Get to Know Me

Today I decided to go with a “just for fun” post. I scoured the interwebs and picked twenty random “get to know me” questions to answer. I decided that this will be my random post for the week. I have more posts that are brewing, but they are potentially more controversial, so I’m deciding when I actually feel brave enough to put them out. (Posts dealing with such things like Christian “indoctrination”, honor and submission and such like things.)

• What song makes you feel better? 20:17 (Raise the Banner) by Audio Adrenaline
• What’s your feel-good movie? Zootopia, I’ve watched it a bunch of times and love it every time. What can I say? I love a good animated kid’s movie.
• What’s your favorite candle scent? citrus or coffee if its not too strong. I like more gentle scents, because if they’re too strong, I likely won’t use the candle at all and it will just go in the cupboard with all the other candles to be forgotten, until I open the cupboard and wonder why it smells so strong.
• What flower would you like to be given? tulips or dahlias or roses or anything brightly colored
• Who do you feel most “you” around? 100% my husband, Aaron. He is the best person ever and the one person that I am completely myself around.
• Say three nice things about yourself, 3 physical and 3 non-physical. 1) I have nice hair. 2) I am fairly flexible. 3) I can walk a mile without being winded. 4) I am strong-willed. 5) I like to research things. 6) I love teaching our children.
• What color brings you peace? my favorite color is a royal blue or any royal or neon color. I love bright rich colors and they make me happy.
• What calms you down? Hugging my husband. Journaling. Playing the keyboard.
• What’s something you’re excited about? Having our fourth child join us earthside this summer.
• What is the craziest thing you have ever done? I don’t know. Crazy by who’s standards? Cuz I have done several things that others have considered crazy. Drove 5 hours one way by myself without cell service at the age of 17 to attend a friend’s high school graduation. Took a Greyhound bus by myself for 60 hours from the west coast to northwestern Ontario Canada with no way to contact anyone. Left my job that I had just been promoted at to move across the country to teach school at a place where I knew almost no one. But then I’ve also gone snowboarding and skydiving which some others think are crazy enough. So it depends on who you ask. What’s your definition of crazy?
• What is your dream car? an old-style Ford Bronco or a Suburban or an old muscle car such as a Mustang or Charger. I love old cars.
• If you could be on any reality TV show, what would it be? Probably “Best Leftovers Ever”. I mean, it’s kind of my life already as a mom when I’m trying to clean out the fridge of random stuff. I just don’t make it as nice as they do on the show. (Does a cooking show count as reality TV? I have no idea, but I’m counting it.)
• Favorite feel-good show? I rarely watch any shows, but if I do, it’s likely a cooking competition of some kind, so I guess that’s my feel-good show, Is It Cake?, Masterchef Jr, Iron Chef, and Chopped are all some recent ones that I’ve watched
• What do you say during awkward silences? I rarely find silence awkward, and as the mom of three littles, I rarely get to experience silence. I am most likely to continue sitting in silence if I do happen to find some.
• Do you still love stuffed animals? I’ve never been a really big fan of stuffed animals, and now that I’m a mom, I like them even less. They seem to have some kind of life of their own and there always seems to be more of them around than I remembered last.
• Most important thing in your life? Definitely being the best mom I can be to our children and educating them and helping them grow into the best adults they can be. That, and being the best wife I can to my most amazing husband.
• What do you want most in the world right now? For our children to grow up and change the world for the better
• In how many languages can you say “hello”? English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Cree, and Mayan, so 8 languages I guess. That’s all I could think of off the top of my head. There might be a few more roaming around in my brain that I’ve forgotten at the moment.
• What is the oldest item you have in your closet? A black skirt that I got when I first switched to wearing skirts from dresses, so I’ve had it probably about 10 or 12 years now, and somehow it keeps fitting me and keeps looking nice. I have no idea the brand or anything, but it was one piece that I bought brand new, which is rare for me.
• What quote inspires you? I have a whole bunch of quotes that I have collected since childhood. Here are a few of my favorites. “Others can not make full use of my talents, I have to use them and not let them go to waste.” -Unknown “Stop feeling sorry for your kids and grandkids. Why would we raise generations of dragon slayers and be disappointed to have dragons for them to fight? Cheer up, it’s more dangerous than you thought.” -Douglas Wilson And finally, my favorite. “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, ‘Wow! What a ride!” -Hunter S Thompson (disclaimer with regard to the last quote. I do not take this one as meaning you should not care for yourself, but rather that whatever you do, do it with all your might.)

After reading this, are there any other questions you wish I would have answered? What would your answers be to these questions? Let me know in the comments below!