#14 - What's in your purse?

Challenge prompt: What's in your purse?

Luckily, I just cleaned my purse out so there isn't much. Just my wallet, chapstick, and a granola bar.

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#12 and #13 - Someone I care about

Challenge prompt - Post a picture of something or someone that made your day special. Write about someone or something that you really care about.

I'm combining these two prompts because the answer is the same. TONKA! I love him so much it's disgusting. Seriously. I will never give him up for any reason, ever.

Tonka is a (almost) 4 year old dachshund. I thought he was a miniature when I bought him, he is not (obviously). He weighs about 25lbs.

Here's a few reasons I love him so much:
* He gets so excited when I come home a little pee comes out
* He loves tanning as much as I do. And he sits at the end of the lawn chair whenever I lay out.

Coolest dog shirt ever

* He howls.
* He bugs Marley to play alll day long.
*  He goes to bed at 9PM every night on the dot. Doesn't matter what I am doing. At 9 o'clock he is cuddled up under the blankets in my bed.

* He knows when I don't feel well and snuggles up next to me and will sit for hours.

* He loves eating ice cream. 

* He alerts me when something is out of the ordinary. Like when the ceiling was leaking. Or when  there was a spider. 

* He has no sense of boundaries and wants to give everyone kisses. 

He's my little buddy. He makes every day special and I always look forward to coming home to see him.

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Posting to resume shortly!!

Sorry for the lapse in posts. This week has been crazy busy at work and I've been trying to do some cleaning out of junk in my room/closet/manyroomsfilledwithmyshitthroughoutthehouse. Plus, there's laundry. Oh and I've been reading a new smutty romance book. So, you know, I haven't had the time for questions. I promise to be back in a day or two!

#11 - I'd Rather Be Rich

Challenge prompt - Would you rather be rich or healthy?

I want enough money to do this.

With the many health problems I have suffered in the past and present, I think most people would think I'd prefer to be healthy. But I wouldn't. I'd rather be rich. Here's my logic: If I had enough money I could go to other doctors/specialists, get tests done, afford different medications, or come up with different treatment plans that would help or alleviate a lot, or possibly all of my symptoms.

For example my back. I have severe arthritis. It's not going to go away, it's only going to get worse as I age. I know this. But there are other treatments that could really help with the constant pain. There are some injects that I'd like try that may help a great deal with the pain for months or even years. I wouldn't have to take daily pain meds just to get up and around in the morning. These injections, with my worthless insurance plan start at $1000 for the first set. If I want sedation (which you do, when someone is injecting a huge needle into your spine) it's an additional $350. Additional inject sites may or may not be needed based on the relief you get from the first try. I can't afford that. And their payment plans are not a good option. I'll never be able to afford it, so I'll continue with the $20 pain pill prescription each month. But that has it's side effects.

My ears. There's got to be something causing the fluid retention in them. I haven't always had this problem. Luckily, I've found something that helps with the symptoms, but it's not a cure. And I can't afford to try anymore specialists and tests. It's just not going to happen.

My health problems may not ever go away, even with an endless supply of money. I just feel like I could make more attempts to get them resolved if I did.

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#10 - Body Image in the Media

Challenge prompt - What are your thoughts on body image in the media?

That pretty much explains it. I don't like that stick-skinny is the standard for "beautiful" these days. There's nothing wrong with being skinny, some people are just built that way. But women of all shapes and sizes are beautiful too. Being a curvy girl myself, it's difficult to not strive for thin. Women (and men) should strive for healthy, not big or small. If you eat responsibly and exercise regularly you'll be the size your body should be.

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#9 Eat Responsibly

Challenge prompt - What is your food philosophy?

Hmm.. EAT!! Actually, I don't really have a philosophy. Eat healthy, balanced meals. Remove processed crap from your diet. And don't diet. Just eat responsibly. Maybe they should add that to all processed food wrappers and labels like they do with alcohol. I guess that's my philosophy. I don't always live by it. It's hard to eat healthy all the time, but I think if you're conscience about what you're putting into your body it will all work out in the end.

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#8 - Get Rid of Credit

Challenge prompt - If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?

This is a hard prompt. There's so many things that would make the world a better place if they didn't exist. Pain, hunger, poverty, racism. I mean really, the list is endless. But I think for the purposes of this I'd have to go with Credit.

I hate the credit system. I think the whole thing is completely fucked and we should get rid of it. I hate that you have to "build up" credit by purchasing dumb, non-essential items from places like RC Willey. It doesn't seem right to me that I have to go into debt with TVs or couches in order to purchase a car or a house. I don't like the idea of "co-signers". Not everyone is lucky enough to have family that can/will co-sign for them. I hate the fact that if you have unexpected expenses, lose your job, or simply have a bad month financially your credit is completed fucked, for years, or some cases forever. I don't know exactly what a better system would entail, but what we've got now isn't working.

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#7 - 7 Random Facts

Challenge prompt - Post 7 random facts about yourself. 

1. I can't eat in the dark. Even if it's only popcorn. 
2. I've been on the field at Fenway Park. Here's the story. 
3. I can touch my nose with my tongue. 
4. I can have converstations with Holli comprised of only movie and tv lines.
5. I've never been bowling.
6. Fight Club is my favorite movie.
7. I hate celery. It's just crunchy water. That's dumb.

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#6 - My Morning Routine -Fighting with the Garage Door

Challenge prompt: Write about your morning routine. 

Okay. Well, first it starts with the alarm clock at 6AM. Which SUCKS. I snooze for about 30 minutes. During this time, Tonka decides that he wants to be the cutest dog on planet Earth and sneaks up under my arm and rests his head on the pillow. It's very difficult to get out of bed with a cuddly dog that cute. After I drag my butt out of bed I jump in the shower. Next, I put on my makeup and do my hair with a variety of these 27 products. I've significantly reduced that number since that post. After hair and makeup I get dressed and head to work. Pretty typical routine for most people I think.

Except for this: my morning argument with the garage door. I HATE my garage door. I leave for work about 7:45AM and my house faces North. The glorious sun is shining just over the mountains to the East. This wonderful sun creates a glare that hits EXACTLY where the sensor on the garage door is. This pisses the sensor off and makes it think a little child is standing under the door. So it refuses to close. So every morning I have to back the car out, get out, walk through the garage and hold the closer thing down until the door comes all the way down. I then walk through the house and go out the front door. This is the most annoying thing I do all day. Pisses. Me. Off. But then I found a trick. If I move the garbage can sitting outside the garage door to a super special spot it shades the sensor and I am able to close the door with the opener in the car. You guys didn't know I was a genius.

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#5 - Something Yellow

Challenge prompt - Post a picture of something yellow

Holli got me this during a tour of the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield, CA. It's a cute little notebook. I use to write stuff in at work. I love it! Isn't it cute?










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#4 - I've Never Been Bowling

Challenge prompt - What's 1 thing that you've never done that most people have?

Bowling. I've never been bowling. I've played Wii bowling, but I don't think that counts. I'm not sure why I've never been. I guess it's just never come up when someone said "let's go do something". And after I had my shoulder repaired, I don't know that I could swing a bowling ball very well.

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#3 - Birth Marks, Scars, Tattoos, and Piercings

Challenge prompt: Do you have any birth marks, scars, tattoos, or piercings?

I have D: all of the above. Here are the stories:

Birthmark- I have a rather large, but barely visible birth mark on the top of my right forearm. A few years ago I was sitting at the kitchen table with my Mom. She asked why my arm was all dirty. I looked down, saw nothing, and asked where? She then pointed to the big 3.5 x 2.5 inch patch of darker skin on my arm. I proceeded to tell her how it's been there my whole life. Then I was mad at her for the rest of day. How can your own mother not notice a HUGE birth mark? Do you see it?

Tattoos and Piercings: I have two tattoos. And want another. They are addicting! So the first one I got in Hawaii many years ago. It's a dragonfly on my lower back (shocker) and the second is a small four leaf clover on my left shoulder blade I got earlier this year. Both hurt. I want more. Aside from my ears, I have one piercing. My belly button. I wanted to get my belly button pierced since I was about 14. Just after my 18th birthday I had told my then boyfriend that I was thinking of getting it done soon. We were playing pool one day and made a wager of sorts. If I won the game I'd get it done whenever I got around to it. If I lost I had to have it done that afternoon. I lost and we were at the tattoo/piercing shop within an hour. My first belly ring was a really cute dark purple. Getting it done didn't really hurt. The needle went through so quickly I didn't even notice. It was sore for a few days while it was healing though. I still keep the ring in my jewlery box. I don't think I'll get any more piercings, I just never really got into them that much. I considered getting a monroe once upon a time.

Scars: I have lots. Most of mine are from surgeries. I have a bunch of scars on my stomach. I had ovarian cysts removed (twice) and my gall bladder removed. One of the scars from the gall bladder reallllly bugs me because it's not centered on my stomach. It's just slightly to the left. Drives me nuts. I have OCD. There's also a pretty big one from my appendix removal. I've got a couple on my right shoulder from when that was repaired. And there's one on my finger from stitches. Good times under the knife.

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#2 - The Last Movie I Saw - Ted

Challenge prompt: What was the last movie you saw in the theaters?

The last movie I saw in the theaters was Ted. I went with Holli and it was hilarious! We were the only people in the theater so I think that made it even funnier. I love me some Mark Wahlburg! Ted had a few parts that were a little stupid, but I laughed my ass off most of the movie.

We've watched a handful of new movies since she's been here. It's nice to have a movie buddy. We also saw Magic Mike in the theater the day before going to Ted. Magic Mike was realllly good. The dancing in it was amazing! We rented 21 Jump Street (hilarious), Friends With Kids (good until the end), Man On A Ledge (suspensful) and Wanderlust (haven't watched yet) from Red Box.

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#1 - My Favorite Part of the Day

Challenge prompt: What is your favorite part of the day and why?

Lunch is my favorite part of the day for a couple of reasons. One, I get an hour break from work. Two, I like eating lunch. And three, Phase 10. Everyday, four of my coworkers and I gather in a conference room and eat lunch together. Once we're finished eating we break out the Phase 10 cards and let out some frustrations. We keep track of everyones phases and points. With only about 45 minutes to play each day it ends up taking us 3-4 days to finish one game and since we love it so much, we added 10 more phases to make it Phase 20.  It's become one of my favorite card games and has been a great way to get to know my coworkers better.


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Save the blog!

In an attempt to save my blog I am going to do the challenge below. Stick around for random stories and facts about yours truly. 

1. Write your goals for the month.
2. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?
3. What was the last movie you saw in the theaters?
4. If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?
5. Post a picture of something or someone that made your day special.
6. If you could live in any time period of the past, when would it be and why?
7. If you could spend 15 minutes with any celebrity, who would it be and why?
8. How do you envision your life in 5 years?
9. Write about someone who inspires you.
10. What's your food philosophy?
11. Write about the worst injury that you've ever had.
12. Write about one of your biggest accomplishments in life.
13. Would you rather be rich or healthy?
14. Do you have any birth marks? Scars? Tattoos? Piercings?
15. What was the last good deed you did for someone/someone did for you?
16. What's 1 thing that you've never done that most people have?
17. Post 7 random facts about yourself.
18. Post a picture of the most embarrassing article of clothing you own.
19. Write about something or someone you really care about.
20. Write about the best or worst date you've ever been on. 
21. What are your thoughts on body image in the media?
22. What are your 3 biggest pet peeves?
23. What is your favorite part of the day and why?
24. Who was your childhood celebrity crush?
25. What's in your purse?
26. Post a picture of something yellow.
27. What was your most memorable vacation.
28. Write about the last dream that you remember having. 
29. If you could be famous for one thing, what would it be?
30. Write about your morning routine.