And The Award Goes To....(Drumroll)...Me!

Thank you so much to one of my lovely regular readers, Maria Isabel, who has decided to pass along a Kreativ Award to me, for my blog. Other than the daily reward of your comments, this is the first such award I've been given for the effort, writing, and time that I put into this wee blog.

Now while all awards worth having come with some strings attached (i.e. Oscars and their endless thank-yous to producers, directors, god; VMAs and all that drama), this one too is no exception: I must share seven secrets (translate: more things you didn't know about me) with you. Really, that's all?! And then I get to receive my award and proudly display it on my sidebar, nestled between my Etsy shop mini and some of my favorite bloggy buttons. 

Without further ado, Seven (more) Things You Didn't Know About Me:

• I'm a nail-biter, always have been, always will be. Wish I wasn't - but whatcha gonna do?
• I absolutely positively love to sing. Some songs make me feel all warm and tingly inside all over, like our National Anthem (which is weird with a capital W, because I'm no patriot); and other songs, like John Lennon's "Imagine" make me weep with the beauty of his true vision.

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• It's been a long time since I've gotten out there and shot anything other than Marley or goods for my Etsy shop, but I once had dreams of being a National Geographic photographer (ambitious, I know).

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• If I were an animal, I would be a sloth. Not just because I love to lounge, but because I can be slow in my processes ever pushing towards perfection. However, I would be the one sloth in the Amazon with amazingly sleek, algae-free hair - due to my minor case of OCD.

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• I also used to study Interior Design for about a year or so - I should have finished my schooling; but that's something you should know about me - I have had a bad tendency in my life to leave things unfinished. Because of this, I'm a Jill of many trades, master of none; and I'm finally okay with that.

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• When I was twenty-one I shaved my head because I thought it was sexy. It was a bold move, and I stuck with it for a while; but really I looked like a Monchichi.

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• I am an amazing cook.

Oooh...I'm telling! Five Things You Didn't Know About Me...

Inspired recently by Elsie Cake's recent post "Friday Night Secret Telling Party", which was inspired by this cool chick's similar-themed post...I decided I would share some things about myself with you that you might not know yet:

I love Wheel of Fortune, and secretly hope to be on the show and win a ton o'money!

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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Ice Cream is second to none, runners up being mint chip and pistachio. Everything else may as well be vanilla.

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Someday, I want a self-feeding frog (bugs totally freak me out!) - one that looks like this little guy here would suit me nicely.

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All kids play fantasy role-playing games...you know, Cops and Robbers, Princess Dress-Up, etcetera. I was the weird kid playing out Les Miserables and Watership Down...it was always a fight between me and this one girl as to who got to be Eponine. Pure dorkiness, I know.

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On my own little 'bucket list' (doesn't everyone have one?), I have: learn to play the cello - and I definitely wouldn't mind learning on a gorgeous glossy red one like this:

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I took piano lessons in fourth grade, but they went about as well as if I were learning on a piano like this:

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What are your secrets? I hope you'll share some with me - and you can always take the dare and share on your blog - it's kinda fun!


Tara


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