1. I really do like my dogs and cats more than I
like most people. My animals tend to
have better manners than most humans, always listen when I talk, are amazing
cuddlers, and bring so, so much joy to my life.
2. My dogs, and cats do have free reign in my
house. They are allowed on the couch, on
chairs, and in our bed. We do not crate
our animals at night. (Or any other time)
Our animals do have rules though.
No paws on the table, no begging when we eat, they have learned the
command "Up up up" which means get off the bed, couch, or move out of
the floor if they need too.
3. I, in some ways, am an animal rights
activist. I believe God gave us animals
to take care of, and as an animal lover I take that seriously.
4. Just because I like animals doesn't mean I
don't eat them. I love hamburger, and
chicken. I do not judge vegans or vegetarians,
as I believe if that's what you're called to do then do it.
5. Growing up when we celebrated Christmas,
Santa was involved. Though, Jesus' birth
was always more important than Santa. I
have a Santa collection my grandma started, and when I have kids they will also
get the opportunity for Santa to come drop off gifts. Christ will always be the main reason for
Christmas though.
6. My husband and I celebrate Halloween. In fact, I actually rather enjoy
Halloween. To me it is a holiday full of
pumpkins, candy, spooky movies, and fun costumes. I was not allowed to dress in evil costumes
growing up, this includes witches, devils, skeletons, Frankenstein, or anything
gross or gory. I plan on doing the same
for my children. Halloween has no power
over me. It's origins may be pagan, but
so are most of our other holidays. I
also believe Halloween is a GREAT time to witness.
7. My husband’s hands really are dirty all the
time. It doesn't matter if he stood at
the sink and scrubbed for ages, just got out of the shower, or went
swimming. They are still dirty. Or at least they look dirty. This does not bother me. I saw his hands once white, like normal
hands. It was after spending days
swimming in the pool and ocean on our honeymoon. We even took a picture. Then he had to fix our flat tire, and no more
clean hands!
8. I am sarcastic. Not all the time mind you. And I'm usually not sarcastic with people I
don't know well because that is not good manners. But with my husband and I, it's like a
sarcastic free for all.
9. Under normal circumstances I do not get bent
out of shape, frustrated, or angry often or easily. When bad things happen I often laugh about
it...really, what other option is there?
10. I am not comfortable in big crowds, or around
strangers. I am shy, I just am. I can manage through social situations but I
am almost always clumsy and awkward about it.
Once I feel comfortable then I am more likely to be more myself.
11. I do tell stories from my animal’s
perception. They have their own little
accents and such.
12. Try as I might, I do not like overly feminine
things. Like the color mauve, lots of
florals, and pretty pictures. I do not
like gold, glitter, swags, and I could not spend the rest of my life wearing
skirts.
13. I am not a neat freak, or an organized
person. I wish I was, but I'm not. I want to become more organized, and I'd love
to get some sort of system down for keeping things clean, but it's just not who
I am. My goal is that people can stop by
anytime and I won't be ashamed or embarrassed.
14. My husband does not eat vegetables. Well, I take that back, he eats corn, green
beans, and potatoes. I do not make him
eat these things, if I could sneak veggies in I would, and maybe someday he
will eat additional veggies.
15. We do not eat organic. I think eating organic and eating more
sustainable foods is an awesome thing. I
wish it was something we could do. We
can't though. Our budget would not
support that. And that's ok. Someday we'll be able to eat more organic and
more natural things, until then we're content with our chemical laden foods!
16. My husband works second shift, and doesn't
get home until about 1 AM. My husband
and I usually get to bed about 4 or 5 in the morning. We usually wake up about 1:30 in the afternoon. It works well for us as we've both always
been night owls.
17. I cannot wear most perfumes, or lotions, and
even have to leave some stores due to perfume.
The smell of some scents will automatically give me a migraine. From what I can tell, I can tolerate fruit
smells, herb smells, and some flower smells, anything else is like acid to my
brain.
18. I like black fingernail polish. I think black is often looked down upon as a
color, but I find it a wonderful neutral color.
19. I literally am a jack of all trades and a
master of none. I can design blogs,
cook, sew, embroider, etc, well, but I do not excel at any of them.
20. I do like the Twilight series. If I had to choose I'd say Team Jacob. (Jacob
reminds me of my husband <3) I also
like Harry Potter, but have not read the books.
I am not fanatic about these things; I also do not think they are all
bad. I am most definitely going to see
the newest Twilight movie, Breaking Dawn, Friday morning.
So, there’s a taste of who I really am.
I really am down to earth, laid back, and funny. I do have a bad temper sometimes; I do not always
cook every meal to perfection. I’m just
me, so if you choose to stick around and read my blog, you’ll get some tips
about being a housewife, and some tips on cooking. You’ll also see my life how I see it, and
hear all the crunchy details. Tomorrow I'll be writing the real story about my marriage. (It isn't as dramatic as it sounds!) Stay
tuned!
5 comments:
I think we all struggle with keepin' it real sometimes. I know where your coming from. I believe it was Stephen King who said "Once you start writing for anyone other than yourself" you might as well stop. :) I love reading your blog and I love hearing more about you!! :)
Hey Monica, those things about you are none that you should feel the need to hide! They're YOU. Though it is important to be considerate of other points of view when blogging, it is also important that the readers get to see you personally. They follow not a generic page, but a very personal one. If you're worried about being offensive to anyone, then turn the concern of content into a concern of crafting the writing. Sometimes fear of being offensive is a clue that we need to be more open ourselves or that the writing could be structured more carefully. Keep striving to put forth the "real you!" :)
Good for you Monica! You haven't scared me off ~ I'm stickin' around! :)
This was super refreshing to read :) I've quit my old blogs and made a new one for these reasons. I feel inspired to write, but I struggle to be myself at times.
Btw, I love Harry Potter and Twilight too lol :)
We seem to have A LOT in common!
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