It's been pretty quiet on here. Whoops. When your husband, friends and family start asking why you haven't written anything in a while...well, that's a pretty big indication that you need to get back on it.
I have been quiet for a whole host of reasons, but mainly it's because I just didn't see the point in continuing to write about anything. One thing the break allowed was the amazing feedback from those who missed seeing what I was writing, it's the small comments that made me feel brighter and inspired to write again. However, seeing as I'm not all that good with routine at the moment, I'm not going to promise x number of posts a week. We'll just see what happens. Saying that, if you find that you're missing a post/ need an update, swing this way and leave a comment/ email me / text me/ whatever. It's nice to hear the feedback.
So, let's talk about me (my favourite topic!):
- I am most definitely a words of affirmation woman (see above for proof of that), oh and the gifts one (but I can take that love in the form of time).
- I just enjoyed taking all the quizzes on the 5 love languages site
- I am an Expressing Regret apology person
- ...easily distracted...
- I am quite the perfectionist
- Although, I do try hard to enjoy the imperfections and lessons that come from making mistakes
- I enjoy driving
- I drive to clear my head, this is especially useful if I'm anxious about something in particular
- I've never smoked
- Except that one time that The Canadian gave me a cigar but I'm not sure if that counts because I didn't inhale
- I'm feminist
- Even though I hate the term feminist
- I would, if pushed, describe myself as a post-modernist, black, semi-marxist, egalitarian feminist, but that's just a mouthful
- I watch dramatic TV shows, usually those focused on a profession, like House of Cards, House, The Guardian, The Mentalist et al.
- I won a prize for my photograph
- I enjoy documenting life through my camera
- I go through phases with cameras
- Seeing as I'm in the midst of the #100happydays project my focus is on my phone camera and instagram
- Creativity is something that I ignored for a very long time
- It's likely because my mum pushed me to be creative all the time and when that happens you take it for granted, I never considered it to be an unusual skill
- but then I realised it made me happy and that, just sometimes, I was really good at it
- So, I have a science-y, data and research based degree
- but I'm happiest when I'm doing paint-y things
- I also really enjoy drawing and creating patterns
- I do not have a favourite colour, but I am drawn toward the bright and vibrant
- ...and brown is most certainly not my favourite...
- except when it's chocolate, then I love it
- I really love chocolate
- I'm surprised I got to 29 without struggling, so 29 can be: I have two sisters
- I usually like them quite a lot
- I have been in Canada for a few years now
- but I still say very British things
- sometimes I forget whether a word or a phrase is British or Canadian and it all gets very confusing
- If I say or do something strange, I'll blame it on being British (or Canadian, if I'm in the UK)
- Living in a foreign country has made me exceptionally good at picking out British accents, it's like a honing device
- Although I think of England as my home in a nostalgic, cosy way, I consider Canada to my real home now
- I'm a bit of a wimp when it comes to pain. Like, a really big wimp.
- My last 2 fillings required a total of 9 injections
- I am pretty organised but incredibly messy
- but I like clean and really dislike germs
- I also dislike bugs
- and rodents
- I don't have a preference for dogs or cats but I do love my kitties
- I make a lot of connections between things and think about thinking and learning, a lot-a lot
- I was once told by a very smart friend that this means I am a meta thinker, but since I've failed to find a definitive description of what that entails, I'll take her word for it
- I am an INFJ (apparently)
- while I don't know if I believe in the MBTI tests, it does explain a lot about me in a way that makes sense to my experiences and those around me
- I am very passionate
- especially about the underdog, social justice, racism, ignorance and social education
- I try not talk about those things on here too much
