Tagged

I read a blog by Sherelle Christensen who inspires me weekly with her adorable ideas from everything from recipes, home decorating, sewing, and scrapbooking to her girls' hairdos! She tagged all her blogreaders with this...

10 years ago?
I was teaching first grade in Homestead, FL and living in South Miami in a 565 sq. ft. efficiency

Things on my to-do list today?
meditate (check), stretch (check), breathe (check), blog (check), teach!, organize classroom, library visit, write

What would I do if I were suddenly made a billionaire?
not sure! options:
keep the status quo and have a big bank balance/make lots of donations
be a stay at home mommy and political activist
build dream pre-fab eco house (think dwell mag) and/or post modern victorian somewhere w/o earthquakes or fires

Three of my bad habits?
saying "what if..."
saying "is that allowed?"
draping my clothes over the cupboard door

Five jobs I've had?
1-hostess/salad girl/buffet girl at a hometown family restaurant (never waitressed, though...I think that's a tough gig! kudos to all who do/did!)
2- summer nanny (girl age 9 and boy age 13) I don't recommend this. The teenage boy was fine but the pre-pubescent girl was something else!
3- kids yoga instructor (had a kids yoga business for a couple years; considering a renaissance)
4-early childhood teacher (doing this now!)
5-event worker at the Homestead Miami Speedway (this was just a one day thing, but super fun! I ran a tent booth with a race movie sequence where I stepped on a pedal during a crucial crash and water sprayed all over the audience!)

Five things people don't know about me?
1-If I wasn't a teacher I would probably be a children's librarian.

2-My top career choices as a 17-19 year old were: hotel management, diplomat, physical therapist

3- Though I am not a known risk-taker, I chipped a tooth kneeboarding at age 30 (that's what I get for challenging my boundaries)

4-I've flown in the cockpit of a commercial airliner before (1991)*

5-I tried to fly with a ticket in someone else's name and got busted (1995)* (keep in mind that this was for the return trip, that I was successful for the first leg of the trip, and that the reason I got busted was the nametag on my carry-on which obviously didn't say "Tim" anything. There was no id checking way back then!) Hey, I was young.

*both of these events occurred way back in the good old days of the airline industry, when they fed you.

NOW...if you read this, and you have a blog...I TAG YOU! (Or if you don't, just email me or comment!)

Mango Salsa

more Vday- cell phone cards

I got this idea from Family Fun magazine. Had to substitute the dot candies with melted chocolate chips and colored candy spheres. Needless to say these were a hit with my Kinders. Five of them carried them around the rest of the day. When the chocolate and candies fell off, one had the idea to write numbers on the cards. Now that's good thinking!

2-14-08

I think this pretty much says it all!

How cute is this???

Santa Barbara Zoo

feeling ultra-blessed

and ready for a challenge.

Here's the challenge- giving up caffeine.
I'm into day 2.

Now, I tried this back in December, thinking that tapering off was the way to go. I started drinking 1/2 caf coffee in the morning, and limited myself to one cup at home. (I used to take a thermos to work to sip during the day...yes it stayed hot all day!) Once I got to work, I switched to water.

Not sure what happened, but by New Year's I was back to full-strength joe.

Yesterday, in honor of the beginning of February, I switched to decaf. No 1/2 caf, no nothing. Now, upon waking this morning, I fought the strong urge to just make "real" coffee. It's right there in the kitchen, after all. Easy as pie, and my little caffeine withdrawal headache would be history.

Luckily, by the time I reached the kitchen, I was determined. I'd already made it through one day, and if I quit now that day would be worthless. So, here I sit, cup of decaf in hand, ready for day 2. Has anyone done this? What tips do you have?