I've been tagged...

Okay, I should absolutely be cutting and freezing raw chicken right now, or doing dishes or laundry, or sorting toys, or mopping the kitchen floor...so many things other than being on this computer. BUT I've been tagged by a friend and fellow blogger, so I just have to put off my necessary duties for a few minutes. Besides, I need to add a post! It's a little different than the last one like it...

Four Jobs I've Had
1. Babysitter
2. Student worker for Treasurer, Baylor University
3. Administrative Assistant for Treasurer, Baylor University -- later morphed into Admin. Asst. for a different department, but same job, technically
4. Mother

Four Movies I'd Watch on Repeat
1. Far From Heaven (new to my list!)
2. You've Got Mail
3. When Harry Met Sally
4. Steel Magnolias

Four TV Shows I Love
1. Grey's Anatomy (!!!)
2. Desperate Housewives
3. House
4. What Not to Wear

Four Vacation Locales I'd Love to Hit
I don't really have traveling aspirations, but if I dig deep, I guess I'd say:
1. Hawaii
2. Grand Canyon
3. Italy, maybe...if I'm ever daring enough to leave the U.S.
4. London, perhaps

Four Websites I Visit Daily
Well, nothing is daily, but I regularly visit:
1. Blog friends (Ginger, Brandy, Amy, Kathy, Kathy, David, Timoney, and a few others)
2. Amazon.com
3. Local regional library www.jmrl.org
4. Blogger.com

Four Foods I Enjoy
1. Pringles
2. Ice cream - Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia, Blue Bell Moollennium Crunch, Natural Vanilla Bean or Light Homemade Vanilla (which is equivalent to "ice milk" from childhood)
3. Nuts, especially almonds
4. Morningstar Farms veggie corndogs

Four Changes I'd Make to the House
1. Hang art or pictures to the naked walls
2. Paint
3. Add an extra bedroom or at least a storage facility
4. Refurbish and reupholster the couch (it's a beauty)

Four Beverages I Like
1. Iced tea, lightly sweetened
2. Constant Comment hot tea with milk
3. Berry Citrus Gatorade
4. Dr Pepper from a can or Coke from a fountain

Tags
1. Brandy (Cute mirror kisses, Baby Gage!)
2. Ginger (Happy moving in day!)
3. Amy (Happy packing!)
4. Kathy K. (Hug your blog today, Kathy...add a post!)

Still outgrowing

Life has taken a few unexpected turns lately. It's funny the things you think about when you find yourself living through uncommon life situations. The past forty hours or so have reminded me 1) to appreciate caring, helpful friends, soft toilet paper, and the luxury of eating plenty of food every day, 2) to have a newfound respect for those who are able to undergo physical fasting for spiritual purposes (among whom I do not count myself!), and 3) to be thankful that my body is only abnormal in its normal way and not diseased. (Oh, and that having roughly 10,000 mg of sodium floating around in my small-person system renders EXTREME THIRST unlike any thirst I have ever known! I might as well have set up a keg of water in my bathroom.)

I hope I am at least 50 before my next colonoscopy is encouraged and that the specialist was right today when she said I might "outgrow" my symptoms by the age of 35. It's funny that you can be halfway to 40 and just now "outgrowing" body problems. Gives me one thing to look forward to in my mid-30s...unlike more crazy gray hairs, more chin hairs, and crows feet.