Kimberly Davison is a new internet friend and gave me a blogging award today! I am excited! Thanks a bunch, Kim! Hop on over to her blog Paper Craft Diva to see some beautiful cards (there are a ton of Christmas cards that she has made that will make you totally jealous......she's got a jump on the holidays, for sure!!)
I am supposed to post 10 things about myself, and share this award with 5 other women. I know so many amazing women and it was extremely hard to chose just 5 (I am not just saying that), but I chose these 5 because of their warm personalities and messages, not to mention their awesome card making talents!!
1. Cindy is a fellow breast cancer survivor, and extended her hand in friendship over the internet during my second time going through cancer. She is encouraging, and I always know she "gets" what I am saying. Creations by Cindy is the name of her blog, and I am always thrilled to visit it because her cards are so inspiring.
2. I "met" Manna through my SBS9 group and she is possibly one of the sweetest people I have ever met. She was one of the first people to send me a handmade card when I found out I had cancer again, and I was so touched by what she wrote to me. To give you an idea of how unselfish she is, please go read this post on her blog titled Cards For Troops. She is just amazing!!
3. Pat Jaynes is also a member of The Stamping Studio Design Team, and a very new friend. When the team was announced last spring, Pat reached out to me and over a short time has made me feel like I have known her for most of my life. Her outlook on life and living it are a model for me to aspire to. She is very new to to the blogging world and you can go to PJ's Kreative Korner.
4. Lizzy, also from my SBS9 group, is someone I admire very much because she takes and expresses herself through unbelievably gorgeous photographs (her flower photos are to die for!), and always has a great story to tell on her blog, One Day In My Life. She has a quote on her blog that I read every time I go there: "Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." I love that!!
5. Kim Marie, Frog of Faith, lives what she believes, and genuinely cares about other people. I have known from the beginning that she is a "good soul". And I love seeing what kind of cards she is making next!
Okay, now for the part that is going to probably make my armpits sweat a little.....10 things about me. This is gonna be soooooooooo hard!
1. I always pack for a trip the day before I leave, at the very latest. I am totally anal about having an organized suitcase when traveling. My well-organized underwear and toiletries are legend in my family.
2. The only part of my body that I have not had an MRI, CT scan or x-ray on are my hands.
3. It is not very fashionable or considered beautiful by any account, but I kinda like the slight space between my top front teeth. My mom and gramma both had one, too.
4. I miss buying school supplies every fall! There.....I said it.
5. I sincerely like vegetables. About the only veggie I won't eat is okra.....it is too slimy and stringy.
6. The one make-up item that I couldn't live without is mascara. I am a blonde and most blonde people have albino eyelashes. When I was a brownie girl scout leader, I went with my troop to camp one summer......I had a little girl there ask me why I looked funny. When I told her I wasn't wearing make-up, she said she liked me better with make-up on. Me too, babe, me too.
7. I have been bugging my husband to get a puppy.......I even have a photo of a Westie taped to our bathroom mirror to inspire him!! He grew up with no pets whatsoever, so I suppose I should view the fact that we've had one cat for 16 years a small victory.
8. We still use some of the words for things that my daughters used when they were little. We're talking toddlers. We call Cheetos "toadies" and napkins "nackums", etc. Now that I just typed that, it looks a little silly.
9. I buy new music every month, either downloaded from iTunes or uploaded from a real CD. I love music! My collection is very eclectic, from Judas Priest to Josh Groban to Maroon 5 to The Grass Roots.
10. I rarely leave laundry in the dryer. I need to get it out of there and fold it, or it haunts me!
Are you still awake? Bless you if you got to the end.
