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5 Things You May Want to Know About Me
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1. I am from Norway so EVERYTHING is different here.2. I hate people. I hate to being around alot of people and I hate being in a room with little people of I know I will her attention.
3. I am very easy to trust and to Get to know. I am a much funnier if you know me then if you don't
4. People just don't like me..
5. I love Reese's. But I only know of one store in Norway that sells it. The closest one is 45min away..
1. I am from Norway so EVERYTHING is different here.2. I hate people. I hate to being around alot of people and I hate being in a room with little people of I know I will her attention.
3. I am very easy to trust and to Get to know. I am a much funnier if you know me then if you don't
4. People just don't like me..
5. I love Reese's. But I only know of one store in Norway that sells it. The closest one is 45min away..
1. I am from Norway so EVERYTHING is different here.2. I hate people. I hate to being around alot of people and I hate being in a room with little people of I know I will her attention.
3. I am very easy to trust and to Get to know. I am a much funnier if you know me then if you don't
4. People just don't like me..
5. I love Reese's. But I only know of one store in Norway that sells it. The closest one is 45min away..
1. I am from Norway so EVERYTHING is different here.2. I hate people. I hate to being around alot of people and I hate being in a room with little people of I know I will her attention.
3. I am very easy to trust and to Get to know. I am a much funnier if you know me then if you don't
4. People just don't like me..
5. I love Reese's. But I only know of one store in Norway that sells it. The closest one is 45min away..
1. I am from Norway so EVERYTHING is different here.2. I hate people. I hate to being around alot of people and I hate being in a room with little people of I know I will her attention.
3. I am very easy to trust and to Get to know. I am a much funnier if you know me then if you don't
4. People just don't like me..
5. I love Reese's. But I only know of one store in Norway that sells it. The closest one is 45min away..
Here's the 5 weird things about me:1. When I was a child, my hairdresser had a funeral parlor in her home. So, we had to pass dead bodies to go get our hair done.
2. Also, I witnessed a murder as I hid under a bed.
3. The Michael Jackson of the 80's wanted to date me.
4. At least twice a year, I'd wake up in the middle of the night and my bedroom is red.
5. I'm a hugger. But, that's not weird at all:)
1. I'm mostly a shy person and can't stand up in front of crowds. 2. Finally, I'm about to start college for Sonography.
3. I read anything by Veronica Blade, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and R.L. Mathewson. They're my favorite :)
4. I was born and raised in Florida but moved to the mountains about two years ago. Major difference.
5. I am a real big animal lover!
1. My biggest dream is to travel to as many countries as possible before I turn 30.2. I love the ocean, and all things related to water.
3. I would really like to have a tiger as a pet.
4. I have a little sister whom i adore.
5. I'm a hopeless chocoholic.
1. I won't be reviewing on this site anymore, but I'll still post in groups.
2. I'm fourteen years old.
3. I'm a Christian.
4. I've been reading since I was about two.
5. My favorite series is nonexistent, but if I had to pick one it would be Gone. I guess.
2. I'm fourteen years old.
3. I'm a Christian.
4. I've been reading since I was about two.
5. My favorite series is nonexistent, but if I had to pick one it would be Gone. I guess.
1. I have social anxiety but my work involves hiring musicians and entertainers for the company's venue and dealing with their managers.2. I love wine and coffee.
3. I was friends with my husband since the fourth grade. (He asked me out in the summer before our junior year of high school.)
4. I'm related to both Stella Mellet, who posed for the Land O Lakes butter woman and Steve Wahrer, the singer and drummer of the band The Trashmen. Their the band that sang Surfin' Bird.
5. I'm Ho-Chunk (Native American tribe) and Mexican American with some Irish, English and Spanish in there.
1. I have social anxiety but my work involves hiring musicians and entertainers for the company's venue and dealing with their managers.2. I love wine and coffee.
3. I was friends with my husband since the fourth grade. (He asked me out in the summer before our junior year of high school.)
4. I'm related to both Stella Mellet, who posed for the Land O Lakes butter woman and Steve Wahrer, the singer and drummer of the band The Trashmen. Their the band that sang Surfin' Bird.
5. I'm Ho-Chunk (Native American tribe) and Mexican American with some Irish, English and Spanish in there.
1. I have three cats named Logan, Griggs, and Guppy.2. I decided to move across the country for more rainy weather.
3. In a week I spend more money on coffee than groceries.
4. I spend more time making lists of what I want to read than actually reading.
5. I don't remember the last time I bought a book. It's the library life for me.
1.I always have my kindle on me in cases of boredom.2.I love writing and hope to finish my own book soon.
3.I prefer Animals to humans.
4.I can sit for hours on end reading.
5.I have to have the tv playing when i read.
1) I speak English, Hungarian and Croatian and a little bit of French and Spanish because I am a large mixing pot of over 10 countries and would like to visit them all :D2) I write Sherlock fanfictions in my head to get to sleep. I daydream a lot!
3) I am a vegan who loves to cook
4) When I am older I would like to be a concept artist for animated films or a journalist (a lot of my motivation for this comes from wanting to interview Andrew Scott but hey ho :))
5) I had black hair and brown eyes when I was a baby, but now they are golden brown and dark green
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1. I play video games2. I love to cook and I have a lot of cookbooks
3. I am addicted to movies
4. I have to listen to music when I am doing whether I am cleaning, cooking, or reading.
5. I'm Irish, Scottish, and Cherokee.
1.) Love my ipad,kindle,and phone makes it so i always have a book. drives my husband crazy but love it.2.) Love the NY Yankees, especially Arod dont care what anyone else thinks about him ;)
3.) buy cooks books were ever i travel to. love love love them but dont really cook alot. LOL
4.) would love to be a professional photographer. usually have my camera with me at all times if not my camera on my phone.
5.) always when grocery shopping me and my hubby go together and our friends always make fun of us.
1. Sorry to all the religious people but I don't particularly believe in God and I think if he is there he's kind of a sucky God. Sorry but that's my opinion and I will not argue with anyone over what I believe in.2. I'm a massive LGBTQ supporter. My mother is a lesbian and I have a lot of gay friends. I refuse to argue about this as well.
3. I'm allergic to cats
4. The stereotype that anyone who reads is smart really upsets me because I'm not that smart and everyone expects so much of me.
5. Gigantic Supernatural fan right here. Very passionate and I will defend my Winchesters no matter what!
1. I love the outdoors...i.e., camping, hiking, competition shooting, photography, painting, just watching the butterflies flutter over the creek, etc.2. Even though I love books and have a lovely antique library collection, 98% of my reading is done with audiobooks because I don't "sit" well.
3. I sew Victorian and Western (b-western) clothing for competition and fun.
4. I love being happy and seeing others find their happiness.
5. I think it's a shame that so many people don't care about the ability to write or spell properly.
1. I have several mental health conditions (PTSD, GAD and depression) and several physical health problems. I csnt walk and have to use a wheelchair to get around.2. I love cats and would have them all if i had the room and money. I currently have a black cat and a 16 week old white and tabby kitten.
3. I left home when I was 17 and lived in a refuge for 2 years. I don't have contact with my family.
4. I live with my best friend and I love her to death. She is also my full time carer.
5. I totally fan girl all the time. I love law and order svu, criminal minds, elementary, harry potter and pretty little liars.
1. I am severely bipolar, have ADHD, Anxiety and other disorders. Collect them as medals :D I'm a professional crazy.2. My favourite band EVER is The National. They are musical and lyrical geniuses.
3. I've visited most countries in Europe. I'd love to go to Africa and U.S.A.
4. In 10-11th. grade I was sure I will go to Africa and raise lions after finishing with school.
5. I like to dress kind of differently and be extravagant. I love changing hair colour. Punk and goth styles appeal to me as long as not overboard.
1) I'm addicted to cookie butter (I pretty much think it's 100% temptation in a jar).2) I have a lot of red clothing because that is my favorite color.
3) I can speak, read, and write both Chinese and English, but as a result of being educated for years in America, my English is more proficient than my Chinese.
4) I count to a even number when I work out, cook dumplings, choose lockers, stop reading a book, etc.
5) The whole idea of space, the higher power, or anything that makes me think of existentialism, kinda freaks me out. This is called Theophobia, fear of religion...at least part of it is because of this, the existentialism fear is probably related though. Sometimes, I start thinking about these ideas, and my mind starts spiraling, and I can't stop, but I get more and more freaked out at the same time...it's weird.
1. I love animals and have had many different types of pets in my life.2. I was born in Kansas City MO but have spent most of my life in Maryland.
3. I love to travel. i"ve been to England. France, Spain. Luxemburg. Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Holland, Nigeria, and Canada.
4. one of my favorite authors is Stephen King. I read IT in a day, The Stand still gives me the creeps, and my first book of his was The Shining.
5. I want to retire to a nice warm place near a beach.
1. I was born with a rare digestive disease called Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction disease, and had my first surgery at 3 days old.2. I was born on a Good Friday and that day every type of weather happened. My mom told me it was sunny, then turned cloudy, then rain which turned into snow... I think it was a sign
3. I love to cook
4. I cannot draw, but I love to color, and now that adult coloring books are a "thing" I can actually color things that aren't meant for kids.
5. I am technically an only child, although I have/had 4 siblings. My mom had 2 daughters from a previous marriage and my dad had a daughter and son (who passed away) from his previous marriage.
And a bonus one...
My parents were told they could not have children, but 4 years after they were married my mom was pregnant with me. They didn't use birth control before or after me and I was the only pregnancy.
1. I am a HUGE animal lover and thus am a veggie/mostly vegan.2. I love to cook.
3. I was diagnosed with OCD as a small child and it's been a weird battle ever since.
4. I'm 100% petrified of flying. It's mostly due to the insane motion sickness I get. Seriously. I can get motion sickness from someone moving too fast in front of me.
5. I'm socially awkward to an extreme, mostly cause my the severe anxiety I've had thanks to my OCD since I was young. Yet most people would class me as an outgoing, friendly and easy to talk to person.
1. I really love looking at menu's, even if i always order the same thing.2. I struggle a lot with mental illness, reading is my escape and it calms me down.
3. I love to cook but i am allergic to pasta and noodles.
4. I am currently training to be a swimming instructor for children.
5. I hope to one day be a social worker and work in child protection.
1. I love reading!2. I love cooking!
3. I love drawing!
4. I have 7 dogs and use to have 2 cats!
5. I can speak fluent Punjabi and Hindi also I can speak a bit of French and German!
1) I'm addicted to using Pinterest for DIY Arts & Crafts AND Recipes.2) I love the smell of rain.
3) I enjoy playing volleyball for fun.
4) I'm friendly but also shy at the same time.
5) I have a great sense of humor.
1. I am VERY family-oriented. I see my dad at least two times a week and am always with my active, but sweet four year old.2. I am extremely shy and suffer from severe social anxiety.
3. I am returning to school for my certification in special education.
4. I am 25 year old but am known to act like a kid myself when opportunity arises.
5. I want to travel one day. I have never really gone anywhere but Maryland so it would be nice to travel the world one day.
Five Things You May Want To Know About Me:1. I'm fiercely loyal to those I care about.
2. I love to write poetey and stories.
3. I express myself through writing because verbally expressing myself is harder then it should be.
4. I like listening to other people talk.
5. I start a million projects at once and eventually finish them. I get bored easy so I jump around different projects.
5 Things You May Want to Know About Me:
1. I'm a bit of a bookworm. Of course, this may be just a bit obvious.
2. It is my greatest dream travel to Europe, especially London and Paris.
3. I love every type of book genre. Depending on my mood, I have no problems picking up fantasy, thriller, contemporary, historical fiction, etc.
4. I get really annoyed by people who look down on other people for what they read or music they listen to or whatever. Let people live.
5. I am African American/Dominican/Irish/Caribbean/British and a whole lot of other stuff.
Fun Fact: I have a sweet tooth and love the 3 c's! (cookies, cake, and candy!)
1. I'm a bit of a bookworm. Of course, this may be just a bit obvious.
2. It is my greatest dream travel to Europe, especially London and Paris.
3. I love every type of book genre. Depending on my mood, I have no problems picking up fantasy, thriller, contemporary, historical fiction, etc.
4. I get really annoyed by people who look down on other people for what they read or music they listen to or whatever. Let people live.
5. I am African American/Dominican/Irish/Caribbean/British and a whole lot of other stuff.
Fun Fact: I have a sweet tooth and love the 3 c's! (cookies, cake, and candy!)
5 things you may want to know about me:1. My kids are my world, and I am beyond proud of the young adults they are becoming. I was a single mother for 12 years.
2. I love talking to and meeting different people.
3. Lazy people annoy me. If you want something in the world, you need to work for it.
4. I sometimes think I have ADD as I start things and think I can change the world with them, then i get bored real quick. So I move on to the next.
5. The greatest book I have ever read is Walt Disney's biography.
1) I lived in Japan for almost two years as an English teacher.2) I want to write a book and have tons of ideas but whenever I sit down to try nothing ever happens.
3) I’m currently doing online classes to get my Master’s in Counseling.
4) I’m addicted to the Food Network channel especially their cooking competitions.
5) I love Thanksgiving but am not a big fan of Christmas.
1. I've done genealogy research for about 40 years (long before online research sites).2. I've been a knitter for years and I teach knitting to others.
3. I've been a voracious reader at different times in my life but not always and there are lots of classics I have not read yet. They are on the TBR list.
4. I'm retired now, but I am an ex-college professor (biology) who also drove an 18 wheeler for 13 and 1/2 years.
5. As an adult I visited 46 states before I ever drove truck and I have now been to all 50. I've also lived as an adult in several different states.
1. I'm a true fashion and beauty addict and no matter how much makeup I buy I always have to have more. 2. I'm crazy about anything to do with Spain and am fluent in Spanish
3. I have drafted 10 books since 2013 and have won NaNoWriMo & Camp NaNoWriMo every session since then too
4. I was born with Cerebral Palsy and hydrocephalus but am so much more than that.
5. I use a purple electric wheelchair
deleted user wrote: "1) I dream of moving to a rural part of Scotland and keep chickens, a pig and a goat!2) I love being creative and creating 'things', I am currently learning how to book bind.
3) I have lived with ..."
Good you achieved your dream of living in Scotland, hope you achieve much more. I agree having a health condition does not mean you should let it run your life. I have physical disabilities.
1. I am a huge obnoxious Auburn fan (American College in Auburn, AL, huge rival of Alabama)2. My dream is to have a true library in my home where there is the moving ladder, big cozy chair and footrest.
3. My mother never censored our reading choices as kids, and I plan on doing the same when I have children.
4. I dream of being a missionary in China, and have felt this calling since I was 10 years old.
5. I want to be a lawyer terribly, and if I could afford the loans, I would tomorrow. Criminal Law.
1. I'm an art librarian2. I'm an LSU fan during football season and a KU fan in basketball season.
3. I talk endlessly about geocaching.
4. I love to travel (did I mention geocaching? :D)
5. I have three very spoiled cats. (I talk about them endlessly too.)
1. I am great at identifying birds or animal tracks2. I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, with a minor in History
3. I come from a tightly-knit family
4. I have a slight obsession with totes, purses, and bags
5. I much prefer to be too cold than too hot
1. I believe in true love2. I have a very diverse teacup/mug colllection
3. I love furry animals, especially cats and bunnies
4. I really enjoy yoga and am always happier and more relaxed after a session
5. Music is my life, and all my emotions (especially love, nervousness, and sadness) have at least one song, if not many,
1. I'm a dancer. Ballet, Modern, Tap, Salsa, Swing, I love it all2. I've recently started rock climbing but I'm afraid of heights
3. I paint along with Bob Ross
4. Horror movies are my favorite
5. I can't swim but I love being in the water
1. I have a degree in History 2. I'm in a long distance relationship. My boyfriend lives in Norway while I live in the UK.
3. I love cats. I like all animals, but cats are my weakness. If I'm sad, just show me some cute cat videos or pictures and I'll feel better.
4. I really want to learn more languages. I'm currently learning Norwegian (see above for the reason :P ) and before that I was learning French, but I am nowhere near fluent in either language. I would also like to learn German.
5. I love to swim, however I don't swim much anymore because it irritates my skin, but I want to try and swim more in the new year.
1. I have 4 children, this is due to a blended marriage. 2 are biologically mine, 2 are biologically my wife's. All 4 are with us throughout the school year. My 2 visit their father on school holidays.2. I'm a lapsed PC gamer. Not enough hours in the day to do all the things I want to do.
3. I taught myself how to knit.
4. I have moved 23 times in my life. I'm hoping I'm done for a while.
5. I have lived in 4 countries including my home country and have visited several more. My home country is the US and I have lived in 6 states and visited several more.
1. I will be teaching second grade next year after moving from kindergarten.2. I love to look at silly cat videos on instagram.
3. I suffer from depression and will sometimes stay in the house for days during the summer and just read.
4. I am very territorial when it comes to wanting my space.
5. I work out.
1) I have a huge addiction to pizza rolls and dr pepper2)I have been learning how to draw recently
3) i am 7th day adventist
4) I love all things strawberry
5) I have always wanted to have a room with a bay window in it
1. I work as a lawyer.2. I hold a dual citizenship.
3. I speak 10 languages with varying degrees of fluency.
4. I work out almost every day.
5. I have never left Europe although there are many places I would love to visit. I'm just too afraid of flying.
1. i want to adopt.
2. i want to keep me fam together.
3. i want to buy a truck.
4. i wish dragons and other mythacl animals were reall.
5. and i hope peeps don't try to take my rights away.
ah that was....hmmmm
2. i want to keep me fam together.
3. i want to buy a truck.
4. i wish dragons and other mythacl animals were reall.
5. and i hope peeps don't try to take my rights away.
ah that was....hmmmm
(1) I've lived in 2 Lighthouses(2) Certified as a Nuclear Reactor Operator. Kind of neat.
(3) 5 Children with a 6th on the way. Expensive habit....
(4) My mom let me climb 200 foot high bluffs when I was like 8....
(5) Have a sword and actually have training on how to use it! (Because I have daughters. Heed my waning!).
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2.) My top three favorite authors of all time are JK Rowling, John Green and Gillian Flynn.
3.) I'm really into healthy eatin..."
Josie wrote: "1.) I'm a goodreads newbie, so I'm still trying to navigate the site.
2.) My top three favorite authors of all time are JK Rowling, John Green and Gillian Flynn.
3.) I'm really into healthy eatin..."
yay i LOVE Gillian Flynn as well!!