AMA ellebelle

[ellebelle]

Here I am!  Ask me anything.

[tootsie]

Good morning! What time did you get up this morning!

[tootsie]

What did you have for breakfast?

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 9:39:34 GMT -5 tootsie said:

Good morning! What time did you get up this morning!

Well my daughter woke me up at 3:58 for the day.  Managed to get us to sleep a little bit until 6:22.  So take your pick.

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 9:39:52 GMT -5 tootsie said:

What did you have for breakfast?

Crunchberries and juice.  Breakfast of champions.

[lostinfaith225]

Breakfast or lunch?

Country or city?

Beach or mountains?

Up or down?

[melody330]

What is something people wouldn't believe when they are getting to know you?

[tikoberry99]

Favorite vacation spot?

Do you swim?

Cats or dogs?

[katelou]

Would you rather camp or stay in a hotel?

Do you have pets?

What is your junk food of choice?

[rungirlrun]

Best and worst thing about where you live?

Did you go to college?  If so, what did you study?  Were you in a sorority?

[sarcaztic10]

Name a food that you hated as a kid but love now?

[melody330]

Worst pregnancy aversion?


Best craving?

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 10:00:33 GMT -5 lostinfaith225 said:

Breakfast or lunch?

Country or city?

Beach or mountains?

Up or down?

Breakfast.  I'll eat it for every meal if I can.

City.  I do like the country for a vacation but I'm a city girl at heart.

Beach.  DH is from the Bahamas so that's easy!

Up?

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 11:13:51 GMT -5 melody330 said:

What is something people wouldn't believe when they are getting to know you?

That I have my motorcycle license.  I definitely don't seem "the type".

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 11:54:31 GMT -5 tikoberry99 said:

Favorite vacation spot?

Do you swim?

Cats or dogs?

DH and I went on a cruise for our honeymoon and one of the stops was St. Thomas.  We took a catamaran excursion over to St. John and it was gorgeous.  I want to go back just to St. John one day.

Yup.  I'm not the best swimmer but I'm confident enough to go out on boats or out in open water.

Dogs.  I'm hard core allergic to cats.  I can't breathe after 30 minutes in a room with some cats.

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 12:06:51 GMT -5 rungirlrun said:

Best and worst thing about where you live?

Did you go to college?  If so, what did you study?  Were you in a sorority?

Best: access to cultural events/museums and lots of parks.  Worst: hands down the schools.  Not sure what we're going to do when DD has to go to kindergarten since we can't afford private school.

Yup, college for four years, then took two years to work, then went back to school for my masters.  I did my undergrad in Psychology and minored in Spanish.  Masters was in Speech Pathology.  There were no sororities or fraternities at my college so that wasn't even an option (small liberal arts school).

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 11:58:02 GMT -5 katelou said:

Would you rather camp or stay in a hotel?

Do you have pets?

What is your junk food of choice?

Hotel.  I am so not a camper.  Went once and hated it.  

Yup, we have a 7 year old boxer.  I used to have a hedgehog and when we were growing up my family had fish (lots of pet dander allergies in my family).

Anything chocolate.  And + if it also has peanut butter.

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 12:08:24 GMT -5 sarcaztic10 said:

Name a food that you hated as a kid but love now?

Bacon.  Weird, I know.

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 13:56:59 GMT -5 melody330 said:

Worst pregnancy aversion?


Best craving?

Chicken.

I don't have any cravings.  I still am struggling with morning sickness, although thanks to Diclegis it's more under control so I haven't wanted any foods.

[ellebelle]

These are good questions, ladies!

[melody330]

What's the worst job you've ever had?


The best?

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 14:17:52 GMT -5 melody330 said:

What's the worst job you've ever had?


The best?

Retail.  I worked in a ski shop.  The owner was a total sexist and made it miserable for all the girls.

I love my profession.  I'm a pediatric speech pathologist and I've worked in both educational and medical settings.  I love the flexibility I have within my profession so it never gets boring.

[jewelsofthenile]

Favorite book?

Favorite movie?

[melody330]

How do you split the housework between you and your SO?

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 15:15:10 GMT -5 jewelsofthenile said:

Favorite book?

Favorite movie?

Any of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books

The Birdcage. Makes me laugh every time.

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 15:28:07 GMT -5 melody330 said:

How do you split the housework between you and your SO?

Honestly I do most of it. He's a really good cook but his work schedule keeps him busy later in the evening. So he cooks when he can, otherwise I do it, and I clean dishes and do laundry and clean the house. One day I hope it's more equal but he's working more than me right now so it is what it is for now.

[glaze]

Do you like snow?

If you could get one thing for yourself right now free of charge what would it be?

What's your favorite dinner meal?

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 17:39:38 GMT -5 glaze said:

Do you like snow?

If you could get one thing for yourself right now free of charge what would it be?

What's your favorite dinner meal?

I hate snow.  When I was a kid it was fun.  But now with having to deal with childcare being canceled while trying to work and having to shovel all of it ourselves it's not fun.  Since we live in the city it's only pretty for a very short time and gets ugly quickly.

A nanny to watch DD so that I could take a nap.

Sushi.  All the sushi all the time.

[littlesthobo]

What is your favourite childhood memory?

[ellebelle]

Mar 5, 2016 20:24:51 GMT -5 littlesthobo said:

What is your favourite childhood memory?

I have a really terrible memory so I don't have too many early childhood memories.  We used to go to Maine every summer growing up and I remember having a lot of fun with my cousins when we were all younger, like 5-6.  We did a lot of exploring in the woods and the beach.