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1. Five things you must always have on hand in your fridge pantry (ideally)
-Garlic
-Honey Nut Cheerios
-Diet Sprite
-Peanut Butter
-Steak
2. Five items/types/pieces of clothing you wear most often
-shorts
-collared dress shirts
-flip flops
-black belt
-boxer briefs
3. Five things that absolutely drive you bonkers
-people that do not iron or wash shirts that they have just purchased
-people with the inability to parallel park
-people that speed through school zones
-people that speed up my street
-fake people
(I sense a theme, though 5 wasn’t long enough)
4. Five best parts of your day
-waking up
-seeing my wife
-seeing my son
-dinner with my wife and son
-reading to my son before he goes to bed
5. Five things that make you most happy on earth
-my son
-sunshine
-my wife
-Maui ribs
-making people happy
1. lemons, limes, olive oil, onions, & potatoes.
2. button down shirts, black dress pants, bold jewlery, kenneth Cole shoes, & glasses.
3. Ipods (it is a love hate thing – NOBODY talks anymore), B.O., the sound flip flops make when you walk in them, boots that end @ the ankle, & my sisters cat!
4. shower, 1st cup of coffee,the moment I am finished my workout @ the gym, talking to my Mom on the phone, & falling asleep.
5. my friends, my family, the fact that I LOVE my job (or should I say that I HAVE a job?), my accessories collection, & my bed :)
Just wanted to drop a note and say hi to a fellow Vancouver blogger. Here I thought I was blogging all by myself in this big ole’ city :) Love your blog and your refreshing look at life.
Sarah aka Vancouver’s Enviro Girl
1. Five things you must always have on hand in your fridge pantry
- Pepsi Max
- Black Monk cheese
- Snap peas
- Seedless grapes
- Pesto vinagrette salad dressing
2. Five items/types/pieces of clothing you wear most often
- Black denim pants
- Sleevless tops
- Ecco outdoor sandals
- Wedding/Engagement/Anniversary bands
- Eyeglasses
3. Five things that absolutely drive you bonkers
- Slow drivers in front of me
- Slow people walking in front of me
- Grocery carts w/4 free-wheeling wheels
- SPITTING
- Droopy pants (ENOUGH ALREADY)
4. Five best parts of your day
- Birthday morning hugs
- My new beautiful watch from my husband
- Lunch with friends
- Carrot cake!
- A walk in the fields with my son
5. Five things that make you most happy on earth
- Anders
- Martin & Karin
- My mom
- Writing
- Singing
1. ice cream, cheese, milk, marinara, fruit
2. capris, sandals, earrings, necklace, watch
3. children’s chanting (I want JUICY JUICY JUICY NOW NOW NOW), condescension, people who merge onto the interstate going 35 mph, when my family asks me where something is & they havent looked for it yet
4. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Hubby coming home, bedtime
5. REstorative sleep, chocolate, ice cream, happy children, proud husband
1. garlic, salsa verde, Diet Pepsi, fresh pineapple, & plain M&Ms
2. black supa-tall wedge sandals, beaded cardigans, dangly earbobs, cropped pantalones, & my signature silver wire clear-beaded ring
3. gum popping, speaking with food in yer mouth, laziness, sloppiness, & rudeness
4. waking up with a kitty nose in my face, my favorite coffee shop for breakfast, hanging with people who make me belly laugh, cooking something new & exciting for dinner, & reading loveliness before bed
5. hanging with people who get me, Thom Yorke, Mexican food, cat love, & beautiful sentences
1. Five things you must always have on hand in your fridge pantry (ideally)
bread
peanut butter
fruit
milk
cereal
2. Five items/types/pieces of clothing you wear most often
jeans
cami
underwear
bra
cotton top
3. Five things that absolutely drive you bonkers
littering
ignorance
housework
bugs
aggressive driving
4. Five best parts of your day
saying good morning to the kids
coffee
blogging/good tv/reading/bubble baths
hanging out with the kids and the husband
kissing the kids goodnight
5. Five things that make you most happy on earth
family
friends
being creative – crafting, blogging, writing, design
great books/good tv
chocolate
1. Five things you must always have on hand in your fridge pantry (ideally)
butter
eggs
cream
coffee
onions
2. Five items/types/pieces of clothing you wear most often
jeans
hand-knit socks
underwear
bra
dressy t-shirt
3. Five things that absolutely drive you bonkers
Swedish talk radio
2 radios playing in different rooms, at the same time
visitors walking in the house without knocking
the dog whining to go out/in 5 minutes after she was let in/out
hubby making “strange” noises, on purpose
4. Five best parts of your day
getting up
going to sleep
getting the mail
eating dinner
knitting
5. Five things that make you most happy on earth
my husband
my granddaughter
my 2nd expected grandchild
my daughters
knitting
1. (Fridge/Pantry)
-chickpeas
-almond milk
-bitter dark chocolate
-trail mix
-cheese
2. (clothing)
-flip flops
-my favourite bra :)
-chunky glasses (in order to see)
-one bobby pin
-jeans
3. (bonkers)
-children calling when they should be sleeping
-an out of tune piano
-unappologetically two-faced people
-shopping carts that squeal, wiggle, or just don’t roll smoothly
-getting tonsilitis bad every year
4. (best part of day)
-waking up beside my sleeping 20 month old
-when Ryan comes home, watching the girls jump on him
-kids’ naptime/quiet time when I get a little space to myself
-sitting amdist clutter and kid-chaos having a good conversation with my sister
-evening when the girls are asleep and peaceful and the adults get to talk quietly about the day
5. (most happy)
-my family
-the new coffee house we just opened
-making music
-being creative
-eating delicious, healthy food
-dreaming of traveling with the family
Okay, I just realized that I put 6 in there. Whoops! Cheater!
1. Five things you must always have on hand in your fridge pantry (ideally)
coffee and the necessary accompaniments
fruit
baked lays
small pieces of chocolate
popcorn
2. Five items/types/pieces of clothing you wear most often
skirts
heels
camis
thongs
bras
3. Five things that absolutely drive you bonkers
gum, the chewing/smacking/popping of it
legs/feet/knees that can’t stay still
the picking/chewing on hands/nails
people who are oblivious to what’s around them, whether in the car or not
Crocs
4. Five best parts of your day
going for a run before most of the world is up
playing with my dog
crossing things off my to do list
kissing my fiance good night
my afternoon diet coke
5. Five things that make you most happy on earth
my fiance and our dog
family and friends
new shoes
books
reading and writing blogs
1. Five things you must always have on hand in your fridge pantry (ideally)
greek yogurt, rudi’s organic honey sweet whole wheat bread, apple juice, blueberries, peanut butter
2. Five items/types/pieces of clothing you wear most often
yoga pants, tank tops, jeans, running shorts, comfy pull-over bra tops
3. Five things that absolutely drive you bonkers
bad drivers, people who spit in public, loud cellphone conversations in public places, burnt coffee, shopping carts with wobbly wheels
4. Five best parts of your day
bedtime, coffee time, shower time, daughter’s nap time, when my husband gets home
5. Five things that make you most happy on earth
my daughter, my husband, my bed, coffeeeeeeeee, getting new magazines in the mail
1. Butter, cheese, baby spinach (for salads), orange juice, salsa
2. Yoga pants, jeans, camisoles, cardigans, my pewter flats
3. The sound of bristles brushing something (i.e. sweeping a broom on cement), people who take cell phone calls when they’re in the middle of something else (like a conference call, or a date), not having cream in the fridge when I already started making coffee, people who drive slowly in the fast lane and don’t notice when they should move over, cold sores.
4. Coffee at my desk first thing in the morning, rocking out to the radio during my commute, the moment when I get to leave work for the day, the moment when I get home and can kick off my work duds, the moment I cuddle under my blankets to go to sleep.
5. Dancing, my sister, my friends, a long walk in the sunshine, falling in love.
4. Five best parts of your day
5. Five things that make you most happy on earth
1. Milk, cereal, bread, jam, cheese
2. soft pants (including jogging pants, stretchy pants, etc learned from the megfowler), tank tops, cardigans, jeans, work clothes (ew)
3. – Other people sniffling around me. BLOW YOUR NOSE.
– Drivers who don’t signal.
– Commuting by car.
– Children (most of the time)
– being sick
4. Five best parts of your day
– Coming home from work
– Waking up half an hour before I have to get up and pressing snooze three times in the warm bed
– cereal
– having a bath before bed
– watching dvd’s of tv shows.
5. Five things that make you most happy on earth
– hot sun while lying poolside on vacation with a daquiri
– Harrison Hot springs on vacation
– being at Sylvie and Dawn’s house chatting
– meg time
– rain outside, wood burning fire inside, warm beverage, and a good book/tv/word puzzle
Love you!
1. garlic/pesto, cream, balsamic vinegar, lemons, cheese
2. capris, tees, camis, yoga pants, great bra
3. whining, teasing, rude drivers, people loudly discussing personal stuff on their cell phone, loud chewing
4. yoga, shower, reading, when my husband comes home, dinner with the family
5. time with my husband, reading aloud to my children, a new book, putting my toes in the sand at the beach, good friends
1. Olive oil
2. Shredded parmesan cheese
3. Boca faux meat crumbles
4. Tortillas
5. Shredded cheddar cheese
1. GAP skinny jeans
2. Grey t-shirts
3. My big green purse
4. Flats
5. Black cardigan
1. People who stand on the left side of escalators in the Metro
2. The noise the cleaning lady makes in the hallway of my building right outside my apartment every single morning
3. My property manager’s apparent inability or unwillingness to read my emails thoroughly, resulting in consistently off-topic “responses” to my very specific questions
4. My iPhone’s unforgivably short battery life
5. Not having a car
1. Taking a shower
2. Eating lunch with coworkers
3. Crawling into bed
4. Relaxing with TV & Facebook
5. Getting mail
1. Ohio
2. Seeing my writing published
3. Writing letters to friends
4. Sleeping in
5. Laughing with friends/making friends laugh
Five things you must always have on hand in your fridge pantry (ideally)
1. San Pellegrino sparkling water
2. Kettle Organic Potato Chips
3. Coffee
4. Eggs
5. Bread
Five items/types/pieces of clothing you wear most often
1. t-shirts
2. underwear
3. cowboy boots
4. shorts
5. crocs
Five things that absolutely drive you bonkers
1. people thinking that they are doing you a favor by breaking a traffic rule and “letting you go first”
2. Washington drivers
3. spilling on myself
4. obliviousness
5. going to the store to get something and coming home with everything but that
Five best parts of your day
1. morning with my fresh coffee
2. end of work
3. holding the kittens
4. saying hello to my beloved
5. depositing money in the bank
Five things that make you most happy on earth
1. being pain free
2. the samadhi of a good cup of coffee
3. the smiling face of my beloved
4. holding the kittens
5. Hawaii
Five things you must always have on hand in your fridge pantry (ideally)
- ketchup
- mustard
- relish
- cheese
- caffeine free diet pepsi
Five items/types/pieces of clothing you wear most often
- shirts
- socks
- underwear
- pants
- shoes
Five things that absolutely drive you bonkers
- when people chew with their mouths open
- rap music
- country music
- overly loud TVs
- people who could take clothing advice from me
Five best parts of your day
- walking the dog
- showering
- bedtime
- lunch
- time to feed the animals
Five things that make you most happy on earth
- my dog
- my iPhone
- my computer
- traveling
- sleeping
Five things you must always have on hand in your fridge pantry (ideally):
1. chocolate almond milk
2. eggs
3. annie’s shelly noodles (or whatever they’re called, my daughter loves them)
4. gluten-free bread
5. strawberry jam
Five items/types/pieces of clothing you wear most often:
1. underwear
2. jeans
3. t-shirt
4. socks (I’m always cold)
5. yoga pants
Five things that absolutely drive you bonkers
1. people touching my neck
2. people who use the word “good” when they should be using the word “well” (as in “I did really good”, instead of “I did really well”)
3. the shopping carts at Ikea that are multi-directional and roll sideways
4. allergies
5. people touching my neck (I really can’t stress this enough… I can’t stand having the front of my neck touched)
Five best parts of your day
1. eating my toast with strawberry jam in the morning (it’s so yummy to me)
2. picking up emails in the morning (it’s always so exciting to see who felt like contacting me while I was sleeping)
3. taking a shower (it’s the most peaceful time in my whole day)
4. snuggle time with my daughter at bedtime when we talk always about the best parts of our day
5. the moment I ease into the couch to watch one of my favourite shows after everybody else in the house has gone to bed
Five things that make you most happy on earth
1. my baby (who is not really a baby anymore)
2. finally finding my passion in life
3. vacations in Hawaii
4. a really wonderful meal in a restaurant with my hubby
5. getting paid to do what I love
I just looked through everybody else’s responses and I have to laugh out loud. There are more than a few of us with shopping cart issues. Who knew that shopping carts had such a hold on us??!
1. Five things you must always have on hand in your fridge pantry (ideally)
~ organic peanut butter
~ Nutella
~ FRS
~ seasonal fruit
~ mozzarella
2. Five items/types/pieces of clothing you wear most often
~ shorts
~ cotton T-Shirts
~ tank tops
~ running shoes
~ Keen sandals
3. Five things that absolutely drive you bonkers
~ righteousness
~ people in groups who walk very slowly in front of you
~ slow drivers
~ radical right wingers
~ FOX News
4. Five best parts of your day
~ waking up to sunshine
~ my morning run
~ early evening walk with Nelson
~ dinner with Hubby
~ pool time
5. Five things that make you most happy on earth
~ Hubby
~ my friends
~ Nelson
~ road trips
~ running