The other day I was contacted by a new reader who had a bunch of questions for me re: IGE. As I was typing the answers to a few questions out, I decided, hey, why not share with everyone?
And so…20 questions with IGE:
1. What type of work do you do? I work in the marketing department at a history museum. I design collateral pieces, event posters, update our website, oversee social media efforts and do pretty anything else that needs done. “Marketing” is code for “we do it all!”
2. Do you have any children or pets? No, and no.
3. What are the kitchen gadgets, tools, or appliances that you couldn’t live without? Here is a list of my must have kitchen items.
4. Where did you get your tofu press? I have a TofuXPress tofu press.
5. Were you raised on healthy eating & exercise or did you develop this as an adult? Absolutely. Growing up, my Mom had a healthy, home-cooked meal on the table every night at 5:30pm, and if I wasn’t sleeping, eating, or in school I was usually dancing, which kept me very active!
6. Are you the saver and bill-payer in your house or is your husband on board, too? I run the finances as far as paying bills, etc., but Ben and I have the same views on saving for our future, as we’d both like to retire young and move to the Amalfi Coast. :D
7. How long have you been married? 3 years last April, and counting!
8. How old are you? 27. Soon to be 28. Sickening.
9. What brand of pots and pans do you use? I use Calphalon pots and pans, although I have a small skillet from Target that I use for eggs. It’s cheap and thin which makes it heat up quickly and seems to cook them perfectly!
10. Do you count calories? Sometimes. I like Livestrong’s Daily Plate tool for tracking calories in and exercise calories out.
11. Do you ever drink soda? Nope.
12. What kind of tea do you buy? Blech, I hate tea! I will make an exception for Trader Joe’s Vanilla Cinnamon Black Tea, though. It’s delightful!
13. Do you hate washing dishes? Absolutely. In fact, I was banned from washing dishes when I was growing up. Between my two brothers and I, we each had to pick from either clearing the table, washing the dishes or loading the dishwasher after dinner every night. I backed up the sink trying to stuff too much food down the disposal one too many times, and was only allowed to clear the table or load the dishwasher after that. MUCH easier tasks, if you ask me! ;)
14. Do you hate the clean-up after cooking? I am a very messy cook, so yes, yes I do.
15. Are you a Type A, B, C, or D personality or a combination of? Total control/clean freak, anal Type A personality here. I’m fun. :)
16. What are your thoughts on wasting food? (Are you a member of the Clean Your Plate Club?) Card-carrying member of the clean your plate club here! However I don’t think there’s any point in cleaning your plate if you took too much food and are full before your plate is clear. I use salad-sized plates to avoid this problem!
17. What do you keep on your kitchen counters? Keurig, utensil holder, toaster, knife block, microwave, paper-towel dispenser, banana hanger/fruit basket, TV, food scale!
18. Do you favor a certain brand of spices? Do you have a large assortment of spices? I usually buy Tone’s spices, and have near insane amounts of them.
19. Do you have dessert every day? Oh yes. Every day.
20. Do you have certain skin care and hair care products that you swear by? I usually buy whatever shampoo/conditioner is on sale at the store – making sure to get the volumizing formula of whatever it is.
Here’s my skin routine. Although now that it’s summer, and my skin isn’t as dry aka I breakout less, I’ve swapped the salicylic acid based Clean & Clear Dual Action Moisturizer for Oil of Olay Total Effects Fragrance-Free Daily Moisturizer in the morning. It feels like silk.
I also now use Oil of Olay Total Effects Eye Transforming Cream twice a day. Three cheers for anti-aging!
So there you have it – 20 things you now know about me! Want to know anything else? Just ask. :)
#13-14: I absolutely HATE dishes and cleaning after I cook! It stinks because sometimes it makes me not want to cook because I never want to clean up after :( Good thing my roommate is a clean-freak so i have to clean up soon after I make a mess…otherwise, I might leave dishes piled way too long! haha ;)
#1 What kind of work do you do? I’m a graduate student (Library Science!), but have been working part time for the past year at a Montessori preschool. I love spending time with so many cute little ones every day, and it’s amazing to see them light up as they learn everything from how to read to how to tie their shoes! :)
#11 Nope, I don’t drink soda (or pop, as it’s called here in northern Minnesota!) I drink water – and LOTS of it! :)
Although i don’t live in Des Moines any more, i have to pick #18. I worked at Tones for 18 years, so i’m partial to them and Spice Island.
#11 – Diet Sunkist is my downfall… to me, nothing beats an ice cold Diet Sunkist from the can! I’ve tried to kick the habit, but… easier said than done ;)
Number 11: I don’t drink soda anymore…unless I go to the movies!
My husband and I do our bills kindof different. We both pay certain bills (we don’t have any bank accounts together). He pays the morgage, car insurance, and when we go out to eat I pay health insurance, cable, tv, internet, groceries, and stuff of the house. Really odd, but it works :)
That sounds like my situation too–My husband & I have a couple joint accounts, but we do most bills separately.
I’ve been married for almost 7 years. But I’ve been with my husband for 14. We’re high school sweethearts and have been together for half our lives!
#5- I was not raised eating healthy which lead to a lot of weight gain as I got older. I decided to lose weight by exercising and eating healthy. As of today I have lost 53 pounds!
#3- I occasionally make cakes for others and my KitchenAid mixer makes beating that delicious frosting for 7 minutes much easier :)
#2–No kids but a hilarious cat I adopted from the ARL two years ago. He’s my little sidekick.
What kind of work do you do?
I’m a nursing student for most of the year. During the summer, I waitress at a beach bar. I rake in the money now so I don’t have to work on top of clinicals and exams…( :
#1-I am a part-time gymnastics coach and a full-time mom!