I Can’t Resist a Challenge

I NEVER do things like this but Liz “tagged” me to write five things on my blog that people might not know about me - and I have a hard time saying no to Liz!  

I figure it’s not such a bad idea for us to get to know each other a little better. So how about this: I’ll write 5 things about me and you leave at least one interesting thing about yourself in a comment?! Deal?

Tomorrow we’ll be back to business as usual! 

OK…

I have a horrible laugh (although it has become my “trademark” and some people call it infectious). Since I laugh A LOT you can’t have a 5 minute conversation with me without hearing it!

When I was 1 my parents bought a Great Dane (and then acquired 3 more). For my first few years I was raised around a constant stream of puppies. It was heaven! 

To get my first job, I lied! I said I was 18 when I was only 15. I was a waitress. After 6 months I was promoted to a supervisor. I was 15 and managing people twice my age. It was a humbling experience. 

My mother says I’m always in a rush. I graduated high school at 16 because I was bored. I got my Bachelors and Masters on the same day (at 21) and couldn’t wait to get out into the work world. I’m addicted to progress (to change!).  I have developed a little more patience with age, but I still find it very difficult to stop moving.

Once when I was on a cross country flight with my husband I shared something I thought was interesting from the book I was reading. Noticing that I had highlighted this point on the title page he rolled his eyes and said “this is going to be a very long flight”.  (The book was ReImagine! by Tom Peters.)

I’m supposed to “tag” 5 more people so: Ellen Weber, Philippa Kennealy, Valeria Maltoni, Rob (a.k.a. iScatterlings) , and Blaine Collins - you’re it!

Comments

[ann michael]

Robert - I can't wait until you're well rested and we get to learn a little more about you. Hope you had a great trip!

[robert]

Just got in from a weeklong trip to NY. Will do the 5 Things challenge tomorrow.

Now it is sleepybye time for the jetlag!

[ann michael]

Valeria - you are such an interesting person that I can't wait to see what you write!!!

[Valeria Maltoni]

Wow, Ann a tag and a link all within a few days of each other. Thank you. I do eat my proteins.

Now better stop my regular programming, I too cannot resist having some fun!

[ann michael]

Delaney - I like your explanation! (I also have the smile wrinkles to support that theory!)

[Delaney Kirk]

My Dean always says he can hear me laughing all the way down the hall...I think he means that in a good way? To me it means you and I are enjoying our lives and aren't afraid to show it!

[ann michael]

Mike - I don't think I could change my laugh if I tried - but thanks for the kind words!

[Mike Sansone]

I'm addicted to progess, and yes - change too
Don't ever change your laugh or I'll be mad at you!

[ann michael]

Liz - they would have stuck us in the cargo hold had we been together on that flight with reading material!

[Liz Strauss]

Gosh! It's a good thing you and I weren't sitting together on that airplane. We'd have been highlight and talking and laughing the entire flight. All of the people around us would have been rolling their eyes until they had headaches. :)

[ann michael]

Great! I can't wait to read yours.

(Alas, I'm not 15 years old anymore ... but yo ucouldn't pay me enough to go back that far!)

Nice to see you, Blaine!

Ann

[Blaine Collins]

I love it! "My 15-year old supervisor... "

Tag accepted.