I Got Tagged So I Have to Do it.

I secretly love surveys. I love filling them out on paper for random companies, I love doing those personality ones and I even love doing them over the phone when the starving college student calls right when I'm eating dinner. My sister Amber tagged me in this one, and I'm supposed to tag other people, but I'm too selfish (and I don't know how), so If you want to do it, just do it. If not, I don't care.

THE RULES:

1. Post these rules
2. Post 11 random things about yourself
3. Answer the questions provided by the one who tagged you
4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag
5. Tag 11 people



.... I'm not going to do numbers four and five. So sue me.

11 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME:

1. When I was little, I collected Teddy Bears.
2. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day.
3. I have never seen a scary movie.
4. I will eat, but I don't love, hamburgers, hot dogs, lasagna or pizza.
5. I am an adrenaline junky and a huge wuss, all at once. I'll be absolutely terrified to do something, and when the moment comes I'll be freaking out, but if it's exciting in any way I HAVE to do it. And after the first time I never want to stop.
6. My guilty pleasure is McDonald's breakfast.
7. I never swear ... not even in my head. It's not even like I catch myself thinking a swear word and I stop it... they're just not there... which is weird to me.
8. I always wake up with a song stuck in my head. My first semester at college I woke up everyday for like 2 weeks with "Good Morning, Beautiful" playing in my head. Weird.
9. I've been told I sing in my sleep. Which may explain number 8.
10. I love to draw and paint, and I think I'm pretty good at it, but I have never considered myself an artist. I probably never will.
11. I love to do the unexpected in normal, day to day things, and see how people react. Like when you're feeding someone (no matter the age) I like to stop the spoon/fork/fingers just before it reaches their mouth and just sit there. It's hilarious.

11 QUESTIONS AMBER ASKED ME:

1. Tell about the last thing that made you really laugh.
Hmm.... I'm going to say it was last night. Logan and I were talking on the phone and remembering this time when I was in Rexburg and we were laying on the couch. I think we were fighting for my phone or something? But I went to push him off the couch, and I only used a TINY bit of force, and he launched off the couch with more air and speed than was proportionate to the amount of force I used to push him. He landed on all fours and we both sat there in complete shock for a second. Maybe you had to be there. It was hilarious.
2. What type of situation makes you feel out-of place? What makes you feel comfortable?
I always feel out-of-place in my classes at BYU-I. I have no idea why, but for the first like month of every class I feel ridiculously out of place, even in the really easy classes.
I'm assuming the second question is asking what makes me feel comfortable in this situation.. Having to speak  in public or present something in front of the class makes me feel more comfortable. I'm so weird.
3. What is one thing about yourself you want to improve on?
I want to learn to be more compassionate. I want to become one of those people who can just tell if someone is having a bad day, and is able to say or do something to make it better. I want to live more outside of myself so I can focus more on compassionate service to others.
4. If you had 1 million dollars, but could use none of it on yourself, what would you do with it?
This is a hard one. I would either: Start a charity/non-profit that would help impoverished countries and/or the kids in India/the lost boys of Sudan. OR, I would distribute it to the people closest to me in order to help pay off their debts or set up secret college accounts for their and my posterity.
5. Tell about a memory that you remember often, but aren't sure why.
When I was really young I noticed all my siblings (or maybe just my sisters?) getting dressed up in these old scarves we had in our dress-up box. They were wrapping them around their heads like women did in the fifties and whatnot. I asked what they were doing and they invited me to join them. I grabbed a scarf and we headed out the door. We then proceeded to walk around the neighborhood holding up the peace sign with our fingers whenever cars would pass. I am just as confused about it now as I was then. Kids are weird.
6. What is something you are excited for?Everything. I'm incredibly excited for the future. To see where I take my life and where it takes me in return. I'm at this point of opportunity in my life where everything could change for me in as little as a few months. I have so many possibilities and opportunities that I honestly get that Christmas-Eve excited feeling in my stomach if I think about it for too long.
7. What did you eat today?
So far? Nothing. It's morning-ish. I'm about to go eat a bowl of Frosted Cheerios though. Or maybe a smoothie and some toast.
8. Name someone that makes you proud, and if you want, say why.
My little brother, Eli. He's in a pretty hard place in life right now --both at home and at school-- and he is just super rad and nice and a seriously good kid. Sometimes I ask myself how he got so much more awesome than me.
9. What is your dream job?
Other than being a good mom? I would love to be an editor at a publishing house and get paid to read and edit books all day. That would be the best. Either that, or to be a travel journalist and get paid to travel and review places. OR I would love to work for an international charity and get to travel the world and set up or help run the charity in various countries... making my life out of making a huge difference to people who have nothing... how cool would that be?
10. Describe the teenage you.
Ha! The teenage me... was/is a thousand different things. The early teenage me was super driven, super productive and made tons of money babysitting every weekend. I loved getting assignments and doing my best and having it be the best. I loved getting recognition for being smart. I guess I was pretty prideful. The mid-teenage me was semi-rebellious -- I stopped doing my homework, started ditching and was super bratty all the time. I had huge amounts of disdain for my classmates and my classwork. The late teenage me is hard to define because I'm still in it... for 5 more months. I'd like to believe I'm more balanced. I started getting into art which gave me the release I was looking for, I found the independence I needed at college and I don't rebel as much, and I don't crave recognition anymore.
11. What is your go-to food when you are hungry?
 Anything breakfasty. I love Carnation Instant Breakfasts. And cereal. And toast. And Nutella. Probably cereal is the one I go to most often though.

The end. Sorry to bore you. The next post is PROBABLY going to be about my first boyfriend ever. Be excited.