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I am an East Coast expatriate hiding out in the Midwest...

I am an urban gal living in the suburbs and occasionally hiding in the country

I am a yoga practitioner, fitness enthusiast, believer in the mind-body-spirit connection...

I am a mid-life "revert" to the Roman Catholic faith in which I was raised and which has become an enormous source of support, encouragement, inspiration, and joy in my life...

I am a mom, sister, daughter, and wife...

I am an explorer; adventurous and curious about the world and people around me...

I am educated in the formal sense but I gain insight through everyday living...

I created this blog at a time of great fear and apprehension in my life. I chose to sustain it because of the discoveries about myself and the world around me that it has revealed.



What you can expect to find here:
  • the documentation of a love-hate relationship with the greater Philadelphia area
  • reminiscing about the good-ole-days (the 80's!)
  • complaints about my various ailments and injuries, both real and imagined
  • pictures and stories of gardening, decorating, shopping, sewing
  • my love of irony
  • links to kooky news stories
  • way too much scatological musing for sane people


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    Monday, March 13, 2006
    One-Upper

    Michelle over at Smoochdog tagged me on a little blog game. Since she's my GIRL I will consent to do it BUT I decided to one-up the conditions. Instead of "four things that I..." I raised the stakes to FIVE. Heheh. In my mind, that means that I don't have to tag as many folks to try this out.

    Five jobs you have had in your life:
    1. Activities Assistant – Wallingford Nursing Home
    2. Program Assistant, Kellogg Graduate School of Management
    3. Promotional Services (Public Relations) Associate – Rotary International
    4. Manager, Customer Service, Tactician Financial
    5. Senior Technology Project Manager, Arthur Andersen, LLP.

    Five movies you would watch over and over:
    1. Gone With The Wind
    2. Dr. Strangelove
    3. Star Wars – Episode 4 (Nerd alert!!!)
    4. You've Got Mail (yeah, uber-saccharin Chick Flick, I know!)
    5.  It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Ethel Merman RULES!)

    Five places you have lived:
    1. Wallingford, PA
    2. Evanston, IL         
    3. Chicago, IL
    4. Arlington Heights, IL
    5. The basement of Annie Mae Swift Hall during my radio days (or at least, it sure felt like it!)

    Five TV shows you love to watch:
    1. What Not To Wear
    2. Project Runway
    3. Sex & The City (if only for the clothes, not the hokey dialogue)
    4. Family Guy/Home Movies/Aqua Teen Hunger Force/ other asst. "Adult Swim" 'toons
    5. Celebrity Fit Club/The Biggest Loser (tie)

    Five places you have been on vacation:
    1. Brigantine, NJ
    2. Grand Cayman Island
    3. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    4. Killington, VT
    5. Hamilton, Bermuda

    Five websites I visit daily:
    1. mail.yahoo.com
    2. My bank's website
    3. www.radionigel.com
    4. www.google.com
    5. 
    brandy101.blogdrive.com (natch!)

    Five of my favorite foods:
    1. Filet Mignon
    2. Crème Brulee
    3. Really good, fresh coleslaw
    4. Caesar Salad (no croutons!)
    5. Meat Pierogies

    Five places I would rather be right now:
    1. Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Conyers, GA , for a Yoga Retreat
    2. Brigantine Beach, NJ in August (preferably on a boogie board or surfboard)
    3. Skiing in the Rockies
    4. Vegas, Baby!
    5. On my treadmill

    People I will tag: Zero. I think its too clique-y to select only a few firends to participate. If you like doing these games, then go for it and let me know when you post your answers - I'd love to read 'em!!!  

     

    Posted at 08:33 am by brandy101

    selfindulgence
    March 19, 2006   09:17 PM PST
     
    Arthur Anderson, huh? Sweet.
    chrysalis
    March 14, 2006   10:38 AM PST
     
    What Not to Wear is a scream! Yeah, I forgot about that one. My daughter and I watch them, even the reruns, religiously. The men are the worst!

    Arthur freaking Anderson ... oh my goodnessssssss ...

    Never been there, never done that, but I know some who have. That's all I have to say. Don't even ask.
    Michelle
    March 13, 2006   07:12 PM PST
     
    Aw come ON! If you made it to VT once you have to make it to MA sometime! Thanks for playing.
    Miss Ginger
    March 13, 2006   02:13 PM PST
     
    And isn't Montreal just the BEST?! lol

    We have the same tastes in food. Those would be my top 5, too.
     

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