Motherhood According To Suz

by Leslie

It’s a new month, so that means there’s a new edition of the feature column:

It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet some brilliant mothers; to celebrate, learn from and be inspired by our differences, while drawing strength and support from the common ground we share.

I am really excited to introduce you to this month’s featured mother: Suzanne Gale of The World According To Suz. I’ve had a crush on her and her blog pretty much since she started writing it. I did a little something resembling a hurkey (which is a whole lot for a pregnant lady like me) when she agreed to write this installment of This Is Motherhood, because she is the coolest. If we were to have a cool kids virtual sleepover, Suz would be the one helping me put your bra in the freezer. She also happens to be an incredibly talented writer, so you really must click and read her column right after this warm-up interview.

Leslie: Why do you blog?

Suzanne: I blog for a few reasons:
*One: keeps me writing on a regular basis. Writing is what I like to do, but it’s rarely feasible to be able to sit and work on a novel for hours a day. A couple hundred words each day, or even every-other-day, is more my speed right now.
*Two, being a blogger is the closest I will ever come to being a rock star or performing before a large audience. I’ll write something and then just can’t wait to see the comments; I’m a comment junkie. I see new comments and I think Yay! People are paying attention to me!! (Wow, that was probably too honest… please don’t think less of me…)
*And last but not least, I blog so my friends and family who live far away can sort of keep tabs on my family. They like to see pictures of the kids posted.

Leslie: If your blog were a food or beverage, what would it be and why?

Suzanne: Mashed potatoes with Pop Rocks on top. It’s kind of smooshy and comforting, but then has a funny, tickling element to it. And it rots your teeth.

Leslie: If there were a movie made of your life, who would you choose to play you? Who do you think your children would choose for you?

Suzanne: I’ve had a few people tell me that I look like Cameron Diaz. I would be just fine with her playing me; then people would think that I was taller and had straighter teeth in real life. Plus, we already know from Charlie’s Angels that she can pull off the martial arts moves. We would have to put some fight scenes in the movie, just for dramatic effect. My children would probably pick a character from Star Wars or Sponge Bob to play me, because those are about the only actors they know.

Leslie: Would you rather have the ability to read other people’s thoughts or the ability to plant thoughts in their head?

Suzanne: I’d like to have the ability to read people’s thoughts, but I’d want to be able to shut if off at will. I don’t think I’d like to hear things about myself all of the time. I mean, how depressing would that be to be talking to someone and they just keep thinking wow, I wonder if she knows about that zit on her forehead. She has to know. How could she not feel that one?

Leslie: If you were given a day completely to yourself where you could do whatever you wanted - money is no object - how would you spend that day?

Suzanne: I’m a sucker for time spent with my husband. He is a funny guy, and just fun to be around. I’d like to fly off with him to somewhere warm. Just spend the day hanging out, being outside. A massage would be nice, too. Oooh, yeah, I’ve always wanted to do one of those couples massages on a beach somewhere. That’d be the best.

Now, click on over to read Suzanne’s edition of This Is Motherhood and be sure to visit her blog The World According To Suz!

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Comments

4 Cool Kids Came To Play

Jen in MI on March 1, 2008 7:51 am
She definitely sounds like one of the cool kids! Heading her way now…
Jerseygirl89 on March 1, 2008 10:49 am
I’ll go check her out! (BTW, you do realize that now whenever you interview someone, I picture you in a red power suit.)
Karly on March 1, 2008 12:41 pm
Wow! Her article/post/whatever you call it is AWESOME. She is quite the writer. Off to her blog now!
The World According To Suz » This is Me Contributing… on March 1, 2008 5:28 pm
[…] So check out my very first contributing article, or go to her blog to read the question and answer interview wherein I liken my blog to mashed potatoes with Pop Rocks on top. Oh, come on… you know you want to. […]