On this blog I read, the author - Heather - sets out weekly blog challenges. They have ranged from all sorts of things, but all in the “tell me about yourself” vein. Here is this week’s:

I want you to make a list (with explanations/elaborations, if so desired) of your favorite things. They could be household appliances, entertainment items (TiVo!!), hair/makeup/skin stuff. The only "rule" is that these should be products, things other people can buy... so don't say "My husband, my child" - that's not quite the point.

I have never participated, but I think it is about time to give it a shot. So here I go – in bullet form no less…

• Tivo – obvious, but who DOESN’T love tivo. It is the greatest invention ever. ever ever ever.
• My new Keen shoes. – They are the Keen Calistoga in black. I totally stole the idea from my good friend Alex, she bought then when she was in boulder. I waffled on them for weeks then finally found a pair on ebay and I bought them. I need fancier shoes for work and they go with both skirts and pants. They are super comfy and more girly looking than most of my shoes.

• Chick fil a – ‘nuff said
• Southwest Airlines – 220 RT tickets Denver – Orlando at Christmas. And no extra fees for unaccompanied minors – how cool is that?
• My cruiser. The Electra Straight 8. I got it for mother’s day a few years ago and just fell in love with it and biking all over again. Hubby and I ride around our little piss-ant town when we get time, and now that boo can ride, we go on more family rides together. I have mountain and road bikes, but they aren’t nearly as fun as the cruiser. If I could have ridden this in the danskin, I would have.

• My Garmin Forerunner 301, fondly known as Armand. If you gotta run and you are a total data junkie like I am, Armand is the best running partner. I download the stats to my computer and analyze how I have gotten better (or worse as the case may be). I analyze how elevation and weather affects my run. I record my food intake and the time of the day of the run to see how to minimize my time in race situations. I am not sure I can really run without it, I have become quite addicted.

I think that is about it for now. No clothes or purses, although I have too many. Oh one final one –
• Ebay. Ebay and Craigslist. You can get all of the above (and more!) for cheaper than anywhere else. Sometimes if you aren’t careful, you can get caught in a buying frenzy, but it is a great place to go when you know exactly what you want. I don’t really shop in stores too much anymore. Ok – well be honest – I can’t stop shopping in stores no matter what I do, but I leave that for the spur of the moment small purchases and go to ebay and craigslist for everything else.

I think that is about it. I will add more as they come to me. Now I just need to go get some work done now.