What happens if you don't blog in forever

My friend Amie noticed that I needed some blog help-so she tagged me. So here are some deep thoughts/answers from Emily:

Q1. If you blog anonymously, are you happy doing this? If you aren't anonymous, do you wish you started out anonymously so that you could be anonymous now?

A. I don't blog anonymously. I don't put my last name on there or mention my city name (if you've been 1 of like 3 or 4 people I've rejected comments for-I did it because it mentioned our city/identifying info). I don't think it makes a lot of difference but I suppose it's just one little step to make it harder for these nefarious people who might be wanting to do something dark and sinister. I don't know what those things would be-just that people seem to worry about it, and thus I worry about it :)

Q2. Describe an incident that shows your inner stubborn side.

My stubborn side isn't inner-it's entirely outer. But...I feel like being a mom has made me a whole lot less stubborn, I've learned that there are only a few things that are really worth the fight (gospel principles and safety issues come to mind-whether they have one cookie or two....not so much).

That didn't answer the question-I just can't think of something....yeah, I really can't think of anything. I guess I'll have to steal from Amie and say I haven't joined facebook yet. But the thing is-I can see the value in it, I just know myself and that I would find myself being distracted and time-wasting with it. Does that even count as being stubborn or just knowing my limitations?

Q3. What do you really see when you look at yourself in the mirror?

Aren't these blog tags supposed to ask what my favorite food is and what 8 TV shows I have in my DVR queue? Why the deep questions?

Someone with pregnancy-induced acne. Um, if the roots are 8 inches long do they count as roots anymore? Someone whose baby must be taking residence in her BOTTOM because that's where I keep getting bigger. OH and a daughter of God :).

Q4. What is your favorite summer cold drink?

This is more like it....I LOVE ice cold water

Too boring? Lemonade? Ohhhhh-frozen lemonade from Disneyland

Q5. When you take time for yourself, what do you do?

Read or scrapbook. Sometimes I still take teenage 30 minute showers because my kids have learned to leave me alone.

Q6. Is there something you still want to accomplish in your life?

There are SO many things I want to do.

I want to be rich (so do you-just admit it).

I want to go to graduate school...nursing, librarian, something

I want to go on a cruise

I want to run a marathon

I want to go on a mission with Tom

I want to swing on one of those rope things that swing over a lake

I REALLY want to go to all my kids weddings in the temple.

I'm sure there's more.

Q7. When you attended school, were you the class clown, the class overachiever, the shy person, or always ditching?

Oh I was so the overachiever. It makes me laugh when I think now I am SO proud of myself for going to the grocery store with all three kids. I would study for hours, I was upset with anything less than an A. I remember I would do homework until 11 or 12 every day and then wake up at 5:00 for seminary. I can't imagine any of that now :)

Q8. If you close your eyes and want to visualize a very poignant moment in your life, what would you see?

Well, there's the obvious answers of the birth of my children. One recent one was finding out my house was finally selling. I was so excited to find out that I was having a boy this time, that was poignant.

Q9. Is it easy for you to share your true self in your blog, or are you more comfortable writing posts about other people or events?

I'm more of the event writer. I don't do a lot of journaling/deep thoughts on my blog. I admit to being a little worried about things like that. I don't want things to come off wrong and I'm hyper-aware of once things are on the internet-they're their forever!

Q10. If you had the choice to sit down and read a book or talk on the phone, which would you do and why?

No question-I would read. I hate talking on the phone, it's always stressed me out.

Now you know more than you wanted to :).