Day 12: Something you don’t leave the house without

This is a VERY short list:

Shoes. (That is TOTALLY because of FlyLady. And it is GREAT!! My feet are much better--no gross callouses, not freezing all the time, don't hurt. Except for the baby-toe I broke last week when I stubbed it on the corner of the bed at 4:50am. Mutter-mutter.)

That's about it.

I suppose Pants, too (and FlyLady is the reason for THAT, too) In fact, any shreds of organization and/or smoothness in my life pretty much ALL come from FlyLady).

However, I have to run out chasing SmallDaughter whenever the mood to escape strikes her, so it is in my best interest to be clothed at all times.


I almost always leave the house without makeup on. I don't always carry a purse. Even in the old days when I HAD a cellphone, I always forgot to carry it (or I had it, but it wasn't charged!).

But I do have chapstick, diapers & wipes & tape (both medical and cheap adhesive) stashed in my purse, all cars, church bag, etc.

Day 11: Favorite tv shows

Truth be told, I really don't watch much TV. The only show I make a point of watching is "Castle", and I watch that on Hulu because it comes on after my bedtime. I watch nearly all of my TV on the computer. I do enjoy "Endgame", which is a Hulu exclusive, I think. Occasionally I watch the new BBC version of "Sherlock"(on Netflix), and I do enjoy some British Comedies (such as the Vicar of Dibley special!), but I think one of the shows I have enjoyed the very most was called "Jam & Jerusalem" in England, and "Clatterford" in the US.
I really love well written ensemble shows--it is sad that there are so few of them.

Speaking of which, if you haven't watched "Firefly"--drop whatever you are doing right now, and go watch it--immediately! As of this typing, it is on Netflix Instant View. Sadly, there are only 14 episodes, so it doesn't take all that long to catch up on!

I do enjoy webcasts because they are short, so I don't have a major time commitment into them.







I haven't started watching "Dr. Who" (even though David Tennant is just delish!) or "Downton Abbey", because I just don't have that much time--I waste enough as it is! However--they are at the top of my "things to watch when I have a badly broken leg" list!

Day 10: Something you’re afraid of

Crickets
(it's the scritchy, nasty legs...just trust me on this one)
Small, dark, enclosed spaces
Heights
Stairs (the ones with the open backs, especially)

There are some other things, but I think I have subjected myself to enough mockery for one day.

HOWEVER--
I am NOT scared of:
snakes
spiders
mice
public speaking
or
dying

Day 9: A favorite picture of your best friend

So I appear to have missed yesterday entirely (at least as far as my blog challenge can tell!). So, here is yesterday's post, and soon to follow is today's. Then I am off to run exciting errands at the BMV.


Like most things in my life, I don't just have ONE. I have several best friends, and several pictures of each. However, most of them are carefully filed in large cardboard boxes full of pictures, and there is not enough time to start on THAT project.

So, we will make do.


Note--in looking through my pix, it appears Miss K and I have never been photographed together--suspicious, huh? We are really good at suppressing the evidence, apparently!

Day 8: A place you’ve traveled to

Yeah--I wanted to be a super cool blogger, and post pictures of my trip to England and Wales, show our awesome family vacation--you know, show off a little. However, it is 10:04pm and I have been up since 5am, so you get whatever I can easily pull out of my computer.

Five minutes later:
HEY, GUESS WHAT I FOUND! Some pix of our New York trip! The ones I have been meaning to get around to posting! So, here they are! (In order of...completely random):

Day 7: Favorite movies

Whew!

That is a pretty long list! Which kind of movies?

Family Movies?
We just watched the new Muppet Movie, and it was pretty hilarious--but even more hilarious watching SmallDaughter enjoy it!

We are also Big Hayao Miyazaki fans at our house, so we also love:
My Neighbor Totoro (1994 Fox version, if possible)
Castle in the Sky
Howl's Moving Castle
(if you haven't seen any Miyazaki movies, we recommend watching them in this order. Totoro is one of the greatest kids movies of all time, the other two are for more grown up kids.)

We also love:
Much Ado about Nothing (a bit of non-sexual nudity in the opening credits)
Oscar
Some Like it Hot
Surf's Up
The Scarlet Pimpernel
What's Up Doc?

I love classic romances--I like them more if they are funny, too!
While You Were Sleeping
Return to Me
Somewhere in Time
Pride & Prejudice (most versions!)
Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day

There are also movies that every adolescent (15 and up, I would say) boy should see, even though they are rather violent, because they are about honor and manhood:

Kingdom of Heaven
The Patriot
Henry the Fifth (1989 Kenneth Branagh version)
Braveheart
and possibly
Rob Roy

So, there you have it: Once again, I CANNOT pick just one!

Day 6: A picture of something that makes you happy

Somebody asked me once how I kept going, when SmallDaughter can be so hard to live with. Fortunately, like all other toddlers, she is incredibly cute! And she is also charming, sweet, and hilariously funny! And we have the WonderDog.

This sign is just down the road from my house. All of the businesses in town and the library have hitching rails. We see LOTS of "horsies".

This is VERY old! We were doing a fashion show with my friend who has a vintage clothing store (yes, truly--I sigh, I swoon, I LOVE to try on the fabbity-fab clothes!)

This is also a from a long ago trip to the zoo. So fun!


This is the single most glamorous dress I have ever worn. It is real silk chiffon, and it has about 10 pounds of real jet beads on it. So Fabulous! It was actually the same fashion show as the other one. Just different outfits!

Another thing that makes me happy is going through the files of old pictures on my computer with BigGirl!