Four Things (I've Been Tagged!)

Suzanne tagged me, so here we go:

Four jobs I've held:

1) Grounds worker at Multnomah Bible College (the summer after high school) in Portland, OR

2) Part-time secretary at my uncle's furnace cleaning company in Portland, OR

3) Part-time church secretary at First Baptist Church of Vancouver, WA

4) Receptionist at the K-LOVE Radio headquarters here in Sacramento, CA

Four movies I could watch over and over:

1) "Anne of Green Gables"

2) "Sense and Sensibility"

3) "The Sound of Music"

4) "The Princess Bride"

Four places I've lived (in order):

1) Portland, OR

2) Santiago, Chile

3) Vancouver, WA

4) Sacramento, CA

Four TV shows I like:

1) "Little House on the Prairie"

2) "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"

3) ?

4) ?

Sorry, I can't really think of any other favorites...I'm not much of a TV watcher, especially lately!

Four favorite foods:

1) Homemade soup

2) A big, fresh salad

3) Cream top yogurt, all different flavors

4) Homemade pizza

Where would I rather be?

(As long as my husband is with me, too) :-)

1) Visiting my family in Oregon

2) On an extended stay at a Bed & Breakfast on the Scottish moors

3) On an extended stay at a Bed & Breakfast in the Irish hills

4) On an extended stay at a Bed & Breakfast in the English countryside

Four people I'm tagging (for those new to this, it means you copy and paste this onto your blog and put your own answers):

1) Anna

2) Melissa

3) Jenn

4) Cathy

I got tagged!

My friend Amy has "tagged" me to participate in a little blogworld fun...I'm supposed to list eight random facts about myself, and then tag eight other bloggers to do the same. Well...since I don't really know that many other bloggers, I'll just leave it up to whoever reads this to decide if they want to list eight random things about themselves on their blog (and leave me a comment if you do, so I can read them)! (Sorry I'm changing the rules...I guess that's my prerogative, seeing as this is my blog)! ;-)

So, eight random things about me:

1) There are two 80's/90's Christian rock bands I really enjoy and still listen to fairly often -- Petra and Whiteheart.

2) I own a book of poetry that was published in 1838 (the oldest of my extensive antique book collection).

3) I wish I were more disciplined as a writer, and that I made more time in my life for creative writing.

4) I sometimes dream in Russian, although not very often.

5) I'm planning to grow my hair out for a few years, to see how long I can get it before it starts bugging me enough to make me want to cut it again.

6) I have been having fun lately experimenting with raw foods (also known as living foods) -- creating unique main dishes, salads, beverages, and desserts with raw fruits, veggies, nuts, and sprouted grains. I even bought a couple of raw cookbooks (although they'd be more appropriately labeled "un-cookbooks"). I've also pretty much given up most animal products (meat, dairy, eggs) -- I guess that makes me a vegan, although I will make exceptions now and then. I'm not going to be too legalistic about it!

7) Despite my healthy eating habits, I have a very hard time getting into an exercise routine, and that is the next main part of my physical life that I want to tackle. It's not good enough to just eat healthy, or to just exercise...it needs to be a good combination of both, so I'm working on this!

8) I will never wear a swimming suit in public, or if there are men other than my husband or brother present. If you want to ask me why, go ahead, but my opinion on this can be strong! ;-)

Optical Illusion

Stare at the yellow circle.

Cool, huh? :-)