20 random facts about myself

20 Random facts about myself


1.               I am tall but not very tall. when l was a kid l was always one of the tallest in my class but not the tallest.  as  l got older l enjoyed my height more because so many of my friends hated being short. As a teen though l would have been taller than some of my boyfriends

2.          I love music, all sorts of music, even types that are 'uncool'.  Music can make you happy, sad, cheer you up, make you remember, make you forgot.  It is a big part of my day

3.        I always enjoyed being with people, working with people, socialising. i am a happy mixer and can strike up a conversation in a queue at the checkout, on a train,bus anywhere.

4.       For me time, l love going to the movies alone. Dont get me wrong l love going with friends too but l do enjoy popping to the cinema regularly on my own. l bring in a bagel and a coffee and sit there in the dark and lose myself in a movie. I love movies

5.    I love cooking and cooking for family and friends.  I dream of having my own cafe

6.    I  love walking and over the years have walked huge amounts BUT if the routine stops it can take me a while, or a long time to get back on track. When l do l always feel happy

7.    I like cemetaries.  if l visit somewhere l do like visiting old cemetaries, they are sacred places, they are extremely interesting places, you can learn a lot about the area from them. And most of all, its nice to think that somebody stops to look at a headstone that has maybe not had a visit in a very very long time and maybe utters that persons name.

8.     When l was younger l was open to all sorts of adventure, loved spontaneity, challenge and adventure, as l move towards my fourth decade, as much as l hate to admit it, l see this changing a bit. For example, a few years of go l would have happily packed up and moved to the other side of the world, but now, l would still do it but would be very very anxious about it and would worry more about homesickness

9.  I love watching programmes like house hunters in the sun.
i fantasise about buying a house in spain or france and spending summers there where the kids can run free and enjoy nature and the beach and the outdoors.

10.   l have a long standing fantasy about winning the lottery.  obviously l am not alone in this but l have a plan for the money.  the bigger the amount the more people l can help.
I even wrote the blueprint for it so in the chance of it every happening l have a whole plan in place for the establishment of my own charitable foundation with local , national and international projects and people earmarked to work on each section.

Dont get me wrong, l would also pay off my mortgage, get a new car and help all of my family and friends, but genuinely l would help others.

11.  i believe in god, or some higher power. I was brought up to follow a faith, l left it aside in my youth, l do find as l get older and have my own kids now, l am moving back towards it.
I think l have seen that in times of despair it has given people l know a great source of comfort and to be honest, this is a gift l would like to give to my children.  I do think it makes you feel part of something also and acts to keep you somewhat grounded and think of others.

12.  i have had  a recurring dream that my teeth fall out and its very real and l can literally feel the teeth crumbling....l wake up and run my tongue along my gums just to be sure all my teeth are in place.

13. I have had a recurring dream that l am being chased and l cannot run, my legs are stuck as if in cement.  l keep powering my arms and just cannot take off, l wake up shouting


14. I love my parents. I am proud of them and what they have achieved. most of all l am proud of their marriage, how they conduct themselves and proud of the role models as decent human beings, friends, parents and grandparents and married couple.

15.     If my husband is away overnight l leave a light on in my room, dont tell anybody but l can still be a little afraid of the dark...ssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhh..

16. i talk to myself a lot when l am at home alone. think its more like verbalising my to do lists

17.  although l love warm weather and sunshine and bright nights there is something very comforting and safe about winter and dark nights that come early- when your family is home and you pull the curtains, shut the door and revel in the warmth of your home and the love of your family.

18.  i recently discovered Twitter. it became my guilty pleasure.
19. I LOVE  google maps. what an amzing resource.

20. I LOVE TEA