yep. i was tagged again. so here we go. 6 more things:
1. milk used to be my favorite drink. used to be. i've been off it for over 5 years now. i love tonyu (soy milk) but sometimes i just want a little milk. and i have been doing that too much lately. because when i have too much milk my face reacts. i feel like i am back in junior high school. dang it.
2. i use too much toilet paper.
3. i watched gossip girl last night. for the very first time ever. and i have no idea who the characters are. or what was going on. so i don't think i need to watch it again.
4. i have been to twenty countries. or so. and experienced a lot of cultural goodness. and feel very blessed because of it. but i've only lived in three of them. new zealand. bangladesh. and japan. and canada, of course.
5. i don't like bananas. but i eat them. but only when they are the perfect yellow. only then.
6. i have moments when i wish money grew on trees.
and i wonder what you wish for. just let me know in the comments. (now is not the time to be shy.) and you might be able to stop wishing that you owned a set of these amazing japanese stamps. yep. h-kun will choose a number later on this week. friday'ish. and then i will send the stamps on their way.
(oh, i almost forgot. amy. tracy. erin k. andrea s. karyn.and mom. consider yourself tagged. yep.)
I wish I had more time to do the creative things I really love to do.
Posted by: DianeL | January 26, 2009 at 06:41 PM
i wish for springtime! and a healthy baby in april!
Posted by: pamela | January 26, 2009 at 06:51 PM
Leslie,
2.&
3...made me laugh.
4.Wow! 20 countries...what was it like living in Bangladesh?
Three wishes
1. I wish I enjoyed my job more. I feel grateful to have a job, but I haven't been enjoying it lately.
2. I wish I was in the desert right now. Looking at the stars.
3. I wish I were already married to Tomory and that weddings would plan themselves.
Posted by: ermie | January 26, 2009 at 06:53 PM
i wish...
* for the summer. it's waaaaay too cold. working by harbourfront is not good at all in the winter.
* for white chocolate brownies and to be able to eat them without any adverse effects.
* i could go to 20 countries as well!
* to go to japan & greece
* to be fluent in french
* to learn japanese and german
* to get my career all figured out
Posted by: melissa | January 26, 2009 at 07:45 PM
ps: like wine, gossip girl gets better in time. :) i hope you'll give it another try...when you're bored. hardeehar.
Posted by: melissa | January 26, 2009 at 07:46 PM
Ahhh... milk! Whenever I visit Japan I have to go to the store to buy some milk! There is just something about the dairy in Japan that I LOVE! I would have loved to have met you when you came to Hawaii, but I live on Oahu. I enjoy your blog. It helps me to remember where I spent most of my childhood (Yokota). I read your post about come home! mag. I'm adding it to my wishlist of things to check out!
Posted by: Kathleen | January 26, 2009 at 08:29 PM
oh leslie...i use way to much paper too!
i wish i could see the world through my son's eyes. i predict i wouldn't sweat the small stuff!
great post!
Posted by: kirsten | January 26, 2009 at 08:32 PM
You only sometimes wish money grew on trees... How about all the time? I wish I would hurry up and win the multi-million dollar lottery! I wish I had the money to travel to Japan and come home with suitcases full of fabric and sewing books. I wish my wishes would come true. :)
Posted by: christina | January 26, 2009 at 08:35 PM
I wish I would win the lottery!
Posted by: Lili | January 26, 2009 at 08:46 PM
I wish my job was more stable. I wish I could speak French, Te Reo Maori and Swedish languages, fluently. I wish I could speak to loved ones passed on. I wish I could spend spring time in Paris again. I wish I had long hair. I wish I wasn't so sensitive. I wish I had more confidence to make the very most of my life. I wish I had a tray of freshly baked chocolate Afgan cookies right in front of me - I'd dip them into my cup of tea and feel so happy!
You lived in New Zealand? Where did you live?
xxx
Posted by: Miss Lady Finger | January 26, 2009 at 08:51 PM
i wish time would slow down so that my kids wouldn't grow up sp fast
i wish there were more hours in the day
i wish i could visit japan.... might get that wish granted this year- yipee!
Posted by: Christie | January 26, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Ah yes! There are [many] times when I wish money grew on trees. In fact, my mother always used to say that we had a money tree in the backyard when I was a kid. I believed her for quite a long time. Now I know it was just pure sarcasm.
Seriously though, I wish for good health and fortune for family and that my children grow into beautiful characters, and live a long, happy, life, full of love, lessons and adventure. If I only had one wish, that would make me the happiest. :-)
Posted by: Lin | January 26, 2009 at 10:16 PM
I wish... I lived in a warmer climate, I didn't have to work (outside the home!), I had more time to sew and craft...
and, I wish for an end to violence.
Thanks for asking!
Posted by: Melanie O | January 26, 2009 at 10:37 PM
I wish:
* that I could go back to Japan
* that the weather was a little less crazy - not 40+ for a week in Australia and the worst winter ever (apparently) in Europe and so reminding us that climate change is really upon us
* that I could speak German fluently
Posted by: Emily | January 26, 2009 at 10:59 PM
I wish to own that set of stamps. So handy to have a set of letters to use
Janet McKinney
Posted by: Janet McKinney | January 27, 2009 at 12:18 AM
i have a lot of wishes but what i really wish for right now is a good night sleep for me and the new baby. and a sewing machine and some wonderful fabrics!
Posted by: gene | January 27, 2009 at 12:53 AM
I wish that I could have more free time and money :) Simple as that.
Posted by: alice | January 27, 2009 at 02:12 AM
I wish I was fluent in Chinese and I'd finally find a job.
Posted by: matejaqi | January 27, 2009 at 02:20 AM
Hey Leslie,
I laughed re: the milk..not because of your allergies but remembering when we traveled to Japan in 2005 with our then 21 month old son who still drank milk from a bottle..and choosing milk and warming it up and sometimes wondering if we indeed have chosen milk..so many varities and interesting tastes!
However I digress...
My wishes....
#1-That the music world & Music listeners alike would acknowledge my partner and his bands amazing musical talent!
#2-That I actually land that freelance job or new Interior design position that helps me further in my career...
#3-health and happiness for my family and friends..
What more could a girl ask for...Have a great year to everyone..Lil
Posted by: Lil | January 27, 2009 at 02:27 AM
I wish for amongst the chaos of a working mother's day, 30 minutes of indulgent leisurely silence, to read a magazine from front to back, with a cup of coffee that didn't go cold.
Posted by: nerida | January 27, 2009 at 03:43 AM
Three wishes for a golden fish:
I wish my English was perfect.
I wish I would trek in our mountains more often.
I wish my sight would be normal again.
Posted by: Pina | January 27, 2009 at 05:02 AM
Thanks for the fun post, Leslie! I wish for all of my family and friends to be healthy and find joy.
Posted by: lisa | January 27, 2009 at 05:32 AM
i wish for a good nights sleep.
like sleeping until i wake up.
and not when my little ones wake up.
and i wish for my kids to be healthy!
*this winter has been crazy!*
and i wish for those awesome stamps.
i use too much toilet paper too.
Posted by: jill scripps | January 27, 2009 at 06:19 AM
I wish I knew the future.
Posted by: Mackenzie | January 27, 2009 at 06:58 AM
i wish my kids would stay little forever - they are growing up way to fast.
i wish i had a body that could keep up with my mind.
and yes, i also wish for a good night's sleep.
Posted by: JennD | January 27, 2009 at 07:42 AM