I Got Tagged in a Game of Blog Tag

Shelley, who does a wonderful blog about family life, tagged me the other day. I'm it now. We're playing Blog Tag, a game I knew nothing about until now, but it sounds like fun and the rules seem pretty simple, to wit:

1. Mention the blogger who tagged you and link to his /her blog
   
2. Post three lists of eight things about you that people don't know
3. Tag eight of your favorite bloggers and don't forget to tell them they've been tagged.

Shelley who writes I'm Still Standing tagged me. And here are my lists:

Eight Foods I love

1. coffee
2. fresh ground coffee first thing in the morning
   
3. buttered toast
   
4. bacon
5. scrapple
   
6. chocolate in any form
   
7. asparagus
8. fresh strawberries
   

Eight Things I'm Looking Forward To

1. flowers blooming in my garden
2. lazy summer days
3. getting my front porch painted
   
4. having family visits
5. losing ten pounds and getting into shape( don't laugh. It could happen)
   
6. finally getting around to reading " Team of Rivals"
   
7. traveling with friends this summer
8. writing and blogging more

Eight Things to Do Before I Die

1. lose ten pounds and get into shape:-)
2. let go of every grudge I've ever held
3. write that book I've been thinking about all these years
4. make the fact that I was here count for something
5. see what happens in the year 2012
6. live in the moment and achieve inner peace
   
7. finally get organized
8. tell the people I love how much they mean to me

Eight Very Cool Bloggers I'm Tagging

1. Jamagenie from Saturday's Child
2. James Golden, gardener and blogger extraordinaire of The View from Federal Twist
3. Steph Hicks from Peachy Green and LuLu and Stuff
   
4. Frieda Babbley of the delightful Frieda Babbley Eye on Life
   
5. Uninvited Writer who does a wonderfully literary blog of the same name
6. Adam Jones of Apple Macbook is My Dream
7. Alda of The Iceland Weather Report a wonderful blog about Iceland
   
8. Andrew Burnett of Hot Whisky a blog about, guess what:-)
   

Who Is Pinkpackrat Anyway?

Pinkpackrat is my usual username wherever I go on the internet, so why not here too? I chose it because I have the mind of a packrat, fulI of oddities which have been stored away for years in dark corners of what passes for my brain. I am a woman of,as the French so delicately put it, a certain age with stored memories, definite opinions and a burning compulsion to share them one way or another..You can find me on Digg and Stumbleupon and follow me on Twitter if you like. I also write on Hubpages about everything from liberal politics to chocolate cake.

What will I be blogging about here? Come back tomorrow and find out:-)