When I started this blog I was unaware of peer recognition awards in the blogosphere. The direction of my writing career led me to blogging so I dived in with a butt-load of hesitation and reluctance.
But now, almost two years later, I can say with all honesty I feel at home here. And what makes me feel at home is the remarkable peer recognition I receive from fellow writers, bloggers, friends, and colleagues.
M.L. Swift (Mike) is one such remarkable person who makes me feel at home. He has graciously awarded me the Very Inspiring Blogger award for which I’m truly grateful. Grateful because this award, in particular, speaks to my goals for this blog—to inspire, uplift and entertain. Therefore, this award is very appropriate for that mission.
In order to accept this award I have to reveal seven random facts about myself, so grab your hip boots and try not to step in all the manure I’m about to dish out.
1. I cry at Babies R Us.
On the rare occasions I find myself in the aisles of Babies R Us, I get misty-eyed and melancholy of days of old. It reminds me of the tremendous amount of time I spent there when my boys were babies and of how their new baby smell, their toothless grins, their innocence is now forever gone. It deeply tugs at my heart.
2. My girlfriend and I went to Chicago O’Hare airport to pick up cute guys.
Back in my early twenties my girlfriend and I hopped in her Volkswagen Bug (or maybe it was my Buick Skyhawk) and drove to the airport hoping to meet some handsome, rich, jet-setters to whisk us away from our routine Illinois lives. Of course we found no jet-setters worthy of our time.
3. I jumped off a cliff into a lagoon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
My husband and I (and other tourists) were riding horseback on a guided tour in the mountains (at the base of the mountains, not high up). One of the activities on the tour was cliff jumping. And considering I’m a mediocre swimmer, jumping off a cliff into a bed of water was stupidity and crazy madness. But I did it. Though I never would’ve, had there not been life guards at the bottom of the cliff waiting to save us from drowning.
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4. I speak fluent Spanish.
Not! But I would like to, and I plan to once I get my Rosetta Stone Foreign Language system.
5. I walked right past a snake in my house.
I thought it was a stick on the floor one of the kids brought into the house (like they always do) so I walked by it and thought nothing of it. Then from the corner of my eye I saw its head lift and its body slither down the hall. I stood screaming as I watched it slide under the doorway into the hall closet. Long story short, it was killed (not by me or my snake-fearing husband) by local southerners who are used to these kinds of incidents. Unfortunately, that’s something I’ll NEVER get used to here in the south. I’ve had way too many snake and other weird critter encounters since moving here, which I’ve never experienced back home in Illinois.
6. I hit a man with my car.
Well, sort of. I was on a one-way street in the downtown area of my community and stopped at a red light. Needing to make a right turn, I checked the traffic to my left to see if it was safe to proceed, totally oblivious of the sign that read “NO TURN ON RED.” And of course there’s a stupid nice young man on the corner at my right waiting to cross the intersection and walks out in front of my car just as I take my foot off the brake and turn my head his way. The car rolls to a near miss of his legs as he leaps out of the way and I slam back on brakes. Of course, I was in the wrong. Of course, I apologized through my partially opened window. And, of course, he gave me the finger and shouted obscenities as he scurried to the other side of the street.
7. I’m in a fitness DVD.
Yes, it’s true and no autographs, please. In this DVD I’m decked out in my Nike sportswear garments and showing off my cycling, Zumba dance, and kickboxing skills. Okay, sure it’s just a promotional video for my local gym. And sure, it’s not just me but a crowd of other gym members strutting their stuff, too. And sure, you’d have to look very hard to even spot me. But I’m there. And my 15 minutes of fame is indisputable.
So there you have it, wayyy too much random info you didn’t need to know about me. Thanks again to M.L. Swift, and take a moment to stop by his blog for a friendly visit.