Another day, another award

 

“The Honest Scrap award is given by other bloggers who consider a blog’s content or design to be brilliant. The awardees must then post ten honest things about
themselves and pass the award on to other bloggers who fit the bill – in other words, whose blog is brilliant.”

Thank you Mindy Mom, my favorite local blogger for the shout out.  Can’t wait for our next girl’s night out.  Ten random things about me.  Hmmm… what have I not talked about yet.  Let’s see…

1. I bite my fingernails.I hate it but I do. The big problem is my nails are paper thin and won’t grow in the first place.  When they do, they end up tearing very quickly.  And then there’s the issue of the hoofed one.  I honestly don’t know how anyone who works with horses has pretty hands.  It’s just not natural. If I need nice nails for an event I just get acrylics.

2.  I have broken my nose 8 times.It started when I was seven and, all tomboy, fell off a skateboard and landed on my face on the cement.  Beyond that I ran into a wall, had a huge book fall off a shelf onto my face as I was looking up,  a sewing machine fell over onto my nose while I was looking down, one of the band geeks in high school accidentally smacked me in the face with a snare drum as I was sitting in a school assembly, I was kicked in the face by a horse, and then once playing basketball and soccer.  Wow. It was exhausting to write that.

3. I am extraordinarily claustrophobic.  I hate closed tight spaces.  I refuse to get on an elevator with more than a few other people.  I hate long hugs.  I can’t sleep with someone else too close to me in my bed.  I have to close my eyes if I’m using a port-a-potting and pretend I’m in a field.  Sleeping bags are bad news.   I have no idea where it came from but it’s here and appears to be here to stay.

4. I love to travel. I’ve been to seventeen foreign countries so far and have a long list of more I want to go too.  I can’t wait for the N-Man to be old enough to travel too so I can take him everywhere.  It is so important to me that he grows up knowing there is more out there that what he sees at home.

5. I have a long standing love affair with Africa.  Haven’t been yet, but I will.  Again, no idea where it comes from but the cultures of the east central countries fascinate me.  In 2004 I turned down an opportunity to take a two year job in Kampala, Uganda assisting with legislative reform and drafting in the areas of women’s and children’s rights.  I could kick myself for not going. Note that I say kick, not regret.  I can’t regret it because if I’d gone I wouldn’t have met X and have the N-Man.  But ugh… what a missed opportunity.  My church is doing a mission trip to Kenya in September but I can’t do that one either.  I’m heartbroken.   But rest assured, I WILL make it there eventually.

6. I have never had a pedicure. Not a professional one at least.  I do them myself at home but have never paid for one.   I’m going to change that next week before I leave for vacation.

7.  I was a practicing Buddhist from 1994- 2007.  I fully converted.  I had a horrible experience with church and Christianity in college and just completely renounced my faith and walked away.  It wasn’t until 2007 when I walked into my present church, through a random series of coincidences, or devine intervention, that I thought there was any Christian church anywhere that actually matched with my beliefs.   Finding my current spiritual home is one of the best things that ever happened to me.  However, I do still incorporate numerous Buddhist practices and beliefs in my day to day life. 

8. I  have mild dyslexia.  I’m sure you’ve noticed I can’t spell or punctuate for crap.  That’s why.  I especially have difficulty with words that are spell something different forwards and backwards.  Saw-was, etc…. It’s just painful sometimes but, in forums like this I’ve given up trying to please everyone.  If you judge me for my errors, that’s your problem, not mine.

9. I met most of my present best friends on line.  For four years now I’ve been a loyal member of a very active, local, message board.  The women on that board have seen me through an engagement, wedding planning, marriage, pregnancy, down fall of my marriage, divorce, and beyond.  I’ve been there with them through the same and more.  Yes, we get together regularly in the real world too, but our haven of friendship and support is that board.  Anyone who says they aren’t real friends as a result or otherwise tries to break it down can kiss my butt. I love those ladies to no end. They have taught me the importance of girlfriends.

10.  Didn’t want children until 2005.Until I met X I adamantly did not want to have children.  Loved kids.  I just didn’t want one of my own.  I didn’t want the responsibility and felt I was too selfish to do the job right.  Having the N-Man has taught me I was right about that on many levels. Don’t get me wrong.  He was very planned and not at all regretted, but he will definitely always be an only child.  With one, I can still indulge me and live the life I want.  Wouldn’t be possible with two.  But praise the good Lord above for the strawberry sprite who bless my life and opened my eyes to what real love is all about.  Becoming a mommy is the best decision I’ve ever made.

So.  That’s that.  Any question?   Now to give some recognition where it is due… on second thought, I have no one to give it to because everyone is already playing.  Apparently, we all already rock!