A little Bit about Jess

Okay my turn, you know a bit about Heather now you get to learn what makes me tick. Enjoy.

What is on your bedside table? My phone when charging, a lamp that needs a remake, and my scriptures.

What was your best Halloween costume ever? 10 years old Rainbow Bright, hands down. My mom made it complete with puffy boots and a star wand.

If you could have a super power what would it be? Telaportation. I love going places hate getting there.

If you could play an instrument which would you play? Either the piano or violin. I plan on making my kids try both.

Are you a morning or night person? NIGHT!!! No matter what time I go to bed I always wake up at 8am but I could stay up all night working on crafts if I wanted to.

If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do? Ring master, I like to be in charge.

How much time do you spend on FB, Twitter, Myspace, or YouTube. I check FB about 10 times a day on my phone other than that not as much as I would like to. I spend most of my computer time blogging and looking at blogs.

What is your favorite holiday? Halloween. How much fun is it to dress up as whatever you want and get free candy.

Which bill do you hate paying the most? Water, I just think it is silly to pay for something that we have so much of.

How do you prefer to get your news? Sportscenter. I know it is bad. But I have found the news to be too depressing. If something important happens they will have it on Sportcenter or someone from my family will call and tell me.

Are you right or left handed? Right.

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Optimist, just like my dad. We would wait until the game was over even if our team was down by 20 points because “They might come back, and we don’t want to miss that!”

Where is your favorite beach? Maui, LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Warm water, fish, and soft white sand.

What is your favorite food? Lobster or Pizza. I think if I had to eat something every day for the rest of my life it would be Pizza.

Have you ever been mentioned in a newspaper? Two times. Once when I was 10 I was in a picture for a parade I marched in. The other time was when I was planning my wedding my father in law was in the paper for wedding planning tips (he is a big financial advisor) and we were supposed to be in the picture but for some reason they cut out my husband and I. Our names were still mentioned.

What is your education level? I have a BS in Health Science from BYU and am planning on getting my masters in early childhood education.

What sport do you prefer to watch-Basketball or Football? BASKETBALL, but I love football too.

What is your favorite cereal? Granola, yummy.

Are you spontaneous, or do you always have a plan? I ALWAYS have a plan. I have a plan about my plan. I am a very A personality, which is good because my husband NEVER has a plan. It kind of drives him crazy that I have our family planned for the next 15 years but I am flexible. Things change.

What is your favorite junk food? Chips and Salsa and Snickers Peanut Butter squared.

What do you like to read? Blogs, internet sports articles, books when I run at the gym and my scriptures

Where were you born? Bellevue, Washington. It is about 20 min from Seattle.

What jobs have you had in the past? I have worked a lot of jobs. My first job at 15 was a basketball ref for the Parks and Rec. I was also a barista, waitress, and summer camp counselor for the YMCA in high school. In college I was a Comedy Club Manager in college, and Cooking instructor. After college I taught high school Health and Digital Photography at Payson High School in Utah for two years. Then I began teaching online high school in Arizona and have been doing that for the last 4 years.

What is the worst thing you did as a kid? It wasn’t me but when I was 13 my sister and cousin got this great idea to take our ski boat out for a spin. My cousin was 14 and my sister was 11. I watched from the dock and didn’t say anything. (Accomplice). Needless to say the parking of the boat did not go smoothly and we got a huge scratch on the front. The next day we were caught. Grounded for 2 weeks, my sister got a month.

What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you? My 23 month year old falling off a deck 12 ft onto cement. She leaned against a pole which broke and she went right through the hole. Thankfully she landed on her bum and after a night in the hospital she was released with a few minor scratches. It was a miracle.

Why do I like blogging? Blogging is a way to show your creativity and get your thoughts out into the world for free. I love the connections that can be made and the fact that I can look up anything I wrote with a simple click of the mouse.

Random things about Heather

I didn't post anything here this morning because I was planning on sharing finished photos of a project that should have been finished this afternoon. So where are those pictures?? My day didn't exactly go as planned. I'm taking a break from finishing said project and will work on it early tomorrow morning. I'll make no guarantees but I'm hoping to surprise you with a Sunday post sharing all the details of what I was supposed to be working on today. I certainly don't want to leave you with nothing exciting to read so I'll share some strange things about myself. I found this random Get to Know You Conversation Starters list online a few minutes ago...

What is your most embarrassing moment?
I have a long list of really really embarrassing moments! I'm a magnet for bad luck. My most recent and newest on my "mom moments" list happened yesterday while grocery shopping. My two year old daughter brought along her little shopping cart and doll. Something caught her attention as we walked past the pharmacy. To my horror, she was sure we both needed a box of condoms in our carts. She was screaming "mommy these are really beautiful, what's your problem?" People were watching as I tried to quietly explain to a very determined two year old that we in fact did not need those pretty boxes. Embarrassing!

What is on your bedside table?
Lamp, my daughter's first sonogram picture, a book (strange because I'm not a big reader and NEVER read in bed), and the cordless phone. I'm making this sound like a really big table...it's not.

What was your best Halloween costume for Halloween?
October 2003 Roy (from Siegfried & Roy) was attacked by one of his tigers during a performance in Las Vegas. It's pretty morbid but my husband and I took full advantage of this awesome costume opportunity. He dressed up like Roy with a slashed neck and I dressed like a white tiger. We won several costume competitions.

If you could play any instrument, which would you play?
I started piano lessons as a child. I played for many years and loved it. My younger brother played the saxophone...he was really good. In high school I needed an elective class so I decided to learn to play the saxophone (clearly because I had decided there shouldn't be anything my younger brother could do better than me). It didn't exactly work out as planned and I changed that class to a different elective (maybe yearbook??). To this day, I'm annoyed by my lack of saxophone skills. So if I could play any instrument, it would be the saxophone.

Are you a morning or night person?
Lately I've been both. I stay up late and then get up early. I am typically excited about my day when I first wake up and excited about what I'm working on late at night. I usually try to catch up on sleep somewhere during the week with an early night.

Where is your favorite Hiking Trail?
Random question. I don't hike.

If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do?
Is this question based on skill as in what COULD I currently do as a performer in the circus? Or is this what I would like to be capable of performing? Never mind.

How much time do you spend on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace or Youtube?
Maybe an hour daily on Facebook but that would be spread out over the entire day. My daughter loves Youtube! Currently we watch baby raccoons playing an estimated 91 times per day.

What’s your favorite holiday?
My birthday. Definitely my birthday.

Which bill do you hate paying most?
Electric. There's really nothing we can do here to reduce our summer electric bill.

How do you prefer to get the news?
Online.

Are you right or left-handed?
Right.

Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
I'm unrealistically optimistic.

Adult Beverage of choice?
Adult beverage...I rarely drink alcohol. But I do love espresso. Lately I've been trying to drink only water.

Where is your favorite beach?
I love the beach in Carlsbad, CA! My husband and I went there on our first road trip together and go back as often as possible.

What is your favorite food?
Mexican!

Have you ever been mentioned in a newspaper?
Yes. I grew up in a really small town and any minor accomplishment got you some major newspaper coverage. As an adult, I'm sure I've been "mentioned" but have yet to have any sort of story published specifically about me.

What is your education - do you have a college degree?
I have a couple of bachelors degrees that are not really related to anything I would like to do anymore. Criminal Justice and Psychology. Initially planned on going to law school but changed my mind. Graduated, worked for several years, then was laid off while on maternity leave. So now here I am sharing all my great wisdom on this blog.

If you had to choose a sport to watch - would it be Football or Basketball
Those are my two very least favorite! I'd prefer baseball or hockey.

What’s your favorite cereal?
Peanut Butter Captain Crunch. Lets be realistic...skinny girls probably don't eat that for breakfast so unfortunately I don't either.

What is your lucky number?
11

Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
I always have a plan but I'm a little Doryish (from Finding Nemo). Shiny things typically can bring out my spontaneous side and convince me to deviate from my plans.

Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
Extroverted!

What is your favorite junk food to snack on?
Flaming hot cheetos!

Favorite breakfast food to eat?
I rarely eat breakfast. I would prefer a really big cup of coffee instead.

Name three things you really like to do
1) watch my daughter play when she doesn't know I can see her, 2)blog, and 3) watch daytime talk shows (I rarely do but love when I have a few minutes to turn on Dr. Phil or Steve Wilkos when my daughter is napping!)

What do you like to read?
Blogs, newspapers, and magazines.

Where were you born?
In a little mining town.

What jobs have you had in the past?
I was in the fifth grade when I got my first job delivering the newspaper in my small town (my mom would drive me around every Thursday after school). In high school I worked at Burger King and consequently can't stomach the smell of a whopper! I had a few jobs and internships during college - safety coordinator, debt collector, call service rep, legislative intern, victim services intern, etc., etc. After college I was a claims adjuster and then a recruiter.

What do you believe makes a successful life?
Happiness. If you're happy, genuinely happy, with who you are I don't think anything else really matters.

Do you like interacting with large groups of people?
Yes. But I get really nervous sometimes. You can always tell when I'm nervous because my neck gets red and blotchy.

What “bad” thing did you do as a kid that your parents never found about?
My mom reads this blog...enough said.