Random Facts About Me

I was tagged by Barb and Cynthia so I guess I'd better do this:)
Here are the rules:
Link to the person who tagged you. Post the rules on your blog. Write six random things about yourself. Tag six people at the end of your post. Let each person know he or she has been tagged. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

**Random Facts About Me**

1. I started smoking in elementary school - ew! I then quit for good about 20 years ago.
2. I always wanted to be a schoolteacher when I was a young girl - I even made my own workbooks.
3. I want to own a dog but I'm too scared to commit!
4. I'm hyper-sensitive to caffeine. A cup of coffee first thing in the morning could very well mean no sleeping that night - unless I'm on holidays which for some reason seems to exempt me.
5. I was "Farrah" in our Charlie's Angel trio in high school. I never did get that flip quite right tho'.
6. I met Whoopi Goldberg. I know I put this in my last meme but couldn't find the pic so here ya go...I'm tagging Tamara , Denise and Carol. I also still owe K8 the Gr8 a meme which I'd totally forgotten about. Oops, I'll get right on that:)

A Stranger Friend...

Every day I go and visit Jen Lemen. I only know her through her blog and she's probably never heard of me but there's something there most days that lights me up.
Her writing is eloquent, she shares deep with her thoughts and gives herself permission to stay there as long as it takes, she surrounds herself with people who nurture her and give love back, she went to Rwanda on a mission to help out her friend's daughter as well as thousands of other children in need of books full of love, she's raising children with such an awareness of the importance of this task, and she frequently challenges me to look at life with loving eyes, open arms and the patience to allow myself the time it takes. With thanks...

Everybody has a story...

I was speaking to someone about blogging the other day who said, "I don't know why anyone would want to blog about their boring life everyday or why anyone would want to read it." Ouch! I know that she just doesn't get it. The blogging world has opened up my life. I pay more attention - always thinking, 'is this something I might want to share?'. I take more pictures and see things differently. I catch up with people from around the world on a daily basis.

I visit (virtually) a man in the US who tragically lost his wife right after their baby was born in March of this year. He bravely and honestly tells us about his life and what it's like being a suddenly single father. The support he receives from the blogosphere is phenomenal.

I've just recently met (again, virtually) a taxi driver in Ireland who is so witty and creative in how she shares her life and stories.

I've reconnected with a friend who had moved away and will soon be returning to Vancouver.

I look at photos and stories by the amazing women on the Shutter Sisters site that always inspire me to open up my world just a little bit more - either through writing or pix.

And...I visit my friends locally (Cynthia, Barb, Carol, http://wayoutwear.blogspot.com/) who also share their life and stories through blogging and I get to see their world through a different lens.

I really do think everyone has a story to tell, don't you?

Blog Award

I got a blog award! Thank you to Cynthia!


These are the rules:

1. Put the logo on your blog.

2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.

3. Nominate at least seven other blogs.

4. Add links to those blogs on your blog.

5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.


I have to admit, I read quite a few blogs but I'm a bit of a lurker so I didn't feel comfortable (I guess I'm shy in this dep't) listing them all.

So...here you go...you only get 5!
Barbie - http://letmeaxeyousomthin.blogspot.com/

Lovella/What Matters Most - http://lovella-at-home.blogspot.com/

Jen Lemen - http://jenlemen.com/blog/

Carol - http://www.carolbrowne.com/

Shutter Sisters - http://shuttersisters.squarespace.com/home