Seven Random Things About ME

I got tagged to do my first meme, 7 Random Things About Me,  by my blog-buddy Kemi   http://kemilikechemistry.wordpress.com/  

I decided that these random ME things would be about the me that was simply ME.  The ME that I miss being sometimes, that ME that is all too often neglected…who I am apart from being a mother and a wife.  My family is so very important to me and I love my role in their life, but I also love just being me. 

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Here are the rules:

*     Link back to me

*     Post theses rules on your meme post

*     Share seven random things about you…or as many as you like.

*     Tag seven other fun-loving blog friends that need something to write about!

*     And let them know…so they can do it. 

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 And the seven random people that I’ll be tagging are as follows…

                     *crickets chirping* …  

I don’t know  a full 7 untagged bloggers, so Kemi, can I work on that last part? SORRY!  Mel stole most of my tag-ees!  She beat me to it!  And I hate to tag people again.  I will attempt to meet more bloggers just for the sole purpose of tagging them! *wink*-

 So, here we go…  

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7 Random Things About ME

1.  I am terrified of small monkeys.  White-faced spider monkeys, to be exact, like the one on “Friends”, or in the movie “Outbreak” (never seen it. NO WAY!).  *shudder* One bit me on the hand at a theme park when I was 8 years old and I was scarred for life.   I had a flashback at a city park years later when I was feeding squirrels and too many of them surrounded me.  I started running away, terrfied, still carrying peanuts, being chased by squirrels.                          -I was 21.    

2.  I am really flexible, but only in certain ways.  I have what they call “open hips”.   I can put both legs behind my head.  Plus I can fold my legs up lotus or indian style (um, is that an offensive term now? seriously, let me know.  I don’t know how else to describe it)  and then completely fold my body in half by leaning forward and resting my head on the floor.  When I am upset I sleep like that…it’s my modified fetal position.  I can even get into some lotus-type positions better/deeper than my yoga instructor. Other poses, not so much.  Bad knees, for one thing.  And I could never do the splits. 

3.  Before I was a SAHM/WAHM I was a youth minister and seminary student.  I am almost 3/4 done with my Masters of Divinity.  But I am not sure if I will ever finish, even though that drives my subconscious crazy.  I have nightmares that I have to go back as an adult and finish elementary school.

4.  I am not very athletic or good at group sports but I can do some Karate and I snow ski and water ski.  I am also really proud of the fact that I can do some tricks on a kneeboard– like 360-s.  But once when trying to do turns I got stuck halfway around with my back to the boat and I was bent over still holding on to the rope behind my back with my rear end sticking out and I wasn’t wearing board shorts over my suit and I had a major wedgie so I basically mooned everyone on board.

5.  I totally could have made it to Hollywood.  On American Idol, I mean.  “You’re going to Hollywood!!!”  I don’t know that I could have made it to the top 20, but I could have initially gotten past the judges, I just know it.   As fas as winning it, I’m not THAT good and well, let’s just say my singing style is better suited to another decade.  I am neither a little bit country nor rock’n roll.  I am more of an old style crooner… except I think the term “crooner” is used for dudes, but you get the point.

I love performing.  I love to sing AND to do public speaking.   I wish I had been given more chances to preach sermons or do talks when I was at seminary and working at the church.  I love being in front of people and connecting with them.   I can’t describe the amazing feelings you get— when you tell a story and the audience is leaning forward in their seats,  when you get them laughing and you know you have them in the palm of your hand, or the Holy Spirit moves through you and uses one of your life experiences to help someone else.  Or when you are singing with your whole being and it is soaring towards heaven AND touching someone else’s heart.  Electric.  Intoxicating.  Indescribable.

6.  I love to write.  I have had a dream for over a decade now of being published.  I am finally working towards realizing that dream.   One of the reasons I have started this blog is to sharpen my writing skills and build up some material…although not everything in here is print-worthy lol!  I am about to submit some articles to a mothering magazine and I am scared to death but really excited! 

7.   I am a diva.  At least I admit it.

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