That may just be the weirdest title I’ve ever used, but it was the first thing that came to mind when I finished writing this post, and I’m feeling a tad bit scatterbrained today thanks to rainy weather, low atmospheric pressure, and a lack of coffee, so we’re just going to go with it.
Spilling the spoons. Spilling the beans. Spill[ing] It Sundays. Like Mister Arman says, it’s always nice to learn more about the blogger behind the blog, and since I’m hosting this week, I figured I should probably participate and… err… answer my own questions? Whatever! Here we go…
1. If you had to move to another country, where would you move and why? Australia, to bug Arman in person, naturally. Or maybe New Zealand. I had a friend go there once and never come back. Well, he did come back, but only to pack up all his things and move permanently. Craziness. Honestly, though? I have no idea. I kind of like it here in Canada… despite the cold.
2. Would you rather live in the country or in the city? In a smallish town, preferably somewhere up in the mountains. I don’t think I could ever straight up live in the country because a) the silence/isolation would drive me crazy, and b) I hate working in the yard, but I’m definitely not a fan of big cities either. The noise, the smell, the traffic… not for me. A town like Banff would be perfect. Maybe one day.
3. If you could try out any job for a week, what would you like to try? Exotic car test driver. How amazing would it be to get to drive Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Bugattis, Saleens, Henneseys, and Mclarens all day long? What’s that, you say? Not amazing? Pft! I have a serious obsession with speed and cars, and even entertained the idea of becoming a pro race car driver when I was younger, but opted to go the more sensible route instead. Still kind of kicking myself over that one…
4. What are the first 5 things you do when you wake up in the morning? Check my phone [and curse the early hour], head to the bathroom to pee, start oil pulling, steep a cup of my favourite tea, and put my oats on the stove.
5. Tell me your darkest secret. Or at least something that most people don’t know about you. I pick my nose and eat it 😯 No, I don’t. But I did once pick up a piece of gum that I found stuck to the bottom of a table and chew it for a while. Whaaaaat?! I was like… 10 years old. How’s that for random? And kind of gross…
6. If someone asked you to give them a random piece of advice, what would you say? I would say… head on over to Savory Style and check out my recipe for Sweet Potato Nachos…
Just kidding. Well, not really… you should head over and check them out, but a piece of actual advice? Always be unapologetically yourself and never be ashamed of who you are. People can’t respect you if you don’t respect yourself first.
7. What are some of your favourite books? Ugh… Why did I ask this question?!? There are too many good ones so I’m just going to go with whatever pops into my head first. Don Quixote. The Name of the Wind. Red Rising. The Art of Racing in the Rain. Game of Thrones…
8. If you were going to write a book, what would it be about? It would be a book about the airspeed velocity of a swallow (name that movie!). I kid, I kid. I’m a huge fan of fantasy, adventure, and dystopian novels, so it would probably be something along those lines. Fantasy books have always been my favourite because they don’t put any limits on your imagination, and I think it would be amazing to create an entire world with any kind of rules that you want.
9. Name three things hanging out in your fridge door. Blueberry jam, ketchup, and salsa.
10. What do you want to be remembered for? Being kind, caring, genuine, and inspiring others. Notice how I didn’t say anything about how many miles I could run or how clean I could eat? Exactly.
And that’s that! I hope you guys are having an awesome Tuesday, and be sure to head on over to Arman’s and take part in the linkup yourself! See ya tomorrow with some What I Ate Wednesday action 😀
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first five things: hit snooze, check my phone, bathroom, play with Bailey, get ready
First 5 things in the morning: checking my phone, pee, making tea, put my make-up on, eat breakfast 🙂
Such great questions, Amanda!! If you move to Banff, let me know because I’m coming to that beautiful place. We can also harass Jo.
Interesting that you have such a need for speed! Test driving those babies would be pretty awesome indeed. I would probably want to be a Food Network star for a week.
PS— those sweet potato nachos…..WHOA.
You’re coming to Banff? WHEN?! I’ll be headed there to visit Jo next month, and I’m always up for a trip to the mountains 😀
Maybe I should have been clearer… I WANT to go to Banff so, so badly. One day!
Any job for a week.. hmmm that’s a hard one, there’s so much I’d want to do! I think be an actress. Seems like it would be fun!
First 5 things in the morning: check phone, drink water, pet my dog (he sleeps with me haha), pee, make coffee!
I think number 1 needs to happen…. Yesterday. As much as I prefer white over sweet potatoes, I may have to stumble on that page an check it out and make it- although id make it with white ones!
You definitely don’t want to e remembered for how much you exercised or how healthy you were… Or ow creative you can be with almond butter- or actually would we 😉
I’d honestly be happy living in Canada for the rest of my life too. I complain about the weather and the fast paced life and the smog in the GTA… but the truth is I really do love this country!
If I could do another job for a week I would like to be a chef in a 5 star restaurant! Actually scratch that, I would want to be a food critic so that I could just eat good food for a week. 😉
First five things I do in the morning: check my phone, wash my face and brush my teeth, get dressed, do my hair, and turn on my computer.
Spill it Spoons. What the hell kind of title is that? I come here for good, clean fun not crazy post titles. Wait? What’s that you say? This is your blog so you get to write what you want. Hmph. I call shenanigans.
I think those are wonderful traits to be remember for. I would like to be the girl who makes people laugh or carries on entire made up conversations in her head and on the internet. That’s normal.
Nice job on those nachos! I love all the cheesy goodness. 🙂
I think you’re well on your way to being remembered for those things <3
I’ve kind of always wondered what it would be like to be a yoga instructor, so maybe I’d try that for a week. Or a chef. I like going to bed way too early to work in the restaurant industry for real, but hey, this is my fantasy week…Or maybe I’d try being a wine-grower in Italy. In this fantasy, I totally speak Italian.
I’m not sure what job I would want to try for a week…but maybe something where I would work from home!
First things I do when I get up: check my phone, use the bathroom, start the coffee, get dressed to work out, eat something small before I start my workout.
I adore this post! I am with you on favoring something between the country and a city. I loved the size of the town I grew up in in Iowa. It had a great sense of community. While I love the warmer weather in Texas, Houston is really big and it makes me miss the little things, like being able to see the stars at night and hometown football games.
And your response to what you want to be remembered for is beautiful 🙂
Being able to see the stars is amazing. I’ll drive out of the city on some summer nights just so I can get a better glimpse. Crazy how much we miss with all the lights and pollution in the city 😕
I love your answer for what you want to be remembered for…you inspire me daily, lady! Five things I do in the morning are check my email, pee, brush my teeth, drink some water and make a cuppa tea!
First 5 things in the most likely order: pee, feed cats, pour coffee, post blog, workout!
Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavor creator!
I have absolutely no idea which job I would try – which would probably explain why I’m really not sure of where I want to go, career wise. Maybe a police officer or a CIA agent? I feel like I could pull those off.
first 5 things: take the dog out, say good morning to the boyfriend, make my ACV drink, put the kettle on to make tea, flip open the laptop,
5 things: turn off my alarm, bathroom, eat cashews + a little applesauce, gear up and tidy up, and then drive to CrossFit. The days I’m not there (which is usually just 2 days), I try and get some journal time in and then it is breakfast time! =)
Any job?! I do think driving around fancy cars would be fun! I could channel my inner Top Gear.
I’m so with you on living somewhere in the mountains. After waking up, I usually cuddle with my husband for a few minutes, switch my phone off airplane mode and check it, turn the tea kettle on to brew coffee, do a devo while drinking my coffee, and make breakfast. I try to mix the whole oil-pulling thing in there somewhere, but that doesn’t always happen.
It definitely feels like a chore some mornings… which is when I skip it and down my tea instead 😆
I would like to be a travel writer for a week. I have no idea where I could go and truly feel like I know it enough to write about it in that time, but that’s what I would choose haha 🙂 And first five things I do…check my phone, stumble around grabbing running or yoga gear, go potty, down a water bottle, and either head out the door for my run or yoga class or wake up Joe to keep me company since I can’t be awake alone for five minutes without getting bored 😉
I would love, love to travel to Australia! My top countries I want to visit are Australia, Greece and New Zealand!
your ACTUAL advice are words that everyone should live by. Never be afraid to be and share exactly who you are.
Those nachos look like pretty good advice to me!
If I could do anything else for work for a day, I would want to work behind the scenes of a really cool movie. Something starring Leo or Brad Pitt…shirtless, preferably.
“Always be unapologetically yourself and never be ashamed of who you are. People can’t respect you if you don’t respect yourself first.”
∧∧ This is such an important thing to remember! I wish I’d known this like…5 years ago (ahh, good old teenage years).
I decided a few weeks ago that if I could have any job in the world, it would be a cat photographer (is that an official job title?). I could take pictures of my cat for days and never get sick of it.
I would love to smack some sense into my younger self as well… even though I know she would have never listened to me 😕
Well I want to be a writer but despite that if I had to choose a job for a week it would be a physical therapist. I think it would be great to help people and push them. Five things I do ever morning. Workout, check email, make coffee, stretch & then nd bust to move to get to the office.
I cannot tell if my comment went through actually. If it did feel free to delete this one. My uncle was actual drove and tested cars for his full time job for 30 years. He wrote for a local newspaper and they payed him to write a column each week to review a different company. He literally reviewed any car imaginable. I always thought it was really neat too.
Hmm first five, let’s see…bathroom, check phone, drink ACV/lemon water (I can’t do this plus oil pull it has become too much lol), drink coffee and blog in the early morning quiet.
Love it!
Okay let’s see, if I could do any job for a week I would definitely pick teaching a group fitness class. I love being a participant in a class like that but to teach it, would be amazing and so much fun! I’d love to share my passion with others!
The first 5 things I do in the morning: check my phone, pee, brush my teeth, put my contacts in and do my make-up.
Have you ever thought about getting a group teaching certification? I know a few bloggers have done it and love it!
YES! This is something I highly want to consider doing after I’ve had the babies – probably sometime next year!
Love this!!
5 things I do in the morning: check my texts, social media, pee, rebraid my hair, eat breakfast.
And if I could try any job for a week, I would pick something in athletics, like being a gymnast or something. I would have too much fun doing that everyday!
Unique post. I always think bloggers are more introverted, but maybe not.
Probably wouldn’t leave the house, but my fourth year has to live her life. At yesterdays Memorial Day race she kept screaming, faster mommy faster. Ugghhh.
Kind, caring, genuine. I would add real and raw. Love all those terms. I think the most successful bloggers are kind and caring at their core- those are the traits that make them so successful =)
I would LOVE to be one of the world’s greatest role models/idols for a week. (think: Oprah) I would love to just live a life of not only luxury, but a life full of fulfilling achievements and things. I think it would be amazing to be able to help so many people!
5 things in the morning: Check phone and curse being awake so early, pee, brush my teeth, let Elmo outside to pee, and make my morning coffee (totally best part haha!).
#10 = why I adore you! 🙂
First five things I do in the morning: pee, let the dogs outside & feed them, start brewing my coffee, make/eat breakfast, do my devotions.
“Always be unapologetically yourself and never be ashamed of who you are” – and this is why I love your blog! If I could have any job for a day I would be a travel writer – getting paid to visit amazing places and write about it? yes please! Banff looks amazing!
If I could have any job EVER, not just for a week, it would be the taste tester for Ben and Jerry’s. A freaking mazing.
In the morning, I check my temp, use the bathroom, drink a glass of water, check my email, and head out to go to Pure Barre. On the weekends, it used to be do a long run on Saturdays but now that my half is done, I’m freeeee!
Ohhh a tate-tester for B&J would be amazing. If only I didn’t have pesky allergies 😡
Travel Writer!!!
Love this: What do you want to be remembered for? Being kind, caring, genuine, and inspiring others. Notice how I didn’t say anything about how many miles I could run or how clean I could eat?
People don’t remember that being a good person at the end of the day is the most important thing!!
If I could have any job for a week, I think I’d love to be a stylist for a TV show. Any other of my dream jobs – travel writer… okay that’s about it… I’d want for longer than a week 🙂
First 5 Things I do in the morning: Check my phone, pee, get up to have coffee, devotional, and eat some breakfast!!
An exotic car tester would be pretty crazy. I think I would love to be a magazine editor for a week of a big magazine like Fitness or Self or Women’s Health just to see what it would be like.
Loved this! If I could have any job in the world for a day, I’d totally be a detective. Blame it on all the Nancy Drew books I read when I was a kid and the Law and Order obsession. I’d be so bad-ass.
So…don’t hate me but I think ALL types of cars are just different types of boxes on wheels! Yes, I know you wanna throw your book at me – but put the book down, and smash some of your sweet potato nachos in my face! 🙂
First 5 things I do in the morning … hmm…turn the alarm off, let the dogs out, brew coffee, stumble to the “loo”, inhale first cup of coffee cos liquids lost NEED to be replenished!
My dream job for a week would be a stunt pilot – but my daughter would not like it!
“Splling the Spoons” has a nice ring to it!
Oh lady you know I love you, but you’re most definitely getting a sweet potato to the face 😛