do you ever wonder where circulating surveys come from? i mean, they catch on like wild fires around the interwebs.. but they have to originate somewhere, right?
this one originated here. yep. and if you want to fill it out on your own blog, i made a template.. click!
here we go!
A is for age: 28.. i will be 29 soon, though. and then i will be 30. oh man.. when did that happen? i am practically over the hill!
B is for breakfast today: a banana with peanut butter, ~1/3 cup of tempting trail mix, and juice. this one was carrot, spinach, kale, cucumber, celery, orange juice. one for home, one for the road. it made a whole lot.
oh, by the way, right as i was backing out of my garage, i spilled the juice all over in my car, more specifically between the middle console and the driver’s seat. yes. that’s right. i will be paying for an auto detail this weekend. FML.
C is for currently craving: cereal. when am i not?!? granola would work, too. either or.
D is for dinner tonight: still up in the air, but i am thinking either mardi gras mac & cheese or getting some chipotle to go. yeah, probably gonna be chipotle with the way my week has gone!
E is for favorite type of exercise: i love lifting weights the most.. specifically legs and shoulders! i also love to snowboard. that counts.
F is for an irrational fear: being buried alive. don’t ask me why, but i think about it all the time. i also have an irrational fear of dropping my wedding ring in the vitamix or garbage disposal while they’re turned on. i am a weird one.
G is for gross food: i have actually come to love all foods over the years! i hated lots of things earlier in life: raisins, hot dogs, mustard, squash… but now i will honestly eat anything. yes, even hot dogs if i am camping and they’re cooked over a fire, but i don’t love them. OH.. one thing that is gross is mixing cottage cheese with fruit or fruity yogurt. i can’t hang.
H is for hometown: bountiful, utah. sadly, i still live just one town away.. i wish i lived somewhere more exciting.
I is for something important: family dinners.
and, apparently in our family, corn is also very important.
J is for current favorite jam: the whole new fun. album, some nights! it’s so good.
K is for kids: no human ones, the jury is still out on those. but i do have two furry kiddos as you all know.
L is for current location: still in utah. more specifically, in my kitchen, sitting at the counter. i like it in here.
M is for the most recent way you spent money: i went to target last night and managed to keep it under $100! i spent $50 on various items including: ravioli, asparagus, bananas, greeting cards, three types of digestive aids, and this new bar that i ate at work today:
zone came out with a minimal ingredient bar and it cost a buck, so i nabbed it. it has 10 grams of protein, but 200 calories and 20 grams of carbs (16 from sugar) so i probably won’t buy this one regularly.. but it was a nice treat. it tasted as good as you’d imagine (if you like coconut, that is.)
N is for something you need: a maid. or just someone to fold and hang my clean clothes. i despise it. okay, okay.. maybe that is just a WANT. you know what i NEED? a good night’s sleep. i have been going to sleep after midnight every night this week. that’s GOT to stop. i think a good night’s sleep will be easier to get than a maid, anyway…
O is for occupation: i slang windows for a living. well, no.. not exactly. but i manage a window company and do their books and deal with customers and all that jazz. if you are in need of vinyl replacement windows, i am your girl.
P is for pet peeve: the sounds made when eating and drinking. i absolutely, positively cannot handle loud chewing. or gulping. i actually have to leave the room. i wish this didn’t bother me so much.. it’s quite inconvenient.
Q is for a quote:
[pinit]
R is for random fact about you: i can blow bubbles off the tip of my tongue. fun! i will spare you a photo. or a video, for that matter.
S is for favorite healthy snack: savory.. cottage cheese with popchips or akmak crackers. sweet.. apple cinnamon chobani with granola dumped sprinkled on top. i also am a big fan of smearing a rice cake with sunflower seed butter and putting cottage cheese on top. random, but delicious!
penny and randy like sunbutter, too. like, A LOT.
T is for favorite treat: nielsen’s frozen custard. all day, every day.
U is for something that makes you unique: i have a titanium rod + pins in my left arm.
V is for favorite vegetable: that’s so hard! i have come to love vegetables in my old age (see also: A and G.) let’s go with asparagus. or mushrooms. or bell peppers. crap, i can’t pick.
W is for today’s workout: workout? umm.. yeah.. one of those didn’t happen today. whoops! there is always tomorrow.
X is for X-rays you’ve had: what X-rays haven’t i had? most recently, my nose, since i broke it on christmas eve. i have had several other X-rays, but can’t be bothered to list them (see also: U.)
Y is for yesterday’s highlight: definitely the after dinner bowl of cereal paired with family time and a new series: game of thrones. it was all so good. and yes, most of my highlights revolve around food..
Z is for your time zone: mountain.. and i CANNOT WAIT FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME this weekend. love it when it stays light later!
and that’s that. want to play along? get the template and fill the survey out on your blog.
so.. what are your weekend plans? we are heading to the salt lake tattoo convention. maybe i will get a tattoo on my face. other than that, not much is on the agenda.
your turn! pick the letters from your initials and answer those in the comments below!
xo. janetha g.
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K is for kids: none. no human. no animal. just, none.
A is for age: 24…going on 25 is a month! whoop whoop!
That was fun…I might have to do the whole thing on my blog. :)
Love surveys. For some reason, knowing random facts about people makes me happy!
My initials are c and d, and the answer is the same: sushi. Just waiting for my man to bring it home!
Mmmm, now I am craving sushi!
LOVED this!
Oh Game of Thrones, Mike LOVES it and wants me to watch the first season so I can catch up and start watching with him!
Cereal I am eating NON stop right now, on my second cup full!
Happy weekend! <3
hmm..this seems like a wednesday or friday post for next week. love these surveys.
This is so fun, I will definitely save this one for a special day on my blog!
L is for current location: Williamsburg, Virginia
R is for random fact about me: I was born in Hollywood!
I’m buying a house!
Yahooooo!
I was confused when I got to J…i thought it meant jam as in like strawberry jam! haha I think I’m a bit slow today. I’ll definitely be downloading the template to do this survey on my blog. Thanks and have a good weekend :)
K is for kids. I have none. I never want to grow up. Well, I want to grow for 2 more years so I’m 21. Then I’m done with the whole getting older thing.
Z is for time zone. I’m in the Eastern Time Zone… not that it matters, because I’m from Cleveland, where we don’t see the sun too often.
And I just realized that a couple months ago I asked you a question about the zero scale and never said thank you for helping me!
So, thank you :)
Oh, haha, you’re welcome! I don’t even remember.
Fun survey.
R: random fact, I love my dog so much, that I am now in over $50k debt due to many medical bills over that last 4 years. Being in debt is not a good thing at all, but what else could I do?
C: my current craving: smores
Dogs are just as important as humans! You did the right thing.
fun survey to read! i love finding out random info about people.
E – favorite type of exercise: anything that involves a class. i have a thing for step aerobics, haha!
C – currently craving: tofu and pho.
Dude I was just talking about step with my co-workers! I took it in college for my exercise credit and loved it, haha.
i fell in love with it in HS! i also took it as a PE credit in college! ha! glad i’m not the only one out there ;)
N- Need hmmm..I need to be able to breath without coughing! Or clip-in bike pedals, those too.
C – craving…bbq! I need to eat dinner soon!
As for this weekend I am doing something I never thought I would, going gun shooting. I can’t tolerate popping noises so this should be interesting. Plus, I am jazzed to be getting my overly long hair done!
Ohhh can’t wait to hear how it is!
Love this! definitely doing the whole thing over on my blog!
A: 29… 30 in 6 months…actually kinda looking forward to it! ( new outlook, at 28 or even 6 months ago, I was freaking out about this whole 30 thing!)
B: blueberry, banana, vega vanilla smoothie….mmmm
Come on Daylight savings! Woohoo :)
M – i bought a protein bar (the simply bar) and dark chocolate almond milk from the grocery store
W – upper body workout and 1 hr walking on the treadmill. i only intended to do 30 min but i don’t have cable and the gym does so i watched an episode of harry’s law.
Jealous! So wish I could find The Simply Bar in stores.. but it’s not here in Utah!
Order them online! http://store.thesimplybar.com/ Or I could send you some if you’d like?
you’re a doll! thank you for the offer. i am actually one of their ambassadors so i can get them if i reach out–but i wish i could just pick one up at the store any old time.
X is for X-rays you’ve had: what X-rays haven’t i had? = ME TOO!
Played tons of sports growing up and everything was suspected to be broken at one time or the other and I must be radioactive from all the xrays I’ve had :)
You’re going to be sooo jealous of me – I got to call a cleaning lady today AND I ate an apple cinnamon Chobani. Banner day here!
T – Treats are my favorite treats. I’d rather have snacks than meals. Currently I’m loving frozen yogurt with toppings (sometimes healthy, sometimes not).
S – Protein pretzels are my current favorite “healthy” treats (ordered online).
(I’m totally not surprised that my initials coordinate with Treats and Snacks. Awesome)
Hahaha I love that. TS was made for you. And yes, I am jealous. And give me the protein pretzel link!
You know I actually have wondered that about surveys? This is amazing – I am definitely going to check out the template!
Loved all of your answers (though was very sorry to hear about the auto detail). I actually have that exact same fear with my wedding ring – it’s like imagining in my head almost makes it as bad as it actually happening. Oh irrational fears.
J – Current favorite jam is “We Are Young” by fun.
L – Currently located in my apartment in Chicago, ready for bed.
K – No kids here yet either, but I adore my three baby nieces!
Have fun this weekend!
YEs! Yay for fun!
E is for “Eden Eats Everything!”
D is dildo :?
M – most recent money spent: currently on a road trip to LA to watch the Salt Lake Real game tomorrow :)
J: Fave Jam at the moment is still the Avett Brothers… I listen to them on our record player at least 4 times a week… Addicted
P: Pet Peeve – I absolutely can’t stand when people chew and pop gum loudly where you can hear them smacking and chewing around their spit… Gross :)
Oh fun! Have a good time!
I LOVE YOUR DOGGIES! That picture of their little faces with the sunbutter cracked me up. (PS. I am also about to turn 29. What the hell happened.)
Jam…I’m about a million years behind in listening to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way.
Random fact? Argh, I’ve answered so many ‘random fact’ surveys before on my blog that I don’t think I have one to spare.
Thanks so much for this – I like surveys but always have an aversion to the ‘tagging’ part. So I’m very pleased to see that this doesn’t have that annoying component!
xxx
Hahah don’t have one to spare–that made me laugh
I don’t have a P in my name, but we share the same pet peeve. I thought I was crazy…it literally puts me in a bad, horrible mood sometimes. Cereal is the worst.
Fun survey! I thought I was the only one out there eating the cottage cheese/sunflower seed butter-rice cake.. its so good!
I’m with you on P all the way.
i love you and your nerdy surveys. No really, i do! Did you know i will be 29 in a few months too. and the hubs will be 30?! WOW! we are old. But i kinda like it. More excuses to hang in and cuddle with our fur kids.
Love you!
You people in your 20s saying you are old make me want to scream! :)
Girl you don’t look older than 20. Scream with happiness! Hehe. xoxo
I have equal disdain for sweet things in my cottage cheese. gross. black pepper is all I need there.
game of thrones is awesome! I came across the very last (and weird, if you have no idea what the show is about) episode at the end of the season last summer. I was so happy it was over so that I could watch all of them because it’s addicting. Hope you have them all rented or recorded :)
L is for location. yep still in the same city about 15 minutes from the house i grew up in!
B is for breakfast….i like the idea of banana & peanut butter and some toast with some raisins…have you ever had raisins & pb? sooo good.
thanks for sharing the photos & info….i love reading them
This is a great survey! My initials:
B– is for butter, of the nut variety. My favorite treat/dessert/everyday snack.
AND
B–is for body love. I am working on it everyday. I don’t need perfectly flat abs to accept myself as beautiful. :-}
How how fun! I love your answers. Here’s mine…
LCA:
– Location: Boulder, CO
– Currently craving: earl grey with steamed milk, and I’m sure porridge with nut butter will come shortly after
– Age: 27
Oooo Boulder?! Are you coming to Blend?!
I would LOVE to, but unfortunately I have finals that week. But if you have a dinner/get together outside of the retreat, I would love to be included. Keep me in the loop! I have a TON of restaurants/happy hours/hikes/trail runs I can recommend.
I love surverys because I love learning more about you.
I can’t believe your broken arm! OMG- I just read the story on the history of it too- love that you tell people it’s from a shark bite ;) I would TOTALLY believe you too! call me gullable…it’s ok! :)
& managing to spend less than $100 at Target deserves an award or something…I RARELY manage to do that. It’s such a wallet sucker in there!!
‘slang windows for a living’ lol
M-most recent money spent: $111 for a week’s worth of groceries
A-age 29, i’ll be 30 on halloween! i’m actually quite excited about this because i know the next decade of my life will far outweigh the fun i had in my 20s!
B-breakfast today: so far i’ve had a green juice, & coffee. i’m not much of a breakfast eater but i love breakfast foods (i’m a brunch girl)
weekend plans are sleep, eat, drink the whiskey dranks & consignment shopping. next week is looking absolutely BRUTAL in terms of experiments, sitting in on some candidate interviews & a lil visit from our big pharma investor. /scary.
I am glad I am not the only one who spends ridic amounts each week at the grocery store. Also, I am a brunch girl, too! I am rarely hungry in the mornings.
Love this! And P.S. I can’t stand loud chewers/gulpers either. Unfortunately, my mom is the worst- I can’t sit next to her at a meal because of it!
L- Location: Frederick, MD (sitting at the island in my kitchen
A- Age: 32 (your 30s are where it’s at!!)
M- Most recent way I spent money: Wow, I haven’t spent any money since Tuesday, that’s weird. I got a deep tissue massage. $50 for 90 minutes- money well spent!!
Love this!
Here’s mine:
J is for current favorite jam: Jam as in song? Or in flavor? Because I’m currently playing ‘Room at the End of the World’ by Matt Nathanson on repeat. But I love homemade raspberry jam….by the spoonful.
S is for favorite healthy snack: Fruit. Of all kinds. Grapes and Pineapple. Oh and Edamame. I could live on that.
E is for favorite type of exercise: swimming! If I could own my own pool and just swim laps all day, I would be in heaven. I guess bike riding would be my 2nd favorite…
R is for a random fact about me: I’m right-handed in everything except for baseball/softball – I have always had to bat left-handed! I am a freak.
PS: I can so relate with the same pet peeve. Mouth noises when people eat or drink DRIVE ME INSANE. I also feel the need to leave the room just so I don’t ruin a friendship or something. hahaha.
I like surveys like this because I get to learn so much about other blogs! Sorry about the juice spill :( I do stuff like that all the time!
That metal rod is super bad ass. I feel like you are part terminator. Also I keep hearing about Game of Thrones, and I think after Walking Dead, that will be the next series we start…
ps, just as a disclaimer, I may have been slightly buzzed when I drew that mc Hammer last night, so bravo to you for getting THAT ONE right haha.
hahaha i will say, it was horrible. the 2 hand looked like an alien claw. i am just that good!
Jessica, I am a major fan of the Walking Dead, it is my favorite show ever. I went out and bought the game board, I just can’t get enough of that show!
C – My craving (other than more time) is for some grain burgers I used to make back in the day. They were great, but I can’t find the mixture in the organic foods section any more. I soooooo do not have the time to try to recreate them, but I want them!
Z – Mountain zone for me too, but I live in the flat old desert of Idaho. Blech. I’m torn about the time zone change. I desperately want the extra daylight – but I want it at both ends (I hate going to work in the dark). I also hate how the kids I teach act when the time changes. Kids’ body clocks just don’t seem to reset very easily, and they turn into cranky zombies for the first couple of weeks.
D is for Detroit where I was Born!
J is for Jeff my husband of 17 years!
B is for my k-9 boys Killian and Stuart, they RULE my world:-)
Adore these surveys. So fun to learn about you. I didn’t know the jury was still out on kids! I thought it was a definite no
never say never, right? i mean, i used to hate raisins…
m-i paid for nate’s haircut this morning
r-i chew like a pack of gum a day. it’s a horrible habit.
I love surveys! I was all about them when I used myspace.
I used your template for my new blog, thank you!
Hey Janetha! :)
E- my name is Eliza- but my real first name is Lauren. and my middle name is Eliza. CONFUSING- especially signing up for things like a bank accout, flights, etc.
L- Lice. I only had lice once when I was little. Thats good right?
M- Margaritas. I always have hated them- but for some reason they sound so good lately. Maybe cause I am going to Mexico next week?
Love this totally gonna do it!
T: peanut butter and chocolate
P: washing up that gets left by my flatmates!
Love this post! We are currently the same with “k” not sure, but fur babies count!
I want to try that zone bar–love them and that looks delish.
j- jam: how about chia jam! :)
a- 33 but I feel younger!
I am so relieved to read that their is also someone on this planet who despises the sound of others eating! You are right, it is very very inconvenient. At first I just couldn’t stand the sound of someone chewing with their mouth open (who can?) now its a full blown problem. I too have had to leave many rooms for this reason. haha!
I hear ya, girl. I’m 28 going on 29 as well. What the??
C.. craving.. well not cereal. I just ate a regrettable amount of PB cheerios. And then I said “better cheerios than cheetos.” But now I wish for cheetos! Haha.
K… kids! Just our bad dog, Boyd. But we’ll have a few in the future! :)
Loved this! Weird thing is, I’ve never had cottage cheese savory! I always mix it with fruit of some sort. I love nut butter on rice cakes too, delicious.
I like surveys, it’s fun to learn random facts about my favorite bloggers.
My initials? MLCW (Mary Legare Chamberlain Whaley)
M–most recent way I spent my money. Trader Joe’s: $41. Purchase included Clif Bars, Chuck Shaw Cabernet Sauvignon, frozen spinach/raspberries, a bag of minneloas, pineapple salsa, spinach, mushrooms, and whole wheat coucous <—which is awesome.
L–Location, Charleston South Carolina. Come visit! We're friendly.
C–Currently craving…another glass of wine. Craving will be fulfilled.
W–Today's workout. Whoa. 9:30 am spin class (1-hour) + an hour on the Cybex Arc Trainer. Raked the yard for about 3 hours. The weather was gorgeous, so I went for, what was supposed to be a short run…but ended up at 8 miles. It was an uber fitness day.
Great survey Janetha, it's fun to learn about you. I didn't know you were in the window business! If you were in the southeast US, I'd give you a holler! =)
Thank you for posting this and offering us the template. I enjoy reading about my favorite bloggers. I had fun using this today :)
My initials are KP. Kids= furbaby Frankie. Pet peeve is pens without tops. I hate them, so I use the click top ones.
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