{"id":14692,"date":"2011-03-10T12:31:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T20:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=14692"},"modified":"2011-03-10T12:31:34","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T20:31:34","slug":"thursday-confessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=14692","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Confessions"},"content":{"rendered":"

I feel the urge to share more about my life after yesterday’s post. A blog is a funny thing…I’m in complete control of whatever I post and share with my readers. 95% of the time I stick to the topic: weight loss. But honestly there’s a lot more about me than just being “The Chick That Lost 110 Pounds<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

Here goes…<\/p>\n

Confession:<\/strong><\/em> When I was about 24 years old I started the process to adopt a baby.<\/h4>\n

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I was single, living on my own, had a good job and I’ve always wanted to have kids. I feel very strongly about adoption and I’ve always had the desire to adopt a baby or kid in need of love and stability. I had some money saved up and the company I worked for matched adoption costs up to about $7k I think?<\/p>\n

I was going through the process to adopt, looking for babies, planning, reading every book I could find. I even made an appointment with an adoption agency to get started.<\/p>\n

I was determined. It didn’t bother me that I would be doing it on my own. I had a good job, thought<\/em> I could afford it, I had so much love to give…I sat down before my appointment and wrote down every cost I could imagine for adoption and monthly\/daily child rearing.<\/p>\n

I realized the responsible thing to do was wait until I had more money saved up. I was pretty sad that I didn’t do it but I think it was the right decision to make. Shortly after that I ended up adopting Fat Kitty (and a few months later, Maya).<\/p>\n

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Confession:<\/strong><\/em> I almost bought my own house.<\/h4>\n

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\nWhen I was 25 I decided that I wanted to get out of apartment living and buy a house on my own. I had some savings, the housing market in Portland was AMAZING for buyers and I was determined to do it on my own. I house hunted and looked at about 30 different houses, making an offer on three different ones that fell through.<\/p>\n

The last house that I made an offer on was the one I really wanted. I got my heart set on it. It was in NE Portland not too far from the college and public transportation. It was a nice neighborhood and near a park. The kitchen was brand new. There were some cosmetic fixes that needed to be done but it was basically move-in ready. The house was 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and an unfinished basement. Probably around 1,100 square feet. It was so cute (yellow with white trim) and listed at $90k. Can you imagine?<\/p>\n

I made an offer. I went to Vegas for the first time for my birthday and got a message from my Realtor while I was out of town that I didn’t get it. A developer offered the SAME amount of money I offered ($95k) but in cash. So lame. It burned and soured me from wanting to keep looking. I decided to take a break from house hunting for a few months and never looked again. The market quickly changed and honestly it was a blessing in disguise. I don’t think I would have been able to pay for the house on my own now that I see what kind of house costs Michael has. It truly was a good thing I didn’t get it.<\/p>\n

Another confession: I can get totally sucked into HOURS of “House Hunters.”<\/p>\n

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Confession:<\/strong><\/em> I probably won’t run a long race.<\/h4>\n

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My goal after running Hood to Coast had been the Las Vegas Half Marathon. I had my sights on running The Strip. What an amazing experience that would be! I think my injury has shown me that I’m probably not a long distance runner. If I ever run races again I think I might be sticking with 5k or 8k distances. I’m disappointed but it might just be the way it is.<\/p>\n

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Confession:<\/strong><\/em> I wish I could REALLY cook.<\/h4>\n

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\nI read a lot of foodie blogs. It started out just for fun, then it was because I wanted to try and teach myself how to cook meals. I read a few websites that are impressive. The recipes they do are advanced and complicated–too hard for me to attempt to be honest. I really wish I could though. One of my favorites to drool over is Salty Seattle<\/a>. Her food looks like art!<\/p>\n

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\nMy brother is the one with the cooking gene in our family. I’ve been picking his brain lately on different things to try.<\/p>\n

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Confession:<\/strong><\/em> If money was no issue, I’d go on a long vacation to either Tuscany or Napa Valley.<\/h4>\n

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\nHow romantic and relaxing would it be to wake up whenever I felt like it, with the sun shining into the window of a villa? Wine, cheese, good food, hiking…It sounds like heaven to me!<\/p>\n

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Confession:<\/strong><\/em> I think I’m ready for a puppy!<\/h4>\n

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QUESTION: Want to confess something?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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