
My 11 Random Facts:
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2) Where did you grow up? A small town in the South. I miss it, but I could never live there as an adult. I was the only self-declared feminist in my graduating class...
3) Where is your favorite place to go out to dinner? I usually prefer eating out for lunch than for dinner. It's usually cheaper and more casual. Plus, I like cooking dinner with my friends, family, and/or boyfriend! If I'm going to a chain restaurant, I love Applebee's, IHOP, O'Charley's, Outback, etc. But I prefer going to local eateries whenever possible!
5) What's your biggest pet peeve about your significant other? The boyfriend is perfect. I don't know what you're talking about... Except for his aversion to vegetables... But at least we present a united front against onions!
6) What's your most proudest parenting moment? (If you don't have children, then name your own proudest moment) I'll meet you halfway! My proudest moment as an au pair was when Sam* stopped making gender generalizations. At the beginning of the year, he would make comments like, "I hate how girls don't like sports." After a few months, Sam carefully worded his statements like this, "In my experience, with the girls in the 5th grade at my school, I'm not speaking for all girls everywhere..." So proud.
7) Do you have any goals you are working towards? If yes, what are they? As the boyfriend so eloquently put it "Get hitched." But that's been a lifelong goal, and I see no point in rushing things just because we're at the age when everyone else is tying the knot. My other lifelong goal has been to become an internationally-renowned author. I'm slowly working on that... My three sets of memoirs (high school, college, two years in France) will probably come out first, and writing this blog helps me examine my life thematically, as opposed to just chronologically. From there, I'll publish my fiction. Feminist young adult retold fairy tales, most likely...
8) When you sleep in, what time constitutes "sleeping in"? On a weekday, sleeping in is til 10am or later. On the weekend, I didn't sleep in if I wake up before noon.
9) What is your daily make-up routine? Most of the time I don't wear make-up. If I do, I usually dab a little mineral foundation underneath my eyes, blend two mineral eyeshadow shades on my lids, and swipe on some lip gloss. The full routine is rare. Mineral foundation, mineral blush, three eyeshadow shades (usually mineral, but not always), mascara, lipstick, lip gloss.
10) What drinks are in your refrigerator right this very moment? Soy milk (for mac&cheese and hot cereal), Diet Coke with Lime, iced green tea lightly sweetened with honey, Mountain Dew (for the boyfriend).
11) And finally, what do you love the most about blogging? Connecting with people across the globe.
I'm passing this award onto:
1) Pearl at The Rarest Pearl, obviously. One of my online best friends.
2) Ashley Marie at Chickadette. I've promised her a guest post twice now, but I've barely had time (til this week) to write in my own blog... Soon, I swear!
3) Christina Ruth Johnson, a blog of all things beautiful to us artsy fantasy nerds.
4) Classy in K.C. She wrote a guest post for me!
5) Dr. Juris at Eventual Lawyer. A feminist law blog? Yes!
6) Shoshanah at From L.A. to LA. Nerdy bibliophile blogging about wedding planning. So many creative posts!
7) Lo at Our Crazy Ever After. I'm cheating here. She has over 200 followers. I don't care. She's wonderful.
8) Katie at Read.Write.Love. I confess, I only skim her dog posts when I read her blog, but I enjoy everything else!
9) Michelle at Southern Ambition. Honest, colorful, southern!
10) Blass at Southern Love. One of my favorite people from twitter. Love her to pieces.
11) Four awesome ladies at Victorian Swag. History, romance, and FEELINGS.
I know at least one of these people in real life... But I'll never reveal who! #anonproblems
Questions for my fellow bloggers:
1) Why did you start blogging?
2) What is your favorite city in the world?
3) If you could relive one 24-hour period, what would it be and why?
4) What is your greatest triumph thus far?
5) What is your guilty pleasure?
6) How many of your real life friends read your blog?
7) Which Harry Potter novel is your favorite?
8) Beach or mountains?
9) Which celebrity should be your best friend?
10) Who is your favorite Disney princess?
11) What is your Halloween costume going to be this year?
*Not his real name. Obviously.
I fricken love you... and not because of the totally awesome surprise of you nominating me. I love this award, it's by far my fave to be a part of! Anyway, back to why I fricken love you. Way to come out with the whole bisexual thing. I mean, having grown up in a small town in the South too, I get the awesomeness required to admit it! I always tell people the excuse, "I mean, who could resist and doesn't appreciate the female form? Why can't I, too?"
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm waiting... patiently for your presence to grace my blog! xo
Living in France gave me a lot of freedom to explore my sexuality. When my best friend visited me at the end of my two years abroad, I just couldn't keep it inside any longer. But I didn't realize how painful it would be to come back to the States and not be able to talk about it. Having a separate online identity also makes it easier to tackle the hard issues.
DeleteI'll answer although i wasn't tagged:
ReplyDelete1) too many blogs with expensive or wrong beauty advice
2) new orleans, sydney, london
3) three years ago
4) 4 college degrees
5) reality tv or stupid humour movies
6) 0...but my mom does, HA!
7) 1st or 4
8) Beach
9) no idea
10) cinderella
11) a dead celebrity
You have 625 followers too many to be tagged. :) But I LOVE your blog. I've linked it to my friends who love make up way more than I do.
DeleteAlso, I would die if my mom read my blog.
My husband and I Skype when he's in Norway (a month or so at a time, two to three times a year), and there are times when we're not talking, just being together, making occasional comments. It's nice having the connection while we're apart.
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