30 day challenge-day 27

day 27: list your 3 favorite girls names, 3 favorite boys names, & your 3 favorite names for pets:

I'll list names I like, but not guaranteeing they are my absolute favorites

girls: Esther, Rebbekah, ?

boys: Nathaniel, Uriah, Jeremiah

pets: really can't name favorite pet names, it's not something I plan in advance, but with each individual pet's personality

30 day challenge-day 26

day 26: name one place you would love to visit one day:

Only one???  hehe, I love to travel & miss travelling terribly.  I travelled a lot as a kid with my family, it was a lot of fun.  There are a lot of places I would like to return to: Sequoia, the petrified wood forest, would love to go back to Wisconsin where my relatives are from.  

I would also love to see Canada, especially on those railway journeys.  I would love to take a cruise to Alaska.  I would love to see Spain & Italy & maybe England.  

And I would LOVE to see Israel.  My church takes trips there periodically, but it's sooo pricey & I don't have an international passport.  Maybe someday when Lil J is old enough to be able to remember we'll be able to do it.

30 day challenge-day 25

day 25: tell us about the last book you read 

It was a novel, just for leisure.  It was a free book I got on my kindle app on my phone.  It's called "The Abortionist" by Colin Cohen.  It was sort of science-fiction-esque, which is REALLY not my style.  It was set in the future & children up to the age of 18 are now defined as "fetuses" & can be aborted at any time for any reason up until age 18.  At first glance I thought "how ridiculous", but then as I pondered it a bit more I realized the point it was trying to make: that there was a time when killing a fetus in the womb would've gotten the same reaction.  

30 day challenge-day 24

day 24: tell us about the last movie you saw in theatres

I saw "We Bought A Zoo".  My hubby & I got a date night & went & we liked the sound of it, story-wise & we did really enjoy the movie.  

30 day challenge-day 23

day 23: your opinion on Lady Gaga

I don't know much about her, but have seen her (on American Idol) & my opinion can be summed up quite well: she needs Jesus

30 day challenge-day 22

day 22: do you play a sport?  or talk about a different hobby....

I don't really play a sport, but I do love to workout.  I don't really think that's the same thing though.....

Other hobbies? I love to play guitar, to read, to cook & bake, to garden.  

guitar: I've been playing for almost 30 years now, although I don't get to play as much now that I have a toddler.  Soon the toddler will have his own bedroom & then I should be able to play more.  :)   Right now I usually need to wait for the toddler to go to bed in order for me to be able to play & then when he goes to bed (in my bedroom) my hubby is watching TV in the living room.  I can't really play with the TV going, & I can't go to my bedroom to play either.  But soon I should be able to do so.  :)

read: I've been a book worm for as long as I can remember.  I love to read informative/educational books, novels, historical fiction, just about anything really.  I also love to read my Bible &  do so daily.  I make my Bible my priority & then if I have any free time during the day I'll read a little out of something else, usually something educational.  And then before I go to sleep I'll usually read a little out of a novel until I feel sleepy.

cooking/baking: I love to cook & bake, but especially for OTHERS.  There is no greater joy than to see someone enjoying something  I made.  I also love to learn how to be self-sufficient in the kitchen: ie making my own rice & almond milks & making my own almond yogurt.  Yes, it's cheaper & healthier, but I do also enjoy it.  

gardening: I love gardening, but this is one hobby that has been nearly impossible to continue after having a baby.  I have tried & am still trying, but am mostly failing & not doing anywhere near as good as I was before I had a child.  But I know it's just a season in time & it will pass & in the meantime I will continue to do the best I can.  My ultimate goal would be to provide enough produce from my garden that it could save us some significant money on our grocery budget.  Not just to save money, but also to be healthier, organic & locally grown & picked at it's freshest & healthiest.

30 day challenge-day 21

day 21: your favorite subject to study:

I love to do research & study.  I love to learn in general.  I particularly love learning health related stuff, that's why I am a nurse.  I also love learning about natural remedies & alternative medicine.  It's fascinating to me to take a step back & realize just how young modern medicine really is.  There were alternative ways of dealing with diseases prior to all these newfound medications.  Some take a little longer to work, but they don't have nearly as many side effects.  

30 day challenge-day 20

day 20: do you wear glasses & what are they for?

Yes, I started wearing glasses when I was 10 for astigmatism.  I was told there was a chance I would grow out of it before I turned 18.  It has lessened some over the years but it's still there, but by the time I was 18 I was then near-sighted.  So I can see close up, but not distance.  So I can read just fine without glasses, but can't watch TV or drive without them.  I wear contacts most of the time.  Glasses always hurt my nose & ears & I really dislike having a blind spot in my peripheral vision that I don't have with contacts.

30 day challenge-day 19

Day 19: the initials of your crush:

Ummmm, I guess this would be my hubby, although that's definitely more than a crush: CAB

30 day challenge-day 18

Day 18: do you drink soda more often milk?

hhmmm.....I do not drink cow milk at all, but I do drink almond milk & occasionally rice & soy milk.  So if non-dairy milks count, then I drink more milk than soda.  BUT if non-dairy milks don't count then my very rare occasional soda (all natural & caffeine free) would count as more than milk.

I do love soda, but I can no longer tolerate any of the mainstream ones (like Sprite)--they make me horribly ill.  I don't feel ill when I drink the all natural versions, but my bladder doesn't like it at all.  :(  (Interstitial Cystitis sucks)