20 Random Facts About Me
1- I feel like my generation uses the word random (way too much)to describe things that indeed aren't random at all. Fact.
2- I'm pretty sure I started a questionnaire thing like this on my blog a few years ago, if so I mentioned the fact that I love earlobes...correction good earlobes which still holds true.
3- I have more shoes than there are weeks in a year
4- I have a difficult time talking about myself (I am already struggling with this list and
I'm only on number 4)
5- I am really bad at verbally expressing my thoughts and feelings but generally speaking if I can write them down I can usually do so with ease
6- I love learning about people and their lives, beliefs, frustrations just figuring out what makes them tick.
7- I am an awful decision maker on unimportant things but usually the most important decisions I've made in my life have been last minute spur of the moment decisions
8- I pocrastinate EVERYTHING
9- People who have met me since I graduated high school usually don't know that I'm a singer (ugly car singing voice doesn't count haha)
10- I love throwing parties
11- Nothing brings me more joy than precious little children. Close second is cheese.
12. I have no shame...my poor mother is still trying to figure out where she went wrong
13. I get along better with men than women
14. I had my first drink of alcohol today thinking it was rootbeer. Note to self: take a translator with you to the grocery store because Russia doesn't separate alcoholic drinks from everything else.
15. This is the longest I have gone without dying my hair for the last three years (4-5 months) it's killing me!
16. I forget to breathe a lot...it's extremely weird
17. I laugh a lot. Most of the time for no apparent reason or when I think someone or something is weird or I'm uncomfortable or when I'm nervous or when something is funny. (each laugh is different) and if something is truly hilarious I laugh so hard I stop breathing and then I can't figure out how to start breathing again so I hit this oh crud phase which in turn is hilarious...it's a vicious cycle.
18. Since we are on the subject of laughs I have some creepy laughs, that who knows where they come from, freak me out! I can only imagine what it's like for other people.
19. I'm loud! I didn't learn how to whisper til my junior year of high school but obviously I don't quite grasp the concept still.
20. I am a firm believer in keeping secrets. Even if we were best friends and I dislike your stinking guts now (not like I'm speaking out of experience or anything) if you told me a secret it's on lock down for forever.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Say
Ahhhhhh blogging! I hate these things but I always enjoy looking back on them to see where I was at a certain point and time in my life. (funny kinda sounds like a journal...oh wait that's what this thing has kinda been minus angry rampages) oops! What a cheeser I am! Anyways I'm going to be one of those people who posts questions and answers them through her blog as if people wanted to know! ...you're welcome! Jokes jokes! Ok so here it is:
1. Twenty random facts about yourself
2. List 3 legitimate fears you have and how they developed
3. Describe your relationship with your parents
4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year old self
5. What are the five things that make you most happy right now
6. What is the hardest thing you have ever had to experience
7. What is your dream job and why
8. What are 5 passions you have
9. List10 people who have influenced you and why
10. Describe your most embarrassing moment
11. Describe 10 pet peeves you have
12. Describe a typical day in your life right now
13. Describe 5 weaknesses you have
14. Describe 5 strengths you have
15. If you could be any animal what animal would you be and why
16. Describe 5 of your greatest accomplishments
17. What is the thing that you wish you were most great at
18. What has been the most difficult thing that you have had to forgive
19. If you could live anywhere where would it be and why
20. Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood
21. If you could have one superpower what would it be and what would you do with it first
22. Where do you see yourself in 5,10,15 years
23. What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong
24. What is your favorite part of your body and why
25. What is your love language
26. What do you think people misunderstand about you most
27. List 10 things you would like to be remembered for
1. Twenty random facts about yourself
2. List 3 legitimate fears you have and how they developed
3. Describe your relationship with your parents
4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year old self
5. What are the five things that make you most happy right now
6. What is the hardest thing you have ever had to experience
7. What is your dream job and why
8. What are 5 passions you have
9. List10 people who have influenced you and why
10. Describe your most embarrassing moment
11. Describe 10 pet peeves you have
12. Describe a typical day in your life right now
13. Describe 5 weaknesses you have
14. Describe 5 strengths you have
15. If you could be any animal what animal would you be and why
16. Describe 5 of your greatest accomplishments
17. What is the thing that you wish you were most great at
18. What has been the most difficult thing that you have had to forgive
19. If you could live anywhere where would it be and why
20. Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood
21. If you could have one superpower what would it be and what would you do with it first
22. Where do you see yourself in 5,10,15 years
23. What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong
24. What is your favorite part of your body and why
25. What is your love language
26. What do you think people misunderstand about you most
27. List 10 things you would like to be remembered for
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Stronger (What doesn't kill you)
Wow! What an adventure I have been on. My life has taken some very interesting twists and turns in the past two years and how grateful I am that it has placed me here in Russia!
So much has happened in the last month it blows my mind! I have met some incredible life changing people. When I met the group of teachers that I would be working with I immediately knew my life wouldn't be the same and as I started to get to know them each I was convinced that we had all been placed in this exact situation for a reason. I wish I could explain it better than some cheesy cliche phrase but it is so true. There are two people here that I have become close with and I am so grateful to have them here.
First is Suzy fricken Andrews! Her nickname is the worst but we mean it in the absolutely best way because being a 100% honest she is the best! Where to begin about this girl! My sister from another mister! An outstanding human being extremely hard working and so intelligent! I absolutely adore her! She is such a strong beautiful and incredible woman! A great missionary who is not afraid of her beliefs. She has a heart of gold always concerned about other people. She is going to do so many marvelous and great things in her life. A truly impressive person. She is HILARIOUS!!! The type of person everyone loves to be around! A natural leader and light to other people! I am currently trying to convince her to move down to California to live with me and have an anazing Californian summer experience! I love her tons!
Then there is Mark, hahaha oh Markus! We have been placed together as sort of a teaching team. He is the only boy in our group needless to say he is one brave man. Man do I adore this kid! He is like my brother that treats me well haha. Most definitely a classy gentleman. The girls in our group just love having him around but idk how it is the other way around (jokes). Due to the fact that we spend a great amount of time together I have had the pleasure of getting to know him quite well in such a short amount of time and I can't say enough wonderful things about him. He is a marvelous example of what a friend should be. He is extremly talented. I have learned so much about trust, understanding, support, compassion and acceptance from his example. One thing I really appreciate about him is his desire to know, understand, learn and discover. He makes people want to learn more about the world, other peoples thought processes and belief systems. I love his views and opinions on things and the fact that he has those views and opinions because he studied it out and formed it for himself and he inspires other people to do the same. He has such an easy personality to get along with! (and he has to marry my best friend) Love the kid!
My natural inclination when I start getting too close to people is to push back and not let people get too close. One of my biggest fears is to be suspended into the unknown with such great vulnerability and not knowing if I am going to make it to the other side safely or if I'm going to have miscalculated and hit disappointment. Obviously to most it sounds obsurd but it is something I promise myself I will change work on and get over but everytime I get to this point I struggle to stay in it. How easy is it to just keep making new friends? Always having new adventures, keeping yourself safe and happy. I feel as though now more than ever is the time to change. The fact that I am in Russia and making friends and being social is ten times more difficult but also the people that are here that I have started creating friendships with are incredible people. I feel like I have already learned and grown so much since being here. As I evaluate my life I truly feel blessed for the opportunities and experiences that I have had. I love being in St.Petersburg. It is more than I could have imagined and I hope that I can make the most out of what God has given me. I know that as I overcome the things that hold me back from progressing I will be able to become a far greater person and that I will be able to help people along the way.
So much has happened in the last month it blows my mind! I have met some incredible life changing people. When I met the group of teachers that I would be working with I immediately knew my life wouldn't be the same and as I started to get to know them each I was convinced that we had all been placed in this exact situation for a reason. I wish I could explain it better than some cheesy cliche phrase but it is so true. There are two people here that I have become close with and I am so grateful to have them here.
First is Suzy fricken Andrews! Her nickname is the worst but we mean it in the absolutely best way because being a 100% honest she is the best! Where to begin about this girl! My sister from another mister! An outstanding human being extremely hard working and so intelligent! I absolutely adore her! She is such a strong beautiful and incredible woman! A great missionary who is not afraid of her beliefs. She has a heart of gold always concerned about other people. She is going to do so many marvelous and great things in her life. A truly impressive person. She is HILARIOUS!!! The type of person everyone loves to be around! A natural leader and light to other people! I am currently trying to convince her to move down to California to live with me and have an anazing Californian summer experience! I love her tons!
Then there is Mark, hahaha oh Markus! We have been placed together as sort of a teaching team. He is the only boy in our group needless to say he is one brave man. Man do I adore this kid! He is like my brother that treats me well haha. Most definitely a classy gentleman. The girls in our group just love having him around but idk how it is the other way around (jokes). Due to the fact that we spend a great amount of time together I have had the pleasure of getting to know him quite well in such a short amount of time and I can't say enough wonderful things about him. He is a marvelous example of what a friend should be. He is extremly talented. I have learned so much about trust, understanding, support, compassion and acceptance from his example. One thing I really appreciate about him is his desire to know, understand, learn and discover. He makes people want to learn more about the world, other peoples thought processes and belief systems. I love his views and opinions on things and the fact that he has those views and opinions because he studied it out and formed it for himself and he inspires other people to do the same. He has such an easy personality to get along with! (and he has to marry my best friend) Love the kid!
My natural inclination when I start getting too close to people is to push back and not let people get too close. One of my biggest fears is to be suspended into the unknown with such great vulnerability and not knowing if I am going to make it to the other side safely or if I'm going to have miscalculated and hit disappointment. Obviously to most it sounds obsurd but it is something I promise myself I will change work on and get over but everytime I get to this point I struggle to stay in it. How easy is it to just keep making new friends? Always having new adventures, keeping yourself safe and happy. I feel as though now more than ever is the time to change. The fact that I am in Russia and making friends and being social is ten times more difficult but also the people that are here that I have started creating friendships with are incredible people. I feel like I have already learned and grown so much since being here. As I evaluate my life I truly feel blessed for the opportunities and experiences that I have had. I love being in St.Petersburg. It is more than I could have imagined and I hope that I can make the most out of what God has given me. I know that as I overcome the things that hold me back from progressing I will be able to become a far greater person and that I will be able to help people along the way.
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