10 Honest Things About Me

I was so surprised the other day to get tagged for an award by blogger mom Amy who is a Southern gal living in Australia. She will soon have baby number three and I can't wait to hear about it. Seems we started our blogs within a couple days of each other. She is the sister of Becky whose writing voice I love and whose blogroll I hijack to find other great writers. Don't their names sound like Little Women? Writing talent must run in their family.

Without further ado, here we go:

1). I have a very good poker face. Oh, I may look cool, calm and collected on the outside, as I have heard from so many people over the years, and it's a benefit for work situations, but often on the inside I am all nerves and have to vent it all out later.

2). I have an apple shaped body that I inherited from my mom. Which from what I've read is unhealthy. I also read that stress causes belly fat. Which is hard to get rid of.

3). I started having hot flashes here and there a couple years ago. I used to be freezing at night at home and have to wear socks and a sweater to keep up with the cool house the hubs loved. Tables have turned now as he gets cold and I do not. I like to say I am getting hotter as I am getting older.

4). I paid for my own braces as an adult. Not sure why I didn't get braces as a kid because I could have used them as I had an overbite. Then they got more crowded. So I was 28 years old, married for several years, had no kids, and got clear braces on top, metal on bottom. Paying for them as an adult means I still wear my retainers.

5). I have not worked out at a gym in over 2 years. And sadly it shows. I previously had serious arm definition. Must find photo of that. I really need to make some changes.

6). I am a Gemini and my birthday is in a couple of weeks. I used to be into reading about astrology when I was a kid. I even made a book about the Sun Signs and their characteristics (by make a book I mean I handwrote it and stapled the pages together). Often I would get to know someone a little bit and then be able to guess their sign. And just like the astrology books claim, I have always had a thing for Aquarians.

7). I love to cook. I may complain that I come home from work and go straight to the kitchen but most of the time it helps me unwind. Tonight I was all alone and cooked salmon with dill from my garden, real mashed potatoes and peas with chives from my garden.

8). I really loved all of the '80's. Still love the music. I graduated high school and turned 18 (freedom!!) I had boyfriends. I attended several colleges. I had more boyfriends. I met the man for me in the 80's. Graduated college. Married him in the '80's. Want to still be with him when we are in our 80's.

9). I wrote journals from age 15 till I got married. I sure did write a lot about those boyfriends. The journal notebooks are in my closet and come in really handy. Like a few months ago when my husband actually debated with me about a detail on the event on which we met and I went into the closet and showed as evidence the journal from so many years ago. The debate was over.

10). I am not a big fan of wine. I've tried, I really have! So if I came over and you offered me wine I would choose chardonnay over red (so I am even more of an oddball on this) and then after one glass I would get really tipsy and then switch to a Corona. Or a Bahama Mama.

Bonus Item: I am lucky to have my hubs and boys--they are my life.

I am supposed to pass this along to 7 other bloggers. Stay tuned!

(photo taken two years ago around the same time I stopped working out)