a couple of tags
Visiting Thea's blog tonight, I came across her tag (and was honest to say that yes, I stopped by and yes, here are my answers). Also, Denise tagged me to spill some beans...so here go both tags.
Five minutes to myself:
I would take a nice little nap with jon and millie. Oh wait....this was supposed to be by myself. hmm. I would make a smoothie with fresh fruit and drink it up with a pink straw.
Five bucks to spend right now: how would you spend it?
On a vanilla latte and a cinnamon roll at The Mandolin Cafe.
Five items in your house that you could part with right now that you hadn't thought of already?
Oh I am sure there is something in the kitchen, like some glassware or bowls or spatulas. But I must admit that I will keep them all.
Some knickknacks that I have simply outgrown.
A couple of winter coats.
Some books...yes, there are some books that I should pass on to another reader.
Hmmm...I think I am at five by now.
Five words you love:
wondrous, gently, scandalous, stinkbug, cantankerous
And for Denise:
10 things that spill some beans and tell you more about who I am:
1) i love pajama pants so much and secretly wish that i knew how to sew so that i could make myself pair upon pair of them.
2) tree pose is my favorite yoga pose, but chair pose is the one i know i need to work on the most.
3) the fact that people in china cannot google "democracy" makes me so damn mad i can hardly breathe with i think about it. i wish they could email me to google it for them.
4) the reason i don't like playing team sports is that when i was in 6th grade and played soccer, a girl on the other team told me to "get out of the way bitch." so i did. and never looked back.
5) a glass of cold water makes me very, very happy.
6) and a nice martini glass full of some kind of fruity martini has been known to make me even happier.
7) not one day in the last 374 has passed without me missing my grandmother. not one.
8) i am a pretty serious person by nature. sometimes this means that people misunderstand me and think that i am pissed when i am not anywhere near that feeling. i am just serious. and this seriousness has caused me to let go of the silly theme of self-portrait tuesday this month. please know though that my closest friends know my wicked sense of humor. and my husband says i am the funniest person he knows.
9) i have a birthmark on my left thigh that looks a bit like a number sign. this is how you know that i am not a clone.
10) my favorite beans come in the form of split pea soup. and the refried beans in my husband's tostadas are a close second.
and just for fun...one more little thing is that i have only 49 more days in my 20's. only 49. i can't wait until i get to wave these 20's good-bye!
If you feel moved to participate in either of these tags, please do!
liz lamoreux
Reader Comments (10)
these lists are so great. I only have 30 more days of my twenties left, and I am equally happy to wave them goodbye. Hoorah for the 30's.
Your 30s is where it all happens, that's for sure :-) Liz, i loved your beans, and was also so so moved by your sunday scribbling - beautiful Sx
So funny! I have this same 5 meme up on my blog and over at my topography she had a list of 10 random things that I'm going to copy/do for later on, when we're on vacation next week.
I love pajamas as well and I can teach you how to make your own very easily, even virtually. Do you have a sewing machine?
Oooh, pajama pants are the EASIEST things to make, really!
Yes, they really are theasiest thing to make...it´s so funny that you want to be waving goodbye to the 20´s! I´d like to hold onto these 30´s a little longer - they really have been the best years so far.
I found your blog from Laini's blog.. although I've seen you comment on alot of other blogs I read (I've noticed your precious avatar).
I am so jealous of my sister's ability to make pajama pants - if I could do the same, I would have a gazillion pair. She's made a few for my daughter.. and they're called "Stori pants!" I wish I knew how to make Stori pants!
I miss my grandmother nearly every day too - and it's been a lot longer than a year. sigh.
You're turning thirty too? I've only got one week left in my twenties and I cannot wait!!! What are you hoping to do to celebrate? I'm doing a 10km run this weekend (probably more walking than running), having dinner with our friends and Richard is taking me away for a weekend, I am very excited! I think birthdays are meant to be celebrated in style, not quietly in case someone asks you how old you are. I'm hoping to turn 30 gracefully, not with tears and kicking and screaming like I have in the past!
i was struck by the reason you don't play team sports. i was called fat when i played and that made me stop playing too. words can have suck a deep impact.
i can relate to the serious thing too. i've had people tell me they thought i was snotty and stuck up when really i'm just serious too much. but like you, once you get to know me you'll see that isn't true at all.
yummy beanies.
i am excited to help you and amy celebrate your passage into the thrilling thirties.
i am 34...and the past four years have been some of the most CRAZY AND AMAZING years of my life.
it is a real coming into self and getting cozy with your skin.
warm hug to you...missed you while i was gone.
Well, better late than never. I found your beans. I'm so excited for you that you have such a special birthday coming up. All the women I know become even more fabulous in their 30s. It seems to be a time of such confidence, a time when women really start to be who they are. Sometimes I think adolescence for girls is their 20s!
Thanks for spilling the beans!