Day 13: Three confessions of your choice

1) I talk to myself when I'm alone in my car or getting ready for bed as if I'm talking to another person, imagining what they would say in response, and then responding to what they say.

2) Once, when I was much younger, I went to a candy store with my dad and accidentally cough my gum out into a barrel of jelly beans.

3) I often pickup behaviors from my students/clients that were never part of my usual behaviors before working with them.

Day 14: Provide pictures of 5 celebrity crushes

Okay, this is the post I've been waiting for. Being currently single, yet quite full of the usual desires of a 34 year old woman, I definitely have crushes on some celebrities. Those of you who know me even a little can probably guess at least one or two, but here they are:

5. Neil Patrick Harris

Yes, I know he's gay...but he was my first celebrity crush ever since the first episode of Doogie Howser. And, come on...he can sing, dance, smile. What's not to love?



4. Josh Turner


















His beautiful baritone voice sings romantic, upbeat, and gospel. My heart can't help but flutter when he hits those low notes below the music staff.



3. Jason Segel

Totally goofy and awkward. Would completely fulfill my second favorite quote, "We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." (Dr. Seuss)



2. David Tennant

Uh, the smile, the hair, the accent, the snarkiness. Love it all.



1. Benedict Cumberbatch

When you have over 1,175 pictures of someone pinned on your "Unrequited" Pinterest board, how do you choose the picture you want to post on your "Celebrity Crushes" post? So charming, a complete goofball, and yet an amazing actor. He has played such different roles, and I have yet to see him do a bad job.

Day 12: Screenshot your desktop

I use a Chromebook, so the only thing on my desktop is the wallpaper. Elephants are my favorite animal, so I was very excited that my Samsung Chromebook had a baby elephant picture in its wallpaper options.

Day 11: What is your favorite quote?

My favorite quote comes from Mark Twain:

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Day 10: If you could only live off of one food and one beverage for the rest of your days, what would they be?

Okay, so the operative word in this question is "could". As I started to think about my answer, I started thinking about the reasons why I couldn't live off of certain foods. But if what ever I ate or drank would give me all the nutrition I needed, no matter what it was, and I wouldn't get sick of it or satiated with the taste, I would have to say I would live off of homemade baked mac and cheese and Pom-Zero (a drink I have only found offered at Mimi's Cafe that combines pomegranate juice with Sprite Zero).

Day 9: Pet Peeves

Lots of things annoy me. I am slightly OCD, so I'm sure that has something to do with it, but here are things that get on my nerves the most:

1) People driving under the speed limit (especially those who slow down to under the speed limit when they see a cop car)

2) One Uppers (people who have always done something more than you and must let you know it)

3) Things being on the wrong rung/shelf/space in a store (don't just put things back willy-nilly; I have been known to rearrange products that are in the wrong place in certain stores)

4) Lateness (I am usually early to events, sometimes far too early)

5) People talking during musical numbers (whether it be the overture to a movie or play, or a number in church; just because there is no speaking doesn't mean it's okay for you to talk)

6) People in a drive-thru who don't have their money ready when they get to the window (you mean we've been waiting for that huge order to be done for 5+ minutes, and you couldn't get out your credit card; also, people who place large orders at drive-thrus)

7) Stores where the express lane is 20 items or less (that is not express)

8) Obnoxiously loud people, especially teenagers

9) When Pinterest says there are New Pins, and it's just ones that I have pinned (If I pinned it, it's not new!!)

Day 8: Three things you want to say to different people

1) To the members of the Federal Government:
           How do you sleep at night? You have twisted the intentions of government to serve only yourselves. Never did the founding fathers desire that being a representative of the people be a career. Having changed your positions to this, instead of going back to a regular career, has made you forget what it's like to work for your survival. Your salaries are unreal, and your compensation after you leave office is ridiculous. You rob the people of life and liberty by using their money to fund your retirements. You say your actions are to help the people of this country, but truly there is more suffering than ever before.

2) To Kid President:
           Mr. Kid President, You Rock! What an example to the adults of this country. I know you have your struggles, but your attitude to "Keep dancing!" is an inspiration to us all. Thanks for the laughs and for the thought provoking questions you ask us adults to think about so that we can be kinder to each other. ANd yes, it's "Dia-bee-tees", not "Dia-bee-tus".

3) To Jim Henson:
          Thank you for a wonderful childhood. Your characters helped me understand the world, both good and bad, better that almost anything else. The Dark Crystal is still one of my favorite movies. It demonstrates that good and evil must both exist, and that we must choose which we let grow. Sesame Street was a staple in our home. It made learning the basic childhood skills so fun and gave me friends to have with me for the rest of my life.