I came across this idea of sharing 16 things about yourself on a couple of blogs this week – if you do this exercise, it gets you to acknowledge & appreciate some of the things that make you YOU.You are unlike any other person on the planet, & I think that we should all take the time to focus on & celebrate the qualities that make us unique, even if we think that some of our qualities are less than desirable. That having been said, here are 24 things (one for each day in this month) that make me ME (the good, the bad, and the ugly!)
1. I want a soda fountain in my house. Barqs Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, Coke, Cherry Coke, Strawberry & Ginger Ale would be on said tap!
2. I really, really, really want to take sewing lessons.
3. I've never been on a cruise.
4. I wonder what kind of mom I would be. A lot.
5. When Clint & I met online, my screen name was SassyTexan. (still love it to this day!)
6. I enjoy being near water. I get very distracted by lakes, rivers, fountains, the ocean...
7. I LOVE mexican food, pizza & jelly beans. I could eat them only for the rest of my life & be perfectly content.
8. I feel very confident in my artistic abilities, however the thought of judgment on them really, really freaks me out. I would love to show Heather Miner to the world, but it scares me too much, still.
9. Clint & I collect magnets from every place we travel. We're waiting to display them in some kind of really cool art project! We also save all of our movie tickets & fortunes (from cookies) for the same purpose!
10. I usually feel disappointed on my birthday. This is the one day of the year where I want to be noticed, but I never get the level of attention that I want deep down inside. (no offense to anyone, I'm just bein' honest lol!)
11. I HATE talking on the phone... nothing against anyone, I just get distracted by everything around me & feel really bad that I don't pay enough attention. But I love to text!
12. I have an irrational fear (like should have been in counseling years ago for it irrational) of bridges or any other structure that is high above water. I'm afraid it will break & I'll drown in the water & no one will ever find me. But I think even more I'm afraid of the fall.
13. I would secretly (guess not so much anymore) like to move away for a few years & live in North or South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee or Seattle. I often imagine how my life might be a little more what I'd like in one of those places.
14. I know TONS of lyrics from songs from the 80s. I know, you’re probably thinking – I do too – but seriously, I know tons, TONS of lyrics. That's what happens when you work at a flower shop in college for an owner who was a teenager in the 80's.
15. Sometimes I can be so concentrated on something that I am totally in another place. I won't hear anything at all, people will try to talk to me & I won't even hear them or recognize they are standing there, which is bad because then I appear rude. People have scared me before because they'll come up & nudge me & I'll do a little jump from fright because I won't know they are there. LOL
16. Clint & I have to flip a coin most of the time when we want to go out to dinner because neither of us wants to make the decision!
17. I love buying presents for people. LOVE IT! I always try & find the best, most perfect present possible. It gives me so much joy to see them unwrap it & love, wear it, play with it, use it, whatever. Nothing is better than that. I wish I had the money to just buy random gifts all the time, just because.
18. I really enjoy helping people. I feel honored when people come to me for help.
19. I wish I were brave enough to wear half the outfit ideas I have in my head, I would always look so cute! But it's a little out there & I fear judgment.
20. I create a monthly menu for dinner. It helps me not get a rut of making the same thing week after week & actually buy what we need at the market.
21. I would love to be pampered all day everyday. Pedis & manis, massages, someone to do my hair & make-up, make me fabulous meals & drive me around.
22. I admire people who make their dreams into realities. I wish I had the drive to do the same.
23. I take my shoes off all over the house & leave them there for days, or longer. I still can't figure out why!
24. If I could work on projects all day long everyday I would. And I would be 100% content to create.
2. I really, really, really want to take sewing lessons.
3. I've never been on a cruise.
4. I wonder what kind of mom I would be. A lot.
5. When Clint & I met online, my screen name was SassyTexan. (still love it to this day!)
6. I enjoy being near water. I get very distracted by lakes, rivers, fountains, the ocean...
7. I LOVE mexican food, pizza & jelly beans. I could eat them only for the rest of my life & be perfectly content.
8. I feel very confident in my artistic abilities, however the thought of judgment on them really, really freaks me out. I would love to show Heather Miner to the world, but it scares me too much, still.
9. Clint & I collect magnets from every place we travel. We're waiting to display them in some kind of really cool art project! We also save all of our movie tickets & fortunes (from cookies) for the same purpose!
10. I usually feel disappointed on my birthday. This is the one day of the year where I want to be noticed, but I never get the level of attention that I want deep down inside. (no offense to anyone, I'm just bein' honest lol!)
11. I HATE talking on the phone... nothing against anyone, I just get distracted by everything around me & feel really bad that I don't pay enough attention. But I love to text!
12. I have an irrational fear (like should have been in counseling years ago for it irrational) of bridges or any other structure that is high above water. I'm afraid it will break & I'll drown in the water & no one will ever find me. But I think even more I'm afraid of the fall.
13. I would secretly (guess not so much anymore) like to move away for a few years & live in North or South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee or Seattle. I often imagine how my life might be a little more what I'd like in one of those places.
14. I know TONS of lyrics from songs from the 80s. I know, you’re probably thinking – I do too – but seriously, I know tons, TONS of lyrics. That's what happens when you work at a flower shop in college for an owner who was a teenager in the 80's.
15. Sometimes I can be so concentrated on something that I am totally in another place. I won't hear anything at all, people will try to talk to me & I won't even hear them or recognize they are standing there, which is bad because then I appear rude. People have scared me before because they'll come up & nudge me & I'll do a little jump from fright because I won't know they are there. LOL
16. Clint & I have to flip a coin most of the time when we want to go out to dinner because neither of us wants to make the decision!
17. I love buying presents for people. LOVE IT! I always try & find the best, most perfect present possible. It gives me so much joy to see them unwrap it & love, wear it, play with it, use it, whatever. Nothing is better than that. I wish I had the money to just buy random gifts all the time, just because.
18. I really enjoy helping people. I feel honored when people come to me for help.
19. I wish I were brave enough to wear half the outfit ideas I have in my head, I would always look so cute! But it's a little out there & I fear judgment.
20. I create a monthly menu for dinner. It helps me not get a rut of making the same thing week after week & actually buy what we need at the market.
21. I would love to be pampered all day everyday. Pedis & manis, massages, someone to do my hair & make-up, make me fabulous meals & drive me around.
22. I admire people who make their dreams into realities. I wish I had the drive to do the same.
23. I take my shoes off all over the house & leave them there for days, or longer. I still can't figure out why!
24. If I could work on projects all day long everyday I would. And I would be 100% content to create.
I so want to take sewing lessons too! Let's do it. Love Mexican food too! My absolute favorite.
ReplyDeleteI also am dying to take sewing lessons! and I have to agree on liking to text way more than talking on the phone. and, you do always give the best presents, I'm always so impressed with the stuff you give megan. :)
ReplyDeleteNice! Love the post!! I know some of those things but others, no clue!! I think you really need to come out of that shell and let EVERYONE see your creative side and gift!!
ReplyDeleteI love you, Heather! That was a great post. I think you are wonderful and I can't think of anyone who would think differently. You can be one of those people who makes their dreams come true. You have the power! :) Miss your guts!
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