So, I recently received my first blog award and I'm really excited. I received it from a pal of mine, Danielle. We found eachother via our blogs and have been chatting since. I don't get to talk to her as much as I would like, but she sure is a wonderful person!
So, how does it work? This blog award helps us all to get to know more about each other. Now, when I give it to you, you tell us all 7 things about you. By the time all of us list our 7 things, we will all know each other a little bit more. Here are the owners of my favorite blogs, in no particular order:
Callie - Callie's Craft Corner
Diane - Princess Scrap Girl
Pam - Scrap-ements
Heather - Oz-some Stamps
Tori - Wild Sprinkles
Beate - Scraps & Stuff
Jill - Is This My Life Really
The last two listed have already received these awards, I believe. However, they ARE two of my favorites so I had to include them. Now, seven things about me (some of which some of you know and vice versa).
1. I love animals, but I never used to. Well, I've always loved them... I just couldn't be around them. My allergies and asthma were so bad as a child that no medication worked. The only remedy was to "stay away" from the allergens. It's kind of hard when you're allergic to EVERYTHING! Seriously. I'm allergic to grass, trees, pollin, mold, dogs, cats, bees, hay, penicillin, sulfa, aspirin... I can't think of them all. I even tried to ride a horse... didn't work well. Anyway, it would take me another paragraph just to tell you how I can now have pets, so... I have two dogs and three cats (formerly four dogs and four cats).
2. I am an avid reader and insanely obsessed with the Twilight saga. I can't wait until November 14th when New Moon is out in theatres. Thanks to Twilight, I am now a die-hard vampire fan. I just finished reading the Vampire Diaries series and am now waiting until September when the series premiere starts on the CW. I even have a vampire name picked out for when I'm bitten... Jade.
3. I have bipolar disorder. At one time it was near unbearable, but with love from my partner and medication (and other things, of course) life is great. I strive to maintain stability and sometimes that's difficult with as much as I put myself through.
4. I am a tireless perfectionist and an overachiever. Perfection with obsessive-compulsive traits and Acheivement with an occasional desire to quit. Although it keeps me organized (and everything pretty), I often (almost always) over work myself. I should know better, but for some reason, I can't control myself. Is it the bipolar disorder? Or is that just me?
5. I am extremely outgoing and LOVE to be around social people. I don't have much time to go out or "hang out" with friends (and my family isn't very near) so I spend the majority of my free time (if that's what you want to call it) on the computer with my cyberfriends. I love you guys and I ache thinking about how far away you all are. I have met a range of people with a range of beliefs and I love that we can all get along.
6. I have a 4500 square foot house. Yes, it's huge. No, I don't "need" all of that space. Yes, I'm spoiled. No, I don't "need" all of that space. However, my favorite part of my "huge" house is that I get to have an entire room dedicated solely to scrapbooking (and card making, papercrafting, etc). We also have a 34-foot motorhome, which we use every weekend in the early summer.
7. I am a lifelong learner. I feel like I've been in school forever. I can't wait until I finish my Masters degree (hopefully by March 2010). Although I long to be done with school, I'll probably end up going back for my PhD, DBA or EdD. Again, it's the overachiever in me.
I'll be back soon. We're going camping again this weekend, but guess what?! They have WIFI... yippee! Of course, I need it for work and school, but I'm going to try to get some blogging done, too! Show me some love and subscribe! Happy blogging!
