{one} what color best describes you + why? orange. Lively and outgoing....but can be close to pink (quiet) and close to red (angry/ irritable).
{two} how have you changed in the past year? Oh wow - I have changed a LOT!!! I used to be dependent, anxious, nervous, the little wife that didn't know anything.....I was obsessed with my husband and spent my whole day WAITING for him to come home....my nights and weekends were spent focused on my husband and my relationship with him....I was scared to drive in the dark or downtown or anywhere too far...I didn't know how to put gas in my car, pay bills or get my car serviced. Now I drive anywhere. I'm well used to dealing with lawyers and making appointments and I drive the kids to Canmore and go downtown all the time. I survived my first winter and have had the car serviced AND had the tyres changed twice.
Now, I am confident, independent, much happier, LOVE being single, I am soooo much closer to my children and love spending time with them all together as well as apart. I've even booked my first trip away on my own next Spring!!! I have been through some intense therapy and I'm calmer, know myself better and know what I want and need from life.
{three} have you ever had any surgeries? A few minimal things but nothing major.
{four} why did you start your blog? I started it to keep a record of our lives after we moved from the town to our acreage (hence the original title of Escaping the City) and then it evolved into a general diary of our day to day lives. I love being able to look back over the years and see how we have changed as a family - how the children have grown...how the house has changed....
{five} what are you looking forward to this summer? Nigels visit and seeing the children reconnect with their Dad, heading to Canmore a couple of times. Summer festivals. Seeing the children head off to camp which I know they LOVE!!!! :) Generally making endless memories :)
{six} do you have any family traditions for the 1st of July? We always dress in as much red and white as we have. We put on temporary tattoos. We wear red and silver beads :) We decorate the house with flags :) We go to the festival in town. We come home and have a Canada Day tea with a cake and we sing the National Anthem...we often have a fire out at the fire pit in the evening and then go in to town late in the evening to watch the fire works before coming home to bed :)
{seven} what’s something new that you’ve tried in the past few months? many new art techniques. Mixed media art - which I LOVE. I tried an Elephant Ear at the farmers market (yuck). I tried seaweed gnocchi at Milestones (yum)
{eight} what is the perfect a/c temperature? I keep it at about 19c
{nine} what was the last movie you saw in the theater? Bridesmaids - sooooo hilarious!!! Best movie EVER!!
{ten} what song do you think everyone should hear at least once? Louis Armstrong. What a Wonderful World.
