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. :)
Kristen 06.17.2011
Do you eat dessert?
YES!!! I have to have something sweet at every meal!
lauren 06.17.2011
15) What type of personality are you??
Type A all the way baby!!! I have to do everything, all the time, or else I feel like I am missing out!! :)
Katie 06.17.2011
13. Do you hate washing dishes?
I’m with you on this one! It is horrible! We always had a dishwasher growing up, but now my apartment doesn’t have one – I’d much rather clean toilets than do the dishes!
Those 18 Rabbits look amazing!!
Kristin 06.17.2011
I was also raised in a healthy family. Dinner was served promptly at 6 and I was involved in sports year round!
Anne 06.17.2011
7. How long have you been married? 2 years, 1 month! And loving every second of it, despite not having separate bathrooms, lol.
Stacy M. 06.17.2011
Yes, I count calories. Well, not now, because I’m due to have a baby any second. But, when I’m not pregnant, I am a little obsessive about it.
Michelle Hubbard 06.17.2011
I’m a CPA. Lame, but it pays the bills :)
sara 06.17.2011
Great post!! Loved it!
How long have you been married?
1 year on July 17,2010
We’ve been together a total of 5 years though. My husband is my life.
Sarah 06.17.2011
2. Do you have any children or pets? No human kids, but my fiance and I have two adorable siberian cat ‘children.’ I’m actually allergic to cats, but siberians are considered to be hypoallergenic!
Trista 06.17.2011
#15. Total type A!
Sarah 06.17.2011
Do you have certain skin care and hair care products that you swear by?:
I cannot live without Cetaphil’s Daily Facial Cleanser, either. I have SUPER sensitive skin (I usually break out from even sensitive skin products), so part of me thought: “What? This is for “normal to dry skin.” Great! I’m going to break out from it.” Not the case. I use it every day. I also use fragrance-free sugar scrub that I bought from Etsy for extremely cheap and a Calendula and Buttermilk Facial Mask once every few weeks — also from Etsy: — and it works great.
I have a sensitive scalp, as well, and have found the most luck with Aveda’s Scalp Benefits shampoo/conditioner. I can use the normal over-the-counter stuff once or so a week, but I’ll start itching if I don’t mix this in. Beware: it’s expensive and I always feel a bit guilty when I buy it.
Cellabella 06.17.2011
What a fun giveaway! I’d like to answer a combination of questions 13 and 14 – not only do I hate washing dishes (second to doing laundry), I was once banned from washing pots by my dad because I never washed them well enough. And because I hate washing dishes and cleaning up after cooking, I always try to get as many dishes washed BEFORE we eat dinner. This irritates my husband sometimes because I’m scrubbing away at the sink while the food gets cold. Of course my husband has realized it’s nice not having so many dishes to clean after we eat, so he’s started to wash dishes before we eat as well, hehe.
Katie 06.17.2011
Were you raised on healthy eating & exercise or did you develop this as an adult?
Well, as a child I loved all things fruits and vegetables. My parents fed me well and encouraged my siblings and me to play outside and participate in extra-curricular sports and activities. We didn’t eat extremely healthy (i.e.: potato chips, bologna, and Kraft mac n’ cheese were eaten many nights), but I always remember reaching for the apples or grapes when they were available. Heck, I put away a whole pint of blueberries in one sitting once!
Jessica P 06.17.2011
??? Do you have any children or pets???
I just adopted the most perfect peekapoo puppy. She is now like my child :)
mary e 06.17.2011
7. How long have you been married? I am pleased to say we’ve been married 1 year Sunday and will have a precious little daughter in 15 or so more weeks!!
lauren 06.17.2011
20. Do you have certain skin care and hair care products that you swear by?
I actually use a baking soda/lemon juice shampoo and a apple cider vinegar/mint conditioner, rather than the store bought shampoos and conditioners. I switched over about 2 years ago and my hair has never been healthier or softer. Less chemicals and phosphates in the detergents=amazing results and stupidly cheap. Yay for saving money! [: Though I do splurge and buy hair butter from a web-based all natural website for about 14$ every few months.
Clare @ Fitting It All In 06.17.2011
YES I am a member of the clean plate club! I serve myself as much as I want to eat, but it irritates me when restaurant portions are too big! I have a hard time stopping!
Donna Dee 06.17.2011
Question #2 No children but we have a Siberian Husky that thinks he’s human so I guess I would consider him my child. And also a tank full of fish that keep on multiplying.
Camara 06.17.2011
My answer to question 16: I am a total clean plate club member! My parents would pick up the phone and “call” the Eat Police if my two sisters and I didn’t finish our food!
Sandra C 06.17.2011
Question #2: I have three kids, four dogs and one canary.