- I was born in 1974...
- ..in Coventry, UK.
- At 19 I moved to Canada for a year...
- ...and at 31 I moved back to the UK.
- I've lived away from Canada for 3.5 years, and I really miss it.
- I am the eldest of 3 girls,
- ..and at 5'6" I am also the shortest.
- I became a parent at 30.
- I am a musician right down to my toes, but I don't play the guitar despite many years of half-hearted attempts.
- I do play lots of other things like the clarinet, the recorder, and the Djembe.
- I experienced 10 months of post natal depression after the birth my second son
- I'm an awful speller
- I'm political, and sometimes outspoken.
- I value clarity, logic and thoughtfulness.
- I don't drink tea, unless social convention requires...
- ...and I never drink coffee.
- My eggs need to be cooked solid.
- I am often self conscious
- I'm an INTJ and I love to make lists. See?
- I almost always carry a camera
- and I secretly dream of being a professional photographer.
- I wear a lot of black.
- and I always need a pair of mid-calf boots and boot cut jeans in my life.
- I hate being scared at the movies.
- Fall is my favourite season
- I'm a good swimmer
- I have a tendency to over analyse.
- I'm trying to do better.
- I love to debate and challenge,
- but a pet peeve is when people decide to circum navigate the rules for their own benefit.
- Kate isn't short for anything.
- I truly feel that the much of the world has outrageous expectations of women
- and not high enough expectations of childrens ability
- I'm an ideas girl, and sometimes have a hard time creating what I see in my head.
- I love to camp, but I'm really afraid of bears.
- I once slept in a tent with a frying pan under my pillow (see above..)
- I'm bad at maintaining long distance relationships, and its credit to my friends that they stay just that.
- I'm just not a pet person.
- I love the colour sage green. See the couch, kitchen wall, foot stool, bedroom curtains....
- The wisest person in my life is my 4 year old son, but its close.
- My first job was picking strawberries. I was 15. I earned £1.73p, which was less than the bus fare home.
- I didn't learn to type until I was 27.
- I have travelled a lot, and every step has taught me.
- Being a long way away from home often makes me feel uncertain and sorta agoraphobic, but I make myself do it anyway.
- I am conscious of my environmental and social footprint.
- I challenge anyone who champions anarchy to live in a Somali refugee camp, as I have.
- I really, really love 'The West Wing'
- I love the idea of living remotely in the country, but in reality I need the city, or at least the town.
- I never felt the need for much rebellion as a teenager.
- One of my proudest accomplishments is giving birth to my second son in water, with no pain relief.
- Both my boys have middle names chosen for authors we admire. Ivan and Thomas. Points for anyone who can guess who for...?
- We choose to co-sleep with our 1 yr old, and when ever he wants with our 4 yr old too. Its crowded but worth it.
- I have never had a filling
- nor broken a bone
- I did however get my nose pierced in a village in Malaysia in 1995. I still wear a nose ring.
- I love white walls.
- I have never finished a chapstick. They always get lost first.
- As I write this the town I live in is in the grip of the first real snow for 25 years. 4 inches. Total chaos.
- I'm a teacher. I split my time between pre-schoolers /Kindergarten and university students studying pre-schoolers. Same strategies often work for both.
Monday, October 6, 2008
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