Before I die, I’d like to…

Visit Scotland and Ireland, be able to run a marathon, and say that’s I’m over 100.

What are you really good at?

Writing, baking, and avoiding work.

If you could change places with anyone, living or dead, for one day, who would it be?

My youngest daughter. She has SID (sensory integration dysfunction), a neurological disorder associated with autism. I’d like to be able to see the world as she does.

Would you rather be a little smarter or a little sexier?

If I said sexier, I’d be branded as a woman who has bought into the system. If I said smarter, it would be a lie.

The best decision I ever made was…

To marry my husband and start my blog (www.momtothescreamingmasses.typepad.com).

What was your mother right about?

That the popular people don’t come out any more ahead in the end than you do.

What are you most proud of?

Losing 75 pounds over the past 18 months.

Something on my mind lately is…

Whether I should write a book to help women achieve their goals in weight loss and healthy living. It’s the old “What makes you think anyone would want to read what you have to say?”

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