Five Things Meme

What was I doing ten years ago?

• I was the full-time stay-at-home mother of a 3-1/2 year old son and a nursing 1-1/2 year old daughter.
  
• I had JUST become a La Leche League Leader.
• Therefore, I was into all things healthy and natural. (ie, making my own real whole-wheat graham crackers, etc...)
  
• Let's see. I think I was online by then, but if not, it was shortly afterwards.
  
• We were in the midst of home remodeling - new windows, new electrical, etc...

Five snacks I enjoy:

• Microwave Popcorn
  
• Ice Cream
• Corn Chips (or tortilla chips) with Guacamole and/or salsa
  
• Apple
  
• Candy, especially chocolate - but I'm not picky
  

Five things on my to-do list today (tonight!):

• Write 800 more words on my short story
  
• Do my lesson plans for the rest of the week
  
• Look at my co-op classes and start the lesson planning
  
• Read some of the Dave Ramsey book for Financial Peace University
  
• Take a shower and shave my legs
  

5 Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

• Give money away.
  
• Buy land by water and build a relaxing home.
  
• Get a really really good computer.
  
• Invest.
  
• Not drive a fancy car. Not buy fancy shoes. Not buy expensive designer clothes.
  

Five jobs I have had:

• Preschool aide
  
• Independent Educational Consultant for Usborne Books at Home
  
• Elementary school teacher
  
• Machine Operator in plastics factory
  
• Door-to-door survey taker for a city directory
  

Five of my bad habits:

• Spending hours online only to realize that I forgot to do what I came online to do
• Eating too much
  
• Not balancing the checkbook
  
• Yelling at the kids
  
• Swearing when I am mad
  

Five places I have lived:

• Dryden, MI
• Spring Arbor, MI
• Grand Rapids, MI
• Alto, MI
• South Haven, MI

Five random things about me:

• I prefer to buy things secondhand. It kills me to pay full price.
• I like smutty romance novels.
• I once sang on the radio.
• I won the 8th grade spelling bee.
• I usually go to sleep laying on my stomach.

Five things that make your skin crawl:

• Driving over bridges
• millipede/centipede/silverfish creatures
• fingernails on a chalkboard
• printed bugs on printed pages (like in magazines)
• A bat in my living area
  

Five things to do before you die:

• Visit Egypt and see the pyramids and other ancient things
• Go to a tropical island
• Learn to sing harmony
• Catalog my books
• Become a published author
  

Five words to describe yourself:

• Ambitious
• Determined
• Multi-tasker
• Demanding
• Impatient