Seven Things About Me

This past week I was tagged by Shai Coggins at S Studio. The first meme on LPO. All I had to do was come up with any seven things about me that you do not already know and share it on the blog.

This wasn’t as easy as I thought it should be. I just told quite a lot in Welcome Readers and asked you to check out more in My Story on the about page.  And let’s face it, this is the internet. There are so many wonderful people to get to know out there, but there are a few scary ones that we have all learned to be watchful for. There are a lot of things you just do not go blabbing to EVERYBODY. Especially in a time when potential employers can Google you.

I guess I could take an easy road and come up with 7 things I’m planning on doing before Thanksgiving. But the regular posts are usually pretty matter of fact and I really do want you to get to know me better.

Seven Things

So, here it goes.  7 Things - at random about little ole me.

1. You know I am a craft fanatic because of the things listed in the Sites to See.  But you probably do not know that for a quite a while I truly carried a glue gun in my purse!  I have tried many crafts but am not really great at any one in particular.  I am usually willing to try out anything crafty, but have avoided scrap booking because I am without a doubt positive it would put me in the poor house since I have a thing for office supplies in general. I just know those gorgeous papers and tidbits would do me in.  My favorite crafts (at the moment) - cross stitch, light knitting, doodling (that counts doesn’t it?), quilting, sewing (mostly decor a little clothing), woodworking, and Tiffany method stained glass.

2. We have been doing the kitchen challenge, so this may be funny. We remodeled the house to make the perfect kitchen for me.  We did not just remodel the kitchen - we moved it to to a completely different room!  The remodel was amazing and even though the kitchen is not big, it is super efficient for me.  The only catch is we moved a year after the remodel and the kitchen I have now could not be worse unless it was all set up on one long wall (which I have also had in the past). I may never have the perfect kitchen ever again, but this one will be gutted some time in the next five years or so if I get my way.

3. My favorite beauty product is not a beauty product at all. Each night after I wash my face, I shake up a big bottle of generic milk of magnesia and apply a thin mask to sleep in.  If I am going to have a day at home, I wash my face in the morning and treat myself to another. Don’t laugh, try it.  But I would avoid the flavored versions. You never know if you might have an allergic reaction or if the ‘mint’ might give you a scary green tinge.

4. My favorite book genres are the ones that have some aspect of women’s relationships with one another. Especially generational. Mothers, daughters, grandmothers, great grandmothers - there is just something so fascinating about those dynamics.  My next favorite are period pieces and cultural pieces.  The best ones are the ones that go into real minute detail about daily life of other times and cultures.

5. I mentioned this past week that I love coffee. I actually had to come to like it. I am a night person who has always lived in houses full of morning people. Even when I do manage to get to bed at the same time or before them, my personal clock doesn’t get it. It takes me much longer to function well than the rest of them in the morning. (Melatonin also helps if you have a similar problem.) I still prefer a mug of hot chocolate.

6. I can’t pick a favorite movie. I LOVE watching them and hate spoilers. I seldom get to go to the actual theater to see them anymore. I try to pick the book or the movie, rarely both. I love the way special effects of new movies can take you into ‘only in your dreams’ type of places. Generally speaking, I think the writing is much, much better in old movies. I think everyone should see ‘Auntie Mame’ with Rosalind Russell and ‘The Philadelphia Story’ with Jimmy Stewart, Katherine Hepburn and my first love Cary Grant. I also think every teenage girl should see ‘GiGi’ with Leslie Caron. All of them at least once. Even if they aren’t ‘cool’.

7. My favorite colors have always been pink and black. The shades of pink have changed many times over the years, but it has always been pink. Even though I have always been more the tomboy than the girlie girl.

Now here is yet another tricky part.  I am suppose to tag 7 people to also do the 7 Things Meme.  The handful of people I have gotten to know really well over the past three months since I started LPO are out of town for the weekend and will have catching up to do when they return (2), have just done personal posts or similar memes (7), have policies against memes on their blogs (3), or do not have blogs at all. I’d feel bad asking any of them. I even did a Plurk to see if anyone was game, but only two were up for it when I asked.

So rather than break the chain completely, I tag anyone who reads this and wants to do it.  If you have a blog, I’d appreciate you doing a track back simply so the rest of us can follow the fun. If you do not have a blog, feel free to make your list in the comments. Even if it is just 7 Things you intend to get done before Thanksgiving. And take a peek at Shai’s 7 Things, too. She had a car theme. Clever!

photo credit: Pink Flowers by rkempjr

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