I'm Always Slow Responding to Tags...

Katie tagged me here, and I'm just now getting to it.

"The Five Senses"
(or 6 if you are one of the weird ones)

You list 4 things you love, and one thing you hate, for each category. Then tag people, leave them a note on their blog so they know. Also, let the person who tagged you know when you post yours. Enjoy!

Sight
1 - sunrise/sunset
2 - blossoms budding
3 - a clean kitchen
4 - smiling baby
hate - animal carcasses on the side of the road

Sound
1 - water - brooks, waterfalls, etc
2 - train whistles
3 - a beautiful male singing voice (like I mentioned here)
4 - sissel (if you haven't heard her, you should make it a point to. her voice is not of this earth.)
hate - the sound of a car accident, the crunching of cars

Touch
1 - soft blankets
2 - a niece or nephew's hand holding mine
3 - new baby skin
4 - snake skin (I just think it's cool)
hate - raw meat

Taste
1 - bread fresh from the oven - especially the crust
2 - mangoes - good ones... it's hard to find good ones in the States
3 - persimmons (short season - which makes me enjoy them more)
4 - tim tams (an Australian treat)
hate - mushrooms & olives

Smell
1 - blossoms (especially if you smell them before you see them)
2 - fresh cut grass
3 - bread baking
4 - honeysuckle
hate - fish

I tag... Bess, Caitlin, Faith, Jen, and Jennie B. (L) ( :

Follow-Up

So... I guess I'm also supposed to tag three people...

Umm...

Kathy

Deja

and Faith.

And anyone else who wants to do it.

I'm Really Embarrassed...

But I am finally responding to a tag that was made in September. Wow, I'm such a slacker.

3 Joys:
- my family - all my adorable nieces and nephews especially!
- beautiful sunsets and sunrises (unfortunately I see far too few of the latter)
- a "perfect" day - when things happen that you weren't counting on, and everything just seems to come together
(since there are far too few "perfect" days, I thought I'd add on that I love all things nature. I love taking walks outside, hiking, running outside (track running just about kills me), and reading outside when weather is even slightly warm - that's what blankets are for, right? I also love walking and smelling blossoms before you can see them, the smell of fresh-cut grass, etc.)

3 Fears:
- that I won't be able to get out of debt quickly (still looking for that second job...)
- that I'll never get married and have a family (wow, I'm being amazingly honest)
- that I won't be perfected enough when the Second Coming happens

3 Goals:
- to lose weight - and just get in overall better shape ... I do have a half and full marathon approaching!
- to be more patient with people (especially people calling in who ask the same question I've answered a million times)
- to become more disciplined in all aspects of my life

3 Current Obsessions:
- trying to keep the front part of the apartment clean (I have new roommates...)
- finding a second job
- trying to get myself motivated enough to seriously train for the upcoming races

3 Random/Surprising Facts:
- I went skydiving and loved it! (see my very first blog entry)
- I learned a (very) little Ndebele on my mission (I learned some of a few other languages, but Ndebele is one of the fun "clicking" languages)
- when I'm alone, I often read books out loud as if I'm the character. I just pick one. Sometimes I rotate.