjeeling.
I am loving lemon tea with a bit of honey mixed in. Sounds kinda boring, but its oh-so good. I’m gonna have to try some Darjeeling. I’ve never had it before.
That sounds really yummy. I bet it’s especially good when it’s piping hot!
Darjeeling is really good (kinda reminds me of Oolong)! I like drinking it with milk and honey. Here’s a fun thing I found on wikipedia on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_tea
1. Mood:
grumpy but happy 😉
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
to much faffing on the internet LOL
3. Red wine or white?
No thank you.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
Anything by Enid Blyton
5. Favorite way to exercise?
Biking
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
If the alarm on my phone counts yes
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
Yup I even had cooking lessons for 6 years!
8. Do you have a temper?
Not really, Im kinda sweet at heart
9. Favorite Halloween candy?
We dont celebrate Halloween in Europe so dont have a clue on Halloween candies. I do luuuuv marshmellows 😉
10. Weekly goals:
Getting a fabulous job!
Hi Sandra,
Wow, no Halloween… that kind of blows my mind! Do you have any holidays that are like day of the dead celebrations?
Oh, and good luck on the job hunt!
Ehm I dont think so?? But we do celebrate “Sint Maarten” on November 11th in Holland which is a bit like your trick and treat, without the dressing up and its only meant for children.
1. Mood: Stalled. I’m waiting on like.. 5 different things, so I feel like I’m not accomplishing anything today..
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Bitting my lips, and not exercising(I know one of these days its going to bite me in the a**).. Also, being jealous. That’s just a dirty dirty emotion in general.
3. Red wine or white? Both. After working in the fine dining industry, I like what I like, and I don’t like and I dislike certain whites and certain reds, but I do not prefer one colour more(depends on what I want the wine for!)
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Harry Potter, and anything by Judith McNaught.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Anything but running! I like playing sports, I’m quite competitive so I would rather that than running.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yes.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yes.
8. Do you have a temper? Yes.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Oh Henries.
10. Weekly goals: enjoy my new car! As well as have patience with the boy, as it is a stressful week for him.
Hi Linnea,
Oh, that’s really cool that you worked in the fine dining industry. A few of my friends are die-hard foodies and love eating, LOL! I often get roped in for the ride, but truth be told my sense of taste is pretty basic.
Congrats on your new car, btw. 🙂
1. Mood: Tired
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? I need to stop putting off important work that needs to be done !
3. Red wine or white? Red, mmm!
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Gone With the Wind
5. Favorite way to exercise? Elliptical machine
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Unfortuantely, yes. Just about every week day since I was 7 or 8 years old. The sound of the alarm is exactly the same, bringing me back to the days of elementary and middle school, especially.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yes
8. Do you have a temper? For sure. Usually from tension building up. No matter what my mother may tell me, I inherited a temper from her, not my father.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Candy corn, and Almond Joy.
10. Weekly goals: To get organized and and to cease procrastination!
Hi Megan,
Am with you on NOT procrastinating. I’ll get crackin’ if you will!
1. Mood: I’m coming down from a huge panic! I was eating some ice cream and there was a peanut butter cup in it. Well, I’m terribly allergic to peanuts so, yeah, that was not fun! Thank God for emergency meds!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Hitting the snooze alarm.
3. Red wine or white?: Red in winter, white in summer.
4. Your favourite book(s) when you were a teen? A tie between Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice & The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński
5. Favourite way to exercise? By punching or kicking something
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Oh yes I do…
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Many, many pies. My favourite pie I made is orange custard filling with whipped cream on top.
8. Do you have a temper? : I have a long fuse, so when I blow, it’s big.
9. Favourite Halloween candy?: Evil, Evil Candy Corn.
10. Weekly goals: Study for my mid – term.
Hi Taffy,
Good thing you had your emergency meds nearby. That totally reminds me — I need to put my extra inhaler in my purse, stat.
Are you feeling better today?
Yes I am much better! Get that inhaler in your purse because you never know!
1. Mood: pretty freaking happy since last night my boyfriend told me thaaat… i’m the girl he wants to spend the rest of his life with. yeeeeaaaa
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? gossiping!
3. Red wine or white? if i only get one glass, then red, but if its a whole bottle… white
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? when i was a young teen i loved ella enchanted, when i got a little older i love the shopaholic series
5. Favorite way to exercise? running/lifting weights
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? most mornings
7. Have you ever baked a pie? im sure i did as a kid with my mom
8. Do you have a temper? no, not so much, i’m really layed back, even when i’m super mad i never really freak out
9. Favorite Halloween candy? tootsie rolls, and im not sure what kind of lollipops they are, maybe someone can help me out, but the’re white with other colors in them, usually red, blue, green or yellow
10. Weekly goals: finish my halloween costume! my boyfriend is going as tom hanks in castaway and i am being… wilson! hah.
Hi Shelby,
I think those lollipops are DumDumPops? They’re kinda small, right?
Karen,
Was watching SNL and thought of you. They did this fake ad thing for baby spanx and at the end said “also available in tabby spanx” and showed a tabby cat in spanx. Sounds creepy but it was so funny!!!!
1. Mood: somewhat gloomy (thanks to the weather)
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? I’m way to hard on myself. I’m working on that.
3. Red wine or white? Fav is Pink Truck.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Little Women and Gone with the Wind my classmates thought I was wierd!
5. Favorite way to exercise? Yoga and long walks
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
A neccesary evil.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Oh yeah I bake them by request. My favs are coconut cream pie and Pumpkin pie (with splenda).
8. Do you have a temper? More like frustrated.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Love those carmel apple suckers, kit kats, and reeses pb cups.
10. Weekly goals: finish that big ole pile of laundry, organize my piles in general, help the boss with his open house.
I saw that SNL spot & thought of Tabs too. Ha ha!
I wonder if Tabs’ voluptuous bod inspired it, LOL!
Okay, I totally have to track that down. Although Tabs would probably refuse tabby spanx… he embraces his curves, LOL!
1. Mood: Tired. Still trying to get in the groove this week.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Eating halloween candy. Its everywhere!
3. Red wine or white? Sangria or white zin.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Loved the VC Andrews books but also lots of mysteries – usually Agatha Christie.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Pilates
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yep. Wouldn’t be up on time without it.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? When I was very young.
8. Do you have a temper? Only if I’m hungry or tired.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Anything chocolate but I especially like Kit Kats
10. Weekly goals: Write a blog entry
Yay, another V.C. Andrews fan! Did you read the Flowers in Attic books?
I don’t remember August either! Craziness! 🙂
1. Mood: Pretty good. Trying to keep the energy going so I can get some things on my to-do list checked off tonight.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? I need more patience. Does that count? 🙂
3. Red wine or white? Neither, they’re both migraine triggers for me.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? I’m a dork and read all the old classics – anything by L.M. Montgomery, the entire Oz series, etc.
5. Favorite way to exercise? I’m soooo bad. Soccer kept me in perfect shape growing up, now I have to force myself to jog. Wish I had regular access to a gym so I could swim!
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? The one on my phone!
7. Have you ever baked a pie? No, I prefer cake. Lots of it. 🙂
8. Do you have a temper? Indeed. It’s something I work on every day. Something about the Viking blood… 😉
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Pumpkin-shaped Reese’s!
10. Weekly goals: Finish up and blog the wedding I shot the week before last, print new photos for old frames, send my BF a card, just because.
Hi Trude,
Oh, I can’t wait to see the pictures of the wedding. How did it go? Were you the only photographer, or did you have additional shooters?
1. Mood:
Great! Woke up tired but went on my retail therapy this afternoon in town,finally bought UD <3 NYC palette, and a new Sleek Shimmer Blush, more window shopping, finally found and checked out Topshop makeup… and just came back from a sumptuous Indian cuisine birthday dinner to celebrate a friend's birthday!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
Lazy, great procrastinator.
3. Red wine or white?
White
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
Geee….that's a tough one..but I think I read quite a lot of Sidney Sheldon and Danielle Steel in my teens…oppsss….grew up too fast…:P
5. Favorite way to exercise?
No exercise! 😛 Stomp on my trainer while watching my fav Hong Kong TV series.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
My alarm clock is my little girl! So there's no way I won't wake up! Or I'll have my eye poked, or cold water splashed on me! It happened to me once when she was about 1.5yo….she woke up and was having her breakfast, thanks to Daddy, but without Daddy knowing, she took her cup of water, went into the bedroom….the next thing was my screaming and I woke up soaked!
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
Errr…NO!
8. Do you have a temper?
Yes, I am a volcano!
9. Favorite Halloween candy?
Grew up in a place where Halloween is no big deal…sad…
10. Weekly goals:
Last week, I told you about catching up on backlogs of posts…..but this week, I will try to play with as much of my new makeup as possible, and edit all the EOTD/FOTD photos from them!
Hi Vonvon,
How are you liking your new UD palette?
Love it. The colors in this palette are more my kind of colors….more greens too…:)
1. Mood: blahhhh : (
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? drinking soda, procrastinating. Although I do pretty well under pressure.
3. Red wine or white? I prefer white
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? OMG V.C.Andrews! Total flashback love it. I actually loved the Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley High
5. Favorite way to exercise? I like walking and hiking
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? ohh yeahh
7. Have you ever baked a pie? yep im the baker in the fam
8. Do you have a temper? like a biatch!
9. Favorite Halloween candy? M&Ms and Candy Corn
10. Weekly goals: finish report cards and HW for fifth grade, work out and finish my laundry.
<3
Hi Suri,
I loved the Sweet Valley High books too! My favorite was Double Love, LOL!
1. Mood:just got home from babysitting, and i’m just chillin with my BF watching jeeper creepers 2. this movie sucks. we’re waiting for halloween to come on at 8
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? i have a few…procrastinating, giving into my indulgences when i really shouldn’t.
3. Red wine or white?i guess white, if i had to choose. but i don’t like wine. i have to add sprite and make it a spritzer to make it bearable.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? i loooved reading the christopher pike horror novels and the RL Stine fear street ones. i might have been a little old for them once i got into high school, but i LOVED them. still do…i can’t bear to part with them.
5. Favorite way to exercise? taking a hike, riding my horse
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? well, yeah if i have school in the morning, or if i have to wake up for anything. i can’t trust myself to wake up on my own. i’ll sleep allllll day.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? nope
8. Do you have a temper? ohhh yeah.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? candy corn! and reese’s peanut butter cups
10. Weekly goals: go to yoga class, start making xmas lists, a few other things i can’t think of.
have a great week karen! how’s your back feeling?
Hi Melissa,
My back is doing so much better. Thank you so much for those tips! I especially like the chair one! 🙂
How’s your back doing? LOL, we should call this “Makeup and Beauty and Back Problems Blog.”
1. Mood: ITCHING TO LEAVE WORK
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? SLEEPING TOO LATE, 4am LATE
3. Red wine or white? WHITE ZINFANDEL or ROSE
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? OOOO, WASN’T TOO FOND OF READING. I READ GRAPHIC NOVELS/COMIC BOOKS 😉
5. Favorite way to exercise? PILATES OR ANYTHING FOR MY ABS
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? NEVER, LOL!
7. Have you ever baked a pie? NO BUT I’M A PRO AT MAKING LECHE FLAN!
8. Do you have a temper? SLIGHT BUT I’M VERY EASY GOING
9. Favorite Halloween candy? ALL BUT CANDY CORN! I HATE CANDY CORN!
10. Weekly goals: JUST GET MY BACK, ANKLE AND NECK TO NORMAL. ACHES ALL OVER IS NEVER GOOD!
GURL, you need to hook me up with your leche flan recipe!
no problem, loL!
YOU NEED:
sugar
1 can of condensed milk
1 can of evaporated milk
2 whole eggs
4 egg yolks
half a teaspoon of vanilla.
Put sugar with a lil bit of water in a pan. Leave it until it’s light brown and then pour it in a tin pan (u know the oval ones they use in Pinas, heh) and let it cool. Get a strainer and pour the mix in the tin pan. You can either steam it or place in a water bath and put in the oven for 400-450 degrees for an hour.
Give it a go and let me know how u like it.
Maui, you rock! Thank you!!
1. Mood: Relieved, this week is much less stressful than last.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? I bite my nails, a lot. I have used that No Bite stuff to put on your nails and it doesn’t deter me, nor does juice from the hottest peppers my dad grew.
3. Red wine or white? White, but it must be dry.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Harry Potter (!), LOTR, and the Wind on Fire trilogy.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Dance or yoga.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Some days it is an actual alarm clock, some days it is a furry one, and some times it is the boyfriend.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Do no bake pies count?
8. Do you have a temper? I am a redhead, so yes. LOL
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Reese’s PB cups or candy corn.
10. Weekly goals: Finish my costumes (Friday- Devil, Saturday- Phoenix (X-Men)), keep crocheting my dad’s Christmas blanket
Hi Rachael,
That’s so cool that you’re making your dad a blanket for Christmas! I’ve tried crocheting many times and I’m terrible at it…
1. Mood: I’m feeling really good!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Spending money on things I don’t need.
3. Red wine or white? No thanks… Pass me the beer please.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Danielle Steel books. Lame I know.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Run Forest run.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Nope. I have an internal clock that wakes me up to the minute. No joke.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? I can honestly say I have never baked a pie.
8. Do you have a temper? Ehhhh not really. I get snippy.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Snickers!!!
10. Weekly goals: Party harty and have fun!
I have a friend of a friend who used to work as Danielle Steel’s assistant, no joke!
Really? How funny. I wonder what it would be like to be her assistant.
According to the friend of a friend she wasn’t a very nice lady. 🙁 She said it wasn’t a pleasant job at all!
That’s too bad. I’m sure that your friend has some pretty good stories to tell. =)
1. Mood:
Tired! Finally home from school!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
Crying when I ask my teachers for help on a paper when it comes to content. I was taught to be a little too independent.
3. Red wine or white?
Neither. I’m alcohol-intolerant.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
Wait, is 21 not being a teen? I’m still considered a teen, right?! Anyway, asking me my favorite books to read is a bit redundant as I don’t have one. It’s hard to narrow it down to even ten!
5. Favorite way to exercise?
Walking, particularly walking Zena.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
On school days I do.
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
Yes.
8. Do you have a temper?
Yes and no. It depends on the person. I have a short fuse with some and really long one with others.
9. Favorite Halloween candy?
Candy corn.
10. Weekly goals:
Write my annotated bibliography paper AND my reflection paper.
Try not to stress out? <-I wish.
Hi Kate,
When you’re feeling stressed make Zena give you some lovies! 🙂
Oh, I do. I also put on super sparkly nail polish. Ha ha ha ha! Too bad I can’t take Zena with me to my sleep study.
1. Mood: good but a bit overwhelmed with school
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? being so impatient, crabby when I dont get my way
3. Red wine or white? BOTH please 🙂
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? sweet valley high, goosebumps, babysitter’s club
5. Favorite way to exercise? running
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? heck yes
7. Have you ever baked a pie? nope but i would love to try, i love apple pie mmmm
8. Do you have a temper? yes, a short temper which is something id like to change
9. Favorite Halloween candy? crunchie and reese pb cups
10. Weekly goals: do good on my tests this week, get a halloween costume
Hi Kiran,
Good luck with your tests this week. 🙂
This is belated!
1. Mood: Inlove; Amazed; Loveable.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
3. Red wine or white? White…. If It was an option I’d pick Rose, Red I can’t do and white is far too acidy for me! Rose, the perfect medium!
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Books by Louise Rennison ‘Dancing in my Nuddy-Pants’ ~ all the books following up to the original made me laugh to hard!!
5. Favorite way to exercise? Running (Bad knees, bad!) cardio workout dvds.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? I try…
7. Have you ever baked a pie? No since I dont eat pastry!
8. Do you have a temper? Oh yes.. I am firey.. But I guess its a guarded fire since I can control it.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Never done halloween 🙁
10. Weekly goals: Do at least 3 workouts. Take the dog out on the ‘LONG’ walk three times, Don’t skip breakfast, Hold onto good feeling and keep them close to me.
Hi Ithfifi,
My BFF loves rose. I don’t mind ’em if they’re sweet. 🙂
1. Mood:
Ok. Better than last week.
2. Bad habits?
I’d love to stop biting my lip. It drives me crazy.
3. Red or White?
Red wine. I love my cherry and oak.
4. Favorite books as a teen?
Mercedes Lackey Last Herald Mage Trilogy, and most of the books in that world, really.
5. Favorite way to exercise?
Swimming, riding a bike or walking with Phaedra.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
I wake up to the alarm clock program on my cell phone 🙂
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
Only frozen. I’m much better with cakes.
8. Do you have a temper?
It’s hard for me to lose it these days.
9. Favorite Halloween Candy?
Probably Sweet Tarts.
10. Weekly goals?
Every time I have a negative thought, to come up with a positive thought to counter the negative.
Phyrra,
Have you tried having lip balm or something near you? Whenever you feel like biting your lip, apply lip balm instead. You might go through a lot of lip balm, but your lips will be healthy!
This is a great idea, Kate. 🙂
I do something similar with my cuticles. When I want to pick at them I put cuticle oil on them instead.
1. Mood: Good. Finally not too sick!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? In idle moments I will go through my hair for random split ends and cut them off. I also tend to search for weird random things on Ebay all too often. Both are big wastes of time :$
3. Red wine or white? This is where a university level wine (science credited!!) course really helps 😉 Totally depends on what I am eating and quality of the wines available. For white wines, I prefer Gewurztraminer or Riesling whenever possible. I typically stay away from Chardonnay though. For dessert, a good ice wine or port is great. For red wines, I like Shiraz or Bordeaux. A high quality, flavorful and complex wine can totally make a meal.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Romance and vampire novels. Yea, crazy mix!
5. Favorite way to exercise? I hop on the elliptical for 30 minutes. Then I circuit train with weights for an hour. Builds muscle so I can burn my calories. Then if I feel up to it, I hop on either the bike or treadmill for another 30 minutes. That’s usually 3x a week when I’m not sick.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yes, otherwise I’d sleeping in til 8.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yes, apple, blueberry, peach or whatever else happens to be available.
8. Do you have a temper? Of course, depends on what’s going on and how much stress I have
9. Favorite Halloween candy? M&M’s
10. Weekly goals: Stay healthy, workout at least 3x, blog more and bake some pumpkin brownies.
Hi Christy,
I’m glad you’re feeling better.
1. Mood: Content.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Biting my nails.
3. Red wine or white? Neither. Not much of a wine drinker.
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Dancing!
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? No, I wake up on my own.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? No, but I do make peach cobbler!
8. Do you have a temper? Yes! I am working on it though.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Reese’s cups! However I did start liking candy corn this year.
10. Weekly goals: My goals are taking my husband to the dentist tomorrow, Picking up my contact lenses on wednesday and possibly making it to the fair this weekend.
Hi Jessica,
What kind of fair are you (possibly) going to this weekend?
It is a fair with rides, games and of course fair food! They have some concerts and fireworks every night. I really want some cotton candy!
Sounds like fun! BTW, fair food is my favorite part. I’m all about the roasted corn with butter and salt, yum!
1. Mood: tired from working today
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? sometimes not being able to stop eating sweets
3. Red wine or white? ive never had either
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? … i really didnt read that many books i cant even remember
5. Favorite way to exercise? swimming or doing something fun like play soccer with my boyfriend
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? my phone which is on vibrate. But i think i can naturally wake up after 10 hours of sleep or if there is something important going on that day i usally wake up before the alarm sometimes.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? yes a strawberry rhubarb with crumble top for my boyfriend who didnt even try any!! and i ended up eating it all
8. Do you have a temper? yes when im sleepy for sure and sometimes even when im not
9. Favorite Halloween candy?.. i love candy corn! i love chocolate so anything with it in it, except dark chocolate.
10. Weekly goals: find a new pair of shoes for the stupid snow and for work – and get my phone fixed 🙁
Hi Tessa,
Oh no… what happened to your phone?
Ha, i wouldve said nothing but now i found out the speaker is blown so i have to replace it.
PS i love your blog and your cat Tabs, well my boyfriends brother has a cute tabby too named Roxas and i have adopted him as my own now and I kinda think there long distant cousins in the tabby family
Hi Tessa,
Maybe Tabs and Roxas are long lost cousins, LOL!
I was actually more of a dog person when Tabs adopted me… he changed everything though. It’s amazing how much joy a cat can bring to your life. 🙂
That was the same way I felt but my boyfriend got his first cat Griever which is a maine coon/tabby and I was totally a dog person, i hated cats. But now I love them and having Roxas around makes everything better makes things happier because he is so cute and funny 🙂
I’ve heard Maine Coons are really good cats — good disposition, very sweet, interested in people! Was he huge?
Anyway, Tabs is our (me & El Hub’s) Roxas. He always makes us laugh with his crazy antics!
No, he is a standard size I think, but he has a baby face and a big poofy fur coat. Roxas on the other hand is big not fat big but like 16lbs ish but he is super cute too and when he was smaller his head was bigger than his body so we gave him the nickname “big head”. Now his nickname is beast, he runs up and down the stairs all crazy pouncing on stuff
Haha, Tabs does crazy stuff like that too. He does this weird thing where he walks really slow… and then he runs fast out of the blue. It’s so odd!
Okay, this is kinda random but I think you might be into it. Do you ever go to the Modern Cat website? They always have cute cat things:
http://www.moderncat.net/
Ha thats funny, No I havent seen the website but I’ll check it out thanks!
1. Mood: Good, i finally have some days off!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? Yes; if I come home from school, I often eat everything I can find, I’m so hungry!
3. Red wine or white? White!
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Before I Die, it is quite sad but a very nice book.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Surfing!
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Yes, but to sleep cycle, an app for iPhone and Android phones, it’s amazing!
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yes, I love pies!
8. Do you have a temper? I can be really patient, like at my work to customers, but not always…
9. Favorite Halloween candy? We don’t celebrate halloween here in Europe 🙁
10. Weekly goals:Finish a lot of homework and enjoy my trip to Berlin! And go to Kiko there 🙂
Hi Tessa,
Ooh, tell me more about Sleep Cycle!
1. Mood: Tired, moody, but feeling ok
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
omg do I ever. Try drinking too much coffee. Spending an obscene amount on makeup, clothes and shoes, and eating too many sweets
3. Red wine or white? white. its sweeter and doesn’t mess up my teeth!
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? I was odd, I loved The Scarlett Letter. Hester Pryrnne was the original bad-ass
5. Favorite way to exercise? eliptical. its fast and efficient
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?sometimes. I am up by 3:30 every morning and so my body kinda gets up by itself if I’m not too tired.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? yes I have. a strawberry pie )matter fact it had lots of berries…) and an apple pie, oh and a pumpkin pie that did NOT turn out so good.
8. Do you have a temper? yep. Don’t push me.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Kit Kat Bars. I eat like a gazillion of them and then feel bad when there’s nothing left for the kiddies. LOL (they get the candy corn)
10. Weekly goals: to write in my journal 3X a week and exercise, and eat better, and stop sweating the little stuff.
Hi Mel,
Holy wow, 3:30 is early. Do you work in finance?
1. Mood:
OK, weather is crappy today.
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break?
lots, especially lately – I’m bad with my diet and exercise lately and I feel like it is catching up with me.
3. Red wine or white?
White!
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen?
You KNOW it was those R.L. Stine books – awesome awesome awesome spookyness!
5. Favorite way to exercise?
I actually like running, but it has to be outside and completely on my own. I’m bad at it, but I kinda like it. Cross country Skiing is also one amazing workout.
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock?
Yes, the real one, and my 6 month old lab telling me to let him out.
7. Have you ever baked a pie?
yep – not good at pies. I’m MUCH better at cakes, cupcakes, breads.
8. Do you have a temper?
I do – but I think I’m getting better at being patient and being able to get my point across most of the time in a way that is more verbally effective that flipping out.
9. Favorite Halloween candy?
Wow – too many too mention. I love kit kats, 100 grands, almond joys, skittles, bottle caps. IXNAY on the candy corn, circus peanuts, anything with marzapan or marshmallow. eew.
10. Weekly goals:
go to the dog park at least 3 more times this week, do well on homework, continue packing and cleaning for our move.
1. Mood: I have a cold and I’m stoked about being able to breathe through my nose again!
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? I need to make exercise more of a daily thing and I need to get better at keeping track of calories.
3. Red wine or white? Both
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? Oh goodness, I read so much for class and was too busy with other clubs, theater, etc. to enjoy reading back then. I’m always looking for a good book recommendation though.
5. Favorite way to exercise? Running
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? Eh, not really. My body is WIDE awake around 3:30AM. I have an alarm set on my phone for 7AM but I never hear it because I’m already awake.
7. Have you ever baked a pie? Yes but I’ve never made crust from scratch. I think I’m a little scarred by a Martha Stewart segment which discussed all the technicalities of using ice water, not over mixing, etc. I just buy pie crust from the store now, It’s much easier!
8. Do you have a temper? Yes, but I also have a lot of patience before the temper is unleashed.
9. Favorite Halloween candy? I love candy corn. It’s addicting!
10. Weekly goals: Follow through with C25K for the rest of the week, plan Thanksgiving dinner for the family, and, oh yeah, pack and move to our new place!
Hi Michelle,
Packing is never fun! When is your moving date?
1. Mood: easy like Sunday morning
2. Do you have any bad habits you’d like to break? procrastination one of these days
3. Red wine or white? white, but I’m open to suggestions for red
4. Your favorite book(s) when you were a teen? I read any and everything suspenceful
5. Favorite way to exercise? Bakram Yoga
6. Do you wake up to an alarm clock? yep 5:30am
7. Have you ever baked a pie? I bake at least one a year
8. Do you have a temper? I’m pretty mild mannered
9. Favorite Halloween candy? Three Musketeers, Snickers, candy corn…the list could get outta hand!
10. Weekly goals: wrap up homework, a little housekeeping, buy some fall/winter clothes, visit the MAC counter