My Real Life

Recently, I’ve been going through some of my old posts, in an effort to pull out some golden oldies to share with my newer readers.

In my searches, I came across this post.

I thought it might be interesting (at least, interesting to me) to re-answer the questions, four years later.

A lot has happened in four years.

We’ve moved, we had Tiny, I switched positions within my school, Real Man earned a promotion, I turned 40, I got published, I gained weight, I lost weight, I gained weight, I lost weight.

A lot has happened in four years.

So, here are today’s answers to these 20 Questions:

 

1. Show us the inside of something cute.

I’ve got a sick toddler, here, people.

I think I’ve been seeing enough of what’s inside of something cute for all of us for quite some time.

Trust me on this one.

 

2. What’s the last homecooking you had?

I made baked mac and cheese last night.

Elbow macaroni, cheddar cheese, milk, cream of mushroom sauce.

Mix it all together and bake at 350 for an hour.

Delish.

 

3. What do you miss?

I miss my Grandma.

I think she’d get a real kick out of me writing part of a book.

I also think she’d get a real kick out of the monkeys.

 

4. What makes you laugh often?

The first answer is, obviously, Real Man and the monkeys.

We’ve got a lot of great laughter in my house.

The second answer is the women with whom I share “I Just Want to Pee Alone.”

I didn’t join a sorority in college, but I sure feel like I’m in one now, and good lord, these women make me laugh.

Finally, I am laughing until I need my inhaler at these videos on You Tube.

One of my colleagues shared them with me, (because you have to have the sense of humor of a 13 year old in order to teach at a middle school), and I’ve been laughing ever since.

They have them for Adele, Taylor Swift and others, but here’s a hilarious Bon Jovi one for you:

 

5. What’s your favorite word?

Author.

Because, since the book came out yesterday, that’s how I’m viewing myself these days and it feels damn good.

 

6. What are you trying to quit?

I’m trying to quit Heath Ledger, but just like Jake Gyllenhaal, I can’t quit him.

No, I kid, although I loved Heath and am still utterly devastated over his death.

These days, I’m trying to quit Girl Scout cookies.

I have absolutely no self-control.

I ate three boxes of Tagalongs in three days and then came to school and answered an email offering people extra boxes and bought three more.

I have a problem.

 

7. What’s your favorite commercial right now?

I laugh out loud every single time I see the Volkswagen commercial with the Dad teaching his son how to throw a baseball.

 

8. Whose style do you dig?

I gotta stay with my 2009 answer here, folks.

Jennifer Garner. Without a doubt. I’ve never seen someone so incredibly comfortable with herself. She’s just as beautiful in jeans and a t-shirt as she is on the red carpet. She just strikes me as a beautiful, happy woman who enjoys life. So, the style I admire isn’t necessarily fashion, but her style of living.

9. Link to a great blog you’ve discovered lately.

Well, as you know, I’ve recently discovered 36 great blogs, but I’m going to link you to the blog that started this whole anthology writing scheme…People I Want to Punch in the Throat.

 

10. What’s the last craft you made?

Uh…um…uh…I’ve not been particularly crafty lately.

In fact, I’m not sure I even remember the last craft I made.

I can pretty much guarantee that I haven’t done anything crafty in over a year.

Maybe two.

 

11. A photo of the last happy mail you got :]

Yeah, I’m not going to take a picture of it, because of all of the details on it, but yesterday I received an invitation to a baby shower.

Very happy mail, indeed.

 

12. Something you’ve got lately?

A mild case of bronchitis?

A migraine?

3 extra pounds that I call “Tagalong,” “Samoa,” and “Thin Mint”?

A baby with a stomach bug?

Take your pick.

 

13. What are you looking forward to?

Next weekend, I’m heading into the city to hang with my girls.

We haven’t gotten together since Kim’s wedding and we’ve all had some changes in our lives and it will be nice just to decompress and hang together!

Can’t wait. Seriously can’t wait.

 

14. Post a recent snapshot of yourself.

You can just refer back to this post for a slew of recent snapshots of me.

 

15. Recent Favorite Movie?

I haven’t actually watched a movie in awhile, so I don’t really know.

So, I’ll answer it differently.

I’m hoping to see “Oz” and I think it will be my favorite movie for awhile.

Just need to get everyone healthy and have an unscheduled minute in our weekends before we can even think about going.

Maybe when it comes out on DVD.

 

16. Something you’re working on right now?

I’m working on editing my novel and getting it published, which is pretty much what I was working on in 2009.

That whole full-time job, four kids, husband, house gig takes up too much time!

 

17. If a movie were made about you, who would play you?

Still Reese Witherspoon, although, some days, I feel more like Melissa McCarthy.

 

18. What gives you goosebumps?

The t.v. show, Scandal.

I’m a little obsessed.

 

19. Share a new obsession.

Wait…I think I just did.

Okay, let’s pick another one.

 

I kinda can’t stop thinking about this adorable purse since I blogged about it awhile ago.

It is so non-functional for my life and way out of my budget.

I love it, though.

So much.

 

20. What’s the meaning of your life?

I want to make people smile, raise happy, well-adjusted kids, and be a good person.

Other than that, the rest is all gravy.