5 Things...

Today I have gone back to my list-making ways. Here goes:

5 Things in My Purse:

1.       Crystal Light packets

2.       Ibuprofen

3.       Aveda Lip Tint

4.       A check I’ve been meaning to deposit

5.       A mini-brush

5 TV Shows I Watch:

1.       Coal

2.       Parks & Rec

3.       The Office

4.       The Bachelorette

5.       16 & Pregnant

5 Places I Would Like to Visit:

1.       Sydney, Australia

2.       Rome, Italy

3.       Cancun

4.       New Zealand

5.       Belize

5 Things I Use Nearly Everyday:

1.       Hair dryer

2.       DVR

3.       Toaster

4.       Magic Bullet

5.       Running shoes

5 Things I Have Been Meaning to do But Haven’t Done:

1.       Make a dentist’s appointment (long overdue)

2.       Make a doctor’s appointment for cyst on hand

3.       Pull weeds

4.       Register for a few races

5.       Find a way to buy Crystal Light packets at lower prices

5 Things I Have Done in the Last Few Days:

1.       Ordered a larger battery for my laptop

2.       Scoped out free online training plans for half marathons

3.       Bought a white denim skirt on sale at OldNavy.com

4.       Took Murphy running out on the trails

5.       Cleaned out the filter on my vacuum

5 Things I Will Do in the Next Few Days:

1.       Advise incoming freshmen at orientation

2.       Meet with colleagues about a research project

3.       Run

4.       Receive the next Netflix DVD on our list

5.       Grade papers

5 Things I Am Grateful For (this excludes people):

1.       New washer

2.       Flat screen TV

3.       Summer weather

4.       New lawn mower

5.       Windtunnel vacuum

5 Things I Don’t Like:

1.       Malted milk balls

2.       Romance novels

3.       Fleas

4.       NASCAR

5.       Golf

5 Sports I Enjoy:

1.       Basketball (college, not pro)

2.       Gymnastics

3.       Track and field

4.       Swimming

5.       Triathlon

5 Schools I Have Attended:

1.       Muscatine High School

2.       University of Northern Iowa

3.       Mulberry Elementary

4.       West Middle School

5.       Iowa State University

5 Places I Have Worked:

1.       University of Northern Iowa

2.       Ankeny YMCA

3.       Metro Health and Fitness

4.       Hon Furniture

5.       Hy-Vee

5 Things I Consume Almost Everyday:

1.       Waffles

2.       Peanut butter

3.       Crystal Light

4.       Soda

5.       Smoothie

5 Things I Love to Eat:

1.       Tuna steak

2.       Red Vines licorice

3.       Ice cream

4.       Cupcakes

5.       Cheesecake

5 Vehicles I Have Owned:

1.       Ford Escort

2.       Toyota Tacoma

3.       Mazda 5

4.       Chevy Lumina

5.       Honda Civic

5 Things I Can Make:

1.       Bean soup

2.       Pasta bake

3.       Garlic-cheese biscuits

4.       Cornbread muffins

5.       Apple butter

5 Favorite Diet Sodas:

1.       Diet 7-Up

2.       Diet A & W Cream Soda

3.       Coke Zero Cherry

4.       Diet Barq’s Root Beer

5.       Diet Mountain Dew