Welcome to my new blog. Just so you know, this isn’t the first one I’ve ever had. There have been others. Some were limiting in the scope of what I could do with them, others I eventually outgrew. Some were designed to be for temporary blogging, and others didn’t live up to my expectations. It’s now a new year and it just seems apropos to settle into a new home.
One of the worst things about a new blog is having to go through the initial stage of introducing yourself to the world, trying to come up with the right words to begin it. Well, this time I decided to try something different—I’m going to start off by participating in a 30-day blogging challenge. Basically a topic is assigned each day for 30 days and you blog your thoughts about the subject. It seems like an interesting ice-breaker exercise, so let’s begin.
30-Day Blog Challenge: Day One—A recent photo of you and fifteen interesting facts about yourself
Okay, I admit it’s not a real recent photo of me. This one was taken within the last year, but I like the way I look in it. Trust me, there will be more pictures forthcoming so you’ll definitely get some recent images of me not looking so stylish.
15 Interesting Facts
- I taught myself how to cook when I was young, beginning with cake mix out of a box. I can now make gourmet meals for friends and family or serve a feast for over a hundred people. And I’ve never attended cooking school or taken classes.
- Music is a big part of my life. I have a very wide range of music styles that I like, which means a huge CD/mp3 collection. If you want to know how I’m feeling, listen to the music I’m playing.
- I love Christmas! I have over 80 Christmas CDs and about 16 large totes of decorations. It usually takes me a week to get the house all decked out for the holidays!
- I once took an Armed Forces test in high school and scored within the top 2% of the country in mechanics. Doesn’t mean I know my way around a car, just that I was lucky with the multiple choice selections.
- I don’t like to get my hands dirty or slimy. It drives me absolutely insane! I am a frequent hand-washer.
- I grew up Methodist and attended a Christian college. I have attended services of many different religious practices, but none made a connection with me. Then I read a book of cartoons called Zen Speaks by Tsai Chih Chung. That’s how I found Zen Buddhism.
- I’m not into sports; however, I watch the Superbowl every year. That’s because I want to see the commercials and I usually participate in a couple of Superbowl pools.
- I am addicted to YouTube. I can easily spend hours watching clips of shows and music videos, much to the detriment of my other projects.
- I know how to do cross-stitch and knitting. I’ve recently learned how to crochet. I am finding that to be a quite enjoyable craft!
- Although my family has always had dogs, I discovered that I really was a cat person when a kitten walked into my life. I have never had a dog since.
- I have been a vegetarian for three years now. There was really no rhyme or reason to it. I just woke up one morning and decided not to eat meat anymore.
- I prefer to hang with a small group of close friends who know me than a large group of acquaintances who don’t.
- I don’t like to socialize with co-workers outside of work. I’ve been burned too many times by a few who became friends. I like keep work and play as separate as possible.
- Sometimes I can be an organized neat-freak, much to the dismay of my partner who is chaos personified.
- I love collecting books. Unfortunately there never seems to be enough time to read them all, which is why I keep buying them. I’m afraid I’ll never find the book again when the moment comes when I will want to read it.
That’s about it for now. Stay tuned tomorrow to learn more about this journey we’re taking together.
