1. I'm a home decorating nut. I go through decorating blogs like some people look for porn (esp. Moon to Moon and Offbeat home). I am obsessed with alternative/green building (cob, cordwood, earthships and underground houses). I also have themes decided for each room of the house (Living Rm:Bohemian, Kitchen: Steampunk Naturalist, Bathroom: Art Nouveau Mermaid, M. Bedroom: Art Nouveau Fantasy, etc.)
2. I'm an avid list maker. I make lists about everything. I'm esp. fond of my online shopping list @ TheThingsIWant.com.
3. I have long been drawn to earth-based faiths and consider myself an eclectic witch. I have also been fortunate enough to find a spiritual home for my family with a Unitarian Universalist church (which is an interfaith church and very non-judgemental).
4. I am a regular bookworm, who you will find a the local library as much as home. I also speed-read and can devour a 1,0000 pg novel in a day.
5. I hate to clean but at the same time I have a strong desire to have a beautiful home. So when I am lying around being lazy, I'm often beating myself up for it.
6. When I was in high school I was involved in both Dance and Theater. I was in love with modern dance and got a kick out of being a stage manager at the community theater. Due to bullsh*t decisions on my part I quit both early and have long since regretted all the fun I ended up missing out on.
7. I tend to be very restless. I try to deal with my restlessness by exploring the area where I am living (hiking, Renaissance fairs, caving, etc.). But given the chance I would cave to wanderlust and live a nomadic life (even if it was just part-time).
8. My totem animal is a Wolf. I can't really explain why.
9. My dream house is either an underground home or a cordwood/cob cottage in a secluded forest. Ideally it would be completely hidden from view with only the greenhouse showing. ( I would "hide" the front door so that only those who know where it is can get to it.). It would also include a cordwood sauna, tree house/playhouse for the kids, and would be overwhelmed with art, books, music, children and animals.
10. I am a pretty good cook and enjoy experimenting in the kitchen....along with showing off my cooking skills. I can make mind blowing 4 meat chili, herbed breads, and orange chiffon cake.
11. I tend to be an animal lover and am happiest when I have a variety of animals. Including not only dogs (huskies are my fav.), cats but farm animals as well (chickens, rabbits, goats, guinea fowl and perhaps a couple of peacocks).
12. I have a thing for tall guys with dark hair and blue eyes. Esp. if they have Scottish or Australian accents.
The first thing I always tend to notice about a guy is the voice, with the second being the eyes (gotta love a guy who has eyes that smile). And the sexiest thing about a guy (other than one in a kilt) is a laid back personality and sense of humor.
13. I tend to be a bit of a geek. Other than reading and spending a lot of time on my laptop....I have a weird thing for movies that are based on comic books, Playing fantasy role playing games on my comp. (Diablo) and XBox 360 (Fable). Everyone is our house is also Star Wars fans.
14. I adore being underwater and anything related to being underwater. (Including underwater photography).
My favorite movie as a child was The Little Mermaid ( I was so furious with my mother for not letting me dye my hair bright red or change my name to Ariel) and dreamed of being a mermaid.
15. I love reading myths and fairy tales, esp. to my children. My fav. book is Women who run with wolves.
16. I named all my kids after characters in horror and Tim Burton movies.
17. I love incense esp. Nag Champa and Sandalwood. I'm a sucker for candles esp vanilla and pomegranate scented.
18. I am hoping to take up belly dancing and pole dancing in the near future
18. At 28, I finally decided I should become a librarian and enrolled in college. I also decided I would be an artist/photographer and writer on the side.
19. I have to spend at least 1 hour alone everyday to recharge my batteries
20. I'm currently sleeping in my parents attic on a futon mattress with my husband and a three year old who has his own bed but gets up in the middle of the night to crawl over and hog our bed.
21. I have the world's worst sweet tooth, esp. for ice cream
22. In high school, my knee popped out of its socket during gym class and I had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance (which was located next door).
23. I spend a lot of time daydreaming
24. My favorite stores are TJ Maxx, Marshalls,Five Below, Spencers Uncle Funky's Thrift shop and any outdoor markets/flea markets
25. I have come a long way from where I was, even through I'm not yet where I want to be in my life. I've come a lot further than I had thought possible. A lot of the scars from the past are still there, and are still prone to tingling now and then, but I have found myself stronger because of them. They are reminders of lessons learned. Looking back I used to have a lot of regrets and I still do now and then. But then I realize that what happened, happened for a reason....I was meant to learn from my experiences, to grow from them. And learn to let go of the pain and the anger I have felt. I am halfway from where I was (and years ago coming this far was only a pipe dream) and I'm looking forward to whatever the future may bring.
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