My Fives
I was tagged by my new friend BizzieMom and because I am narcissistic, I am answering her call. Here are my fives.
5 things I was doing 10 years ago
1. Drinking
2. Getting my degree in English
3. Mourning the loss of my Dad
4. Running my Creative Writing Magazine
5.Learning web design
Five Things On My To Do List
1. Completing this tagged blog post
2. Finishing 15 days of Marketing
3. Finishing a sponsorship deck for an upcoming charity event
4. Designing a website for Teach Thru Play
5. Fold laundry
Five Things I Like To Snack On
1. Cheez-its
2. Guacamole
3. Fruit
4. Trail Mix
5. Chocolate
Five Things I Would Do If I Was a Millionaire
1. Hire a personal chef and trainer so that I can finally focus on getting healthy
2. Open a designer store for Plus-size Women
3. Travel, blog, and relax
4. Adopt children
5. Pay off all my debt
Five Places I Have Lived
1. Oneonta, NY
2. Albany, NY
3. The Bronx, NY
4. Ossining, NY
5. Highland Park, Detroit
Five Jobs I Have Had
1. Cashier at BJs Warehouse (lasted 3 weeks)
2. Teacher
3. Web Designer
4. Managing Editor for a now defunct web-zine
5. Outreach Coordinator for non-profit
And finally…
The Five People I’m Tagging
30 Things About Me that Start With the Letter “K”
I was bored and decided to make up this meme. I wanted to see how many things I could reveal about myself starting each sentence with the first letter of my name. I think it is fun, so if you want to give it a try, please do so and add your name to my Mr. Linky Box. Please do not add your name if you did not complete the meme. Oh, and be sure to change the title of you post to 30 Things About Me that Start with the Letter “______” My goal is to do a list every week until I spell out my whole first name.
OK, here I go:
1. Kristina with a “K” no “h” and ending in “a”.
2. Kristina is actually not my first name. My real first name starts with a “K” too. I have not been called my real first name since I was 3 and in fact, I have legally changed my name to Kristina.
3. Kitchens that are beautiful and functional fascinate me.
4. Kindness is my downfall and people often take advantage of me because I am too kind.
5. Kittens make me sneeze. Cats too.
6. Kindergarten is one of my favorite memories of my childhood. I went to a place that had a playground on the roof. It was fenced in really well. I don’t think anyone every got hurt.
7. Krazy Kristina was one of my nicknames in college.
8. KKK are my initials if you take out 3 of my names and include my maiden name.
9. Kid you not, I have 8 names if you include my maiden name.
10. Karaoke is one of my favorite activities despite having HORRIBLE stage fright.
11. Keeping in touch with people is not one… Continue reading
I’ve Been Twitter Tagged
My new friend Renee over at Cutie Booty Cakes asked me to write 6 things about myself that no one else knows about myself. Here I go:
1. I was bulimic all through high school and about 3 years into college.
2. I write erotica.
3. I can speed read. Although there have been studies saying that people who speed read lose comprehension, I understand and remember EVERYTHING that I read. In fact, in order for me to enjoy books, I have to read 2-3 at a time.
4. I am adopted.
5. I am a rape survivor. I was raped at 14 while at summer camp while in the infirmary with strep throat. My mother did not believe me and neither did the camp staff. In fact, I was told that I “behaved in a manner that told this young man that I wanted to have sex with him.” This sent me on a dangerous mission of self-abuse. I eventually worked through this (which I will write about soon) and became a counselor for other rape survivors.
6. I play piano. I have played since I was 6 and used to be very good. I have not played in almost ten years but when I hear certain songs, I play them on an imaginary piano.
OK, those are things that I have not shared with many people in real life. And now it is your turn. I am tagging the following:
Here are the rules:
Now, if you’ve been tagged with the meme game from twitter, you must post 6 things no one knows about you on your BLOG. Then you have to tag 6 more people. (don’t forget to let them know they’ve… Continue reading
Apparently, I Kick Ass
I have received only one other award (or maybe I didn’t because I can’t find the post where I wrote about it), but I am really excited because Neurotic Mom deemed me a KICK ASS BLOGGER. I am so honored because she is a kick ass blogger in her own right.
As per Neurotic Mom’s blog:
MamaDawg initiated this prestigious award and I am so proud to be a part of the Ass Kicking ranks. The premise behind this award is as follows:
Do you know any bloggers that kick ass?Maybe they’ve got incredible,
original content. Or they’re overflowing with creativity. Is it someone that helps you become a better blogger? Or a bloggy friend you know you can count on? Or maybe it’s someone who simply inspires you to be a better person… or someone else who sends you to the floor, laughing your ass off.Whatever the reason may be, I’m sure you know at least a couple of bloggers that kick ass. Well… why not tell ‘em so?So here are the rules:1. Choose 5 bloggers that you feel are “Kick Ass Bloggers”
2. Let ‘em know in your post or via email, twitter or blog comments that they’ve received an award Share the love and link back to both the person who awarded you and back to www.mammadawg.com
3. Hop on back to the Kick Ass Blogger Club HQ to sign Mr. Linky then pass it on!
So, in keeping with the spirit that is this award, I am deeming the following bloggers KICK ASS BLOGGER’s too.
1. Tammy (http://tammywarren.typepad.com/adaytoshare/)
2. MommyDaddy Blog (http://mommydaddyblog.com)
3. Carol’s Corner (http://www.carolscornerblog.info/))
4. Lisa C Writes (http://lisacwrite.com)
5. natural Baby biz (http://www.naturalbabybiz.com/)