Sunday, February 22, 2009

Six things about me

I’ve been tagged by Tiny White Bungelow and I’m to write 6 things about me and then tag 6 other people. So here goes:

1. I am in love with cute little faces, happy faces mostly. And the funny thing is I didn’t even realize this until I came home last year with yet another 'what not' with a smiley face.

image This candleholder with the dancing mice I fell in love with in a little gift shop in San Francisco when I was there two years ago. They just looked happy to me and I had to have them.

image Over the years my taste in art has changed and I have bought new pieces (and given away old ones) but this piece that I bought in the 80’s with the kids in the rain still makes me feel happy whenever I look at it. (and I live in rainy Vancouver so it fits)

image I bought this silly little thing (I don’t even know what it is) a few years ago cause I loved his face!

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2. Even though I’ve been in the colour business for 10 years I didn’t really start wearing colour until last year when I learned that I was a summer and should be wearing turquoise, soft pinks, periwinkle blues and pastels. (In the winter it’s harder to find those colours though so this year I still wore a lot of black, brown and cream).

image Victoria’s Secret

3. I have hiked down and back up the Grand Canyon all in one day, and I’ll never do it again!

Grand Canyon 024

Grand Canyon 006

4. The single most powerful course I have ever completed in my life was The Landmark Forum 11 years ago. It changed my life (It’s the course behind the career I have now instead of the selling-my-soul career I had in corporate) and nothing thrills me more than when someone I know participates. The question behind all of their courses is this one:

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5. I was raised a vegetarian. I did not eat fish or meat until four years ago my mother (who is practically a Naturepath) called me and announced that we were not getting enough protein in our diet and that we should start eating salmon. And because I do everything she says (with regard to health) shortly after that I was in Costco and I happened to be flipping through a book that said ‘People that add fish (especially salmon) to their diet notice such an improvement in their skin that they start eating it even more’. I walked straight over to the canned salmon, bought 12 tins and never looked back!

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6. I got a Macbook for Christmas this year. . .I’m all excited. . . I now have a laptop. . . I can do powerpoint presentations in my classroom, I can blog anywhere – yaay! Right? Wrong.

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Everything was great until I couldn’t figure out how any of the MAC desktop blogging programs worked and learned that (even the MAC users say) ‘Windows Live Writer’ is still the best desktop writer. So I still blog on my PC and do everything else on my MAC. So sad!

Bonus Tag: I know I’m already at 6 but I had to add, “I am also bossy but in a charming way”. Really. It’s true. Ask anyone that knows me :)

Alright, I am tagging the following:

Wise Space

Patricia Gray Interior Design

A Schematic Life

Meade Design Group

Design Ties (we get two for one here)

Things that Inspire

I look forward to reading your posts! Get writing!

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