4 - FOUR - 4

I've been pretty busy lately, then again, I guess all of you are to. Anyway, as bad as I am at blogging when I saw this on Christina (who totally rocks)'s blog (Easily Entertained) I just knew that I was going to do it. I love reading other peoples answers!

So why don't you copy the questions and answer them on your blog, just let me know so I can go and check out your answers.

Four names that people call me
- Jolene
- Josephine
- Mary-Jo
- MJ

Four jobs that I've had
- au pair (in Germany)
- conveyancing secretary
- legal secretary
- bookkeeper 

Four movies that I've watched more than once 
- Die Hard (all of them)
- Love Actually
- Iron Man (all of them)
- Grease
To be fair this list could be a lot longer

Four books I'd recommend 
(I'm going to go with four series, cause picking a single book is too hard)
- His Dark materials trilogy (by Philip Pullman)
- Stephanie Plum series (by Janet Evanovich)
- Outlander series (by Diana Gabaldon)
- Jack Reacher 'series' (by Lee Childs)


Four places I've lived (in South Africa)
- Riversdale, Western Cape
- Glencoe, Northern KwaZulu-Natal
- Louis Trichardt, Northern Transvaal (aka Limpopo)
- Pretoria, Gauteng Province

Four places I've been
- Windhoek, Namibia
- Carole, Italy
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- New York, New York

Four places I'd rather be right now
- Lying on a beach with a cocktail in my hand, with the husband, kids & friends 
- Lying on a beach with a cocktail in my hand, with the husband, kids & friends
- Lying on a beach with a cocktail in my hand, with the husband, kids & friends
- My couch, with a cuppa tea

Four Things I don't eat
- kidneys
- liver
- black or white pudding
- sweetbread

Four of my favourite foods
- Beef carpaccio
- Steak & friet (fries)
- Chicken caesar salad (with anchovies)
- A good burger (not from a fast food chain)
- Nachos with all the trimmings (bonus answer)

Four tv shows I last watched
- The bachelor
- NCIS LA
- Girlfriends guide to divorce
- Modern family

Four things I'm looking forward to this year
- summer holiday, no idea what we are doing but it will be summer & will have two weeks off work
- christmas holiday, cause I love christmas
- city trips with my girl friends 
- impromptu parties

Four things I'm always saying
- oh my word!
- no worries, you are grand
- oi stop annoying each other
- can you please hang up your swimming stuff?

So there you have it, lots of pointless information about me. Your turn next and don't forget to let me know if you answer it so I can go read all about you!

My A B C

I saw this over on Kenzie's blog Crazy, Beautiful, Mommyhood .... and since it's a long weekend here in Belgium and I don't feel like doing much thinking here we are:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Age - ugh do I really have to admit how old I am? ok I'm 34 

Bed size - Queens size but since it broke we might go up a size

Chores that I hate - You mean to tell me that I'm meant to like chores?

Dogs - ugh not happy with them at the moment - 3 Boxers: Lulu, Duke & Gus 

Essential start to your day - a shower, need it to wake up

 
Favorite color - Green, Blue, Pink, White, Black it all depends on my mood

 
Goal - Get my butt in gear start jogging
 

Height - A little over 5'1"
 

Instruments you play - The fool :) Naw I used to play the piano as a kid
 

Job title - The job I get paid for? Editor
 

Kids - Two: Cat 9 and Tiger 7
 

Live - Alsemberg, small village close to Brussels Belgium
 

Mother's name - Alta
 

Nickname - Jo, Josephine, Easy-Peasy-Lemon-Squeezy (don't ask about this one)
 

Overnight hospital stays - Too many to list, tonsils, appendix, kids etc etc
 

Pet peeves - Toilet paper rolling down the back i/o the front, people who litter and many more
 

Quote from a movie or TV show - Up your ziggy with a wah wah brush! From the movie All I wanna do
 

Right or lefty - Both, well I right with my right hand but do most other things with either
 

Siblings - Younger brother, Gustav
 

Time you wake up - Between 5:30 and 6:00 depending on the dogs
 

Underwear - Yes, I wear underwear
 

Vegetable you dislike - Archichokes
 

What makes you run late - Himself, the kids, the dogs, never ever me :)
 

X rays - My right foot, my lower back, right hand ... mmm think that's it
 

Yummy food you make - According to my family: my Mac & cheese
 

Zoo animal - Giraffes & Zebras