Delia Tagged Me - The Meme of the Moment

Thanks Delia for the fun distraction...

Instructions: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot.

see mi knit
one by one
Cj's Knitting Basket
wine and needles
kimberlinewyork

Select 5 people to tag: No really, I know these things are akin to chain letters and they take some time, but there's nothing like direct questions to learn more about folks.
Celia of Unraveling
Justine of After Asia
Siow Chin of Little Purl of the Orient
Lisa of An Abundance of Lisa
Claudia of Claudia's Blog

What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was production manager and co-designer for a couture (read as: hats cost way to damned much and there no way to make a decent living) millinery company in mid-state New York...two months from now, 10 yesrs ago, the owner (beyond rich) would walk in and tell everyone she'd decided to close. She was simply tired of working (um - we'de seen her less than 10 times in a year.)

What were you doing 1 year ago?
I know you'll be shocked -- but I was here in China, getting a foot massage with my team. Perhaps tonight I'll have to go get one as an anniversary gift to myself of last years massage.

List five creative things you want to achieve this year:
1. Finish my bedroom...er...boudoir (paint it, make the curtains and the new duvet/pillows with the fab designer brocades I scored on the cheap!)
2. Get 5 more chapters done in the novel I'm writing.
3. Get 2 more knitting designs published.
4. Organize (chuck out, donate) and redo my work studio.
5. My garden -- they took out the overgrown shrub/crap from the garden next door last week and now I'll have so much MORE SUNLIGHT!!! YEAH!!!!

List five snacks you enjoy:
1. Jamba Juice - Protein Berry Pizzazz
2. popcorn (not cheesy - they good old popcorn...especially from my whirly-pop...see favorite gadgets below.)
3. Ginger Snaps (I've the best recipe from King Arthur Flour!!)
4. Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braided Pretzel Twists
5. Any Chocolately yumminess by Max Brenner, Leonida's, Neuhaus or Vosges Haut Chocolate -- and ALWAYS Dark Chocolate...including Strawberries dipped in really dark chocolate


List five things you would do if money were no object:
1. Make my Mom quit her job.
2. Travel the world for fun and write travel books about the FOOD.
3. Buy my brownstone.
4. Buy a car and a parking space in NYC.
5. Take every class I have ever wanted to!

List five bad habits:
1. Put work before my own needs.
2. Allow my nails to fall into total disaryay unless I've got a date or important meeting to attend.
3. Spend too much money on shoes.
4. Push myself to the limit and then two more steps.
5. Am over critical of my own work.

List five things you like doing:
1. Knitting/Sewing/Painting...creating
2. Cooking/Eating
3. Gardening
4. Laughing
5. Exploring

List five favorite gadgets:
1. iPod
2. old industrial Singer...this baby can plow thru leather!
3. Cuisinart Grind and Brew coffee maker
4. the new frosty OXO Mandoline I got from my good friend Juliet for Christmas! (She'll surely reep the rewards!)
5. Whirly-Pop



Name one thing you like about yourself:
I'm good to my friends - they mean the world to me!

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