I saw something very similar on another blogger's page and decided to try it myself...here it goes.
My life in eighths.....
8 Places I Have Visited:
1- Hawaii (twice)
2 – Canada
3 – Mexico (twice)
4 – Yellowstone National Park
5 – Glacier National Park
6 – Olympic National Park
7 – Seattle
8 – Florida
8 Things In My Closet:
1 – Souvenir post of the Chicago marathon
2 – A laundry basket full of old running shoes
3 – More workout clothes than work clothes
4 – High heel shoes, I rarely wear
5 – Pillows ( you can never have too many)
6 – Spare bike trainer
7 – Pictures that will never be hung on the walls.
8 – NO skeletons
8 Dates I Remember:
1 – December 15th (my birthday )
2 – January 26 (mom's birthday)
3 – July 27th (dad's birthday)
4 – April 21 (the day my mom passed away)
5 – June 2nd (the day my dad passed away)
6 – October 15 (day of my first marathon)
7 – September 15 (my first and last half iron man)
8 – March 1st (the day I adopted my Boston Terrier at three weeks old)
8 People I’ve Talked to This Week:
1 – Julie (nearly every day)
2 – Mike (too much)
3 - My puppies
4 – Jen (running partner)
5 – Jeanne (coworker and friend)
6 – Lady in black shorts, I see every week on the Katy Trail
7 - Myself (go ahead and admit it...you do too).
8 - Kevin for the last time.
8 Life Changing Events:
1 – Getting married
2- Getting divorced
3 – Graduating from Murray State University
4– Hiking through Glacier National Park.
5 – Moving to the St. Louis, for my first job.
6 – Getting a job promotion
7– Completing my first open water swim
8 – Having surgery
8 Words To Describe Me:
1 – Curious
2 – Quirky funny
3 – Aloof (at times)
4 – Searching
5 – Driven
6 – Unpredictable
7 – Intuitive
8 – Generally happy
8 Songs That Are Currently The Soundtrack of My Life:
1 – Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne
2 - Free- Zac Brown
3 - Far Away-Nickelback
4 – Free Falling - Tom Petty
5 – Roll with the Changes -REO Speedwagon
6 – Twin Bed-Death Cab for Cutie
7 – High Speed-Coldplay
8 – Slow Down- Third Day
8 Things I Will Do This Weekend:
1 - Ride 50 miles on Saturday
2 - Run 10 miles on Sunday
3 - Eat strawberries
4 - Plant in the backyard - finally!
5 - Household chords
6 - Drink COFFEE
7 - Work...just a little though
8 - Go to a movie
8 Things You Should Do Today:
1 – Coffee
2 – Go for a walk
3 – Pet your dog
4 – Hug your spouse or significant other
5 – Say something good about yourself
6 – Close your eyes for 5 minutes during the day
7 – Eat something green
8 – Get back to work
1- Hawaii (twice)
2 – Canada
3 – Mexico (twice)
4 – Yellowstone National Park
5 – Glacier National Park
6 – Olympic National Park
7 – Seattle
8 – Florida
8 Things In My Closet:
1 – Souvenir post of the Chicago marathon
2 – A laundry basket full of old running shoes
3 – More workout clothes than work clothes
4 – High heel shoes, I rarely wear
5 – Pillows ( you can never have too many)
6 – Spare bike trainer
7 – Pictures that will never be hung on the walls.
8 – NO skeletons
8 Dates I Remember:
1 – December 15th (my birthday )
2 – January 26 (mom's birthday)
3 – July 27th (dad's birthday)
4 – April 21 (the day my mom passed away)
5 – June 2nd (the day my dad passed away)
6 – October 15 (day of my first marathon)
7 – September 15 (my first and last half iron man)
8 – March 1st (the day I adopted my Boston Terrier at three weeks old)
8 People I’ve Talked to This Week:
1 – Julie (nearly every day)
2 – Mike (too much)
3 - My puppies
4 – Jen (running partner)
5 – Jeanne (coworker and friend)
6 – Lady in black shorts, I see every week on the Katy Trail
7 - Myself (go ahead and admit it...you do too).
8 - Kevin for the last time.
8 Life Changing Events:
1 – Getting married
2- Getting divorced
3 – Graduating from Murray State University
4– Hiking through Glacier National Park.
5 – Moving to the St. Louis, for my first job.
6 – Getting a job promotion
7– Completing my first open water swim
8 – Having surgery
8 Words To Describe Me:
1 – Curious
2 – Quirky funny
3 – Aloof (at times)
4 – Searching
5 – Driven
6 – Unpredictable
7 – Intuitive
8 – Generally happy
8 Songs That Are Currently The Soundtrack of My Life:
1 – Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne
2 - Free- Zac Brown
3 - Far Away-Nickelback
4 – Free Falling - Tom Petty
5 – Roll with the Changes -REO Speedwagon
6 – Twin Bed-Death Cab for Cutie
7 – High Speed-Coldplay
8 – Slow Down- Third Day
8 Things I Will Do This Weekend:
1 - Ride 50 miles on Saturday
2 - Run 10 miles on Sunday
3 - Eat strawberries
4 - Plant in the backyard - finally!
5 - Household chords
6 - Drink COFFEE
7 - Work...just a little though
8 - Go to a movie
8 Things You Should Do Today:
1 – Coffee
2 – Go for a walk
3 – Pet your dog
4 – Hug your spouse or significant other
5 – Say something good about yourself
6 – Close your eyes for 5 minutes during the day
7 – Eat something green
8 – Get back to work
I think I might do almost all of the 8 things that I "should do today" ...
ReplyDeleteDone much biking lately?
ReplyDeleteYes, I rode with a friend last Saturday. Will be going tomorrow, weather permitting. I have been riding my spinning bike too, weather has been really rainy here in St. Louis.
ReplyDeleteI have a request. I was wondering if you would post a survey about texting via cell phone. I would do it, but nobody reads my blog, lol. I was talking to some friends about and were debating the value of it. My thought is that it really diminishes your communication skills and in a sense shows a lack of accountability. Others disagree, they think it's a quick and easy way to keep in touch. No worries, if you don't want to do it. You probably have things you would likd to survey. If not, what do you think about it?
Hey - I read your blog! :-)
ReplyDeleteI think I understand the communication piece - help me out though: how does texting show a lack of accountability? By that are you referring to the fact that the "texter" doesn't enter into the personal phone or in-person communication exchange, but just launches a text instead?
I think people can rely on texting only for passing the most straight-forward and uncomplicated information possible. Personally, I struggle even with e-mail to really communicate - we might have discussed this before - but I can never rely on anything other than a phone call or in-person meeting to resolve contentious issues or make hard decisions (and get other people to buy-in to it...)
I think lots of mis-communication occurs because someone isn't willing to walk across the street for a meeting, pick up the phone or arrange a conference call to work things out in detail.
As for the accountability, I think there are those people, who send things via text message and email they might not otherwise. And I totally agree, texting does allow someone not to engage themselves in conversation.
ReplyDeleteI guess for me part of communicating with someone is hearing the intonation in their voice or seeing their facial expressions. I am with you, if it is important, I pick up the phone and call. You can tell alot looking at someone's body language.
I think alot of mis-communication occurs because someone isn't simply willing to listen. When is the last time you spent an evening with someone just talking? I miss that these days.
Well - I did a poll on texting. I don't know if I asked or made comments on all the right stuff. I don't know if you saw it, but I tried.
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