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100 Things

  1. I am the daughter of two…
  2. sister of 3 (all younger)…
  3. …auntie of 9 – 8 of them boys…
  4. stepdaughter of 1…
  5. sister-in-law of 3…
  6. step-sister of 2…
  7. …wife and mother of none (sniff…).
  8. I grew up on a farm, a real live cow farming farm
  9. and had lambs and calves as pets.
  10. I prefer cats to dogs but would prefer either of them over fish…
  11. but with fish I had to make do … until Chino came on the scene.
  12. Chino’s no longer with us, but he has been well succeeded by Lulubelle (Lulu for short).
  13. I am a Christian by faith
  14. but an All Blacks supporter by religion.
  15. Which belies my nationality.
  16. I am actually also an Australian, because everyone knows that two nationalities are better than one…
  17. …and so I can vote – I’m socially responsible like that.
  18. I get chiropractic – I have a very crunchy back and neck.
  19. I live in a garden flat…
  20. … alone. Except for the cat and Otto the fish.
  21. I’ve lived in Auckland, Sydney, London and Washington DC at different times in my life.
  22. But I call Australia home when I’m in NZ…
  23. …and NZ home when I’m in Australia. Trippy… I know – it’s the expatriate’s condition.
  24. I was born in the ’60’s but I don’t remember them.
  25. I was born in April which makes me an Aries – but I think horoscopes are rubbish.
  26. I am a singer… for fun not for profit, though I have a degree as a singing major… I’m pretty good at it actually, but I still occasionally get well scared of singing solos.
  27. My favourite perfume is Coco Mademoiselle – but I haven’t owned any for a long time.
  28. I work full time for myself. I love being my own boss.
  29. I work as a website developer…
  30. … but I prefer the term Web Princess…
  31. …I love to tweak html and mess with code – that makes me a bit of a tech head or geek… but I think I need to learn a whole lot more until I can really be called that.
  32. I’ve traveled Europe and the Continental US…
  33. … and hardly traveled Australia…
  34. …or New Zealand, for that matter.
  35. I speak high school French and would love to get fluent.
  36. I have been blogging since 2004.
  37. I can write gud but don’t do it very often lately.
  38. I take photos for fun, and am hoping to make a bit more money out of it…
  39. … now that I have a digital camera.
  40. I made the move from PC to Mac, and it’s true, once you Mac you don’t go back. But I think PCs have their benefits too…
  41. My iPhone was ‘my Precious’… until I lost it. But I got a new one, it’s still my Precious now.
  42. I have played MYST 1, 2 and 3,and 4, I’ll play 5 once I’ve cleared my calendar… it’s becoming increasingly obvious that this may NEVER happen…
  43. I love ebay.
  44. I have a really messy bedroom most of the time.
  45. I put that down to my inherently creative nature.
  46. I blame that too for the fact I HATE listening to people eat… I’m especially sensitive to noise…
  47. …my shrink calls it skinlessness…
  48. …apparently creative people have heightened senses – that makes it sound like a good excuse to me.
  49. I drink Coronas with lime…or tequila (Margaritas preferred)…
  50. or red wine actually…
  51. …and if I had to pick a last meal it would be Roast NZ lamb with mint jelly and kumara and all the trimmings…[or maybe Kirk’s corned beef]
  52. … with cheesecake to follow.
  53. …all washed down with a Barossa Cab Sav Merlot.
  54. I’m comfortably upholstered…
  55. …and waiting for will power to be bestowed on me from above to reduce the depth of the upholstery… to this end, I joined a gym.
  56. … I’m still surprised by how much I enjoy it.
  57. I regularly have trouble sleeping.
  58. Mostly due to excess computer use.
  59. I listen to jazz and I love it.
  60. I listen to occasional gospel music and love that too.
  61. I used to go to sleep listening to my Dad playing his guitar.
  62. He still plays the same songs and they make me smile still.
  63. I’m an excellent aunty…
  64. …I’d be a great mother too, but I make do with babysitting just to keep in touch with children…
  65. …ok, so the cash doesn’t hurt.
  66. I love apartment living.
  67. I have long-ish hair, but didn’t grow it that way until my 20’s. (Mother preferred it short.)
  68. I left home at 19, NZ (for the 1st time) at 20 and stayed away for 3 years.
  69. It was the best thing I ever did. It meant I missed the worst of the parental marriage breakdown…
  70. …but coming home to 2 households was a bust…
  71. …it took 10 years for it to be ok.
  72. My paternal grandmother passed away at 101 and only moved to a rest home in her 102nd year.
  73. I’m not sure if I want her genes or not… I guess it’s better than my maternal grandmother’s record. She died when my mother was 3…
  74. …she died of breast cancer…
  75. …she might have lived longer if she’d chosen to have treatment…
  76. …but she didn’t. She chose my unborn mother.
  77. I am most proud of my [old fashioned] middle name, because I share it with my mother and her.
  78. I only wear pyjamas when I’m going to sleep at someone else’s house.
  79. I only wear my hair up on days I need to wash it.
  80. I walk for exercise. But clearly not enough..
  81. I have been a smoker. But have been clean for more years than I can count…
  82. …sometimes I still miss it.
  83. …and so I have one… and it totally grosses me out.
  84. I have had my writings published in a national magazine and an international e-magazine.
  85. I used to kill plants unless they were cacti and don’t need watering above once a fortnight. However, I currently have 3 plants and none of them are dead!
  86. I love all things French…
  87. … I often wish I lived there.
  88. I love sailboats. One of my warmest memories is sailing in the Greek Islands.
  89. …part of the warmth of the memory was kissing the ship’s captain (who was old enough to be my father…*blushes*)
  90. I prefer staying in to going out.
  91. Being with too many people in one place makes me exhausted…
  92. …but I actually don’t mind meeting new people and I know how to have good conversation!
  93. I had to sit my driving license 3 times before I passed.
  94. My first car was a 1965 Riley Elf . It was green though.
  95. I am still bummed I sold it (for a profit too).
  96. These days I drive a Toyota (practical but boring).
  97. I don’t tell anyone that I love Teddy Bears still (but only keep 2 4 on my bed).
  98. I love to meet up with people I’ve met online. I have such a broad range of friends I would never have met otherwise.
  99. I could never be a vegetarian.
  100. It has taken me a week to come up with this list.
  101. Now you know more about me than most of my family!

 

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