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Subject: Tagged ~ a Meme
Time: 7:27:00 PM EDT
Author: photographybymon
Linda, from Linda's World tagged me ... and here I had laughed when I saw she got tagged.
Rules of the game
1. Each player answers questions about themselves.
2. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people, and posts their names, goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know they've been tagged.
Questions
1. What were you doing ten years ago?
It's amazing how 10 years can feel like a lifetime ago! Ten years ago, I was another person. I weighed 300 pounds, I was in an abusive marriage, I certainly didn't like myself and had felt I had no value in life. At the time my only reason for living was my three children - the oldest would've been 15.
How wonderful it is not to be that person anymore!
2. What are 5 things on my to-do list today?
Most of my to-do list has been completed already. :-) I had to deliver photo enlargements to some customers, go to the post office for some stamps, go to Office Depot for some envelopes, make a doctors appointment for Sonny and later tonight I MUST watch 'Dancing with the Stars'. The only thing left to do is watch my TV show. How sweet is that?
** My daughter called and reminded me we HAVE to go to the gym tonight and work out. Ooops, how did I forget that!
3. Snacks I enjoy:
Depends on the craving: salty or sweet. Some snacks I enjoy - mixed nuts, pop corn, chips. Obviously not the good healthy stuff here! I also like fresh fruit if it's cut up for me! Yeah, I'm also lazy. ::sigh::
4. What would you do if you were a billionaire?
First thing is take care of my family needs, set up my children with homes, get Sonny and I a nice modest home with a view of Mt Rainier and a lake if possible. Once I know that we all have homes, I could focus on donating time and money to a variety of charity type programs. Especially programs that help our future generations. I'd also want to help out seniors in need - they often get forgotten. Even if it was finding a dozen seniors who don't have families and just being there for them - providing them dinners, bringing over flowers, spending some precious time with them.
While it doesn't seem like I'd be giving a fortune out - maybe not. But, with the money available, it would free up our time to give to others and sometimes time is more valued than money! I'm not one who would spend lavishly on myself, nor am I one who would just toss money around to charities. I'd want to make sure families, PEOPLE are really benefiting from the cause.
5. Bad habits:
Bad habits? Me? Like I would have any!
Okay, okay ... I have some. But do I really want to air out my dirty laundry here? Do you really want to hear I fart, I burp and I snore? Was that me or was that my old man dog, Slo MO who does that?!?!
6. Five places I've lived:
California - Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ojai, San Francisco, Fairfield, Redwood City.
Indiana - just Oxford, the home of Dan Patch. (You have to ask WHO Dan Patch is!?!?)
Florida - Deland and Orange City
Spain - Benidorm
England - Maidenhead, Berkshire
7. Five jobs I've had:
Mom, Travel Agent, Insurance Facilitator, Medical Assistant, Photographer
5 people I want to know about:
I'm breaking rule #2 and letting you off the hook - I'm not selecting anyone but, feel free to do this and leave a link if you do.
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Wow, you've come a long way baby...good job on changing your life so much for the better. What an inspiration you are to others. I agree with you about charities, i am careful where i send my hard earned money, be it for humans or animals i want to know where the money is going. Great read tonite, thanks.
Lisa -
im happy for you you've come a long way from ten years ago!
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you've moved around a lot too! I don't know who Dan Patch is, LOL!
these were fun to read; so glad you are out of that abusive marriage; I think you are in a much happier, better suited marriage now
betty -
I think I knew most of this stuff about you already, but I had no idea that you had lived here in Florida!! I never remember hearing you talk about that -- or maybe I'm having a senior moment, they seem to come often these days. When did you live here?
Hugs, Martha
4/9/08 11:10 AM
gina