Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Tell Me, Do



I wanted to show you this bouquet of flowers given to me by my dear friend, Robin. Aren't they gorgeous? I love them so much that I am moving them from room to room, so I can enjoy them wherever I am.

OK, so I'm a little weird.

One of the strange things about having a presence online is that readers think they know you. Well, let me tell you about the real me: My house is a perpetual disaster area, I live in my sweatpants and fleece sweaters, and I desperately need an appointment at the hair salon.

Desperately.

But I thought it might be nice to learn a little more about each other, so I've shamelessly stolen an idea from my friend Kate, at Chronicles of a Country Girl. Here are five questions. I'll answer them in the comments section and I hope you all will play along, too.

1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)?

2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks?

3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket?

4. What is your favorite comfort food?

5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home?

My answers are in the comments section. So come on all you followers and even you lurkers, I want to hear from each and every one of you. Won't it be fun to read all the answers? :)


49 comments:

  1. 1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? Oscar, definitely Oscar.

    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? Absolutely. I always cringe whenever I know someone who has never seen my house is coming.

    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? I always meet someone who is a complete fashion plate when I look like a bag lady. I once met another mother from my son's school wearing a fur coat at Stop n Shop.

    4. What is your favorite comfort food? Pasta. Mmmmmm.

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? Central air conditioning.

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  2. 1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)?Felix


    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? I have visitors on Sunday and I am already on a massive clean up and touching up paintwork etc...


    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? I never leave the house without make up and I would dress in my usual trousers and top for comfort.


    4. What is your favorite comfort food? I have a very sweet tooth so wholenut plain chocolate would be my choice.


    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? I will have to think a lot more on this one!! At my age I think I have most things I need for the home.

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  3. 1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? Oh I am a Felix for sure.


    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? Yes, total panic mode!!


    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? Yes! Always.


    4. What is your favorite comfort food? Steak, mashed potatoes, peas, and apple pie.


    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? A big OLD cupboard for the dining rm to hold dishes and linens.

    Mary,
    This is a great little quiz.I know I am an A type personality, now everyone will know.
    Hugs,
    Donna

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  4. Love the flowers.
    OK, I'll play along.
    1)Felix
    2)Nope
    3)Yes
    4)Ice Cream
    5)New floor covering

    Fun post Mary.

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  5. What a fun post! I thought I'd play along and share my answers.

    1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? I'm Felix. I like everything in its place and hate it when things are a mess.


    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? Triple...please, I go into quadruple red alert. In fact, it makes me such a nervous wreck to entertain that I rarely do it because I want everything to be so perfect.


    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? I don't have to be dressed to the nines, but I try to always look presentable, and I don't go anywhere without my make up!


    4. What is your favorite comfort food? potatoes or chocolate but not together! :)

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? new kitchen table

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  6. Oh, Mary, would a great post! Here are my answers:
    1. Yes. I'm definitely an Oscar but yearn to be a Felix!
    2. Absolutely! I go into a cleaning/hiding stuff in closets frenzy and, unfortuntely, involve my hubby, too.
    3. I would wear jeans and a nice top and would definitely have to wear make-up.
    4. Chocolate. Period.
    5. Furniture for our new sunroom.

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  7. Hi Mary, the bouquet is gorgeous! It would seem most of live in a perfect home but I know that's not the case for me!

    1. Oscar-but I it drives me crazy, I don't want to be so disorganized! I'm actually considering getting a professional organizer to help us. Seriously!

    2.It's so bad my mom, MIL and aunt have to come over and be on full alert with me!

    3. I go the incognito route to the grocery store, baseball cap and dark glasses, makes me feel like a hollywood star even when I haven't had a shower!

    4. Choclolate ice cream is my favorite comfort food. Chocolate anything is close second.

    5. A second bathroom would be nice but I suppose that's not just one thing. How about a light fixture for the one bathroom we do have. It's always been just a bulb screwed right into the ceiling.

    The interesting thing is, messy people are often just as much a perfecitonist as "neatfreaks". It's kinda of an all or nothing thing. Laundry can be all over the room, the dishes piled in the sink, and I'm fretting over the placement of a picture on the wall....

    Thanks for the free therapy!
    Hugs,
    Dawn

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  8. I'm Felix with OCD, sugar!! I love everything neat and tidy and in its place.

    I'm ready for drop-ins any time at all. Love them!

    I've been known to empty out a store from fright at me walking in when I'm in need of a craft item from Joanns. Does that answer the question, chickee?!?!

    Chocolate or french bread. Feed me and I'm a happy camper. In fact, that is the only reason I go camping with Love Bunny. Just ask him!

    I would love my craft room to be added on to so it would be about 25 ft. longer, but then a sunroom would be lovely also. Hey, I'm easy. Only want what I WANT, right?! *Smiles*

    xoxo,
    Connie

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  9. a combo felix and oscar clean but scattered
    not panic yes tidy up
    regular gal
    ice cream

    love the flowers and I always relocate my treasures! Jennifer

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  10. Great questions only the last one made me stop and think.

    1. Definitely Oscar I am always in the middle of a project and leaving my stuff everywhere.

    2.I am never ready for company even though I entertain quite a bit. At least one room always has the door closed and locked when company comes. Somehow I always plan too much for me to do to get ready, like maybe repaint the kitchen the day before. I think my husband is a saint to never blow his cool.

    3.I never, never, never feel that I have to dress to go to the supermarket.

    4.Homemade soup and french bread. Not too original but I love to make soup.

    5.A hot tub would be #1

    This was fun. Have a blessed day! Meg

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  11. Fun, fun, fun!! Love your answers!


    1( Combo of Felix and Oscar
    2) Crazy before parties
    3) sweat pants but wear a little make up
    4) Stews and soups
    5) Hoosier cabinet

    xoxo
    Jane

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  12. 1. Mostly neat, but not freakishly so

    2. No. My mother was like that and it drove me crazy. I think it kept her from entertaining more. We do it often and enjoy it more.

    3. Not at all. I always like to have some make-up and on, but basically live in jeans on my days off from work.

    4. 60 Minute Gourmet Spaghetti and Meatballs. Yum, might have to make some today (home from work sick....)

    5. I'd like to have 2 club chairs in the living room reupolstered.

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  13. Mary,
    You are the hostess of fun!
    1. Felix
    2. YESYESYES
    3. No, but I need to be presentable. I taught in this town & run into parents & kids all the time.
    4. Chocolate
    5. Updating my master bath.
    Have a great day, Carol

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  14. 1. Latent Felix
    2. Yes!
    3. I sometimes go to the store in my pajamas. How's that?
    4. Turkey and cornbread dressing.
    5. I'd like to get rid of some stuff...

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  15. 1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)?

    I am a neat freak, but I sometimes force myself to leave a mess to keep from obsessing.

    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks?

    Double red alert. I get more worried about my decorations for the event being inadequate and crummy looking. Although I do have concerns about the appearance of my house.

    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket?

    I don't need to get dressed up, but I feel like everyone thinks I'm lazy if I don't. So, I do via a sense of pressure to look good?

    4. What is your favorite comfort food?

    Homemade macaroni and cheese. Perfect blend of pasta and dairy and warmth.

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home?

    I would love to get a dividing screen to create zones in a single room.

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  16. great quiz! 1- felix but mellowing. 2-famous for tension before guests come, but i am mellowing. think cheese (?) 3-i don't dress up, and usually get through without being seen by people i know. 4-french fries with ketchup. possibly with a chocolate treat later in the day. 5-a garage makeover. (it's complicated) jkj

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  17. 1. Sorry, i didn't see that show. But i am a messy one.

    2. Yes I go triple red alert before entertaining :)

    3. yes i need to look presentable when i go grocery shopping - never know who i'd bump into. I have gone out in my sloppy attire and not caring, even without a shower. a few times.

    4. Comfort food: ice cream, sour cream and chips, and a filipino egg roll

    5. For my home? a lot. Right now, the most effective home fragrance ever. Something mild and pleasant, but effective.

    Thanks Mary, I enjoyed doing this! When you have the time, come visit me. I need your opinion on something.

    ***Jeannie

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  18. 1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) Felix


    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? yes


    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? sometimes


    4. What is your favorite comfort food?
    Pizza

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? livingroom sofa


    Willow

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  19. What a gorgeous bouquet of flowers! I don't blame you for carrying them room to room:)

    1. I'm Oscar but have an inner need to be a Felix...

    2. Sometimes I invite people over just to motivate me to clean the house up...

    3. Not where I live...

    4. Potatos...in any form...

    5. I would love to replace my living room sofa and chairs...I hate the ones I just bought a couple of years ago but can't justify buying new ones because I made a bad decision...

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  20. 1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? I'm pretty sure I am Oscar... I would much rather live than clean... thats why I wanna housekeeper!

    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? I used to when I was younger. Now, I hope people come to see me... not my house.

    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? I used to when I was younger... Now... Not so much.

    4. What is your favorite comfort food? Chicken tortilla soup... Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall.

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? I would love to get a plasma TV for my bedroom wall and get rid of that old bulky TV and armoire!

    I think its a terrific idea to move the gorgeous flowers from room to room to enjoy! Thanks the "getting to know" you was fun!

    ~Really Rainey

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  21. Pretty flowers. I love the flowers of fall!

    1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? I am definitely Oscar, though I would like to be more Felix-ish.

    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? Of course. See answer to #1 for the reason.

    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? If I did, I'd never get any shopping done.

    4. What is your favorite comfort food? Chocolate.

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? New wall ovens - many of my pans don't fit into them.

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  22. Coming out of lurkdom to say:

    1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? Sadly, yes, I remember the show. Definitely a Felix.

    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? Most days, no. (thank you Flylady!)

    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? Oh, the joy of living in Central Vermont. I don't have to wear make-up ever(unless I want to) and rarely have to dress up for anything. It has its advantages.

    4. What is your favorite comfort food? Meatloaf and Nana's mashed potatoes.

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? A little summer house for the garden. So, far my dear carpenter husband says "no way".

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  23. 1)I would be Felix, but hopefully not compulsively so.

    2)House is picked up at all times, but I need to clean before company comes, which reminds me...

    3)The usual khakis and whatever, alway my minimal makeup!

    4) Mac and cheese

    5) An antique, hand knotted oriental rug (or better yet..several)

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  24. 1. I really am in between...Not real neat but a mess bugs. I like some order in my mess...
    2. I do like to have a clean house for people. If I don't have time to do a big clean I concentrate on the bathroom that people will be using...
    3. I do not dress up to go to the grocery store.
    4. Baked goods make up some comfort for me and good hearty soup with fresh french bread!
    5. I've wanted a hutch with a plate rail top for years. Right now my house has no place for a piece like this...

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  25. Zuzu, from A Cottage in the Woods, emailed mer her answers. Here they are:

    1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat
    freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? YES! I'm bi-odd. Messy when creating,
    then neat.

    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain,
    cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? Absolutely. It makes
    my hubby crazy, but the gene runs in my family.

    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? No. I go
    in wearing jeans & a t-shirt, messy (graying) hair and for some
    unexplained reason, people are always coming up to me to chat. ???

    4. What is your favorite comfort food? Pork chops with potatoes au
    gratin.

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for
    your home? A bouquet of blue preserved hydrangeas

    Go check out her blog here: http://a-cottage-in-the-woods.blogspot.com/ It's wonderful!

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  26. 1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? Oh, Oscar. Without the cigars. Although when I wake in the middle of the night, I do get up and straighten out the sheets and blankets. But maybe I do that just to bug my husband.

    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? Are you kidding? I PRAY for cloudy weather for big parties, so that sun won't shine thru windows and point up 1)dirty windows and 2)DUST.

    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? I send Howard to the supermarket. He dresses up. And quite fetching he looks, too. . . .

    4. What is your favorite comfort food? Sadly, almost anything.

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? A good maid.

    This was fun, Mary! My housekeeping goal is to keep at least a level of acceptability that I don't have to stage-whisper "Don't let anyone IN" if someone knocks on the door! I'm not really at that point today -- haven't cleaned much the last few weeks!

    I guess I should push the vacuum instead of the keys on the computer. Yeah.

    Cass

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  27. Oh I forgot to add -- that central AC you want. DO IT! We put it in this house before our first summer here, and wow -- it's fantastic. The installers managed to do it in this crazy old place, unobtrusively, and it was not as expensive as I had feared. We were deciding between AC and a master bath and I am glad we chose the AC.

    And -- I move flowers from room to room, too, to enjoy them. See? You are not crazy. Or, maybe . . .
    Cass

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  28. 1.I am somewhere between Felix and Oscar. If I am working on a project, everything gets left everywhere, but when I come up for air I can't stand my home until it's cleaned up. (I dont come up for air as often as I should!)

    2.Triple Red Alert is the perfect phrase! I get really grumpy and can't understand why I don't just keep it clean so I don't have to go through in a panic cleaning everything.

    3.Dress up? Hah! they know me there, they see me dressed up after church on Sunday so they can see I clean up ok. The rest of the time, whatever.

    4. Favorite comfort food....hmmm, chocolate anything. Cookies, ice cream, bars.

    5. Wood floors

    Fun Mary! And I love you in sweats and a messy house even more than if you were dressed up and a cleanie! Really!

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  29. Oh what fun!!!!! OK let's go...


    1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? Both! Sorry I'm a gemini a true Gemini... Never know which twin will be here on which day.

    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? No, most of the time the house looks pretty good because I TRY to keep it good as I go. But, I hate to make the bed so, I always have to hurry & make it or SHUT THE DOOR to the bedroom.

    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? NO WAY! Most of my shopping is done localy in town & I don't dress up. Now, if I go into Ft Worth to go to the Central Market... I'm a little more concious of what I look like. It's kind of Hoity Toity.

    4. What is your favorite comfort food? Chocolate! Cake, brownies... get the idea & add vanilla ice cream & it's Heaven on earth.

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? A beautifuly landscaped hot tub out the master bedroom door.

    Thanks Mary that was fun.

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  30. 1. oscar, well, i'm mostly oscar with felix moments.

    2. totally.

    3. no, i dress neatly, but it's usually jeans and a top with my chucks.

    4. ice cream.

    5. a new bedroom suite.

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  31. Evening Mary. This is a lovely post. Your flowers and vase are beautiful! I do love transferware and would enjoy having a vase of my own. Alas, they aren't easy to come by.

    So I'm looking for Kate's comment but I don't see it. Kate?? Where are you Kate!

    1. I'm Oscar (though I yearn to be Felix) and my husband is Felix. Poor guy : (
    2. It's sad but yes, I'm on high alert if company is coming. One day my house WILL be neat all the time! One day.
    3. I always try to look pulled together when I'm out in public. I don't always succeed but I give it my best
    4. Ice Cream. I LOVE ice cream! Now that you mentioned it I think I'll have a small bowl of vanilla!
    5. Oh my goodness I would love to reside our house. We've done so much to it yet it still needs more. A new kitchen would be fabulous! And how about hardwood in the bedrooms ... and ... and ...

    I'm thinking I could use a haircut too!

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  32. This is fun I'll play!

    1. Foscar, I'm not a total slob, but not a neat freak either.
    2. I go into 1 1/2 alert. As I'm getting older I have more of a take me for who I am attitude. Plus, I think it's good for people to see you're not perfect, it puts everyone at ease.
    3. It depends on how I feel on the day I'm going out. Some days I want to look my best and other days I could care less. I guess that reveals my moodiness.
    4. Love anything chocolate and baked. Fudge cake, cookies, pie...
    5. I have a list a mile long so this is a tough one. I think I'll go with granite counter tops in my kitchen.

    Thanks for letting me get that off my chest:)

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  33. I've enjoyed reading the fun comments!

    1. I am a Felix downstairs and Oscar upstairs. I can't seem to keep both levels clean at the same time, and no one really sees the upstairs but us. One of these days I hope to be an upstairs Felix too.

    2. I do get quite frenzied before company. I have people coming Sunday and I've been cleaning for days already. Great motivation! Usually the downstairs is clean and ready for drop-in company.

    3. I usually wear makeup and try to be presentable wearing jeans a nice shirt and usually a jacket.

    4. Warm chocolate chip cookies, anything chocolate!

    5.Master bedroom walls painted.

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  34. 1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? Felix, absolutely


    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? Always, I want to make an impression you know....


    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? It depends on the mood, and on the season.


    4. What is your favorite comfort food? Pizza


    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? A big plates holder in my kitchen (but I don't have any space fot it)

    Gracie at http://mylittleplace.blog.com

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  35. I think we are all very much a like :))

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  36. 1( Felix definitely - give me organization!!
    2) Just a tad of picking up things like a quilt out of place.
    3) I want to look nice - but don't fret it
    4)Biscuits and gravy - but not made with skim milk please
    5) Deck and sun room - ahhh the leisure!

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  37. i can't answer anything i have to think about this morning, had a crazy night. but i do love your flowers and the fact that you take them from room to room with you. i think we should be around beautiful things!

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  38. I'm always up for a fun game. Thanks for wanting to play.


    1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? Felix is me.

    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? YES!

    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? I try to look decent. Sometimes I succeed.

    4. What is your favorite comfort food? My homemade chicken and dumplings.

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? A new master bathroom.

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  39. Felix - 98%
    Red Alert is a daily thing - if a burglar breaks in he might not take anything but he'll at least know I'm a neat freak!
    No - when I'm not at work I could care less how I look as long as I'm clean
    Mashed potatoes or white rice - both with a little salt, butter and lots of pepper
    The "perfect" dining table - have had 2 in the last 5 years and still not happy.

    Cheapdiva

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  40. You are getting the most enjoyment possible with those flowers :)

    here are my answers -
    1. I am a combo -

    2. I would say no but my husband and sons might disagree - I have mellowed out over the years.

    3. well . . . I like to look decent :) hair tidy and some lip gloss.

    4.actually most food is comforting when I am hungry. When I'm tired and a bit low? cooked pudding - the kind with the skin on top.

    5. We have 2 woodstoves - one in the kitchen and one in the family room - but I'd like an electric fireplace for our living room. Or a real fireplace - but that wouldn't be sensible as we'd need another chimney - so electric would work. Or maybe propane.

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  41. 1. Must confess to being Oscar!

    2. Uh, usually the morning of...

    3. Definitely not. My favorite clerk wouldn't recognize me with out the baseball cap and sweats!

    4. Waffles with cream of chicken soup.

    5. A glass conservatory with a brick floor.

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  42. Hi I just discovered your blog today and had to jump in on the fun.
    1. always been messy...I can't seem to help it. I shared a room with my total opposite sister growing up...I say it's because I'm the creative type.
    2. total panic...my family dreads holiday's because I tend to freak out.
    3. I go as I am...I do put on jeans instead of sweats...don't wear alot of makeup but some days I do keep my sunglasses on.
    4. POPCORN
    5. a new kitchen...it's a small kitchen so it's kind of one thing.
    This was fun!
    Peggy

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  43. The flowers are beautiful, love the vase.
    I like these questions , too.
    My answers....

    1. I would say I am right smack in the middle.

    2. YES

    3. Pretty much, although what I consider dressing up is pretty casual. Good jeans and a nice top, a little makeup and hair in place(hopefully).

    4. It's a tie between fettucine Alfredo, homemade chicken pot pie and welsh rarebit.

    5. Would love to own at least one piece of beautifully crafted hand made furniture.

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  44. Hi Peggy, welcome! So glad you could join the fun. Thanks everyone -- I had a great time reading all about you. :)

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  45. I'm afraid I'm mostly Oscar with a few Felix tendancies.
    Yes, I pull an all night clean up, rearrange, fix up the day before company is expected.
    I do put on makeup, but there are times when I dress with the hope that I will not run into anyone I know!
    Chocolate- lots of chocolate
    A new front door
    That was fun. Thanks Mary.

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  46. 1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)?Usually Felix


    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? Yes,I really stress out about that and think it has to be perfection


    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? usually


    4. What is your favorite comfort food? chocolate


    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? A couple chandeliers dripping with crystals

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  47. I love these!!
    Oscar.
    I think everybody goes red alert before guests arrive. Me included.
    Not dress up, but I make the attempt. Like you, when I look like a bag lady, that's when I run into parents from school who are dressed to the nines.
    Peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwich, a handful of potato chips and a cold glass of skim milk. It's true love.
    I would love a new sofa.

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  48. How fun!

    I think I am a combination of Felix and Oscar. I personally an a neat freak, but I've learned to control it so I don't make my family crazy.

    Since I am a bit of a neat freak, I don't go into red alert before company.

    I definitely don't feel the need to dress up before shopping. Our grocery store offers express shopping - place your order on-line, and they bring it to the car.

    My comfort food is cheese toast.

    I would love to have our shower redone in our bathroom.

    I love questions. Did you know I have the feature "What's My Question Wednesday" on my blog? Maybe you would like to play along some time.

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  49. 1. Do you remember the TV show The Odd Couple? Are you Felix (the neat freak) or Oscar (the messy one)? Definitely Oscar. My husband is Felix.

    2. Do you go to triple red alert the day before you entertain, cleaning and worrying about how your house looks? Yes.

    3. Do you feel the need to dress up to go to the supermarket? No

    4. What is your favorite comfort food? Cheese and crackers.

    5. What is the one item (big or small) that you would love to get for your home? A new built-in Miele refrigerator.

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