What were you doing ten years ago?

Ten years ago, I was 17 and enjoying my last summer before heading off to college. I spent that summer goofing off, flirting with boys (to an extent I’m now embarrassed about), and working in the woods for five weeks. That was (mostly) a great experience, since it was the first time I even got a glimpse of what my body was capable of.

I have no idea what I weighed back then; I never paid any attention at all until I started donating plasma in 2001 (150 pounds was a determining point between giving more or less plasma, and I was always hovering within a pound or two on either side).

What were you doing one year ago?

One year ago, I was biking regularly and working too much (sound familiar?). I started losing weight with some intentionality and near the end of the summer, realized that biking is more fun when you’re lighter! The only real differences now are that I’m stronger, lighter, and my business is more stable.

Five snacks you enjoy

1. Nature Valley granola bars
2. Ice cream
3. Grapes
4. Anything chocolate
5. Cotton candy

Five songs to which you know all the lyrics

1. Everything on Amy Fradon & Leslie Ritter’s “Take me home” album
2. Tons of praise and worship songs (because I’m on the praise team at church, and our projected lyrics aren’t always accurate or available)
3. “Cowboy, take me away” by the Dixie Chicks
4. “When you say nothing at all” by Ronan Keating
5. The Beauty and the Beast soundtrack

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire

1. Read more
2. Blog more
3. Go on lots of bike tours
4. Put more into Kiva
5. Work on fun projects that aren’t for clients

Five bad habits

1. Arguing my point endlessly even when the other person is tired of my talking.
2. Reading late and ignoring my poor husband.
3. Going through the motions of a good habit while not putting much effort into it (like exercising at a minimal intensity).
4. Goofing off on the Internet when I have more important things to do.
5. Eating any and all (nut-free) desserts, just because they’re there.

Five things you like doing

1. Hanging out with my husband
2. Singing
3. Reading
4. Dreaming up new “brilliant ideas”
5. Coaching and encouraging people

Five things you’ll never wear again

1. White and grey marble denim
2. Heels I can’t walk in
3. Giant, poofy hair “scrunchies”
4. Too much perfume
5. Anything that makes me look heavier than I actually am!

Five favorite “toys”

1. My bodybugg
2. Our tandem
3. My Hello Kitty toaster
4. My laptop
5. My cupcake carrier

Previous participants in this meme madness

1. Life is Just Around The Corner
2. Tom LeDree
3. Tam’s Fitness Journal
4. Lose Weight With Me
5. Chicken Girl

And now I’m supposed to tag five more people to fill this out. While there are some folks whose answers I’d love to see, I’m philosophically opposed to telling people what to blog about. If you’d like to participate in this meme, by all means, please do, and leave a comment or a trackback here so I know about it. Otherwise, we will soon return to our regularly-scheduled programming.