Challenge Day 19: your Biggest Regret in Life

Everything happens for a reason and I know that if I hadn't taken the steps I have in my life I would not be where I am in my life today and I love my life. I love my husband and my babies. I love my job. I mostly like how I look. I love my pups and cats and chickens. My biggest regret is that I didn't pursue vet school. I chose not to after finding out I was pregnant. I tell myself that one day I can return if I want and I really could but do I want to? I'm not sure. I am content like I said where I am in life. I would make more money if I was a vet but I would also work longer hours and deal with pet owners in the worst of times. I would miss my babies growing up and wouldn't get summers and Christmas vacation.

Challenge Day 18: a Book I Can Read Over and Over Again

There are quite a few books I have read multiple times that I honestly never get sick of. Whenever I have moved these are the books I pack up and carry with me to the annoyance of those helping me move. In no specific order:

1. "This Much I Know Is True" by Wally Lamb

2. "The World According to Garp" by Steve Irving

3. Any book by Steve Berry

4. "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

5. "Paradise Screwed" by Carl Hiaasen

Challenge Day 17:The Highs and Lows of the Past Year

Highs:

Getting to stay home with my babies

Getting my first teaching job

Making a new best friend

Vacation to Tennessee

Getting a job closer to home

Camping

Lows:

Classroom Management

Leaving my babies to go back to work

Challenge Day 16: My Veiw on Mainstream Music

When I was in high school and college I loved being on the edge of the mainstream. I would much rather listen to a random garage band cd then turn on the station. Now that I'm older and Fter having worked on a farm my tastes have changed. I actually really enjoy country music and some pop. Also I feel safe playing that sort of music in the car around my kids. There is a lot of music that is played in the radio that I honestly believe is hurting our youth. Rap songs and some pop singers that glorify things like violence, money, and sex. I'm no Nancy Reagan that feels we need parental warnings and these artists silenced but I do feel that parents need a much more active role in what their children are exposed to. And children need to be taught morals and the difference between the real world and what they see on the screen or hear on the radio.

Challenge Day 15: 15 Facts About Myself

1. My birthday sometimes falls on Election Day

2. My wedding anniversary sometimes falls on Thanksgiving

3. I collect rubber ducks

4. My favorite animals include sheep, wolves, and koalas

5. I know how to knee board really well.

6. My favorite color is blue.

7. I am short (only 5'2")

8. My favorite actress is Ellen Page.

9. I don't have a favorite actor but really like Joseph Gordon Levitt

10. My favorite band is Against Me!

11. My favorite solo artists are Rob Thomas, Billy Joel, and Lee Brice

12. I have bought three vehicles so far- all were blue

13. I have owned four dogs of my own

14. I have owned five cats

15. I raise chickens 

Challenge Day 14: Earliest Memory

My earliest memory is not a happy one. I remember a thunderstorm. I remember the crash of lightening. I remember the high chair I sat in. How the slamming of doors competed in loudness. I remember the anger although have no recollection of what the fight was about.

Challenge Day 13: A Place I Would Like To Visit

In a world before children I had dreams of traveling Europe. I was going to graduate with my Masters degree and then spend the summer backpacking in Europe staying in hostels and having romantic interludes with dark and mysterious foreigners. I was going to see the ruins and castles and drink coffee and smoke cigarettes in little cafes. Instead I got married, had two kids, and started my turn in the rat race. But Europe is still there. The only difference is when I do finally go I will have the money to stay in places other than a hostel. I can perhaps do a Mediterranian cruise or take the Eurotram from London to the eastern edges of the E.U. Instead of romantic interludes with strangers it will be lasting memories with my soulmate.