My new blog friend Michele at Moonfield Lane passed along a Liebster award. That was very thoughtful of her! One of the best things about blogging is meeting new people and realizing you have a lot in common (including the spelling of our names!). I'm supposed to share 11 random facts and answer some fun questions Michele came up with.
11 Random Facts About Me:
1. I really like writing lists of random facts. I wrote a list of 33 and 34 several years ago on my birthday.
2. Michele and I agree on this, Kathleen Kelly in You've Got Mail had one of the best jobs ever. It's still one of my favorite movies of all times.
3. I have a new movie to add to my list of favorites. Silver Linings Playbook is now in my top 20 movies. It was so good! Seriously, I loved it!
4. I went to the same school kindergarten through 12th grade.
5. No one in my family or friends knew that I had a blog for a very long time. I was a secret blogger! I confessed to my best friend, Angela, that I blogged and she admitted that she wanted to start a blog, too. That was a fun coincidence. We've made our blog journey together. She has an amazing blog that is focused on interior design and DIY projects. Even though our blogs are different, we still "get" each other and share a special bond because of blogging.
6. I love to travel. I have a bucket list of places I want to visit. If I had unlimited income, traveling would be one of the luxuries in which I indulged.
7. I'm a morning person and a huge grouch at night. My husband is the exact opposite.
8. I like order and organization. A place for everything and everything in its place :)
9. As a little girl, I loved dolls. I had baby dolls, Barbies, and Cabbage Patch kids. My grandmother was an excellent seamstress, and she would sew clothes for my dolls. I still have many of the outfits and dolls stored in my attic.
10. My favorite color is blue.
11. If I could shop at 3 places for all of my clothes, it would be Banana Republic, Anthropologie and Boden.
Here are my answers to Michele's questions.
11 Random Facts About Me:
1. I really like writing lists of random facts. I wrote a list of 33 and 34 several years ago on my birthday.
2. Michele and I agree on this, Kathleen Kelly in You've Got Mail had one of the best jobs ever. It's still one of my favorite movies of all times.
3. I have a new movie to add to my list of favorites. Silver Linings Playbook is now in my top 20 movies. It was so good! Seriously, I loved it!
4. I went to the same school kindergarten through 12th grade.
5. No one in my family or friends knew that I had a blog for a very long time. I was a secret blogger! I confessed to my best friend, Angela, that I blogged and she admitted that she wanted to start a blog, too. That was a fun coincidence. We've made our blog journey together. She has an amazing blog that is focused on interior design and DIY projects. Even though our blogs are different, we still "get" each other and share a special bond because of blogging.
6. I love to travel. I have a bucket list of places I want to visit. If I had unlimited income, traveling would be one of the luxuries in which I indulged.
7. I'm a morning person and a huge grouch at night. My husband is the exact opposite.
8. I like order and organization. A place for everything and everything in its place :)
9. As a little girl, I loved dolls. I had baby dolls, Barbies, and Cabbage Patch kids. My grandmother was an excellent seamstress, and she would sew clothes for my dolls. I still have many of the outfits and dolls stored in my attic.
10. My favorite color is blue.
11. If I could shop at 3 places for all of my clothes, it would be Banana Republic, Anthropologie and Boden.
Here are my answers to Michele's questions.
What's your #1 guilty pleasure?
I spend a lot of time on social networking apps or websites (facebook, pinterest, instagram, blogging).
That's closely followed by the guilty pleasure of reading chick lit.
I spend a lot of time on social networking apps or websites (facebook, pinterest, instagram, blogging).
That's closely followed by the guilty pleasure of reading chick lit.
Why did you start blogging?
Several reasons:
I was having a hard time processing my feelings when my face was paralyzed after having Bell's Palsy. You can read about that here. I also wanted to meet other women who had similar interests (interior decorating, fashion, parenting). I was feeling lonely and isolated in the small town where I live and blogging provided the connection and encouragement I was looking for. Now I blog because it's a place to keep a record of all the special things that happen in our family.
Several reasons:
I was having a hard time processing my feelings when my face was paralyzed after having Bell's Palsy. You can read about that here. I also wanted to meet other women who had similar interests (interior decorating, fashion, parenting). I was feeling lonely and isolated in the small town where I live and blogging provided the connection and encouragement I was looking for. Now I blog because it's a place to keep a record of all the special things that happen in our family.
What's your favorite book?
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
What's the worst job you've ever had?
I wouldn't say "worst" but being a YMCA day camp counselor when I was in college was challenging. I worked at the Y in the summer of '98. That year Texas had a record setting heatwave with almost a month of consecutive days that were over a hundred degrees. Most of our work was outside and it was miserable in the scorching heat. I'm still not sure how I didn't have a heatstroke.
I wouldn't say "worst" but being a YMCA day camp counselor when I was in college was challenging. I worked at the Y in the summer of '98. That year Texas had a record setting heatwave with almost a month of consecutive days that were over a hundred degrees. Most of our work was outside and it was miserable in the scorching heat. I'm still not sure how I didn't have a heatstroke.
What's your idea of a perfect day?
Spending the day outdoors doing something with my family. I'd love to be skiing in the mountains or hanging out on a beach.
Spending the day outdoors doing something with my family. I'd love to be skiing in the mountains or hanging out on a beach.
What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
I moved to Seattle, Washington after I graduated college. I didn't know anyone in the city.
How would you describe your decorating style?
cozy-cottage-farmhouse
What's your favorite desert?
Blackberry Cobbler
Blackberry Cobbler
What's your least favorite household chore?
cleaning the bathrooms
cleaning the bathrooms
Describe your worst DIY/decorating disaster.
When I was younger I had a terrible encounter with sponge painting. To add to the decorating disaster, I'm pretty sure the color was country blue. Please don't judge me, ha!
When I was younger I had a terrible encounter with sponge painting. To add to the decorating disaster, I'm pretty sure the color was country blue. Please don't judge me, ha!
Name a designer or blogger whose style you admire.
Posie Gets Cozy, Holly Mathis, Jones Design Company, The Pleated Poppy, The Inspired Room, Urban Grace...
the list could go on and on :)
Posie Gets Cozy, Holly Mathis, Jones Design Company, The Pleated Poppy, The Inspired Room, Urban Grace...
the list could go on and on :)
I'm so glad I found your blog a while back. I love following along with you and your cute family! It's so fun having blog friends across the country that are going through the same stages in life!
ReplyDeleteFun list. I'm also so glad that we are blog friends! I've enjoyed getting to know you, and I love that we have a love of Texas in common. :) My favorite color is also blue, and I'm a morning person...and Kevin is the opposite just like Mark!
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I love reading these lists! Thanks for sharing!
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