Saturday, July 24, 2004
100 Things About Me
- I was born 28 years ago
- I have 3 sisters
- 2 are younger and 1 is older
- I do not know how many cousins I have as I do not know them all.
- My parents were divorced when I was somewhere between 0 and 2.
- My mum remarried when I was 4 or 5
- Two of my sisters are half sisters
- My first pet was a budgerigar named Tweety
- He was yellow, said hello and whistled
- He died of pneumonia
- I once lived near the beach
- My sister (older) was married 1 year and 1 day before me
- I had 2 weddings
- The official one was in New Zealand
- We had medieval style garb
- We feasted, threw food and celebrated in an old medieval style hall
- We used over 200 candles to light the place
- I walked through mud to get to where our garden wedding was to be
- The 'boys' had a 'wench' tend to them during the ceremony
- I had to give the 'boys' sword fighting tips
- My first was born when I was 20
- She was 4 weeks early
- My second was born 3 weeks early
- I was 22
- My third was born when I was 25
- She was 2 weeks early and by ceaser
- My fourth was born when I was 27
- She was 2 weeks early and by VBAC
- I have had 2 miscarriages
- One was with the second, she was a twin
- We have moved 6 times
- Two times were done in the rain
- Hubby has changed for the better in the last 5 years
- I once set the kitchen on fire
- The gas hosing split where it shouldn't have and it caught alight
- We were watching a program on volcanoes at the time
- Hubby was down in Melbourne at the time
- Erin was two weeks old at the time
- She slept through the whole thing, as did Jade
- I bought myself a keeshond 5 years ago
- Her name is Raz Soondari
- She is afraid of cameras
- Soondari was derived from an Indian word meaning beautiful woman
- I have had various pets, including budgies, cats, turtles, crayfish, dogs, cow and fish (fresh and salt water)
- Erin's middle name came from her great grandmother on hubby's side
- Mercedes' middle name is a family name from my side
- It goes back at least 4 generations
- I hate taking tablets of any kind
- I once reached brown belt, 10 years ago
- I once got a huge bruise from trying to break wood with my forearm, but it didn't stop me from showing how to break wood
- I quit just before I was due to go for my black belt
- I could do sprints well when I was in primary school (ages 6 - 12)
- I had my first boyfriend when I was 6
- His name was Sturt Bleming
- My first best friend's name was Weisha Jordan
- I lost contact with Weisha when we both moved schools
- I got sent to an all girls school because of my sister
- I didn't mind
- I was asked to continue music but since I didn't like it, I passed on the offer
- My friends and I used to play sports during our lunch break (ages 13 to 15)
- We played netball, handball and volleyball
- I almost failed maths but now keep books for a client
- Religious Education was when the teachers routinely didn't turn up to class
- My headmaster's name was Paul Dickey
- His wife's name was Ophelia
- Say them together
- I am a certified caterer
- One teacher didn't like me so he failed me
- I had to complete the associate diploma when my first was 6 mths old
- My sister used to babysit for me
- Hubby was my first
- I was an IRC addict
- I can't remember the last time I wasn't breastfeeding or pregnant
- Yes I can, it was 7 mths after we were married
- I love to draw and be arty
- I try to be creative in my writing
- I don't get sick when everyone else is, I get sick after they are all better
- I only have one friend I keep contact with from highschool
- I only have one friend I keep in contact with from college
- My best friend is hubby
- My family has only really started coming together as a real family when my step father left mum for another woman
- I have a cousin who will never be what he used to be due to a car accident. He can occasionally say words but is basically in a vegetative state
- He is my favourite cousin
- We used to ride the farm bike together and have fun being friends
- When he was in ICU he squeezed my hand
- I hope he gets better then what he is
- I have an aunty who has kids the same age as my kids
- I love to cook
- I like to create in cooking
- Not all of my creations turn out
- I can type one handed
- I used to belly dance
- I want to get back into belly dancing
- I once performed in a show for belly dancing
- I have a teddy bear which is 28 years old this Christmas and is currently looked after by Miranda
- I don't reveal too intimate details on my blog
- I like lollies, preferably those with taste and aren't like chewing on a piece of rubber
- My desk is a mess but I know where things are unless someone else moves them
- I am trying to keep alive some strawberry plants
- I like to blog, as you can see.