Here are 30 interesting facts about me in no particular order.
- My husband still sets my heart-a-flutter after 8 years. I love him dearly.
- I often say, “I’m just a mum,” when people ask what I do but I actually think being a good mum is the most important thing I can do and will ever do in my life. I am so proud of my children and all I have done with them. (No, I am not perfect but I do acknowledge my hard work has paid off in many respects.)
- I love, I mean love, scrapbooking. It is my stress relief and I wish I could do it all day, every day.
- My eldest daughter is more like me than I’d like to admit. I’m not really looking forward to teenage years at all. I’m so sorry Mum.
- I enjoy gardening but seem to always kill basil. Surely if you like gardening you wouldn’t be able to kill the most hardy plant in the world.
- I started university when I was 16.
- I’m actually an Indonesian teacher, one who hasn’t spoken Indonesian in a long, long time but an Indonesian teacher none the less.
- We actually wanted a 5th child. We didn’t keep going until we got a boy.
- I have a tattoo of a spider on my left ankle. It is in memory of a friend of mine who died when I was 22.
- I go bitten by an eel when I was about 10 or 11.
- I started teaching when I was 21.
- I’m actually very shy despite what most people think.
- I met my husband on Valentine’s Day. We were married 11 months later.
- I grew up with an outside toilet and shower.
- I loved going camping and canoeing as a kid. They are some of my favourite memories.
- I became a Catholic at age 26.
- I had Ross River Fever as a teenager.
- I am proud of what I have achieved in my life so far.
- I need neat and tidy to feel relaxed. After 7 years it is something I have not been able to let go of. You would think that after 5 kids I would just let it go and realise it is just not possible with so many kids.
- I have very large feet. Size 10 or 11 depending on the make. They are really wide.
- I would love to ride horses again.
- I have a hand fetish. I like nice looking hands. My husband has nice hands. Mine are very manly hands. I have large palms and very un-elegant fingers.
- I lived in Longreach, Queensland for 4 years and I still miss that place after 18 months.
- I would love to run every day.
- I love bootcamp.
- I would love to vacuum every day.
- I wanted to be a travel show host when I was a teenager.
- My children mean the world to me. I delight in them every day, even on those horrible days. Kevin just has to smile at me and I don’t care he’s been up all night teething. Lisa’s cheeky smile always makes me smile. Hannah is artistic and so good at puzzles. Every day I am astounded by how smart Jessica is. Hollie is such a sweet girl, she’s caring and a wonderful big sister.
- I like my house even though it is seriously flawed. I love it’s personality and the good feeling it has. (Sounds a little strange but you know those places you walk into and they feel good? That’s our house.)
- I don’t like talking on the phone.
What are some interesting things about you? Do you have a blog you could post them to?
