me, a-z

(a)ge - 27 years young (but that will change in less than 2 months).

(b)ed size - Queen. It's from Ikea and it's SUPER comfy!

(c)hore you dislike - Dishes!! YUCK!!

(d)ogs - None right now. But ever since I was a kid I've wanted a female Golden Retriever named Sadie.

(e)ssential start to your day - Iced tea or Dr. Pepper. Give me caffeine!!

(f)avorite color - Turquoise.

(g)old or silver - Generally silver, but gold is starting to grow on me.

(h)eight - 5'3 3/4". Yes, I claim that 3/4 of an inch.

(i)nstruments you play(ed) - Used to play piano. I WILL pick it up again one day.

(j)ob title - Currently, Mommy.

(k)ids - 2 cuties. Audrey is 5 year old (going on 15) and Lawson is 10 weeks old.

(l)ive - Central Texas. IT IS HOT!!!

(m)om's name - Charlotte.

(n)icknames - Jen, Jenny, J, JJ, etc.

(o)vernight hospital stays - Twice. When each of my kiddos were born.

(p)et peeves - My main one is when people use the word, irregardless. Also, text speak.

(q)uote from a movie - "I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly. Mm, mm, mm."

(r)ighty or lefty - Mainly right, but I'm pretty ambidextrous.

(s)iblings - 2 older brothers, 1 younger sister, 1 younger brother.

(t)ime you wake up - Which time? Normally between 6 and 8, although that will change in the coming weeks, when A starts Kindergarten.

(u)nderwear - Ummm, yes please?

(v)egetables you don't like - Beets and spinach from a can. BLECH!!

(w)hat makes you run late - My kids and the hubs. Plain and simple.

(x)rays you've had - Dental, arm and foot.

(y)ummy food you make - I'm a pretty decent cook, but a few family favorites are spaghetti, chicken fried steak, arroz con pollo and cupcakes.

(z)oo animal favorites - Hmmmm....giraffes and hippos.

playlists

Ronald Reagan said, "Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.".
Well, to me, life is a series of playlists. There's a playlist for when we're happy. One for when we're melancholy. One is nostalgic. Another we listen to when we're angry. And yet another one helps to get us pumped up. That's the one I've been thinking about lately.

Since getting the go ahead from my obstetrician to start working out again after my c-section, I've logged 20 or so miles on the elliptical machine in our apartment complex's gym. And even though all of the cardio machines are equipped with personal televisions, I prefer to work out to music. So, in the earphones go, and on goes the iPod.



There are definitely certain songs that get my blood pumping and make me want to move a little faster and work a bit harder when I'm listening to them.
Here is a glimpse at some of the songs I listen to during the monotony that is a gym workout:

*Bang! Bang! by The Knux
*Where's Your Head At by Basement Jaxx
*Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas
*Faint by Linkin Park
*Chop Suey! by System of a Down
*Universal Mind Control by Common
*Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson
*Stronger by Kanye West

Two artists that I've realized make good "pump you up" music are Linkin Park and Marilyn Manson. Their beats are fast paced and I find that when their songs come around on my playlist, I feel a bit of a pick me up, even if I'm toward the end of my workout.

Now you. What songs pump you up and make you want to move?