Dateline: Jan. 25, 2007
100 Things
"Peony" by Pip BloomfieldI have seen versions of these lists elswhere but have never done one. This one may provide the answers to all of them!!
Amy at The Creative Mom Podcast wanted her listeners to do a 100 Things list - with a leaning toward creativity. So, without further ado:
100 Things About Me
1. My first name is Nicole.
2. I am 38 years old.
3. I have been very happily married for 11 years.
4. I have two, beautiful daughters.
5. My younger daughter was born on my birthday - September 7th.
6. I was raised Christian, then was pagan for 10 years and then came back to Christ.
7. My walk with Christ is very important to me.
8. I have been a vegetarian for 19 years.
9. I homeschool them and have done so since the beginning.
10. I was born in Iowa and lived there until I was 9.
11. I lived in Alabama for a year and a half, then South Carolina for 5 years, Minnesota for a year and a half, a short college stint in Wisconsin, back to MN for a year, back to SC for 10 months, back to MN for 14 years and now I have lived on the Gulf Coast of Florida for the past 3 years. Whew!
12. I have never lived in a house longer than 5 years; I hope to change that.
13. I enjoy gardening.
14. I am an organic gardener.
15. This year I am moving beyond the garter stitch with my knitting and am loving it!
16. I love to sing.
17. I sing in the choir at church and sing solos occasionally.
18. I like to draw.
19. I like to paint.
20. I love to write - mostly in my journals.
21. I have journaled for at least 20 years.
22. Two years ago I went through some of my old, old journals and culled the ones that really would not benefit anyone to read. I threw out maybe 5 or 6.
23. I sitll have about 36 journals.
24. I used to have pink hair.
25. I used to have purple hair.
26. I used to have black hair.
27. I used to be very goth.
28. I used to have part of my head shaved on one side a' la Cyndi Lauper's "Girl's Just Wanna Have Fun" video.
29. Everyone who knows me now - and didn't know me then - is surpised when they learn this.
30. I still love that song (see 28).
31. I come from a family with alcoholism. This isn't about me specifically, but it has shaped me.
32. Art and music and English were my favorite subjects in school in that order.
33. If I went back to college, I would have about one year left to get my degree, but...
34. I never knew what I really wanted to do other than be a mom.
35. I love my job.
36. I love animals.
37. We have 3 cats: Nimue (named after the Lady of the Lake from Camelot), Charlotte, and Tessa.
38. We have one dog: a Westie named Lucy
39. I have one parrot: a Quaker named Pistachio
40. I think horses are beautiful, but they are too flighty - they frighten me.
41. I am an avid bird-watcher.
42. My favorite bird is the bluebird, which I have only been blessed to see one time in the wild.
43. My second favorite bird is the barn swallow. I love the way they dip and soar.
44. My favorite color is (and my kitchen and living room are) green!!
45. I have a pierced nose.
46. I prefer savory to sweet foods.
47. I am a better cook than baker.
48. I love to read, but primarily non-fiction books.
49. I enjoy fiction on audio.
50, I prefer classics to modern literature; the themes don't seem as dark to me.
51. I often love children's classic literature over adults'.
52. I love Anne of Green Gables and A Girl of the Limberlost.
53. I would like to see more of the world, but I have only traveled to Canada and Mexico outside of the U.S.
54. My first choice would be to go to Italy. It's not very original, but I would like to see how the light is there.
55. Since having children, I am afraid of flying. I'll do it, but I really don't like it.
56. Me gusta practicar hablando mi espanol.
57. I watch little television, but my favorite current TV show is "The Office."
58. My favorite podcast is The Creative Mom Podcast!
59. I don't watch the news or read newspapers.
60. I get my news from NPR or online.
61. I don't own a microwave; we use a toaster oven or good, old-fashioned pots and pans.
62. I don't drink caffeine.
63. I love vegetarian pot pie! It's my ultimate comfort food.
64. I write poetry - but not often enough.
65. If I could sew, I would love to make dresses styled from the 1940's.
66. I love big band music.
67. I love to wear skirts.
68. I own only 2 pairs of jeans & only one of those fits!
69. I am left-handed
70. I am a family person
71. I am crazy about my sister and brother and their families!
72. I love my in-laws too!
73. I love to ride my 50's-style, blue Schwinn bike. It has a great bell (it sounds like a doorbell!) and a basket.
74. I wish I could travel most places by horse and buggy - like the Amish - or by bicycle. Where I live, though, it is awfully dangerous for much of that.
75. Part of my creativity is expressed in living on the earth as environmentally lightly as possible.
76. I don't have a cell phone; I don't always want to be found!
77. I don't even have long-distance service, but instead use a calling card. Our long-distance bill is less than $70 a year.
78. I enjoy writing and receiving snail mail and I have a few pen pals in addition to long-distance friends to whom I write.
79. My favorite animal is a lamb.
80. I also love owls.
81. The only insects I will kill are those that do harm to humans: mosquitos, fire-ants, termites, and venomous spiders.
82. I know that spiders are not insects, but arachnids.
83. I am Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, French, English, Swiss and Scottish. A regular European mutt!
84. I have brown eyes and brown hair.
85. I wear contacts
86. I wear my fingernails short; long fingernails get in the way of my many projects.
87. I rarely paint my fingernails.
88. I am the oldest child of three.
89. I love antique stores
90. I also love thrift stores and garage sales.
91. I am a morning person.
92. My favorite flower is a peony and here in Florida, I miss them terribly.
93. I love the poet, Mary Oliver.
94. I am inspired by Tasha Tudor's life.
96. I like old-fashioned, Victorian images.
97. I love to read stories aloud with my family.
98. I make New Year's resolutions.
99. One of my resolutions this year is to have more humor in my life; I feel I am a serious person.
100. My other resolution is (try really hard!) to purchase everything for myself (outside of food, health items, underwear, and art/craft supplies) used.
Comments
Jan. 25, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Kelli
What a great list! I really enjoyed reading it. We have a lot in common...I love bird watching, short fingernails, owls, reading aloud, non-fiction books just to name a few! :0)
Kelli
www.kellishouse.blogspot.com
Jan. 31, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Lilliepad
Wow! I feel like I know you now. We aren't much alike except for a few things listed in your 80s and 90s categories, but that's what made it so interesting to read. You sound like a really cool person. Thanks for sharing so much about yourself.
Mar. 15, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
my goodness we have a lot in common (though i've never been pagan, but feel wonderfully blessed to have found a church home that embraces the glory of many faith traditions while being Christ-centered) I like cyndi lauper, but never had my hair like hers, nor have i ever dyed my hair -- when I lived on Long Island someone drove me by one of her homes. you've further inspired me to get around to posting my 100 things....tomorrow perhaps ;)