I Was Tagged

Thanks to my blogging friend & fellow former exchange student from Tynda, Russia Yulya for tagging me & giving me an opportunity to complete this fun exercise!

4 things that are always in my purse (besides the obvious):

1) 800 mg of Ibuprofen
2) Disposable wet wipes
3) Grocery store coupons
4) Various shopping guides from the Environmental Working Group (mercury content of various fish; the "dirty dosen" - fruits & vegatables with the highest pesticide load; "Plastics by Numbers" - from safest plastics to ones to avoid)

4 things in the drawer of my desk (that one wouldn't expect to find there):

1) My Fertility Awareness calendar
2) The Goddess Guidance Oracle cards by Doreen Virtue
3) A photo of my American parents in their 30s (I would love to have such photo of my parents - some day!)
4) The Obstetrical pregnancy wheel/"due date" calculator

4 favorite things in my bedroom:

1) My jewelry box (I love to pick out a matching jewelry set on the evening prior to my work day)
2) The Ikea king size bed (enough space to cosleep with my son & even a dog)
3) My electronic alarm clock which projects the current time onto the ceiling
4) The white noise machine which runs all night (preventing Gerritt & I from hearing Sophia & Daddy's awakenings in the middle of the night & allowing me to get ready for work in the mornings quietly & without waking up Gerritt)

4 things I always wanted to do:

1) Have more than 1 child (I don't like being an only child)
2) Open my own private women's health clinic
3) Visit Forks, WA (You have to be the Twilight fan to understand)
4) Become a writer

4 things I like at the moment:

1) Having an evening all to myself (thanks to my husband taking Gerritt & Sophia for another overnight visit at grandma's house)
2) Being able to watch multiple episodes of the old TV series Heroes uninterrupted via my Roku box from Netflix
3) The sound of the raindrops on the roof (it's raining heavily)
4) Blogging - I find it therapeutic

4 things no one knows about me:

1) I moved to the US at the age of 18 speaking minimal English & have been back to Russia only once for the past 15 years
2) I make a horrible patient & would not take most of the meds I am prescribing to others (I believe in natural/restorative/holistic medicine & that less is more)
3) I am very comfortable discussing bodily functions & embarrassing health topics due to the nature of my work
4) I can play piano & accordion (although it has been a while)