I have been asked several times recently to share some "things about me" and as Easter has afforded us a long week-end, it seemed as good a time as any for a little introspection and sharing! Here goes....
1. I only drink tea (Earl Grey) at home....and only coffee when I'm out and about....never the other way round, I like them both just right :)
2. I speak and text to my brother every day, more than anyone else I know (even my husband some days!). I have two brothers, 2 and 5 years younger than me....when we were younger, it was the youngest one I was closest to whereas now it's the other one. We have a shorthand where family are concerned - and he is also one of the funniest people I know :)
3. I am definitely a girl's girl and am lucky enough to have a number of very close friends....my Uni friends are my oldest friends, I have my local "Mum" friends who I see pretty much every day at school....and then I have a group of girls that I met online over ten years ago, most of whom I have never met but who know more about me than many people. Every single day, I thank my lucky stars for all these girls, my girlfriends are everything to me....
4. New York City is a really happy place for me....when my husband and I first dated, we visited once or twice a year.....my husband proposed to me one frosty Sunday December afternoon in Central Park....we spent the last week days of our honeymoon there....and we saw in the Millennium Eve in Times Square....good times and the best memories....
5. I hate vacuuming....really detest it, I have no idea why! Bizarrely, my children love it and actually ask me if they can do it.....don't ask me how that happened ;)
6. I feel a tremendous sense of peace in the countryside and really love being by the sea....but I am a city girl at heart. I need streetlights and I do love the hustle, bustle and energy of town.
7. I love to sing and dance although I am no Beyonce. I would love to have dance lessons, any kind of dance really....and I am the kind of person who claims she would never do karaoke but actually, give me a microphone and there is no stopping me! (My secret is out!)
8. The things that used to frighten and worry me when I was younger, don't really bother me anymore....I do think that's partly due to becoming a mother. On the other hand, things that I never used to think twice about, do bother me....I am a pretty nervous (sometimes panicstricken) flyer and, privately, can be a real scaredy-cat about the silliest things.
9. I don't think I've ever been at my ideal weight....but I do have good self-esteem and confidence and that is just fine with me.
10. My relationship with my daughter means everything to me but sadly, and somewhat ironically, I have a very complicated and challenging relationship with my own mother....I'm not sure that will ever change really.....but I have, over the years, accepted it.
11. I absolutely love going to the cinema....I'm sure I could go every day if I had the time. I love the whole experience from buying the tickets, watching the trailers and love just being swept up in a film....and if it makes me cry, even better! Strangely enough, I virtually never watch movies at home, it's just not the same.
12. I have studied abroad (in France), worked abroad (in the US) and I speak (some) French, Spanish and Italian.
13. I honestly don't really have any regrets in life, not big ones anyway.....I really believe in being positive, making the most of life and just getting on with it.
14. Shallow as it may be, I dream of a walk-in closet or dressing room.....rails of hanging space, shelves for my shoes and bags, a beautiful cabinet for my accessories, a chandelier, a comfy chair.....maybe a cocktail trolley even ;)
15. I am not a great cook but would really love to be....it's definitely on my to-do list!
Happy Easter Monday!!
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