10 Things

Explored #94 on January 2, 2010 ----> Oh, thank you so much everyone!

 

I have been tagged by the lovely Westsidebeadery {Barb}. Now I must list 10 things you may not know about me...

 

1) I am a collector of sorts: my collections include Lucille Ball memorabilia, Audrey Hepburn memorabilia, books (novels, art books, cook books, coffee table books: I have over 500 titles), owl items, decorative cups, and coats.

 

2) In the second grade my teacher yelled at me in front of everyone for not writing in complete sentences, waded up my paper, threw it in the trash and made me go back to my seat and start the assignment all over again. From that moment on (up until middle school) I would start crying any time I didn’t understand something right away for fear of messing up or looking stupid. I am still a stresser and a perfectionist to this very day.

 

3) I want a dwarf bunny. Please, someone get me a dwarf bunny. I have checked out so many books on owning them from the library and have fallen in love. I think he/she would be the perfect pet to keep me company in an art studio (Claude, my cat, would get into too much mischief).

 

4) In my senior year of high school of was voted Youth of the Year by the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce and was in a parade where I rode on top of a Porsche with my name on the side.

 

5) I have a horrible time sleeping. I always have so much running through my mind. I am also very sensitive to sound and light and if it isn’t completely quiet and pitch black it’s impossible for me to sleep. I even have sleeping pills that I take but I hate relying on them (besides, they don’t always work for me).

 

6) I love cooking, ESPECIALLY baking and if I wasn’t an artist and had decided for that to be my career path I think I would have become a baker and would have specialized in decorating cakes. Other dream careers of mine include being a Disney Princess (I swear, if they called me up right now to be Ariel or Snow White I would hop right on a plane immediately), a librarian (which I declared to my parents at the age of five due to my love of reading), Fashion Designer, children’s book illustrator (which I’m diligently pursuing), Zoologist (I absolutely love animals) and Broadway Musical star (Sadly, I cannot sing or dance).

 

7) For those of you who follow my stream, you know I have been waiting for my CBEST scores to come in. Well guess what everyone... I passed each section with flying colors!! You needed a total score of 123 and I achieved a 154. I am a HORRIBLE test taker so you can't even begin to imagine how happy I was at the news! Thanks to everyone who sent out brainy vibes to me that day. Now I please ask you to do it again the morning of January 9th because that is when I will be taking my Praxis Tests (but more on that later).

 

8) I took piano lessons for 11 years but hardly ever play anymore (I hate performing in front of people). It is a dream of Cory’s to get me a lovely piano someday so we can accompany each other: Him, plucking the guitar strings and me, tickling the ivories.

 

9) As much as I adore fashion and dressing up, I would wear pajamas all the time if I could.

 

10) I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis a little over a year ago. I write a blog about my experiences dealing with this chronic condition. I have a medication/vitamin organizer that features every day of the week on it and has a side for AM pills and a side for PM pills. It makes me feel like such a little old lady.

 

So, now I must tag 10 others. If you're tagged, make a list of ten things that we don't know about you! Even if you aren't tagged, I would love for you to participate! I can't wait to read them! (Also, if you have already been tagged OR do not wish to participate just message me so I can remove you and pick someone else) :)

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