10 Things You May Not Know (About Me)

A while back, I was tagged by Beautiful Boy's Mummy over on Dear Beautiful Boy and her 10 Things You Don't Know About Me post (closely followed by Tina of MotherGeek in her similarly named post). It seems to be a well-known fact that this sort of post unlocks Writer's Block like you wouldn't believe. Which is why it's taken me weeks to complete it. But finally, here it is - hope you enjoy reading :)

1. I used to dance Flamenco.
I did Spanish Dance and Flamenco for 3 years in my early 20s. I loved it, with a passion. And I was good at it. And then for some daft reason, I stopped. And have regretted it ever since.

2. I love travelling but hate sightseeing.
It's the essence of a place that I want to experience, not a list of places that a book recommends I see. I hate the crowds, which makes the main tourist attractions all the more of a nightmare. Suffice it to say that one of my favourite afternoons when we were in New York was spent chilling in Barnes & Noble while the rain poured down outside.

3. I once had an imaginary friend called Gaga.
Long before Lady Gaga came along, I was 3 years old and I created an imaginary friend and named her Gaga. I apparently had conversations with her when I was sat on the loo. I believe that was the point when my parents decided I needed to go to Kindergarten and make some real friends. There was also an imaginary cat, who was fed on imaginary plates on the kitchen floor and inevitably got stepped on by everyone who then got told off by little imaginative me.

4. I love filling in forms.
I'm a bit of a nerd like that. I like lists and ticking boxes. I like order and things to look neat. I like filling in boxes in very neat handwriting. I then like folding things perfectly and putting them into clean envelopes. I love sending letters too (yes, even if it's just paying a bill - although this is in no way linked to liking giving my money away). Paperwork with me is a form of art. Like I said, I'm a nerd perfectionist. I don't deny that.

5. I hate not having been able to breastfeed Emily. (link)
And yet I have no regrets. I suspect it's mostly to do with my not being a fan of failure in general. I expect a lot of myself, and I expect myself to succeed at everything and hate when I don't. So I say I'm ok with it, and in truth I am. Formula worked for us (to the extent that I might just do the same with another, future child). But underneath, I hate the failure. I hate that I don't know why it happened. I hate that some people judge me for it.

6. I have hit a person with my car.
Funny story, that. I'd just started to drive and we lived on a slight incline. Having far from mastered the delicate balance needed to reverse without tipping slightly forward first, my then-boyfriend made the mistake of standing in front of my car to direct me into a parallel parking space. He ended up pinned between my car and my mum's car behind him. I panicked and ran back into the house to call my mum to come and "save him" as I was too scared to try and reverse without paralysing him forever. He lived to tell the tale, fully mobile, and didn't even dump me afterwards (well not over that anyway).

7. I cannot eat garlic or fresh onion.
Ok, many of you actually know this (and have had to tailor meals accordingly). My blood pressure is very prone to plumetting so if I eat garlic (you know, the stuff they give people in pills to lower their blood pressure), I end up "in a state." The worst that has happened was migraine, limp limbs, slurred speech, swollen glands. Basically, drunk without the fun bit. Fresh onions do something similar.

8. I would like Emily to have a brother or sister.
Just the one. But not yet.

9. I am married to a local celebrity.
Oooh he'll hate me for this one! (not really: he suggested it). Back in the 90s there was an accapella group called 6th Above. The group consisted of six friends, one of whom was David. They sang in the Eurovision Song Contest and eventually even had their own TV show on one of the local stations. I knew who he was when I met him but feigned ignorance. Wouldn't have wanted fame getting to his head! (LOL)

10. I love TV adverts.
I remember being quite taken by a good advert from a very young age (not that there were too many of them back then). David is always amused when I burst out laughing at a good advert (over and over again), and I get very irate when he channel-hops during adverts. Grr.


Now. I tag:
More Than Twelve Short Stories
Laura Lite (@lauralcharles)
Island Fairy (@mau555)
New Mum on the Blog (@sairycake)
All About G (@allaboutg)
Cup of Crazy (@josephafarrugia)
(Ladies, do this is you fancy it, no pressure. To everyone else, these blogs are worth a visit, so do!)

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