Last week while out of town on business, I was tagged by my fellow blogger and hugely talented artisan, Lisa of Serah’s Soaps, to come up with Six Interesting Things about myself to share with you. While I could argue the degree of ‘interesting’ for each one, I finally stopped analyzing every stinkin’ thing I came up with and just went with it. It didn’t take too long to come up with these, and once I got going, I realized what a fun exercise it was. I now have more than six things, so I threw in a few extras at the end.
1. I have what would likely be considered an unhealthy addiction to … lip balm. Not just any lip balm. I need the kind that leaves you with a little sting for a while, like Burt’s Bees with peppermint, Carmex, etc. I have tubes everywhere: work, purse, my car, Don’s car, the nightstand. It’s a little sickness, but I’ve come to terms with it.
2. I was basically a seasoned professional at being a flowergirl when I was very young. I was in my first wedding, for friends of my parents, at age three (see the vintage pics below); for the next one, a cousin of my mom’s, I was four; then there were two in a row for aunts and uncles when I was six. I was in another one or two as a tween.
3. I am keenly interested in food and nutrition (even though I sometimes struggle to stick to the best eating and exercise plans, dang) and studied the benefits of eating a raw food diet during the 18 months my brother was a raw foodist. More recently, I completed a Master Cleanse in June, and felt great! Plus I lost about 14 pounds during the 10-day cleanse. Whah-hooo!
4. My kids tease me about being “Safety Mom” or “Worst-Case Scenario Mom,” having a ‘small tank,’ (having kids wrecks your bladder, does it not?!), being militant about them wearing sunscreen, and not being able to complete a sentence without occasionally fumbling for the appropriate words (I’m telling you, before children, I had NO trouble forming sentences).
5. Can’t stand cleaning up other people’s food messes. I was the worst dish washer when it came to doing chores as a youngster. Even as a teen working in fast food, a restaurant and a cafeteria, I did NOT enjoy picking up the half eaten, messy plates of strangers. As such, my kids, although not strangers, learned at a very early age to clean up after themselves at the dinner table.
6. Have spent many years studying what is now known as the Law of Attraction, The Secret, the power of positive thinking, you get what you give, spiritual awakening, etc. While I think I was always predisposed to being positive, I now have a better understanding of why I’ve been so blessed and fortunate.
A few bonus tidbits:
1. I like homemade chocolate chip cookies to be break-your-teeth hard.
2. I don’t like to play games.
3. My sister and I were in a pop rock band in college called Shadow Rose (very 80s, I know).
4. I had lasik surgery nine years ago.
5. I fall into the ‘floral’ category for perfumes I like.
6. I make an amazing bison chili.
7. I’ve been told I am very animated when I talk and rely on using various hand gestures (all clean, I assure you) to help illustrate my points.
How’s that, folks?
