5QF!

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1. What have you done recently that you are proud of?
I haven't really done much lol...maybe doing somewhat okay when I sent my husband off? He said I actually held up really well. I think that made it easier on him.

2. What is your favorite way to work out? Or if you don't work out, what are you wanting to try?
I don't work out like I should. In college, my roommates had the whole P90X system. I really liked the ab ripper X. Of course now that I'm on my own, I don't have it anymore. I thought about purchasing P90X for myself or maybe getting into pilates. I also thought about getting into a spin class but honestly that seems kind of boring :/

3. If you knew your best friend was cheating on their spouse, would you tell?
I don't know, this is kind of hard...I would probably keep my nose out of it, tbh.

4. If you could afford a live-in maid or nanny, would you?
Hmm I don't know about a "live-in" one but perhaps a "live-out" one :)

5. Do you stress out about birthdays (specifically the age) or do you enjoy them?
I don't stress out about them, but I also don't have any kiddos at the moment.

Bonus: Lights on or off?
I like soft lighting. Or some candle lighting ;)

5QF!

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Questions:

1. Do you swim in the winter? Absolutely not haha. I don't even really swim all that much in the summer, either.

2. Do you love or hate winter? Hate it...I love that "first snowfall" for a few days and afterwards I want to be done with it. I hate snow, I hate how bad the salt is for your car, I hate having salt stains on my jeans/boots, I hate scraping ice off of my car, you have to drive extra caution (and slower) when the roads are crappy which is most of the time...the list goes on and on haha.

3. Do you put makeup/actual clothes on when you know you're going to be home all day with just family? If I'm not going anywhere (literally staying in the house day), I will not put on makeup and I'll just stay in sweat pants/t-shirt. If I'm going somewhere then yes I will put on makeup, but I usually stick with eyeliner, mascara and spot conceal. If I'm going somewhere with hubby (or it hubby is coming along) then I will put forth more effort lol.

4. How old were you when you had your first alcoholic beverage? 16 or 17...and I think it was a Mike's Hard Lemonade or something like that lol.

5. How many ill calls in a 12-month period do you think are acceptable? Unless it is something that will cause you to be out for awhile (emergency/major surgery, job injury that requires rehab/etc [we had a nurse who was out for 3 months because she fell and injured her knee!], FMLA...) I would say maybe 7 days at most.

MilSpouse Friday Fill-in!

What are some of your ideas for staying connected with family...you know, those people we moved thousands of miles away from? submitted by Live It. Love it. (or not). Write About It.

Facebook...especially with E's mom and his family. but for my mom and some of my other family members who do not use Facebook, we just call them.

What's the most romantic gift you have GIVEN? submitted by Painting My Canvas.

Honestly I haven't really given anything "romantic" to E...just stuff that he either has been wanting or needing.

Would you encourage your child, if they came to you and wanted to join the military? submitted by Perfectly Imperfect.

sure, why not? I definitely wouldn't discourage them. I'm sure E would definitely encourage them to join the military, being a fellow military man himself lol.

What is your least favorite bill to pay and why? submitted by A Little of This, A Little of That.

cable...it's somewhat expensive for something I don't really use that much and there's never anything to watch on TV when my shows aren't on. it just seems like a waste of money sometimes!

What is the proudest moment you've had as a military spouse? submitted by Our Okinawa Life.

When other soldiers tell me that E is a good soldier and any platoon will be lucky to have him as their PL. I'm always proud of my husband, but hearing that made me really proud! I also had some E's friends from BOLC say that E is a very nice guy with a good heart and they told me that I am very lucky...and I truly am.

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In #31/Five Question Friday!

1. Aside from no deployments, what is one thing you would want to make the MilSpouse life “perfect”? submitted by Oh How Delightful

Being able to keep our friends and family close due to all of the moving around the military makes you do.

2. Just how many peppers did Peter Piper pick? submitted by Married into Army

Probably a lot. I don't know. This is such a random question lol

3. If you could have any career in the world with nothing holding you back, what would you do? submitted by It’s My Party and I’ll Cry if I Want To

I would still want to be a nurse. if I couldn't be that, then I would be a photographer, cake decorator and a food critic lol.

4. Do you have a service oriented tattoo and if so what is it. If you don’t what would you get? submitted by The Squid’s Accomplice

I wouldn't, because I hate pain and needles and I know I would regret having a tattoo later. but if I absolutely HAD to get a tattoo, I would obviously get something Army-themed. I just don't know what.

5. Imagine a block of time has opened up in your busy day for you to take a class in anything you like. What subject would you choose? submitted by To The Nth

a photography or cake decorating class!

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And now time for Five Question Friday!

1. Can you drive stick shift?

I can, and I'm pretty decent at it, too, I just can't "take off fast" or take off like a normal person would lol. I have to go slow. Therefore, if I'm pulling out of a parking lot or something onto a main road, I have to make sure there isn't a car coming for awhile so I can make it out on the street lol. Once I'm there I'm fine. I don't really have problems stalling, I just have problems going. And I don't clutch dance that much, either!

2. What are two foods you just can't eat?

Olives. and condiments (mayo, mustard, ketchup...YUCK!)

3. Do you buy Girl Scout cookies? What is your favorite kind?

I haven't bought any this year (I don't NEED them!) but my favorite is the Thin Mints!

4. How do you pamper yourself?

I really don't haha.

5. What is your nickname and how did you get it?

Mel. And I'm not really sure how I got it. I remember I got it during elementary school but one of my friends just decided to call me that, and it stuck. My mom will sometimes call me Missa, which I don't mind. I *HATE* the name Missy, though (thankfully no one calls me that!). My other nickname is Melosaur, and E gave that one to me. Don't remember when, maybe it was when we were watching The Land Before Time? hahaha