IF I WERE........

Thinner - I would probably think I was still fat, and I'd be right.

Blonder - I might look younger, but probably would just look blonder.

Truly Skinny - I would have a large selection of swimsuits and a fabulous tan and be so vain you wouldn't be able to stand me.

Creative - I would have so much energy the day would not be long enough.

Taller - I would move the flour and sugar canisters to a higher shelf in the kitchen.

Not Afraid of Mice - I would put out traps everywhere and spend all day emptying them.

Not Afraid of Snakes - I'd simply be not afraid of snakes and still wouldn't seek them out.

Richer - I probably wouldn't live much differently from today.

Younger - I would probably not change anything I did the last time I was younger.

Smarter - I could figure out how to be in three places at one time.

Nicer - I would have used Annie's list as it was and not added the above.

Here's the list:

If I Were...
A gardener – I would plant corn, tomatoes, and eggplant. And cucumbers and green peppers.

An artist – I'd do plein air paintings of mountains and clouds and snow and rivers and the desert and the stars at night.

A farmer – I would own a giant yellow tractor with gps steering and spend all my time letting it drive me around the field.

An architect – I'd go live in the desert in a house that fit in so well it'd be almost invisible.

A teacher – I would not know how to control those kids and lose my mind.

An actor – I'd be very rich.

A singer – I'd sing old fashioned church hymns.

A preacher – Nobody would belong to my church.

A traveler – I'd drive all over the United States on back roads and eat at the best local restaurants and stay in nice hotels and look up my MyBloggers friends, and write a book about it.

An explorer – I'd throw away my maps and rediscover the world from my own perspective.

A politician – I would be insufferable.

A writer – my great American novel about traveling (see above) and its sequel would be already gone past hard cover to paperback to movie, and my cookbook would be famous.

A scientist – I'd be working in a research lab and going to professional seminars where we all stood around with name tags and had refreshment breaks.

A zoologist – I would be shoveling poop, no doubt.

A photographer – I'd hold up traffic while people politely waited for me to get my shot.

A detective – My days would be filled with interesting things to do.

A biographer – I would discover someone's trunk full of letters and write a story around them.

A gourmet cook – I'd have to have a bigger kitchen and definitely more refrigerator space.

A US President – I'd resign - too humid in Washington DC.

A representative to the United Nations – I'd resign - too New Yorkey in New York.


Now…. it is your turn. You can make up your own “If I were…” or you can use Annie's categories and add your own thoughts.