Likes today, Dislikes tomorrow
I didn't think about doing that 30 day Challenge Meme when I saw it before, but now that I'm trying to post more and I have new friends ::waves:: I figured, why not?
LIKES in no particular order
Dance & Music - I lived for ballet as a girl and worked like a maniac to get to toe. This was hard for me because I had very weak legs, high arches and had worn corrective shoes to try and fix my turnout. Then my mom died when I was 14 and I lost my groove. My dad didn't want me to have any extracurriculars because they would conflict with school and I missed seeing my sweet little mom sitting and watching me. I didn't get back into any kind of dance until 6 years ago. I ballooned up in weight to over 200lbs and my friend told me I should try Jazzercise. The first time I tried it I cried in my car after because I had missed dancing so much. Now I knock out 1 or 2 classes a day and I've lost almost 60lbs thanks to Jazzercise and Weight Watchers. I love all kinds of music and between me and the hubs, we have a huge collection.
Reading & Writing - I started reading early as a kid and I absolutely love all kinds of books, although I don't read as much as I used to. I'm in a book club with a friend and her neighbors, but sometimes I'm not thrilled with the choices. I'm kind of picky. But if I love the voice of the book, I can overlook a lot of flaws. This is true of fanfic also. I wanted to be an editor badly but those jobs are pretty scarce these days. I try to keep writing but sometimes it occurs to me I don't have much to say. And then I have those days when I'll write 50 pages without stopping. Feast or famine.
Food & Drink - So I was one of those annoying girls in my late teens who could eat whatever she wanted and never put on weight. I was, in fact, underweight probably due to stress. My dad made me crazy. I understand now that the poor man probably was an undiagnosed spectrum kid and he had huge OCD issues (he hated the smell of trash so much he would freeze his garbage before trash day. Yeah.). Once I got out of the house, I simmered down and the stress was relieved but I slowly, slowly put on weight and then ballooned after the boys were born. Now I have to work at it. But I still love to eat. I love all kinds of food, all ethnicities. Lots of meat, like steak, since I'm allergic to most fish. And peanut butter (I'm allergic to all other nuts). Desserts. Beers, wines, cocktails, coffee, tea...
Art, Travel, the Theater - one of my favorite love/hate cities was Boston. I loved being close enough to scoot over to NYC. I loved the museums, the musicals, the music scene, the food. I hated the expense and the traffic, the hassle of getting around and the inconvenience of the T. I loved the days of being able to get in a car and go where I wanted, when I wanted but we don't do much traveling these days.
TV/Movies - again, when I fall in love with characters, that's all I need to get me immersed in another world, whether it's a TV show or a movie. But I'm not loving most TV and movies right now. I think they're lacking in imagination.
Hopefully it goes without saying that my kiddos and my hubby are the greatest of my likes! I wasn't sure when I was younger if I would enjoy being a wife and mom. Kids got on my nerves easily (actually, most men did also). We took the boys to our local science center today and I'm realizing that I am so much less stressed out now that they are a little older. I enjoy taking them to museums and nature centers and the movies. And yes, while I'd dearly love to add a little girl to the mix and will hold a baby in a heartbeat, I don't think it's going to happen now that I'm 45 and I'm kind of fine with that. Having to repeat the sleepless nights, the round the clock feedings and rebuying all the baby supplies would be tough. I worried terribly about the boys when they were younger, too. I still worry but it's not the sort that keeps me up nights. Being a baby and toddler mama can make you into a fragile thing.
I went on for too long - dislikes tomorrow!
LIKES in no particular order
Dance & Music - I lived for ballet as a girl and worked like a maniac to get to toe. This was hard for me because I had very weak legs, high arches and had worn corrective shoes to try and fix my turnout. Then my mom died when I was 14 and I lost my groove. My dad didn't want me to have any extracurriculars because they would conflict with school and I missed seeing my sweet little mom sitting and watching me. I didn't get back into any kind of dance until 6 years ago. I ballooned up in weight to over 200lbs and my friend told me I should try Jazzercise. The first time I tried it I cried in my car after because I had missed dancing so much. Now I knock out 1 or 2 classes a day and I've lost almost 60lbs thanks to Jazzercise and Weight Watchers. I love all kinds of music and between me and the hubs, we have a huge collection.
Reading & Writing - I started reading early as a kid and I absolutely love all kinds of books, although I don't read as much as I used to. I'm in a book club with a friend and her neighbors, but sometimes I'm not thrilled with the choices. I'm kind of picky. But if I love the voice of the book, I can overlook a lot of flaws. This is true of fanfic also. I wanted to be an editor badly but those jobs are pretty scarce these days. I try to keep writing but sometimes it occurs to me I don't have much to say. And then I have those days when I'll write 50 pages without stopping. Feast or famine.
Food & Drink - So I was one of those annoying girls in my late teens who could eat whatever she wanted and never put on weight. I was, in fact, underweight probably due to stress. My dad made me crazy. I understand now that the poor man probably was an undiagnosed spectrum kid and he had huge OCD issues (he hated the smell of trash so much he would freeze his garbage before trash day. Yeah.). Once I got out of the house, I simmered down and the stress was relieved but I slowly, slowly put on weight and then ballooned after the boys were born. Now I have to work at it. But I still love to eat. I love all kinds of food, all ethnicities. Lots of meat, like steak, since I'm allergic to most fish. And peanut butter (I'm allergic to all other nuts). Desserts. Beers, wines, cocktails, coffee, tea...
Art, Travel, the Theater - one of my favorite love/hate cities was Boston. I loved being close enough to scoot over to NYC. I loved the museums, the musicals, the music scene, the food. I hated the expense and the traffic, the hassle of getting around and the inconvenience of the T. I loved the days of being able to get in a car and go where I wanted, when I wanted but we don't do much traveling these days.
TV/Movies - again, when I fall in love with characters, that's all I need to get me immersed in another world, whether it's a TV show or a movie. But I'm not loving most TV and movies right now. I think they're lacking in imagination.
Hopefully it goes without saying that my kiddos and my hubby are the greatest of my likes! I wasn't sure when I was younger if I would enjoy being a wife and mom. Kids got on my nerves easily (actually, most men did also). We took the boys to our local science center today and I'm realizing that I am so much less stressed out now that they are a little older. I enjoy taking them to museums and nature centers and the movies. And yes, while I'd dearly love to add a little girl to the mix and will hold a baby in a heartbeat, I don't think it's going to happen now that I'm 45 and I'm kind of fine with that. Having to repeat the sleepless nights, the round the clock feedings and rebuying all the baby supplies would be tough. I worried terribly about the boys when they were younger, too. I still worry but it's not the sort that keeps me up nights. Being a baby and toddler mama can make you into a fragile thing.
I went on for too long - dislikes tomorrow!