Raleigh NC here...I just turned 35 and I have 4 babies (fur ones) and 6 scale babies in a tank. No! not snakes.

I would say I'm about a 5 on the weird scale but I love weird things (does this make me weird?)

Superhero- I'm still thinking on this one.

9-5? you mean besides read blogs?

A cookie... cranberry oatmeal dipped in white chocolate

Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (I can recite this movie word for word) *see # 2

Book- Anything by Dan Brown

Exercise? I'm not sure I know what that is, explain.

My husband proposed with a 5 carat ring. It was TOTALLY Fake...but I still said yes.

Im a 43 yr old Michigan girl!! I have 5 human babies, 3 are totally not babies anymore!!!

On the weird scale, it depends who you ask, if I were to ask you or one of my fellow home decor bloggers you would think I was a 1- just totally normal....My non-blogger, could care less about decorating friends would probably call me a 5

Super Hero- I'd be Wonder Woman ( maybe I am already that?!?!)

Customer Service in Retail (at Christmas- EEEEKKK!!!)

Cookie- Yummy warm sugar!!

Movie- One True Thing with Meryl Streep, and Rene Zelwegger

Book- last really good one I read- The Help

The one exercise I can force myself to do is walking!

Too many funny stories to tell just one- I could tell you many about my wonderful experiences as a retail customer service rep!!!!!!

How did you come to love home improvement, decorating, etc Did you always love it?

I'm Lu, 34 from Plymouth, England. I have one fur baby - Homer.

I'm at least an 8 on the weird scale. Others amy even say higher. Life is too short to be normal!

Superhero - Not technicaly a superhero, but Dr Doolittle. I'd love to be able to speak with animals!

Cookie Milk chocolate Hob-nob. Tasty and slightly nutty!

TV show - arrghh to many! ATM Vampire Diaries cos Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is hot! Oh and Supernatural for the same reasons (I'm vain).

Movie - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Favorite Book - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Little Women.

Exercise DVD - what is exercise?!

A funny story about yourself - I once flashed my boobs against the living room window to cheer up my grumpy bf (I was outside, he was inside) only to find the neighbours were watching us! Serves them right for being nosey!

Same Q's from you guys please (inc Ike). Keep on with the great posts - your house is lovely :)

Fun! (and yes please do more posts like the last. I haven't had time yet to digest it all...holiday frenzy...but it was good. so good.)

Ok, now for the juicy stuff...

Dallas TX. 28...gulp. No human babies. 3 fur ones.
weird scale...prob a 7. hey, I'm honest.
I'm a former counselor (mostly kiddos) but now I'm trying to figure out what I wanna be when I grow up...for real this time. I spent so long pursuing what I thought was the dream that I kinda lost myself somewhere along the way. Can we say scary.
Fav tv show...murder she wrote. No lie. Love me some JB Fletcher.
Fav book. Persuasion by Jane Austen or The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas.
Hmmm...I don't do the dvd thing but I've heard Jillian Michaels dvds are awesome!

How did you and Nate meet? What would you do if you weren't saving the world one prescription refill at a time?

I loved reading yesterday's post. Your honesty is always fresh & timely. I love when you pop in and comment on my blog; thank you!

Hi, I'm Lyndsay :). I am from Connecticut, but we have moved all over...Orlando, Dallas, Boston, Cape Cod, and we are in the midst of our 5th move.

I am 25 and my hubs is 27. We have been married for a year and a half and don't have any human children, just two orange cats.

I would say i am a 7 on the weird scale, but Dan would probably say I am more like an 8 or 9 haha.

From 9-5, i manage the sales for a luxury wedding/special event resort on the water. My hubs is a sales manager for a fine/rare wine distributor.

If i was a cookie, i would most definitely be the peanut butter kind with the large kisses in the middle.

Favorite TV show right now is a tie between Bones, The Office, and Modern Family. I'm not a big movie girl, but this time of year I always love Love Actually.

Choosing a favorite book is like water torture since there are too many to choose from. I recently finished The Help, which was fantastic!

i just google pilates videos and do a wide variety. no particular fav!

The easy stuff: I live in eastern North Carolina with my husband and two year old twin daughters.

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. I'm pretty dang weird- 8?

If you could be any superhero, who would it be? Hm... Maybe Spiderman?

What do you do from 9-5? I manage a facilities management group. It's pretty glamorous stuff (ha!).

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? Mississippi Mud, all the way.

Favorite TV show? Movie? I like DIY TV, and trashy reality (Teen Mom, RHO Atlanta, NY, NJ, etc). Movie? Grease. Footloose.

Favorite Book? (This is selfish because I’m always looking for a good read.) Almost every book I can get my hands on. I read everything.

Favorite exercise DVD (Again, selfish reasons. I keep forgetting this is about you.) Exercise? What's that?

A funny story about yourself. Um.. I have a bunch, but they usually involve me embarrassing myself. Let's see- I got to fly in a helicopter when I went into labor with my girls. My husband wouldn't speak to me when we met because he thought I was spoken for. I once opened my car door into my face and chipped a tooth.

Hi!! I love your blog!

I'm Megan from Davenport! We should totally hang out! One puppy, one 6 year old!

Weirdness? 7.75

Wonder Women

Graduate Student Adviser

I would be these really good mint suprise cookies my gramma used to make. I have the reciepe but they never turn out!

Law & Order, girl! Signs is such a great (weird) movie!

I'm loving the Hunger Games series.

I have a yoga DVD that I (rarely) use!

Funny? I always look for you when I go to the Sal Army!

Keep up the good work! I'm not a blogger myself, but I love to read them!

From - Arlington, VA
Age - 27
Children - 1 80 pound Fur Baby
Weird Scale - I would say 7, Hubs would say 8 or 9
Superhero - Superman
Job - Project Manager for a General Contractor (I build buildings by day)
Cookie - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (can I just eat the dough?)
TV Show - Right now it is Parenthood, last season's House, Law and Order is and old time fave, the the old Office
Movie - right now The Holiday, Marley & Me, The Family Man (good holiday one too) and of course Love Actually for the holidays :)
Book - I am reading Emily Griffin's Series right now.. I needed a good chick book.
Exercise DVD - I don't work out to DVDs, but I hear P90X is a miracle worker
Funny Story - Hubs is amazed at the fact that I can watch a movie 3 times in a row.. the same day. I love movies!

I'm Amy! 30. Born and raised in Topeka, Kansas. We're building in Meriden which is a smaller town just outside of Topeka.

I have one real baby, Severin, he's 9 months old. And one fur baby, Toby who is a year and a half. We are actually looking for a second fur baby in need of a good home.

I've known my husband since we were 10 years old, but we only started dating two years ago. Once we got together, we were done for. Got married and pregnant immediately. Haven't looked back!

I feel like I'm right up there around an 8 on the weird scale, what with all my OCD tendencies and need of symmetry.

I have a bachelors in Victim/Survivor Studies and a masters in Social Work... but somehow ended up in marketing and lurve it.

Cookie = chocolate chocolate chip.

I have recurring nightmares involving water. I always have them more when I'm feeling out of control. Last night, I dreamed I was following the GPS a little too literally and drove right into a lake.

Do you live where you grew up, or have you moved around a bit? Have you always had pets, or is Ike your first love?

Hi There! I'm Amanda and I live just outside Toronto in Ontario, Canada. No babies for my husband and I yet but we do have a lovely puppy, Izzy.

I don't think I'm weird at all, but don't all weird people say that about themselves? Actually... considering that I have been known to sing En Vogue in front of 250 of my students... maybe that qualifies my for the weird category :)

During the day, I'm a Post Doctoral Fellow which basically means I do research, write articles, and teach courses... Like a professor-in-training.

My husband and I love watching Revenge, The Good Wife and Hawaii 5-0 and we can watch anything with Jennifer Garner over and over and over!

As for a favorite book? That's a hard one, I love to read and right now I'm making my way through the Outlander series which I am loving - but they are long so plan on a bit of a time investment!

Now tell us about you... what do you like to watch/exercise to/favorite Christmas song?

fun fun! i LOVE talking about myself! ;)
The easy stuff: Where are you from? currently in maryland and have been here for almost 5 years.... but originally new england which still feels like home to me. we are in the part of md now that is most like where i grew up.
How old are you? 20. ha ha, ok 33.
Do you have babies? Fur or human. 2 human babies, though emmy had some nice fur on her shoulders when she was born (lots of babies do)... and 2 fur babies also. emmy and sawyer are human ages 6 and almost 5 (one month away!) and charlie will be 12 next year, jake is 8.
Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. aren't we all weird? i don't think it can be rated as we all have our quirks. and if i thought i was a 7 or 8 i probaably really am only like a 1 or 2 in the grand scheme of things. that makes sense.... doesn't it?
If you could be any superhero, who would it be? the invisible man.... i would love to be a fly on a wall and have those invisible powers. i could peolpe watch all day without being creepy. ;)
What do you do from 9-5? whatever i want... it changes daily. of course i have emmy with me most of that time- but we do laundry, clean, thrift craft, paint, bake. and sometimes we argue.
If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? probably a cranberry white chocolate walnut oatmeal because i am sweet, but a little tart and nutty, too. and oats are good for you and health is important. :)
Favorite TV show? Movie? GLEE! the notebook
Favorite Book? (This is selfish because I’m always looking for a good read.) the lovely bones and most books by kristin hannah and jodi picoult... oh and the hunger games and twilight series! i like to read.
Favorite exercise DVD (Again, selfish reasons. I keep forgetting this is about you.) i don't do dvd's- i can never stick with them. but i like to play just dance on the wii.
A funny story about yourself. as a child i was obsessed with annie and almost fell out my window because i was sitting in it singing "maybe" just like she does in the movie....

my question for you... do you really still want to be my friend after reading all this about me?

From Minneapolis, now live in Kansas City. My whole family is from Iowa, my husband and I would like to get to Iowa some day - hopefully near Cedar Rapids

33 years old

2 fur, one human, 2 step-humans

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. I say 5, my husband would say 11

If you could be any superhero, who would it be? Elizabeth Bennet?

What do you do from 9-5? Work

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? pass, I'd be chips and salsa

Favorite TV show? Felicity
Movie? Sense & Sensibility or Walk Hard. I like Elf at Christmas

Favorite Book? Jane Eyre

Favorite exercise DVD Jillian's 30 day shred- not too hard, hits you the next day. Prepare to be sore

A funny story about yourself- pass!

I hate it when people fish for followers. (which you do not)

Saw your bathroom on better after- that girl is hilarious

Ooooo, perfect. I love talking about me.

Where are you from? I live in Minnesota, I'm "from" Seattle and I was born in Louisiana. It's confusing.

How old are you? 25! Quarter of a century!

Do you have babies? Well, you already know the answer to this one. Furbabies all the way, man.

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. Yikes. 8? I'm abnormal. Remember? I get up at 4:30. That's not normal.

If you could be any superhero, who would it be? Uhhhh, does Peter Pan count? I used to dream I was Peter Pan when I was a kid because I really want to fly.

What do you do from 9-5? IT Project manager for a retail giant.

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? You ask hard questions. How am I supposed to pick a cookie? Ummm....peanut butter? Peanut butter blossom? Maybe snickerdoodle. I like snickerdoodles.

Favorite TV show? Movie? Well, my favorite TV show is probably Castle, but now I'm not home on Monday nights so I haven't seen it since last May. The only one I watch now is Biggest Loser. I love BL!

Favorite Book? This goes back to the weird thing. I only read business books, usually. Delivering Happiness (about Zappos) and Onward (about Starbucks) are both EXCELLENT reads.

Favorite exercise DVD? Jillian Michaels, 30 Day Shred. I heart Jillian.

Questions for you:
What's your next big house project?
When are we going to meet IRL?
Are you going to get another dog?

- We're from Red Lake Ontario Canada, a really incredibly remote location we moved to 3years ago. We eventually purchased our first home here and recently passed the 2year mark of home ownership. We're in our mid20's, have 2 cats, 1 dog and 1 kiddo.

Weird scale =11. It's really not a bad thing.

Superheroes: Bat Man, because he uses his ninja-like abilities to be badass and doesn't actually have any 'super' powers to cheat/beat bad guys with; unless you consider being filthy rich a super power. (I have also always wanted to be a ninja).

What do you do from 9-5? Formerly a SAHM, I've been out of work for a handful of years, opening the door to pursue some of my own hobbies further. I Paint, draw, draft, sew, build. Anything that calls for creativity or 'making' I am pretty much all over. Going back to school in January, so that will be interesting.

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? Peanut butter chocolate fudge.

Favorite TV show? Movie? Hard one. Haven't had cable/tv since 2007; the last tv show I watched (and liked) was HBO's Game of Thrones, not sure if it should be considered a favourite though. House is pretty good too. As for Movies... gah. Off the top of my head: Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas; Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels; Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind; The Nines; Inception; Coraline; Anything Bruce-Lee and about 100 other flicks.

Favorite Book? I am a binge reader and could list like 987934737584 good books, but barring that... all time personal favourites:
Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger
Who has Seen The Wind by W.O. Mitchell
A Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Transparaent Thing by Vladimir Nabakov
Fifth Business by Thomas Hardy

Newly discovered literary loves:
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (seriously effing good!)
The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
One Bloody Thing After Another by Joey Comeau
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
And many, many more.

Favorite exercise DVD Ahahaha. "Exercise DVD" is not in my vocabulary. Adventure is though. I prefer to go on hikes with my husband & dog around the lake or up the bones of the old mountains to get in my daily 30-45. Urbanex is fun too, though we do more 'industrial' exploration of the old mine sites around these parts (which is always fun & interesting) DVDs make me extremely self conscious (how weird is that?) even if I am doing the exercises at home. Alone. Even in a room with no windows.

A funny story about yourself. My life is an on-going comedy. An ironic comedy.

The questions part:
Hypothetical last meal, what would it be?

Travel: if you could go anywhere & cost was not an issue, where would you want to go the most?

Your are stuck on a desert island, and you can only bring 5 things with you (things, not people mind you), what are they?

Favourite historical era?

Favourite animal? (Besides Ike, because obviously he's got the #1 fuzzy 4legged spot in your heart)


and that's all I got, not enough caffeine to inspire random questions. Very very fun post, lets hope you get some better (and less random/quirky/weird) answers before tomorrow :)

Where are you from? Connecticut

How old are you? 29 going on 13

Do you have babies? Just the furry kind

Fur or human. 1 7 pound porkchop of a Maltese

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. 8

If you could be any superhero, who would it be? Hmmm tough one. I'm not big into super heros. Umm Lady GaGa, lol!

What do you do from 9-5? form 9- 3:30 I teach art to kids from 2 years old to 14 in an urban school

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? A compost cookie because they have caffine, chocolate, and potato chips in them!

Favorite TV show? No Reservations

Movie? Tough one. A Bronx Tale, Wedding Crashers, Old School, Alice In Wonderland (the animated one) I'm torn.


Favorite Book? Eat Pray Love

Favorite exercise DVD. None. I like Body Rock on youtube though

A funny story about yourself. How long do you have???


And………What are you dying to know about us?
Besides fixing up your pad, playing with Ike, and house-y stuff, what do you do for fun?


Our house? Is it ever messy?

The dog? Does Ike play well with others or is he a loner?

Bonus Question: Do you edit all of your pics? The lighting in my houe yanks it. Any suggestions on what tools to use in picnik?

**Interrogation Ended**

The easy stuff:
Where are you from? North Florida
How old are you? about to turn 25
Do you have babies? 2, fur
Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. Somewhere from a 6-11, depending who you ask.
If you could be any superhero, who would it be? Um... Someone will the power to be invisible, or something cool like that.
What do you do from 9-5? I'm an image editor for a sports merchandising company (or I read blogs, depending on who you ask)
If you were a cookie, what kind would you be?
Favorite TV show? Movie? Criminal Minds, or How I Met Your Mother. I can never think of a favorite movie.
Favorite Book? The Time Traveler's Wife, or anything by Jodi Picoult
Favorite exercise DVD Does Top Chef on Netflix count? They run around...
A funny story about yourself. My life is mainly a comedy of the absurd, or an ironic comedy.


I haven't had enough caffeine to think of any good questions.

Hello! I'm Kendi. I'm originally from Northwest Iowa and went to college in Northeast Iowa. Even though we've never met, reading your blog is sort of sentimental, as I miss Iowa, especially in the winter. Yes, I know almost every part of that last sentence is strange. I'm almost 35. Married, one cat, one 3 year old, and one baby due in May. Currently live in Fort Worth, TX.

According to my family, I'm a 12 on the weird scale.

From 9-5 I do research, go to class, and write papers. 2nd year PhD student. Also work part-time.

Gingerbread cookie. Made them last night, and I truly do love them.

TV, oh how I miss you. After graduate school, I look forward to rediscovering this aspect of life.

You don't want to read any of the books I'm reading.

I'm a gym girl, no space in my house for exercise.

Love your blog. It's good to see how someone balances having a "real" job and then doing house projects and blogging about them. So far, I suck at this.

Thanks for being interested in us! I have a little private blog that's just pictures of my kid for her grandparents. But maybe someday I'll grow up and have a real blog!

Where are you from? Seattle-ish

How old are you? A week and a half from turning 28

Do you have babies? Two furry bed hogs of the feline variety


Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. 7

If you could be any superhero, who would it be? Wonder Woman.

What do you do from 9-5? Sigh . . . lawyer.

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? Peanut butter chocolate chip

Favorite TV show? Friday Night Lights.

Movie? Apollo 13. Nerd? Yes.


Favorite Book? As I Lay Dying by Faulkner

Favorite exercise DVD? Cheryl Burke Disco Abs. Seriously.

A funny story about yourself. In 7th grade and friend and I went skiing and crashed into each other as we got off the chair lift in front of a dozen child skiing prodigies.

Did you do a lot of research on the type of dog you wanted before you got Ike? How often do you clean your house? What is your dream job?

Fun!!

Where are you from? -- Long Island, NY

How old are you? -- 26 years young

Do you have babies? Fur or human. -- Neither. Too selfish for anything but my hubbie right now. :)

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. -- If you go by neice, who constantly says how "we-ERD" I am, a 10.


If you could be any superhero, who would it be? -- Batman for sure!

What do you do from 9-5? -- I'm a publicist by day.

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? -- Oooh interesting! I'd be a mallowmar!

Favorite TV show? -- Probably True Blood.

Movie? -- The Count of Monte Cristo

Favorite Book? (This is selfish because I’m always looking for a good read.) -- The A Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin (most recently adapted by HBO for Game of Thrones)


Favorite exercise DVD (Again, selfish reasons. I keep forgetting this is about you.) -- Yoga with hand weights by Sara Ivanhoe!!!

PHEW! Aren't you so glad to know all that!?!? :)

Alright, I'm typing this on the iPad so it'll probably look like I'm drunk typing! Hhaha

I am 22, and I feel old now. I never let myself think past the age 21.

I live just outside Lexington Kentucky. It's small and redneck. We live here because it's cheap!

I am very weird. I'd say I'm about a 7. I'm not socially awkward or that girl who smells bad in school and reads anime.... They'd be a 10 in my eyes. But I do get irrationally hyper sometimes and I carry my book in my purse all the time so I've been known to pop it out and read in weird places... Like a club when I'm the dd.

I have a lot of favourite books... I was a librarian for 5 years so I'm great at helping people find books to read. If you ever want some advice, just ask. But I need to know your recent reads first! Personally my most recent favourite is the painted man by Brent Weeks. It's technically a fantasy.

Ummm from 9 to 5 I sub at my moms middle school when I'm lucky enough to get a call. Otherwise I work in our family's daycare sometimes, that's where Rob works all the time, but I am going to school in January to get my own teachers certification. I want to have a solid job so bad. I hate money stress.

Favourite show is either game of thrones off hbo, the British top gear, orrrr gossip girl. Quite a range there I know.

A funny story might be the time I got dreadfully drunk while I was living in England, and fell down in the supermarket cutting my lip open.... rob says I tried to teach everyone in the store how to sing the american national anthem. This is only funny If you know how rarely I drink.... It was the only time I've ever been drunk!

Erm. Okay about you now:

Why do you live in Idaho or is it Iowa? Something with an I!

What's your fab flavour of icecream? Mine is birthday cake!

Have you ever played the game quelf? It's awesomely fun.

Where did you go to college?

If you had kids, what would you name them? I think I've is an awesome name personally.

Are you planning on having kids? If so, please don't get baby crazy like so many other bloggers do.

Do you ever drop stuff on Nate from the top story of your house? I think you all have a balcony area right?

Okay that's enough randomness.

Oh, I love this stuff, I'm a 31 year old from TX, with two hairballs, and two little munchkins.

I would probably give myself an 8 1/2...I'm weird, what can I say?

Superhero would probably be Jean Grey from X Men...I would love to see what people are thinking...I know....weird!

Favorite movie, Gone with the Wind, favorite book, The Pillars of the Earth....awesome book by the way!

Don't own any exercise dvd's, because I would never use them, I force my self to go to the gym 4 days a week....yuk!

I am and extremely clumsy person. I'm always tripping on my own feet, constantly bumping into walls and such....I'm always bruised....and most of the time, I can't remember how I got it.

And since you said we could ask anything, here it goes, when are you guys having kiddos? Imagine, Decor, the baby and the dog blog?

super fun. i think if i did this on my blog, i'd just get the same people who always comment.

me: 32 y.o, 1 cat baby who i am flipping obsessed with, living with boyfriend for last 4 years, been together for 14 total. wowza!

oh my gosh, super wierd and proud of it! if i may quote "if i seem a little strange, well, that's because i am." heck yeah!

superhero-meh. just want to teleport.

9-5-domestic violence advocate and educator

cookie-without a doubt choc chip

tv show-always will be my so called life. movie-chicago, run lola run, the cutting edge

book-da vinci code, the girls, lovely bones

exercise dvd? lordy.

don't have any specific questions, but i like learning about bloggers, too.

I'm a native from Oregon, born, raised, and still living there. 24 years old, with two dogs and a cat.

I don't watch real-time tv due to lack of cable, but I watch a few shows online: Bones, NCIS, Criminal Minds, Grimm, House, Grey's Anatomy.

Favorite book is about the hardest question ever. I more have favorite authors. Mercedes Lackey (especially the five hundred kingdoms series and the elemental masters series). Robin McKinley. L.J. Smith (from back before they made a tv show from her books). Patricia Wrede.

I'm from Georgia. I'm 28 and I have two fur babies and I'm about an 7 on the weird scale, but I know some really weird people so that might skew my score.
I'm a massage therapist and I'd love to write a blog but I have horrible grammar so I haven't yet, I also don't know what I'd write about.

I have to thank you for mentioning Ikes wubba. I had never heard of it until you and my dogs loves that thing. I'd love to hear your book recommendations!

My name is Tiffany, I'm 36 and from the Dallas area. My household includes 4 kids (11-5) and two dogs, so I think it qualifies as a zoo.

My weird factor is prob a 5 - averagely weird. But then I don't have too much time to just be me, so who knows

Superhero - wonder woman. Have had a girl crush on her since I was little.

From 9-5, or really 5:30am - 10pm I am the stereotypical soccer mom. Get the babies out the door, laundry, clean house, vol at schools, then the dreaded homework time, dinner, practices, cleanup, crash. And repeat.

Favorite tv show - love me some Good Wife, law and order, criminal minds, but must confess that the Real Housewives are my guilty pleasure.

Book - I always go back to the classics - Persuasion.

Can't even talk about exercising...

Questions for you: what rooms in your house haven't you shown us? What is your favorite trend right now? What decorating trend do you hate that everyone else seems to love?

I'm 24 from Missouri (currently living in St. Louis) and married with five fur-babies (two dogs and three cats)

Um.. I guess I'm a 8 on the weird scale... I get pretty goofy sometimes.

Batman, but a girl. ...but not batgirl...

I'm a graphic designer at a small print shop.

Chocolate chip. It's a classic.

TV Show: Firefly
Movie: 5th Element
Book: Tough one. I read a lot but anything by Garth Nix or Tamora Pierce I love!

Funny story? Well I have a lot because I am a huge klutz and tend to walk into or trip over things. Once back in high school during lunch I was carrying a cup of melted cheese (warm but not hot) for my pretzel and tripped. When I tried to catch myself, I ended up throwing the cheese cup upwards and into my face, coving myself in cheese infront of everyone. A little embarrassing, yes, but I still think it was hilarious to this day!

Exercise DVD: uhh.. what now?

Questions for you:
You always talk about how awesome Ike is, but what about the naughty things he does. I know my two pups get into all kinds of trouble, from getting into the trash to running off after a squirrel.

How do you budget for your home improvement/decorations. Do you set funds aside just for it to use on a whim or plan & save for months before taking the plunge?

Where are you from? Born in Alabama, raised in Texas... Texas all the way, honey!!

How old are you? Somewhere between 25 and 15... pick a number.

Do you have babies? I have a black and white cat named Tommy... and then, I live with 4 other dogs... a Poodle, Blue Lacey (I think), Australian Cattle dog, and a Lhasa Apso. They are my brother's, sister's, and mom's dogs.

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are.
Oh man. Probably an 8.

If you could be any superhero, who would it be? An angel. I mean, they're kind of like superheros!

What do you do from 9-5? A lot of different random things. I make bread, do school, clean, de-clutter, cook, laugh, play, read blogs, daydream, have fun, and get on facebook way to much :).

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? I would love to be one of my grandma's chocolate chip cookies. They are awesome.

Favorite TV show? Oh my... I'd have to say Curious George. Remember the weird question... yea.

Movie? My mind just went blank... darn it!

Favorite Book? Ancient series by K.T. Kimbrough.

Favorite exercise DVD? T-Tapp by Teresa Tapp. Love her DVD's.

A funny story about yourself: One time, my friends and I went on a trip. We had just gotten to our hotel when my friend handed me the card key to our room... I took one look at that card and saw that there was a picture of food (advertisement) on it. I totally goofed and said, "Oh no thanks. I don't go to restaurants that much." Something happened in my brain... I though my friend was handing me a gift card to a restaurant! Ugh. I was thoroughly laughed at.

Moe

I'm originally from Seattle-ish and now in IA for school (go cyclones!); no babies of any kind.

weird factor...I get a lot of strange looks....

superhero: Dr Who.

What do you do from 9-5? I'm a grad student. It's more like 9 - 9...


cookie: mexican wedding cookies.

TV show? Movie? firefly/serenity.

Favorite Book? My best friend for the last few months has been a Kutner text on linear regression. (it's fabulous bedtime reading)

Favorite exercise DVD. The only one I've bought ever is 30 day shred.

Can you post more about your yard? I am completely clueless about the rhythm of gardening here in IA (whatdoyoumean, seasons?). Although it's been remarkably warm this week.

Wait a sec... so you can just ASK for it, and the non-commenting lurkers will comment? Brilliant.

The easy stuff: Where are you from? Texas, GA, NC, FL.
How old are you? 28
Do you have babies? Fur or human. Both, but the fur baby thinks she's human.
Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. 12
If you could be any superhero, who would it be? I just want to read minds.
What do you do from 9-5? public relations.
Favorite TV show? Movie? The Office and Office Space. But that doesn't mean I LIKE working in an office.
Favorite exercise DVD (Again, selfish reasons. I keep forgetting this is about you.) Insanity! It's the BEST.
A funny story about yourself. Right now I'm eating a candy bar while watching Biggest Loser. Clearly they haven't gotten through to me.

I like your idea to turn this into a series! My one-year blogiversary is in Jan, so I'm doing something similar, but I want to read what you write first. :)

Hi Michelle and Ike and Nate!

Lo here, Bend Oregon, 26 years old with 2 fur babies, 2 doggers and 2 kitties.
On a scale of 1 to 10 in weirdness, I'd go with about a 7 for myself, and an 8 for James, so we are one weird family!! I love it though, weird is the new normal ya know?
I don't know if I'd wanna be a super hero, but I'd like the superpower of time travel. I would love to go back in history and experience some of the by-gone eras... weird I know. I want to be an Indian brave... I know...
From 9 to about 3:30, I hang with the dogs, my work day usually starts around 4, since I work at a restaurant. Its hard sometimes, but its also very convenient, I ca accomplish errands and things during normal business hours! And I can take naps :)
If I was a cookie, I would be white chocolate macadamia nut, yum!!!!!
I don't really watch TV since we don't have cable (reminds me to call direct tv today, I'm getting it for James for xmas) but I like HGTV and DIY network, and we watch a lot of hockey too.Go Redwings!! My fave movie of all time is Life is Beautiful. Amazing.
I love reading, my fave book is probably Memoirs of a Geisha. I like historical novels, and non-fiction. I just love stories that are rooted in truth. But I also love books about animals... duh.
Fave exercise dvd... hmmm, don't have one. I like going to yoga classes at the community fitness center and taking my boys on hikes in the woods, that how I get my fitness on. I hope it starts snowing soon too so we can XC ski, now that is some fun fitness!!
A funny story about me... hmmmm, well my life is kind of just one big funny story. But yesterday I sat a table at my restaurant and told the guests, "you'll find the beer list on the yellow shit on the table." Its a yellow SHEET of paper. Woops.

Love your blog Michelle, thanks for being weird and awesome!! Keep its up!! And thanks for always commenting on mine. You make me smile : )

Fun! I love getting to read these things!

The easy stuff: Where are you from? How old are you? Do you have babies? Fur or human.
I’m a 30 year-old, married lady living in Sunny South Florida. Born and raised in this sunny locale and likely never leaving. No human babies but the hubby and I have a growing brood of furry ones – three mutts and two cats. That is about all we can take if furry craziness around here so we’ll stick to human ones if we decide to expand anymore

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. I’m safely a 6 – 8 on the weirdness scale. That makes me endearing, right? ;)
If you could be any superhero, who would it be? Not sure, honestly.

What do you do from 9-5? Marketing and technology executive

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? A peanut butter and chocolate cookie – a little sweet and a little salty.

Favorite TV show? Movie? Not a big TV person. I do leave HGTV, DIY Network and the Food Network on for background noise.

Favorite Book? Have to say I did love the Harry Potter series though I did not start reading them until this last year.

Favorite exercise DVD Thirty Day Shred is a fav and so is Weightloss Yoga Biggest Loser.

A funny story about yourself. Too many to count. I am the biggest klutz ever. I am always covered in bruises from top to bottom. I don’t know how or why but if it is a stationary object, I will walk into it.

Where are you from? Indiana
How old are you? 27, next month
Do you have babies? 1 fur-child. He's not a baby anymore.
Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. Oh, I'd have to say about a 5.
If you could be any superhero, who would it be? One of those Power Puff Girls. Does that count?
What do you do from 9-5? Developmental therapist/education specialist.
If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? One of my peanut butter balls. No reason other than they're DELICIOUS.
Favorite TV show? Movie? Justified, Southland, Ellen, RHOA, Modern Family. Crash, Shawshenk Redemption, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Bridesmaids.
Favorite Book? Don't laugh. Twilight. Seriously, it's the only 500+ page book I've read in 48 hours.
Favorite exercise DVD. Turbo Jam. Love me some Chalene Johnson.
A funny story about yourself. Oh dear, there are too many. One time I fell off a giant cement bear. There's a picture. I may or may not have been drinking...

The easy stuff: Where are you from? How old are you? Do you have babies? Fur or human.
I'm from South Carolina, currently living in Atlanta, GA. I'm 28 years old, and I have one baby boy. No fur babies, but I would love a puppy.

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are.
On a scale of 1-10, I would have to say I'm a closet 7. In public I'm very vanilla. My husband and friends knows I'm weirder than that.

If you could be any superhero, who would it be?
I'm not really into superheros, but I guess I would go with Superman (or Supergirl).

What do you do from 9-5?
I'm a stay at home mom. In my past life, I was a school psychologist.

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be?
Snickerdoodle.

Favorite TV show? Movie?
Right now, I love Bones. My favorite movie changes. I'll say Dirty Dancing.

Favorite Book? (This is selfish because I’m always looking for a good read.)
The Help. That's liable to change as soon as I find a new book to read.

Favorite exercise DVD (Again, selfish reasons. I keep forgetting this is about you.)
Yeah, I don't exercise.

A funny story about yourself.
I had an old lady (who I did not know) to walk up to me and ask me if I was "one of them anorexia girls." I was about 95 pounds soaking wet at the time, but I've never had an eating disorder.

My name is Holly; long time lurker, every so often comment-er.

I am from Pennsylvania.

22 years old.

I have 5 fur babies, 1 dog & 4 cats.

I'm around 4 in the weirdness factor. My weirdness comes off as "uhm...is there something wrong with her?" not the funny "haha that's weird!"

Spiderman.

I am a Bank teller.

I'd be an M&M cookie. I'd also probably find someway to eat myself.

Three's Company for TV. Diary of a Mad Black Woman for movie.

I will read anything almost. I don't have a favorite because it is too hard to pick. Anything. I read anything, books, magazines, bottles, information booklets, if it has words then it's on.

Exercise DVD? Hmm, Belly Dancing DVDs!

Story time! Here recently we took a window out of our pantry that used to be a bathroom that we are turning back into a bathroom. And my husband put plywood over the vacant spot left. I came home from work, took a look at it, and later on I asked my husband "Hubby dearest, are you going to put the siding back up?" I got a weird look for him. It didn't click with me. I asked again "the siding...you had to have done something with it, you are going to put it back up right?" More blank stares. Then I got.."Uhm honey..you do know that was a win..." I cut him off, blurted out "WINDOW! You have to SEE out windows!! There was no siding over it!!"

And thus is how I learned that I will never be a world amazing house fixer upper. =P

About Heart and Haven:

Where are you from? Orange County, CA...lived in Portland, OR for 10 years, but back in "The OC" again.

How old are you? 27 again ;-)

Do you have babies? Fur or human.
3 kids (17, 4, & 3) and one on the way! 2 doggies (3 pd. yorkie & 5 pd. pomerianian), 3 backyard chickens, and fish.....oh, and the hubby :-)

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are.
I'm not weird...I'm just a 9-10 on the "not boring" scale, lol.

If you could be any superhero, who would it be?
Mary Poppins - practically perfect in every way :-)
I'm the white sheep of my family

What do you do from 9-5?
I use very efficient time management and only have to work intensive 1-2 weeks a year on my rental properties - I'm lucky!

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be?
Chocolate chip - is there any other kind?

Favorite TV show? Hmmmm, we currently don't have cable....but I have to guiltly admit RHBH and RHOC (since I currently watch RHBH on a hacker site my hubby found for me, lol)

Movie? Pleasantville

Favorite Book? I currently read blogs more often than books.

Favorite exercise - Chasing my preschoolers around, and dancing to nursery rhymes. (it's a good thing my neighbors are at work!)

A funny story about yourself
I constantly mix words together without even realizing it. Example, hair is snarled or hair is tangled - and I would say "My hair is snangled". I usually don't even realize it until I get strange looks from others.

My kids want to know what Ike's favorite treat is. They love pictures of Ike! :-)

I am totally telling you about myself because I want to ask a question lol...

I am a grad student studying counseling in the big city (not the BIG NYC, unfortunately).

Recently married to my best friend (everyone says that don't they? But it is true..)

And recent momma to a fur baby-- Cooper the Pooper. He's Terrier/Border collie mix and we love him to pieces.

Now my question: What is your absolute favorite thing about having a terrier? Don't they just have so much personality?!

Where are you from? How old are you? Do you have babies? Fur or human. - From Greenville, SC but I reside in Atlanta, GA

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. - 10 I guess. In high school my friends and I had our own group called WAP (Weird and Proud) :D

If you could be any superhero, who would it be? Supergirl because I then could pretty much do anything I wanted

What do you do from 9-5? For someone who considers myself strange I ironically work as an accountant.


If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? Samoas


Favorite TV show? Movie? I have a lot of favorite TV shows especially for someone who doesn't have cable. Still my favorites would have to be Angel and Buffy.


Favorite Book? If Tomorrow Comes by Sydney Sheldon or anything by Stephen King

Favorite exercise DVD? How about in person kickboxing classes

A funny story about yourself. All my stories are too long or too bad to type out :)

Hi!
I´m Romina from Argentina, and I´m almost 33 years old
I´m married, and we have two fur babies (Pugs, Atilio and Simona). I want another one, but my husband don´t :(

I used t love "Wonder Woman", so, I think I would love to be like her! but I would probably have problems with the costume ;)

My favorite movie is Scarface. Violent, I know, but I love it!
Books. I love EA Poe and Stephen King. And a lot of Argentinian writers. One of them (Guillermo Martinez) wrote the book that later was the movie "Oxford crimes". I don´t know if someone saw it...

I work from 8 to 6. A loooooot of time, but is regular here.

I love your house, the way you write (your are very funny!) and of course, I love Ike!!!

Love
Romi

Well, since you asked:

Where are you from? Originally Wisconsin, but I reside in NW Arkansas now.

How old are you? Old enough to be your mother, young lady.

Do you have babies? Fur or human. I have two adopted Canine Americans, both mixed breed, both rescued dogs. I love them to death. If they knew how much I love your Ike, they'd be jealous.

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. Oh, gosh, I'm at least an 8.

If you could be any superhero, who would it be? Superman, except for the kryptonite thing. I'd give anything to fly!

What do you do from 9-5? I'm just a wage slave, waiting to retire.

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? Oatmeal-raisin-macadamia nut-chocolate chip-butter pecan.

Favorite TV show? Favorite TV show of all time was "Soap". The funnies show ever made. Movie? Lately, Panic Room with Jodie Foster. I got the 3-CD set for under $10 at the dollar store. I know most of the dialog by heart.

Favorite Book? (This is selfish because I’m always looking for a good read.) Most any mystery, in the Ellery Queen/Columbo style of non-gory descriptions of the victims.

Favorite exercise DVD (Again, selfish reasons. I keep forgetting this is about you.) I just started doing Denise Austin's "Pilates for Every Body" and I'm already getting results. I've only done it about 3 times so far. I'm amazed that it's so effective. And I can't do everything yet.

A funny story about yourself. Just read the above!

I am from Enumclaw, Wa. I'm 32-today. I have one human daughter and two doggies, one girl, one boy.
I'm fairly weird, like a 9-ish. :)
The Cleaning Lady with the ablility to clean anything with a wave of my hand...
I'm a domestic engineer, 24/7.
I'd be a gingerbread girl, decorated cute and smarter than the gingerbread man.
Grey's is my favorite but I could never do anything medical in real life.
I don't have a current favorite book, but enjoy several magazines and blogs.
Exercise dvd? hahahahaha.
And for you: What is the weirdest post subject have you ever thought of but couldn't go through with?
I just found your blog yesterday(better after) and am super excited to read more! Thanks, Jessica

I am 44 and live in Connecticut with my husband and 3 children: 17, 15, 13 and our dog: a cute little cockapoo.


On the weird scale, I'd say a 1. I think I'm just an average person.

Super Hero- Never given this any thought.

I am a substitute teacher.

Cookie- Peanut Butter Blossom

Movie- My favorite genre is romantic comedy, I don't really have a favorite movie.

Book- Water for Elephants (haven't seen the movie yet)

The only exercise I do is walking around the neighborhood no DVD's for me.

Something I wanted to tell you is that your loaded baked potato soup is our family's new favorite. We've made it quite a few times already since you posted it. Yummy!

Oooh, I get to talk about myself.
How fun.
-I'm originally from CA, but have lived in Seattle since 1995.
-I am married with a three year old and one cat.
On a scale of 1-10 I would consider myself an 8 on the weirdness scale, but acquaintances would probably think I was a 2.
-If I were a cookie I would be a Snookerdoodle. I just like saying the name.
-When I have time to watch something other than Dora the Explorer and Blues Clues I like Modern Family, Big Bang Theory and Dexter.
-I don't have a chance to watch movies anymore. Keep this all in mind if you want children :)
-I haven't read a real book in awhile since I'm mostly reading interior design mags and books for my classes.
-I don't exercise because of lack of time. OK, I'm lying. I'm actually lazy.
-I can't think of a funny story. sorry. I'm at work and am in hurry to belt out comments before my supervisor sees me. Hey, maybe that's funny.

Thanks for the all the bloggy love today, friend!!! :) When are we going to hang out again? Tax season is just around the corner...and I need some decorating help/advice...so we should get together sometime in January! I miss you're face...or should I say voice!

I found your blog on my facebook newsfeed. Since we went to HS together, I thought I'd check it out. Creeper I know. If I comment does it make it less creepy?

I do read it pretty often though. Hubby and I are pretty crafty/like to build things and you give me great ideas! That and I love the Ike stories/pictures. Our two Jack Russell give us a run for our money too!

My husband and I are both 21 (his name is Nate too!) We both grew up in Southern Minnesota (about 10 miles north of the MN/IA border, so I love all your midwest references! My hubs is Army, so we currently live in Georgia where he is stationed.

We have 2 dogs that we rescued (Tripp and Libby). I love them like I gave birth to them.

On the weird scale...I'm probably a 7 or 8 :)

I'm a waitress, from 9-5 I'm probably sitting at home.

Favorite book(s)....Anything by Janet Evanovich is hilarious!

Tv Show.... I'm a total Gleek! Otherwise I always love some Greys Anatomy.

Funny story... My husband proposed to me in an airport. He got security to pretend he was arrested when he proposed. It was not funny at the time, but it makes me smile now!

You've gone thorough the process of actually building your house, but I'd love to know more about what you had to do before you picked up the hammers. The process of picking out your home, finding your lot, and what not.

I'm 26 and from north central Illinois....but my husband drug me down to the dirty south of IL.
We have one 3 yr old fur bb Scout.

I would rate myself a 5 in weirdness. My sister is the crazy one in my family.

I would only be quail man!

I work in finance and pretty much hate it. But it's $$$ I am a PR/ journalism lady but there are 2 jobs in that field in the dirty south and they are filled!

Peanut butter cookie!!!

It's always sunny in Philadelphia is tied with modern family for can't miss it shows.

If you haven't read summer sisters by Judy Blume read it!!
Next book to read is hunger games. Can.not.wait.until.movie!

Lol exercise DVD?? Noooo I'm lucky if I can get my jog on twice a week while watching Martha lol

When I was little I wore huge Sally Jesse Raphael glasses. Purple too.
My mom still has them in a box...

Oh my! So many questions!
I recently read, The Art of Racing in the Rain. A must read for a dog lover like you.

I'm a dork. When I was younger, I tried to act cooler than I was, but now I just embrace it.

Favorite exercise video is anything with Jillian Michaels. She'll make you cry (but in a good way).

I'm a business analyst at a bank.

I'd be a chocolate chip cookie.

I love this!

I'm Whitney, I'm 25, I live in Bettendorf. On a scale of one to 10, I'd rate off the charts in weirdness. My only babies are my Siamese cats. From 9-5 I'm a copy editor at a local newspaper. NOT the one in Iowa, so that should narrow it down for you.

I found your blog after seeing your fireworks photo on PW over the summer. I thought, "That looks familiar." Sure enough! Now I'm hooked. :)

Where are you from? Nashville, TN
How old are you? 29, never ever 30 (next year, eek)
Do you have babies? No human, 2 dogs a Golden Retriever, Lana, and a Black Lab, Duke. They are our children! Well they live better than a lot of actual children.

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are.
Hmmm, not sure. But a 10 on the awesome scale.

If you could be any superhero, who would it be? Martha Stewart, duh!

What do you do from 9-5? School, clean house, run errands, servant to dogs.

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? A Girl Scout Tagalong, but then I would probably try to eat myself.

Favorite TV show? Friends!

Movie? The Notebook

Favorite Book? ANYTHING Nicholas Sparks.

Favorite exercise DVD: P90X!!

A funny story about yourself.
Hmmm, well there are a lot. I got my head stuck in a porch railing when I was 4. My parents had to grease me out of it.

Comments on house&dog: Well I LOVE your house. You inspire me daily. And of course love the dog, he can come live here any time.

Hello! I'm Brooke Buckingham from Seattle, WA. I'm 34 and have 3 fur babies (1 dog named Gus and 3 cats). I'm hoping to add a real baby soon! About to complete my first IVF cycle! Life is crazy right now!
-I'd say I'm about a 6 on the weird scale. Just weird enough to be interesting. :)
-I don't think I want to be a super hero.... too much pressure!
-I was a television news producer for 10 years until I got REALLY burnt out. Now I'm rocking a cushy executive assistant job. "Executive Ass" as my husband likes to call me.
-If I could be a cookie I'd be one of those thumb print cookies with the hershy's kiss in the middle. They're so cute!
-I'm a huge Gray's Anatomy fan but I also love How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory. One of my all time favorite movies is Forgetting Sarah Marshall!
-I honestly don't have a favorite book. I don't read as much as I should!
-The only exercise I seem to accomplish these days is walking my crazy dog!
-when I was a news producer I once dared my meteorologist to slip in Journey lyrics into his newscast.

Love your blog and Ike!!! Wish Ike and Gus could have a play date!

Love this idea!!
Where are you from? Columbus, Ohio...lived here my whole life and I like everything about it EXCEPT for the weather!
How old are you? 26
Do you have babies? I have one on the way (due in May)! and two doggies :)

Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. I'd say probably an 8...my husband may say 9-10 :)
If you could be any superhero, who would it be? I guess batman so I could talk in a creepy voice and have an awesome car!
What do you do from 9-5? I teach kindergarten - 3rd graders
If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? chocolate chip or PB with reese's pieces. Not because I want to be them, just because I like to eat them. I don't really want to BE a cookie, sounds like a sad life to me!
Favorite TV show? Modern Family and anything on HGTV (Property Virgins, House Hunters, Designed to Sell, etc.)
Movie? way too hard, I can't pick one. I hate this question.
Favorite Book? Lately I've really liked Jodi Piccoult. I also like James Patterson, Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben, etc.
Favorite exercise DVD: I really just like to do the "exercise on demand" channel on my cable. I hate doing the same thing over and over so this keeps me interested. Let's be honest though, I don't exercise enough.
A funny story about yourself. Today I went to the salon to fix my poor broken nail (see my post from today) and was too cheap to actually treat myself to a manicure so I paid $3 for the repair and left. LAME!

Duh! I forgot to ask you questions.
-How old is Ike and is he ever going to get a brother or sister? (fur or human!)
-What is YOUR 9-5 job and do you like it?
-Do you drive your husband crazy with your constant re-decorating? My husband doesn't allow stuff like that, I have to be sneaky! :)
-Is the pillow in the pic with Ike a cable knit sweater pillow? If so, where is it from? I need it!
-Do you have to get Ike groomed? How often?
-Are you wondering if I have any questions about you?! :)
-What is your most awkward and/or embarrassing story?

25-year-old law student from Charleston, SC. Proud mama of two rescue mutts who are my world. You MUST READ "How to Kill a Rockstar"...you won't be able to put it down it's so good. You're welcome in advance :)

Great Falls, Montana ... and older than dirt. We have several cats, including two 2-month old kittens we bottle fed. Definitely a 10 on the weird scale; have lived in several different states. Am an admin asst for a process serving company; get yelled at. a lot. Am in the middle of remodeling our house so can't tell you the name of the book but the author is Emily Richardson. To top it all off, love your blog and your home. Thanks for the smiles!

I'm Nikki from Alabama (yes, I say y'all), 32, married with 2 little boys.

Wierdness - 6(ish)

Superhero - super woman

Stay at home mommy.

I don't read books, just blogs.

Fav exersice DVD - Turbo Sculpt

What current decor trend to you hate the most?

Georgina here
I live in Timberlea Nova Scotia, Canada. I have two incredible girls and a retired greyhound named Roland. A 13 year old cat named snickelfritz. Oh and a fan husband of nearly 22 years. You dog is super cute. I just stumbled across you blog and love it

59 from Iowa but I am 25 at heart...:) I have 2 furbabies and 2 daughters. I guess I'm pretty weird. Of course, I would be Wonder Woman flying around in my invisible plane. From 9-5 I am either being a landlady or watching decorating shows and cuddling with my furbabies. Human babies grown and gone. Right now, prob my fav show is My house, Your money, hehe. Monster Cookie, of course and Love Actually as I am a hopeless romantic. Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan is great and I love anything Jennifer Cruse. As far as exercise dvd, I have pretty much given up on that and haven't bought any for years. I guess I do like those Indian dance workouts. Kinda fun to dress up in bangles and scarves. A funny story...hmmm. Once I wasn't paying close attention at an auction and bought a ratty torn up vinyl recliner that the auctioneer took out of sequence. When I figured it out, the other bidders had a pretty good laugh at my expense...oh well. :) My question is: Do you have any tips for spiffing up an ugly cinder block basement?

I'm from small town of Auburn Michigan (soon to be Kawkawlin...just bought a house). I'm 21 years old and I don't have any human babies just 2 kittens (Moo and Bull...they are black and white reminded me of cows) and soon to be 2 puppies. Then there is my beloved puppy niece Dakota that I spoil like crazy and my brother appreciates that so much.

I am probably a 9 on the weird scale.

If I was a superhero I'd be the Flash, love going fast.

From 9 to 5, I'd be either at school or sleeping (I work 3rd shift) just depends on the day.

I'd be a peanut butter cookie!! (Chocolate allergy so that rules out just about every cookie.)

Favorite TV show is Big Bang Theory (I'm a nerd like to watch nerds on TV), Friends (can quote it in my daily life...and I do did I mention I'm really weird), and Criminal Minds (creepy but amazing.) World's best movie TopGun!

Favorite book that doesn't deal with baseball or Detroit Tigers would have to be Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers.

Favorite exercise DVD depending on the amount of time I have either 4-3-2-1 (10 minute exercise DVD) and P90X.

A funny story...hmm...I recently broke my foot/toe (broke my foot at the joint where the toes meet the foot) okay that's not the funny part. The funny part is how I managed to do it. So I was at a friend's house and she said she was going push me down the stairs. So I jokingly fell down the stairs and then really fell down the stairs and broke my foot.

Kirsty here! I just turned 26 and live a looong long way away from Iowa(?)...in New Zealand!!

My husband and I have two fur babies (Nala and Harley our two insane and very large dogs) and no kids just yet...I don't think I would cope they way our dogs run around the place! ;)

On the weirdness scale, hmm I think everyone is kinda weird in their own way so maybe a 5??

I would be superwoman and I'd be awesome!

From 9-5 I work in finance but I dream of being a designer or decorator or maybe even an event planner...

Ooh if I was a cookie I would be triple chocolate, you can never have enough chocolate!

My favorite TV show is Modern Family and anything home related! Fave movie is The Notebook. Fave book is The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans.

Fave exercise DVD...I have some old Core Secrets dvds, does that count?? They actually work too!

Funny story...I have terrible eyesight and for years I avoided wearing glasses, the turning point happened when I was at the mall and I thought I saw my husband sitting in our car waiting for me in the carpark so I walked up and proceeded to get in, only to turn around and see a very surprised man I didn't know staring at me from the drivers seat and realised I was in the WRONG CAR!! Eyesight FAIL. I was mortified, hubby thought it was hilarious. So now I wear my glasses...without fail, everyday ;)

I'm from Charleston, SC, but live in Greenville, SC. 29 *Ah!* No human babies, but one furry one.

I'm probably a 6 in public and an 8 when I'm by myself. I can reign it in when I need to.

Some kind of crazy Xmen... like I can turn to water or something.

I'm an Inside Sales Manager for a technology company.

Oatmeal

TV: Friends
Movie: Right now, Twilight (yep, I'm one of those). Of all time, Singin' in the Rain
Favorite Book: Right now, The Hunger Games. Of all time, Jane Eyre
Favorite exercise DVD: Fluidity (but you have to buy the bar and mat too)

OK, so when I was 12 my parents dressed us all up and took us to see a musical at the local theater (which is pretty fancy). They have these little spickets around to hook up the concession booths. We were on the balony and I tripped over one, turning it on, which proceeded to drench all the people around us and those that were hanging out below. They put little caps on the spickets now.

Awesome responses! I'm going to have to do this on my blog! I LOVE learning about other people.

The packers are here, so I have to be quick. Weirdness - pretty high up there. But, I've always embraced it!

Oh, I'm 35, in AZ today, but a resident of TX starting this weekend!

Books. I mostly read books about leadership or counseling or psychology - love those topics. I'm such a nerd in that way.

9-5 and other times - decorating for clients and blogging.

Right now, I like Windsor Pilates dvd.

TV show. Sheesh, I like and record too many. I really like New Girl right now... and Tori and Dean's show... and Psych.

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I was born and raised in Ankeny, Iowa. I moved to NYC (Manhattan) after college (ISU) where I lived for 12 years and absolutely LOVED it. I am currently living in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area of Northern California.

I'm at that age that is no longer fun to think about, talk about and never, ever share.

I have the most loving and adorable cat.

Probably a seven on the weird scale.

I'm currently unemployed, so just being back in the workforce contributing to society and my, hopefully, future retirement would be close enough to a super hero for me at this time.

My favorite book is "To Kill A Mockingbird."

A favorite movie is harder for me to pick. For me a great book will move me much more than a great movie.

I'm a little late on the commenting but I've decided that's okay because you already know the answers. I'm a 9.375 on the weird scale and I have 2 questions (that are totally unrelated to your blog at all).....

1. Why do you not pack up your hubby (or leave him at home) and come visit Reno?
2. If you refuse to come visit Reno, can I move into your basement? It's walk-out so you would never have to see me......think on it. I'll wait.

Congrats again on the birthday week! You rock!