Chris, from A Deliberate Life, has kindly bestowed on me the Honest Scrap Blog Award. Thanks Chris!
Now I’m supposed to share 10 things about me that nobody knows. Mmm, that’s easier said than done! Let’s see what I can come up with.
1. I used to read encyclopedias for fun when I was a kid. I just loved learning new things. I still do actually, but I hate formal learning, which is why I’ve never completed a degree or diploma – I lose interest very quickly. I refer to myself as self-educated.
2. I’m very liberal, but believe that freedom is never free from responsibility.
3. When I was 12-13 I was the tallest person in my school. Ironically I married two short men.
4. I can’t draw, but I love doodling geometric patterns while in meetings or on the phone.
5. No matter how poor I was at times in my life (very!), I have never compromised on the quality of my toilet paper. The first time I visited the USA, I came back with a pack of Charmin’.
6. I don’t like crowds at all. You will never find me at fairs and expos. My preferred way of interacting is one-on-one, but I can still tolerate about four people. After that I check out. The exception is when I’m in a position of authority.
7. I’ve never broken a bone, but I have sprained both my ankles so badly that they needed to be in plaster.
8. I used to be fluent in French (about 20 years ago), but haven’t really spoken it much since then. I always surprise myself when I do have a chance to speak it (yesterday on the phone, for instance) and I get by.
9. I’ve somehow lost my ability to speak in public and really want to practice that again. I used to be a tour-guide (temp job many years ago) and I debated in school, so I know I can get back to stringing a sentence together without sounding tentative and saying “um” every two seconds.
10. I wish I could sing like Joan Baez. Unfortunately I sound more like Phoebe from Friends. This will not deter me from singing to my kids one day (until they ask me to stop).
Now I have to pick 10 people to pass it along to.
1. Kayla from Chubby-Stubby-Kay
2. Kat from Fit Mind Body Spirit
3. Shelley from Me, Myself and I
4. Cindy from A Sparkle a Day
6. Vickie from Baby Steps
8. Lee from Journey to Fitville
9. Doc Manette from Recalled to Life
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I would have never guessed #6 and #9. Thanks for sharing.
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You are full of interesting things! I never would have guessed your didn’t like crowds. Congrats on the award – it is much deserved.
Diane Fit to the Finish´s last blog ..Awards, Interviews, Answers
Wow! Thank you! I feel very honoured.
Congratulations !!!
(and THANK YOU SO MUCH)
I love your 10 things about you!
I would love to be able to speak French and I also wouldn’t have take you to be someone who doesn’t speak in public…you do EVERY DAY!
jk
Love your list Hanlie!
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Wow! I am an identical “ditto” on point #1, except add that I *also* took notes while I read the encyclopedias AND dictionary. LOL!
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Our family picks up the encyclopedia’s for fun and randomly reads from them.
so as an ode to pheobe…
’smelly cat, smelly cat…
what are they feeding you.
Smelly cat, smelly cat…
It’s not your faaaauuuult..”
I loved pheobe.
And good TP is the only way to go unless you want lint.
Good list.
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Congrats on your well deserved award, Hanlie. And thank you for thinking of my blog for this award.
I enjoyed reading your ten things. We have some things in common, although I wish I could sing like Bonnie Raitt.
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That’s always fun to get an award! I’ve only ever received two awards, but they made me so happy! Thanks for leaving such nice comments on my blog!
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Those are good interesting things. LOL, I just realized I do not get the encyclopedia thing but I DO understand the toilet paper!
I loved reading this! I always love to find out those quirky things about people that they don’t normally share. So much fun.
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I LOVE your line about freedom, Hanlie.
And I actually still read things like dictionaries for fun… hehehe.
(seriously. When I bought my Oxford English Dictionary I was pretty much singing all day. It’s a beautiful treasure).
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Thank you so much for the award! I post my stuff later in the week.
I was born in France, but don’t speak a lick of French. I remember you had mentioned a long time ago that you were an au pair after high school.
Thanks Hanlie =)… I better get a thinkin’.
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Loved reading this! very interesting! you’re great!
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Bonjour Hanlie! Je parle le francais aussi! J’ai etudie a l’universite, mais il y avait 15 ans que j’ai parlais beaucoup.
Okay, I had to think really hard just to write all that and I’m not sure any of it is even correct! It’s been a really long time since I spoke French to anyone – I was just thinking this morning that I should really brush up on my French in case I ever need to use it!
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Hi Hanlie, Congratulatins and thank you! I am just now getting caught up from vacation, but will put my thinking cap on. xoxo Kat
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