1. Have you ever fired a gun or shot a bow and arrow? Bow and arrow yes. real gun - no! Paintball gun - yes! I would like to make it to the gun range this year at some point though!!!
2. Do you know where your childhood best friends are? Yes - almost all of them. I married one of them :) I'm in touch with many of them still.
3. Do you usually arrive early, late, or on time? I'm almost ALWAYS on time....except for Val.....and for some reason with Val I'm always just a few minutes late (sorry Val).
4. Are you more of a New York or California type? I LOVE New York, but these days I crave hot weather and sunshine year round and so I would probably head to California...but more to the wine growing areas than anywhere else.
5. Do you have a special ring tone? Nope.
6. What is your favorite type of chip? I'm not keen on chips. I like Frazzles from back home but get those about once every five years so I guess I'm not a big chip eater ;)
7. Best comedy you've ever seen is .... Graham Norton always makes me laugh - and The Vicar of Dibley is FAB!!!
8. Have you ever cut your own hair? To quote Dr. Phil, "How'd that work for ya?" Yep - plenty of times. And it worked for me fine :)
9. If you were going to have an extreme makeover, would you rather it be about your house or your personal self? Neither really - I would HATE for anyone to touch my home or to come in and remodel my home without my input. I think the idea of someone decorating for me is just awful and impersonal. I can't stand the idea of getting an interior designer in or a decorator to come in and decorate the place and buying everything for me. To me thats not a real home - it's a showhome. To me what makes my home special are the items that WE choose over the years...that eclectic feel from trips, from holidays, from crafts, from years together.....putting it all together.....going round thrift stores and other stores...buying a few things here and there - the odd thing when we see it and love it. Objects that have been in our families for generations. HISTORY....whether a really OLD history or just the history we make together. That show is great for those families involved but please don't touch MY home. As for myself - I wouldn't want anything too radical done - I'd like my boobs lifted but apart from that I'm really not bothered about anything else. I think the people who want extreme things done need to work on themselves from the inside out.
10. Are you allergic to anything? Morphine. I had a bad reaction to this when I was in hospital with pre-eclampsia before I had Sam. Hallucinating, vomiting, I even smacked a nurse during the hallucination as she tried to take my blood pressure. It was bizarre!! I also had a reaction to something the day after Sam was born - and my whole face and inside my mouth swelled up - but they don't know what it was - I went for allergy testing but nothing showed up. They said that sometimes stress and shocks to the system can cause allergic reactions so maybe it was that....although I didn't feel stressed after the birth - just annoyed about them constantly asking how long Sam had fed for and what time and I annoyed them by telling them I wasn't timing him or clock watching ;)
11. Why is it so hard to change? I think you really need to be ready and you have to WANT the change - and you MUST have the support around you - and then it's easy.
12. One last question dedicated to February love: CS Lewis said, "To love is to be vulnerable." Please share one example of that assertion or share any thought you'd like to about this topic. I think this is very true. I don't think you can truly be open in a relationship - and truly love without becoming vulnerable to another.....I don't think it's possible. And why would you want to? When you are loved and in a secure and loving relationship you feel safe opening up about your thoughts and feelings - making yourself vulnerable is utterly worth it. I think that is the same with your children and friends too. When you are at a point where you can be open with a friend about the bad and the good, then you know it's a GREAT friendship :)
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