1. Do you do laundry all at the same time or a load here and there?

Usually I do it all at once. I HATE doing laundry, more specifically, folding laundry, so I try to get it all done at the same time. More times than not, it will just sit in the basket until it’s half-empty and they we’ll put the rest away. Kyle and I are horrible at doing laundry.

2. What kind of detergent do you use?

We use Cheer Cold Water. We used to use the regular “warm water” Cheer but I announced to Kyle when we were buying more that we’re going to be a cold water household. He didn’t argue. Happy wife, happy life, right? ;)

3. Do you use fabric softener?

No. Should I?

4. Do you use dryer sheets?

Yes. It gets so dry here that you get all staticy and clingy if you don’t. Especially in the winter. And it helps the the dog hair off my clothes. Oh the hair …

5. Do you iron your own clothes or take them to a cleaner to get pressed?

I iron my clothes when I need to, which is rarely. I think I own three items of clothing that need to be ironed before I wear them and because of that, I don’t wear them often.

6. Do you like heavy starch or light starch?

No starch? I never understood starching clothes.

7. Do you wash all your laundry at once or separate it?

I try and keep my lights and darks separate, especially when I’m washing new clothes with bold, dark colours. I haven’t turned my whites pink yet!

8. How do you separate it? By people or by colors?

Usually by colours and clothing “type”. Socks, underwear and pajamas all go together regardless of colour. Darks all go together. If I have whites I’ll toss them in with the socks and whatnot. We actually don’t have many whites; I guess we’re dark people, lol.

9. What clothes get hung up and what goes in drawers?

Everything but socks, underwear and pajamas gets hung up.

10. Do you use plastic, wire, or wooden hangers? Do they all match?

We have plastic and wire hangers, and no, they don’t match. Pants go on the wire hangers and everything else goes on the plastic hangers. My strappy/wide necked shirts go on special plastic hangers with rubber bits on them so they don’t fall off. Kyle hasn’t learned my system yet and usually just hands me clothes out of the laundry basket if/when we actually hang & fold our laundry.

1. What colour are your toenails painted?

Yellow – which may sound horrendous, (as my mom thinks), but they’re a happy, sunshiny yellow. And coincidentally the same colour as my car. I swear I’m not one of those people.  (Who has to match all the time or wears the same colour all. the. time.)

2. What colour are your fingernails painted?

They aren’t painted. I very rarely paint them actually, mostly because my nails are (IMHO) ugly and uneven. I am getting a manicure in a couple weeks though. I’m sure the esthetician will get a good laugh out of my stubby nails.

3. What is your favourite brand of nail polish?

I don’t really have a favourite. I just buy the cheapish stuff at Wal-Mart for $3 (Sally Hansen I think). I’m too cheap to buy the $8/bottle stuff , but I’m willing to take “fancy” brand suggestions. (And are they really better?)

4. As the norm, do you DIY your nails or get mani/pedis?

I’m a total DIY’er. I’ve had only one pedi and will be getting my first mani in a couple weeks (like I said). I may make an appointment for a pedicure before I go up north for that wedding though.

5. Have you ever had a gel mani? Do you recommend it?

I’ve had one fake-mail manicure in my own life and it was horrible. I have no idea if they were gel or acrylic but I would never get them again. Too hard to type or do anything.

6. What is the last movie you watched on television? (TV, Netflix, Redbox, etc.)

I think it was the first half of Young Guns on TV. I did record The Devil Wears Prada the other day (it was on CBC), so I’ll probably watch that tonight.

7. What is the last movie you watched in the cinema?

I’m pretty sure it was the Hangover 2. Hilarious, but not as hilarious as the first one.

8. Is there a movie that everyone talks about as if it is a classic but you haven’t seen?

The actual classics, like Gone with the Wind, Sound of Music, Casablanca, the Godfather. Yep. Have not seen any of those nor to I plan to!

9. What is your favourite movie soundtrack?

That’s a tough one! Maybe Grease, since you can’t NOT listen to the songs and not sing along!

10. Have you ever seen a movie and thought it was better than the book it was based on?

I’m pretty sure I haven’t. I’m a book-based movie hater: It’s either just as good or not as good. Never better!

1. What is your favorite zoo to visit?

I really don’t have a zoo that I like to visit. Why? Because I haven’t been to a zoo in ages! I did enjoy the Calgary Zoo when I visited back in Grade 6. We do have a Wildlife Park here, but really, it just has local wildlife and it more touristy than anything? Want to see a moose while in Canada? Come to the BC Wildlife Park!

2. Do you visit a zoo very often?

lol – See my answer to question one!

3. Do you have a membership to a zoo?

No … :(

4. When you visit a zoo, do you stay all day or just an hour or two?

If I were to visit a zoo, it would depend on the zoo! Are there wildlife shows? Chances to hold/pet something? It would depend on what’s going on, and of course, the size of the zoo!

5. Do you buy food at the zoo or pack a picnic lunch?

Because I’m not nearly crafty enough, we’d be buying our lunches.

6. What is your favourite animal to see at the zoo?

I always liked the giraffes at the zoo! They’re soooo tall!

7. What is your least favourite animal to see at the zoo?

Monkeys. I’m convinced that they’ll probably throw poop at me.

8. What is your favourite memory of going to the zoo as a kid?

My grandpa telling some city-slicker that he was once no less than 20ft away from a cougar in the wild. I’m pretty sure the tourist was afraid for my grandpa’s life. Oh, and this was while we were “viewing” the cougar pen behind some plexi-glass

9. Do you visit the gift shop when you go to the zoo?

Usually, although I never buy anything because it’s all so overpriced, just like any gift shop. Although, I’m sure that when I have kids, that will be a whole different story. Over-priced stuffed hippo to shut the kid up? No problem!

10. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best and 1 being the worst) how nice is your city’s zoo?

I’d say a 6. It’s lacking in some areas, but it’s still pretty neat. Also – if you’ve never actually seen a moose before, check out the video in the link I posted for question one. It’s a female moose, but it’s pretty amusing! (I personally think that moose in the wild are suicidal as they like to run in front of your vehicle when you’re not paying attention)