Can you believe it? It has been 1 year since I started this blog!!!! In that year I have not bought anything for myself – no new books, no new clothes, no home decor, no new jewelery, it feels good! In fact I’m thinking of extending for another 3 months. Yes my book tokens are still sitting unused!
I’ll blog about my thoughts on the last year and the 1 year “blogaversary” at some point, but for now I’ll do a 100 things about me; as if you didn’t already know a great deal ;0)
- I am currently watching Lost
- I have loved it since the beginning
- I missed a season here or there when I returned after a year abroad
- I feel like I haven’t seen the world, until I’m reminded I’ve seen more countries than most.
- I have been to 15 countries, I don’t include airport stops in that list.
- I love making lists and accomplishing my tasks.
- I find it Stressful when I don’t get something done on my daily to do list.
- Yes Stressful with a capital S
- I used to know all the states (in the US) and their capital cities
- It is because I have always wanted to live in the US, minus the politics ;0)
- I have dear friends in Texas, California, NM, MN, IL and UT
- They all want me to move there.
- I sent them all the link to this blog then a month later discovered the email never sent
- I never re-sent it because I’d love to see if they find this blog & know it is me.
- Kind of like a 6 degrees of separation
- I’m kooky like that
- If any of you are reading this tell me, it would make my day.
- My kookiness would therefore be considered brilliance!
- My IQ score when I was 17 was genius level
- To this day it makes me laugh
- I would rather be baking, cooking, sewing, gardening, growing babies and caring for a husband than using my brain in the traditional sense
- In many ways I am quite anti-tradition
- In other ways I am really very conservative
- For example I really want a husband who will be the spiritual head of the home
- But I don’t believe that means we aren’t equal or that I am less because I am a woman
- More than I will trust his judgement and take peace in it (and not that I won’t have a say!)
- Yes, I realize most of you reading this will be shocked
- That’s ok, I do my thing you can do yours ;0)
- Everyone who sees my baby pictures tells me I look like Shiloh Pitt
- I do not look like Angelina Jolie now
- Ha Ha Ha!
- I have been told I have her lips.
- That is completely incorrect.
- My mum even saw a picture of Shiloh Pitt and thought it was me
- That’s enough about Shiloh Pitt.
- Now lets talk about teeth.
- I clean my teeth as soon as I wake up
- And before I go out
- Yes that means I might clean them at 7 am and then 8:30
- I cringe if I go more than 4 or 5 hours without brushing so I brush as soon as I come home again
- And before bed.
- A dentist once told me to insure my teeth for £50,000 ($90,000) – to this day I don’t know if he was joking or not.
- I am going to the dentist in two weeks
- I hate going to the dentist.
- Yes I have really stooped to a low level by talking about the dentist.
- I love all animals.
- I would love to have a small holding
- It’s a great place to grow a large family
- I’ve always wanted to adopt.
- It pains me that there are millions of children in the world with no-one
- Terrible things happen in orphanages and when children are aged out of them.
- Imagine being 10 with only the clothes on your backs and nowhere to go.
- It is in my prayers every night that more people would adopt, those with birth children and those without.
- I’ve always believed in God
- But it is more recently that I understand the responsibility and blessing this is!
- Every day I pray for whoever I may end up marrying and my future children and family (I secretly hope he isn’t an only child and has nieces and/or nephews!)
- I’ve always wanted to marry a math teacher, a farmer or a vicar (what we call a Pastor)
- I am good at the basics in math but algebra and calculus not so much!
- I bet you are questioning that genius IQ now aren’t you ;0)
- I’ve also always thought I’d marry someone who is a coach
- I think I’d make a good football/soccer mum
- Over here we bring oranges to matches. As in the fruit.
- My US and Cdn friends find this hilarious.
- I love to laugh and have always been attracted to quiet men who have a good sense of humor
- My mum and I both have a dry sense of humor, but only when comfortable with people
- My mum was born in Liverpool
- She supports Liverpool and Manchester United
- I have told her technically that isn’t allowed.
- I was going to be called Kathleen, Caroline or Charlotte – only it wasn’t allowed b/c family members already took those names.
- I love names & their history
- I think it is because I am 1/4 Irish
- No one can place my accent.
- I’ve been told it is British (southern England) with a twist.
- Only no one can agree on what the twist is.
- The last time I went to the US, servers would ask me to talk to them just so they could hear the accent
- I always find that really funny!
- It makes me come out of my shell
- I love collecting shells on the beach
- I always wanted a dog to walk on the beach, especially Galveston Beach.
- If I had a dog I’d call him Stanley
- Or Norman
- Because I think they are cool names :0)
- I think Coldplay are perhaps the coolest band in the world.
- Yes I live in the same city as Chris Martin’s family
- I don’t think they read my blog!
- I love to read
- I read everything from political magazines to cookbooks & of course my Bible
- My favourite cookbooks are sweet little ones from American Inns and Guesthouses
- There’s the USA theme again!
- At least we are not talking about teeth again ;0)
- Oops, technically I guess we are!
- I am not so technically inclined, I’m praying I meet someone who is!
- I pray when I see an ambulance or fire engine go by that whoever they are going to is safe & have people who love them
- I also pray if I have to go on a plane
- Lately I’ve had some very bad experiences.
- I think we can learn a lot from bad experiences
- Blessings often arrive when we least expect them
- I believe in the joy that is found when leading a simple life.
- I believe that God has a great plan for all of us
- I believe I need to follow His plan rather than try to lead it!
And just so you can see what I looked like at age 2, here is a picture of Shiloh. This is the picture where my mum needed a lot of convincing it isn’t me. I still don’t think she believes me.
To be honest, I don’t even believe myself because I really did look like this. Exactly. And yes, I’m still blonde!
Can I end by saying a big thank you to everyone who has found their way here, for every sweet & encouraging comment & email, for all the wonderful friendships formed. Who knew a blog I started with no readers would go to around 10,000 – 15,000 a week, who knew I would get to know so many of you and find such lovely friendships with people all over the globe, from all different walks in life & beliefs. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
That’s made me smile and reflect this morning. Great post for the bloganniversary.
Stanley or Norman – just love it.
Can’t wait to speak to you one day to hear this ‘accent’
And right there with you on the teeth thing, hate dentists.. but don’t clean as much as you.. hmm maybe I should.
Have a great day and thank you! (you know what for!)
hippy biffdy! well done andenjoy the next one.
Happy Anniversary, Trenches!! I have found so much joy reading your blog!! Thanks for being an inspiration!
Happy Happy Blogaversary FT. Have been following your blog for much of the past year and thank you for all the lovely comments on mine.
Your 100 things made me smile … food for thought for my first Blogaversary although I have a feeling I’ll be in the US at the time.
Keep on keeping on!
xxx
I enjoyed your list of 100(?) things about you. I don’t think it is weird to have your husband as head, after all that is the way we were made. The Bible commands husbands to be heads in the same way that Christ is their head. First Corinthians 11:3. Women in Israel were never treated as subordinates or slaves but as compliments of men which is what Eve was meant to be to Adam. Genesis 2:18. I love your blog and am amazed also at how many readers you have accumulated. Congratulations.
Hi FT congratulations on your 1 year anniversary. Laughed at some of your ’100 things’ – your sense of humour shines through!
Keep up the great work
No baby pictures of you to compare???
Cheers
Judy
Yes, I’m reading this…and now I know more than I did about you! (Also, add Colorado to your list of places to visit in the U.S. You’ve got a place to stay here now…just let us know so we can make the guest bed up.) I agree with you about #25, by the way — if HE doesn’t agree with this, don’t marry him! (Honest) And yes, I am still listening to ‘that song.’ Almost every day. Best to you, girl — always.
Happy First Birthday!! I had mine the other day too and couldn’t believe how good it felt to know I’d been going a whole year! Can’t wait to see where life takes you in the next one!
Happy bloggy birthday!
Happy Anniversary!
Shiloh is such a pretty baby, isn’t she?
Hi there-what a heartwarming, lovely post!! Wishing you well for the future you wish for, heres to many more blog years to come!!
I read the whole list!
Also, regarding nos. 62/63: I live in the states and see fruit of all kinds at sporting matches (mostly ultimate frisbee) – the most popular being oranges (& bananas)!
Congrats on the 1 year blog birthday!
Happy Blogaversary
I always enjoy reading your blog!! I hope I can see you celebrate 2, 3, 4 years plus as a blogger!
What a great 100 item list about yourself!
Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary and I am soo happy I stumbled upon your blog. I am sure your readership will continue to rise and rise.
I wish you best of luck with everything going on in your life (health among other things) and hope for many more blog years to come!
Thanks for the great reads and looking forward to reading more!
-Clayton
Great list! I love it.
P.S. My hubby states that when we enroll our kids in soccer I will be bringing loads of oranges!
So I understand the oranges.
I loved the first series of Lost, til channel 4 stopped showing it (at the time I didn’t have Sky1). Now we do but I can’t see myself understanding what’s going on after all this time!
I loooove Heroes though
Shiloh Pitt, huh? And now I want to hear your accent. And wouldn’t a math teacher be dreamy? I would love all the analytical conversations I could have with a glass of wine and comfort. ha!
Happy 1 year, Shiloh!
Congrats on one year! I think I resembled her a bit in my toddler years too. And Brad Pitt is from my state of Missouri, though he was raised a couple of hours from me. I doubt we are related.
and, yes, I am still blonde, too.
are you tall? I have a delightful friend who is single and am sure would suit you! he is a bit on the short side though. He would love to have a small holding. has 2 kids already. Lives in suffolk. he’s a doctor and love kids. xxx
I think you need to put a bit of energy into finding this husband chap of yours! just up your chances somehow. I wish I could have started earlier with the kids thing. and if that is what you want…… get going girly!
You have a friend in Roz from Life in Australia too. I wouldn’t have found your blog except for her.
I like the baby picture. When I blogged with one of my childhood pictures, my daughter said it looked just like her daughter. That’s interesting, isn’t it?
Maxie
happy 1 year blog-a-versary!
i am in love with LOST as well….although i haven’t been finding this season as satisfying as others…even though we’re starting to get answers. lol.
Happy 1st birthday!
Enjoyed your list of 100 things.
Lisa
Congrats on your one year anniversary!
You’ve acheived so much, I am in awe of your determination!
Definately up for the meet up on the 20th, did you email about it? I checked but didn’t find anything. Anywhere in London is good for me, I’m coming from South West London on the good old Northern Line so am happy to travel x
congrats on your first anniversary……..mine is next month!!
Gill in Canada
Congratulations on your first anniversary. I really enjoyed your post.
Happy Anniversary! I love Lost too – its such a captivating show. Good luck with the dentist – I have my visit tomorrow but due to braces I am there monthly
Wonderful list ft; loving Lost too
great list! reminds me of the way i write, sometimes. you’re welcome … your blog is fabulous. please e-mail me your info to karbear1103@yahoo.com so i can mail you the cookbook you won in my giveaway!! vegan with a vengeance!!
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Woo hoo! One year bloggy b’day, well done!
You are a funny girl!
Happy one-year, here’s looking to many more to come!
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I LOVE this post!! Congratulations on your blog-aversary
This list is great, and as far as all the seemingly incongruent wishes on it, well, they’re NOT…they’re awesome! and I’ll tell you from experience when it comes to the man portion on that list, and the longings of the heart in relation to home, family, children, relationship, KEEP praying and waiting for the best…God brought me mine and He has the BEST for you…and you’re a treasure! I’ll be praying, too…my hubby is the perfect fit…we’re both so imperfect and were totally matchmade by the Almighty, and I love this man more than imaginable…we both love God as the center of our lives, and yet we don’t fit nicely into any particular group’s traditional set-up of that.
OK, I talk too much…just loved your list and recognized a kindred spirit in so much that is on it. Wonderful turn of the heart!
Robbyn
Just happened upon your blog. LOVED, loved, loved your 100 list and how it segued along down the track. Loved 22-25; how you can be one thing but also be and expect the opposite. Will definitely keep reading. Your list is exceptionally eclectic. I am not Christian, do not believe in God or Jesus but do believe that the stories in the Bible and Testament existed, but only as stories. No higher being for me. Once you die, that’s it and some blogs are very Christian but will keep reading yours because you make sense. This doesn’t mean I don’t respect Christianity. I do, but it’s not for me. Are you sure you don’t look like Angelina? That photo of you as a baby is amazing lol!
Jennifer.