Because I love Maybe Matilda - 11 Questions

So I started following this blog called "Maybe Matilda", and a really love it. She recently answered questions from her readers and threw 11 back. So here I am answering them. 

1. Since I admitted my celebrity crushes, past and present . . . go ahead and name one (or two, or three) of yours. Male or female. Heaven knows I have plenty of each.

My biggest celeb crush is Leonardo DiCaprio. Oogled over him since he had a guest spot on Growing Pains, cried when his Romeo died and just have loved how well he's aged. If only he'd stop being interested in super models .... sigh .... 

I so hope he frequents Colorado. I might just learn to ski for him. I bet he skis.

Other crushes include Kevin Spacey (purely for his insane talent), Johnny Gelecki (nerdy = hawt) and, I admit, a certain blogger in a running blog community named Mr. Bacon. *blush*

2. What’s your favorite book? The Godfather. Love it so much, I have a quote from it tattooed on my foot.

The last words spoken by the Don

3. What are your 5 favorite TV shows?

Oh my goodness. Ok.

1. Alias

2. Survivor

3. The Mindy Project

4. Leverage

5. Motive

4. Guilty pleasure?

Sleeping in on weekday mornings! I've been doing that way too often, but luckily I'm still getting my workouts in. Most of the time ;-)

5. Any goals you’re currently working on?

Yes! This is pretty well-known, but I want to lean up and try to get on American Ninja Warrior! I actually just downloaded a 4-week program from Natalie Jill Fitness, who is all about a gluten-free lifestyle and bodyweight excercises, which is exactly what I'm looking for - I'm so excited for a new challenge!

6. A trend or style you’ve wanted to try, but been scared to?

I was so nervous to get a pixie cut and when I went super short after the first chop, I did cry. Multiple times. But I'm so glad I did it! My long hair was pretty and I could do a lot with it, but it was refreshing to have the short cut. I am growing it back out ... but will probably never grow it past a shoulder-length bob again.

7. A skill you’d love to learn?

Parkour. It would be so BA. And I would do it in MC-Hammer pants.

Can't you just see me doing this???

8. If you had a day to yourself with unlimited money to spend and no obligations, what would you do?

Oh that's a hard one. Honestly, I've never had a "spa day" so that would be a special treat. But it would also be fun to take a 24 hours trip to Portland and visit one of my favorite roommates.

9. A person (living or dead) you’d love to meet?

Saint Paul. His story is really a fascinating one to me.

10. If you weren’t doing the career you’re doing now (being a stay-at-home mom counts as a career), what would you want to be doing instead?

I never thought I would want to be a stay at home mom, but spending all day devoted to my future family sounds really wonderful today. Then I could be a Girls on the Run coach, which I think would be particularly rewarding. Being a high school or junior high cross country coach would be pretty awesome, too.

11. What are the names you want/wanted to give your kids until your meanie-pants spouse vetoed them?

Ok background for non-readers of Maybe Matilda. When this woman was pregnant with her littler girl, she wanted to name her Matilda, which got vetoed by her husband. She ended up using the name for her Etsy shop and then her blog. 

Since I have no spouse, I'll tell my friend Piper's story, who wanted Noah as a boy's name. Her hubby vetoed it. We were both sad about that.