I got Tagged!

Yea! I got tagged! This is so exciting. I have to admit something funny about this... as I was starting to type this post and try to figure out how to put those other links in, I asked my husband for help. He asked me what I was trying to do and I told him I got tagged. His response... "You got tagged?" with an expression of surprise and awe. I'm undecided whether he was surprised that I knew what being tagged was or if he was in awe that somebody was actually checking my blog and/or knew me enough to tag me! Could be a mixture. :) I think he was impressed. :)

So here goes...

Last four blogs tagged:
Musings from an LDS writing mom
LDS Writers Blogck (Connie S. Hall)
Ferguson Authors - Danyelle Ferguson
Lifelong Bookworm
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness


What were you doing ten years ago?
I had been married for 1 year (yesterday was my anniversary - 11 years this year) and we had just moved to Provo, Utah, so Jason could start his Junior year at BYU (we transferred from Ricks - back when it was actually called Ricks). I just started a new job at Morinda (now known as Tahitian Noni) which started my career in the Direct Selling/Multi-Level Marketing Industry, following in my dad's footsteps. Because of that start and the things it led to, I have traveled the world (visited every continent except Africa and Antartica), and ultimately led me to my career as a Compensation Plan Specialist. My dad is the foremost expert in the field and he and I are now working together... talk about a blessing.


I am breaking convention and adding a question here...
Ten years ago, what did you expect to be doing today?
Ten years ago, I had expected to have about five of my six kids now, with my oldest around 9 years old. (We have two kids - 4 and 2 years.) I had expected to not be working on anything but to be in motherhood and wifehood bliss, waiting on my family hand and foot. (Now, I have my consulting, along with being a contractor for another related company writing technical documents related to my area of expertise, and am working on a lifelong dream of writing novels. However, I am happy that I was accurate in two things: I live in motherhood and wifehood bliss - most of the time. :))


What were you doing one year ago?
Going on vacation to Idaho and Utah, celebrating my 10th anniversary, editing my first novel (unfortunately, I am still doing that), and not doing quite as much work. Our lives were less busy, however, because since then, Jason has gotten a promotion that has ended up requiring more time. Justis was also a little higher maintenance this time last year because he was only 1 and couldn't play with Nia like he does now.


Five Snacks You Enjoy:
CINNABON :)
Chocolate
Sour Patch Kids
Good and Plenty
Otis Spunkmeyer Cookies
Hmmm... can you tell I have a thing for sugar?


Five Songs you know all the lyrics to:
Holding out for a Hero - from Footloose
What Hurts the Most - Rascal Flatts
With or Without You - U2
I'm Trying to be like Jesus
Jesus, Take the Wheel - Carrie Underwood


Things you would do if you were a Millionaire:
Pay off my House
Have Jason (my husband) retire and do what he really loves - soccer, music, and art only for fun
Travel the World
Serve Missions
Setup a Mission and College Fund for my kids and grandkids
Buy a Machine Quilter
Honestly, I still see myself doing consulting work... I have turned into my father in that aspect, I suppose. I really love the consulting I do. I get to have an impact on millions of people.


Five Bad Habits:
Eating Sugar too much
Not being able to put a book down until I have finished it
Eating out of boredom and not hunger
Beating myself up over things I can't change
Saying "You Know" too much - this was pointed out to me recently and I'm having a hard time stopping myself... you know!


Five things you like to do:
Read
Write Novels
Shop
Consulting Work
Spend time with my family and extended family


Five Things you will never wear again:
Leggings without anything long enough to cover my thighs (this is both a modesty and fashion issue)
Anything that looks frumpy
Pants with a really busy pattern (sorry, Mom)
Honestly, I cannot think of anything else... I consider myself a rather fashionable person and can't think of a time that I look back and wonder what in the world I was thinking... knock on wood.


Five Favorite Toys:
iPod
iBook (laptop)
Makeup
our new Honda Odyssey (new to us)
T3 Tourmaline Straightener - get it on eBay - it is amazing and worth every penny, especially if your hair is difficult to get and keep straight


Where will you be in ten years?
Both kids will be in school. My oldest will be almost fifteen! I will be consulting still and hopefully have published one or more books. I hope to have been to Austria, Africa, and Brazil. We'll have made some serious financial headway and will be looking forward to retirement. I hope to look like I am still 30 too. :)


Five people to tag:
Angel Brockbank
Esther Ogden - call me and I will help you start a blog
Laralei Jensen - ditto to what I told Esther
Michael Jensen - do you have a blog? I'll have to email you
Lora Harrell - I'll help you start one if you want
Melissa Proctor - ditto to what I told Lora

What can I say, all the people I know that blog have already been tagged and most of the people I know, don't blog. But that doesn't mean they can't start. :)


Rules:
The rules are that you’re supposed to remove the blog site at the top of the “Last Four Blogs Tagged” list, move all the blog site names up one, and add yourself to the bottom. Then answer the rest of the questions. Post it to your blog or, if you don’t have a blog, send it back to your friend in an email. Enjoy!


:)