Kickin' It Old School

My friend over at Genie in a Blog is linked up to some bloggers who are going Old School and passing around a fun Q&A. So here are my answers.

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1. What were you doing 10 years ago?

I was living in Reno and working at the best place I have ever worked: John Ascuaga's Nugget. It was so fun doing design for a casino, especially one that hosted the Best in the West Rib Cook-off. Five solid days of rib-bliss.

Todd and I had just started the kitchen remodel on our first house. I was attending classes at night at UNR.

2. What 5 things are on your to-do list?

Mail birthday gifts

Buy one more birthday gift before mailing

Write another chapter of my book

Clean

Laundry

3. What 5 snacks do you enjoy?

Cheese

Crackers for cheese

These weird cheese cookie thingies that you can only buy at Wal-Mart, which is why I won't shop at Wal-Mart. (Yes, I did just Google them.)

Queso

4. Name some things you would do if you were a millionaire.

Put a bunch away for L.E.'s Ivy League education.
Buy a beach house.

Travel.

Write.

Take care of our parents.

5. Name some places you have lived.

Pittsburgh, PA: 1976-1995

Albuquerque, NM: 1995-1997

Reno, NV: 1997-2000

Tri-Cities, WA: 2000-2001

Reno, NV: 2001-2012

Austin, TX: 2012-present

6. Name some of your bad habits.

I'm lazy and a procrastinator. 

Sometimes instead of taking the clothes out of the dryer, I'll keep turning it back on to "fluff" until Dr. T. just does it himself. 

I'll even confess to re-running the dishwasher so I won't have to empty it.

I'll ignore my daughter to check my Blogger stats.

7. Name some jobs you have had.

I've been a busgirl, hostess and food server at three different places. I was a reservations agent for Radisson Hotels. I've been a production artist or designer at four different places.

Now I'm a blogger, writer, social media marketer and anything else that I can get paid doing while wearing my sweatpants. 

Future possibilities: PR intern, bestselling author, Oscar-winning screenplay, international spy.