Getting to Know You - October 2015 Edition

[Laura S.]

We used to have these threads once in awhile and I miss them. I think it's fun to get to know VFers in a different way. So, I'll ask the questions below. If you want, feel free to answer any answers you want to share:

1. Why were you given your name?/Why did you choose your VF name? (choose one)

2. What was your first paying job?

3. What is your favorite form of exercise?

4. What toppings do you like to put on your pizza?

5. If you had a year off with pay, what would you do?

6. What motivates you to exercise?

[Laura S.]

1. Why were you given your name?/Why did you choose your VF name? (choose one)

My parents gave me my name because (1) they liked it and (2) it's hard to make a nickname out of.


2. What was your first paying job?

Cashier at Burger King (high school job)


3. What is your favorite form of exercise?

I like cardio workouts that use weights. And, band workouts.


4. What toppings do you like to put on your pizza?

Sausage and mushrooms


5. If you had a year off with pay, what would you do?

Travel the world, especially to places that I don't have the time for while I'm working. And, I'd hang out places longer to get to know them better.


6. What motivates you to exercise?

I feel better when I do. I go to mush, both physically and mentally and somewhat emotionally when I don't exercise.

[dutchgirl]

Double post!

[dutchgirl]

Ooooo! Great thread idea!

1. Why were you given your name?/Why did you choose your VF name? (choose one)My real name (Sabine) is the name of my dad's sister. When I was born there was East and West Germany and she and her family lived in East Germany. I grew up thinking I'd never meet her or my cousins. My VF name is because I'm also half Dutch and I'm female.

2. What was your first paying job? I worked at a coffee house on the UC Davis campus.

3. What is your favorite form of exercise? Right now I love a good circuit workout!

4. What toppings do you like to put on your pizza? Everything except anchovies.

5. If you had a year off with pay, what would you do? Travel!

6. What motivates you to exercise? Exercise is my sanity saver first and foremost. The fact that it also gives me an aesthetic look I'm after is a great bonus.

[andtckrtoo]

I love reading all of the responses to these threads! Thanks for starting this!

1. Why did you choose your VF name? - Andtcktoo - stands for And Tucker Too - picked it as an email address to get Search and Rescue emails so I didn't miss them. Tucker was my search dog. Kind of after Tippacanoe and Tyler too.

2. What was your first paying job? I worked at Wendy's for two weeks, then got a higher paying job at a grocery store and moved to that.

3. What is your favorite form of exercise? Depends on my mood - I love running, cycling, kettlebells, TA ... Just about everything

4. What toppings do you like to put on your pizza? - Like my workouts - everything.

5. If you had a year off with pay, what would you do? Animal Rescue. I would love to be able to sell my house, move to a more remote location, have acreage and rescue dogs, cats, horses, goats - what ever needs a home.

6. What motivates you to exercise? I think I would implode without exercise. It's my number one stress relief and the main reason I'm relatively sane.
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[Vantreesta]

1. Why were you given your name?/Why did you choose your VF name? (choose one) My VF name is a name I made up for a character I created and I love it so much I wish it was my real name!

2. What was your first paying job? I babysat when I was in jr. high. I was not a fan.

3. What is your favorite form of exercise? It kind of depends on my mood and where I am in life. I love most of it!

4. What toppings do you like to put on your pizza? If I can only choose one it's pepperoni but I like most toppings, just no olives or pineapple and I'm not willing to try anchovies.

5. If you had a year off with pay, what would you do? Hike with hubby and my dogs every day!! I would also finally get a chance to read!

6. What motivates you to exercise? I feel so much better about myself and life overall when I workout.

[Candiceena]

How fun - love this idea!

1. name: It's a play on my real name, Candice.

2. What was your first paying job? I worked at Anchor Blue, a teen clothing store, when I was in HS.

3. What is your favorite form of exercise? I love AWT stuff and can branch out a little bit. What I do NOT like is barre. I can't get into it. I can do Jessica Smith barre and barre-inspired stuff, but although I tried so hard to love barre, I just couldn't. LOVE LOVE LOVE KCM, Firm, Cathe, Jessica, kickboxing, kettlebells.

4. What toppings do you like to put on your pizza? Hmm. IDK. Not a big pizza person. I used to hate melted cheese though and would always peel all my cheese and toppings off, wipe the marinara off w/ a napkin, and eat only the bread. haha! That was in elementary school.

5. If you had a year off with pay, what would you do? Blog, take photos of the place I live (olympia, wa), write, read, journal, focus on simplicity and love. and of course, work out. <3

6. What motivates you to exercise? I love "checking off" things so that feels good to check off my workout. I am motivated to see progress, so I started an excel sheet to track my workouts every month & can't wait to have a full year of workouts tracked! Vanity is my least-important reason. I exercise to feel good, and to make sure I age well and don't fall victim to preventable diseases. Exercising also helps me keep my food choices in check by eating stuff that doesn't make me feel run down but rather makes me feel energized.

[cherimac]

1. Why were you given your name?/Why did you choose your VF name? (choose one)

I was the first born and named after my Dad's initials-we both have CEB as our full set of initials. Until I got married.

2. What was your first paying job?
Kept score for Babe Ruth league baseball games. I was 13 and made $5 a game(in the late 70s).


3. What is your favorite form of exercise?
Barre, Pilates, yoga, fusion styles

4. What toppings do you like to put on your pizza?
Veggie Lovers

5. If you had a year off with pay, what would you do?
Haha, I am a SAHM homeschool mom. I wonder what I would do if I got paid!

6. What motivates you to exercise?
It keeps my aches and pains at bay and elevates my mood.

Great idea, Laura. Thanks.

[Diana3271]

1. Why were you given your name?/Why did you choose your VF name? (choose one) My parents took their middle initials and then chose a girls name they both liked using those initials. VF Name is my name IRL plus a number I can easily remember

2. What was your first paying job? In high school I worked at the Summer lunch program making lunches for the school system to distribute

3. What is your favorite form of exercise? I enjoy kickboxing style workouts

4. What toppings do you like to put on your pizza? I haven't had pizza in many years. My favorite would be a meat lovers, no anchovies.

5. If you had a year off with pay, what would you do? Travel with my DH to places that he has always wanted to see or places that he has wanted to go hunting.

6. What motivates you to exercise? I used to weigh 400 pounds, so my weight keep me motivated.

[luvcritters]

1. My VF name is because I love most animals.

2. My first paying job was setting several neighbors hair on brush rollers on Saturday and going back Sunday morning before church to do their combouts. I was in 6th grade. I got 50 cents per person.

3. My favorite form(s) of exercise are cardio and Pilates.

4. I like pepperoni, ground beef, sausage and onions on pizza.

5. If I had a year off with pay I'd bring home all the animals in the local shelter.

6. If I don't exercise I get cranky and my back hurts. Exercise is my sanity.