I don't think Tracy realized the paper rifling that tagging me with this thing would unleash. A simple meme. But the first question has got me in a tailspin.
What were you doing ten years ago?
What, in days BC (before children)? I sincerely hope I was living it up, but the sad thing is, I don't really remember the details of my life then. Now, I know the headlines - where I was living (sweet Victorian semi on the edge of a wonderful park, close enough to walk into town) and working (science and engineering based consultancy), but what was I really doing?? I wanted to check, so I tried to find some hard evidence. No e-mails from back then, because I used my work account, pre digital photos only, so no handy dates. I've even binned the credit card bills from way back then, so I have no idea what I was spending money on. In fact, the only paper records I came across which could be positively identified as being from 1998, were a list of seeds I planted in the garden that year (it was deep in my gardening love affair period) and a Project Management award. This is scary stuff. What happens if I am accused of a crime from 1998 and I need to provide an alibi? I'm stuffed. This is why blogging is a good thing. Not that I've done anything illegal you understand. Just for the record.

I am obviously justified in my old diary preserving habits. It's just that pre 2003 got tossed out when we moved house.
5 things on my to do list for today
Buy one of those librarians date stamping gizmos, so I can catalogue the paper elements of my life. To avoid any similar panic 10 years from now.
Put the chicken and ribs in to marinade. For these. Yuuuuum.
Go to work - try to remember how to use the b****y till after 10 days away.
Pay the outstanding balance for our holiday to Cornwall.
Laundry. Today, tomorrow, probably every day until those grubby little boys of mine leave home.
Snacks I enjoy
Leftovers - I rival Nigella herself in my gleefulness at raiding the fridge.
Nuts.
Peanut butter on toast.
Radishes.
Post supermarket treat of whatever looked best that day on the bakery counter, with a coffee. Almond croissant, muffin, tart, doughnut - I'm flexible. Just not thin.
Things I would do if I was a billionaire
Panic, stress, pretend it hadn't happened. Vow not to let money spoil my children. Then go shopping.
Places I have lived
Oh really, I am not the right person to ask. I moved a lot as a child.Do you really want the list? Birth onwards? Hamilton, Bermuda; Broadstairs, UK; Suva, Fiji; Doha, Quatar; Whitstable, UK; Georgetown, Cayman Islands; Folkestone, UK; Benin, Nigeria; Nuku'alofa, Tonga; Dover, UK; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Sheffield, UK; Edinburgh, UK; Yokohama, Japan and 3 locations in Oxfordshire. Phew. Let's just say, I'm very adaptable. Not to mention good at packing.
6 people I want to know more about
I want to know more about everyone. I'm congenitally curious. So tell me in your comments, what was the last thing you ate? Or you could 'fess up and do the whole thing, if it grabs you.