10 Things you didn't know about me....
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1. I've got a BS in biology and plan to go into naturopathy.
2. I've done tumor research before and have published papers.
3. I like animals. I got 4 dogs, 1 cat, and lots of fish.
4. I like to garden and grow unusual and/or rare plants among other things.
5. I like hot chiles a lot. I used to think jalapenos were hot. Then I moved onto serranos. They got boring and I just kept going hotter and hotter. Now, habanero chiles don't faze me.
6. I once was stranded and had to walk approximately 25 miles in pitch darkness to town. I could barely move afterwards I was so achy.
7. Despite having a rough time growing up I still try to remain positive and upbeat. I pass this energy onto others because I know life could be hard and you never know what they are going through.
8. I like to make things. I've made/make my own toothpaste, detergent, cleaners, and deodorant.
9. I like a lot of ethnic foods. My favorites are Mexican, Middle Eastern, Indian, and Asian.
10. I'm a big sissy when it comes to cold weather. I think 50F is cold. However, I can tolerate high temps like 90s and 100F no problem.0 -
1. i used to work in a swingers club for extra money
2. i have at one point in my life fell in love and lost it when he passed away.
3. I am 100% about Family
4. I am actually a very romantic person.
5. I am all about pleasing people.
6. I am a business woman now.
7. I also went to school for esthetics.
8. I completed high school in 2 and a half years.
9. I am allergic to weed.
10. I have actually flunked Kindergarten.0 -
1. I maintained a 4.0 GPA while obtaining my nursing, bachelor and master's degrees.
2. I was born a month premature and breech.
3. I moved over 25 times from k-12 grade, and that is only counting the times I had to switch schools and not the times we moved within the same school district.
4. I can swim from point A to point B, but if I had to stop, I'd drown. Can't tread water.
5. I moved out on my own when I was 16 years old.
6. I have always been accident prone. I have had stitches 6 times and have broken one bone. I can trip over air.
7. I have never sang karaoke. It is my gift to the world.
8. When I was pregnant with my son, I fainted in Wal-Mart. My husband knew about it before I even had a chance to call him. News travels fast in small towns.
9. I once cut myself on a McDonald's french fry (see #6).
10. When I was a kid, I practically lived in our public library. I've always had a love affair with books.0 -
I like to craft wood
I hiked under snow for long time
I travel a big country from south to North
I had an almost 4.00gpa
I'm good in cooking
I know how to face bandit women in a forest.
I know how to live on a wood house on a three
I know how to make Santa claus
I know how to fly on a Piper
I know how to train people for adventure travels
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1. I drank and drugged myself out of college when I was 20
2. I was in a band in college, and the largest crowd I ever played for was 3,500 people
3. I finished college carrying 18 credits a semester, working full time and commuting to work two and a half hours each way. Oh yeah, graduated Summa cum Laude, 3.87
4. I was in New York City on 9/11.
5. I carve some pretty cool Jack O'Lanterns
6. I have three beautiful daughters, but none of them have the same set of parents
7. Was at Woodstock 99 in New York and the London Olympics in 2012
8. In my last accounting class in college, I never gave the teacher an incorrect answer. When called on in class, quizzes, tests, and the final exam. All 100s
9. A day doesn't go by that I don't think about my father, who dropped dead on a golf course 14+ years ago
10. My oldest child trans-gendered in her early 20s0 -
1. I hate the feel of cotton wool, sound of polystyrene and white board squeaky pens. Drives me nuts.
2. Terrified of heights
3. Am way too sensitive
4. Got barred from 3 pubs (one twice) in my local village when i was young and stupid (er)
5. Once took an accidental overdose
6. Have a Keane album on my ipod
7. Worked in a Supermarket for nearly 6 years
8. Got expelled from my Sixth form
9. Love Astronomy
10. Once got addicted to amphetamine
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10.) I love to read.
9.) I have three children, two daughters who can be irritatingly just like me and a son that inherited my sweet tooth and nothing else.
8.) I have recurring dreams about car accidents.
7.) I am very afraid of wasps because a.)they sting and b.)they get caught in my hair.
6.) I have curly hair and am always afraid of bugs and things getting caught in it!
5.) I hate olives.
4.) I love to cook and I especially love to bake.
3.) I read Little Women and Anne of Green Gables at least once a year.
2.) I like to sing, but have never pursued it, because I am too shy.
1.) I am a perpetual Polly Anna.
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1. I'm getting married in less than 9 months (to the love of my life who i've been with for 10 years) and I'm excited and petrified in equal measure
2. I suffered from severe anxiety as a child right up until I was about 16... the help I got from a counsellor inspired me to study counselling and now I'm a qualified therapist
3. I love dogs and my dream is to have a job that entails working specifically with dogs.
4. I have worn glasses since the age of 13, I don't ind them but would love laser surgery but know I'll never do it as I'm too scared!
5. I really want to donate blood but every-time i even have to give blood at the GP I pass out from light headed-ness and so giving blood scares me
6. I hope to be a mother some day but at 31 I'm afraid i'll not get the chance.
7.I have always wanted to emigrate from Northern Ireland to Canada, and even went as far as to apply and get a working visa for 2014, but then we never went... still hoping!
8. I worry about money... constantly! , even though I know I always get by! i still worry
9. I love to cook and bake... it truly relaxes me
10. The best thing i did in 2014 was join a book club.. which fuels my reading addiction and helped me meet new people.0 -
These are awesome!
1)I have masters in Theology and Biblical Languages.
2)The above, more than anything else, led me to be a comedian.
3)I play 20 or so musical instruments, but not all of them well.
4)I've played with a number of country and pop top ten artists.
5)I met John Mellencamp the first time in an airport bathroom in Tampa, Florida
6)I've got a whole houseful of rescued pets
7)I've been a ham radio operator for 30+ years. I've got several hobbies, but it's my favorite.
8)I'm also a Geocacher
9)I've met much of the cast of The Andy Griffith Show
10)Of those I've met, George Lindsay (Goober) and Betty Lynn(Thelma Lou) were my favorites. Truly nice people.0 -
1. I'm currently attending college for the second time - my first degree got me nowhere
2. I have a huge buy-books-faster-than-I-read-them problem
3. One of my favorite things on this planet is hot chocolate with peppermint marshmallows
4. I have no clue how to apply makeup, but I do nail art pretty decently I think (I hope)
5. My favorite music genres are symphonic and power metal
6. I recently acquired a spice rack for my kitchen - it's my pride and joy
7. My main form is exercise is playing Dance Dance Revolution
8. Every plant I've ever owned has died within a few days, except my shamrock which is over 3 years old now
9. My apartment doesn't allow pets, so my cats are currently with my parents. I miss them so much.
10. I love traveling - I've been to the majority of the east coast states, Chicago, San Francisco, Niagara Falls, Paris and London. I want to go more places.0 -
1. I started college part-time when I was 36. I'm going to be 39 this year and still in college. (Hope to graduate in 2016)
2. I was a stripper when I was 19 years old. Was in a bad car accident and bed ridden for a month, so no more stripping and that's when I began my battle of the bulge.
3. I LOVE animals. I have 5 cats, a dog and 2 ferrets. I want a pig eventually.
4. My mom died in 2013 3 weeks after being diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer, and I'm still grieving.
5. I've only "met" my father once though we keep in touch via email and snail mail.
6. I hate talking on the phone and will avoid it at all costs, though I work as a Secretary and my main job is to answer phones.
7. I reconnected with my first love after 17 years and we are currently engaged.
8. I have no friends in my area. My closest friend lives 2 hours away. My best friend lives 2,500 miles away.
9. I've been HIV positive for 16 years, not ashamed and if I wasn't so afraid of public speaking would go to schools and talk to the kids about it.
10. I'm VERY shy until I get to know people and I'm more comfortable in the virtual world than in real life.0 -
1. I'm halfway through my qualification to become a chartered accountant.
2. I played in a brass band until I was 19.
3. I bought my first house in 2014.
4. I've worn glasses since I was 10, and contact lenses since I was 13.
5. I have never broken a bone in my body
6. I started a blog in 2014 to try and keep my motivated on my fitness journey.
7. I want to write my own novel some day.
8. If I'm alone, I sing constantly. When I'm with people, I refuse to sing.
9. I have never been on an airplane.
10. I graduated uni with a 1st in my Business degree.0 -
1. I am married to my high school sweetheart who is the sexiest man alive!
2. I don't feel beautiful enough for him
3. I've got 3 awesome kids (18,14,10)
4. My purpose in life is to raise them to be happy and self sufficient
5. I should have gone to college
6. I'm so jealous that my daughter is about to go.
7. I feel like I can't be in my mid 30's already
8. I love to sing and am pretty good at it
9. I have very traditional ideas on the roles of men and women.
10. I am optimistic to a fault and trust way too easily.0 -
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1. I will be graduating this year with a BSc in Psychology and plan to do my masters in Forensic Mental Health
2. My passion is dance, specifically ballet and contemporary. I have danced most of my life!
3. I love animals!
4. I have a vitamin B12 deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia
5. I wear glasses
6. My favourite TV show is The Walking Dead and I love horror
7. I suffer from anxiety and am very introverted
8. I have a long list of phobias that includes: spiders, knives, squirrels, heights and clowns
9. I used to be a "child genius", and was in a child MENSA programme
10. My favourite food is Mexican0 -
1. I was an industrial designer for 30 years.
2. I wrote 2 books on design that got published.
3. I was a runner for 10 years, did Jazzercise for 5, switched to Zumba and now teach it.
4. I'm certified to teach group fitness exercise on land and in the water.
5. I love country music.
6. I love living in NYC.
7. I just started taking ballet classes.
8. I'm a really good watercolor painter and jeweler.
9. I have a vitamin D deficiency.
10. I had 2 cataract operations last year and don't need to wear glasses anymore.0 -
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1. My name is Eva and not Yenna like all others guess bc of my nickname (I don't mind tho)
2. I love games, especially Skyrim! Idc how old it is I play it every month a few times.
3. Someday I really want to see the world and go to places as Norway, Great Brittain, Ireland, Greece, Italy, etc...
4. We have two dogs, a dutch shepherd and a malinois.
5. I never went to school bc of health issues.
6. I am the only one in my family working on my health atm. Makes me feel strong!
7. I do silly dances when I clean the house.
8. I drink 2 glasses of water everyday I wake up.
9. I get really really reaaaally grumpy if something wakes me in the night.
10. I am scared of insects. It's so bad I go insane when I see one.0 -
1. I'm from Puerto Rico
2. I can play the Clarinet
3. I've been engaged twice.
4. I like the Detroit Pistons (you stand by your team through the good & bad)
5. I love to read.
6. I LOVE Spongebob.
7. I don't like cakes or Twinkies.
8. I rather spend all my calories on Coke
9. I love my booty
10. I don't like feet just my son's feet are so adorable.0 -
1. I'm going to UW Platteville for chemistry with an emphasis in criminalistics and a minor in psychology.
2. I want to work in a crime lab.
3. I love My Little Pony and Deadpool.
4. I really just want to be a stay at home mom.
5. I've never really had a celebrity crush.
6. My favorite holiday is Halloween.
7. I'm a Redskins fan.
8. I play clarinet and piano.
9. I enjoy Trivia Crack on Facebook.
10. I'm a morning person, but you can't talk to me for the first hour that I'm awake.0 -
1. I was born in South Africa
2. I have lived in 5 different countries
3. I am a qualified chef and have cooked for celebrities and politicians
4. I have 4 tattoo's with a 5th one planned
5. I have chipped both the C5 and C6 vertebrae in my neck
6. I dived on the great barrier reef
7. I bite my nails when I am bored
8. I have bicycle ridden 210km in a single day
9. I had testicular cancer when I was 23
10. I spent 2 years in the South African army0 -
1. Didn't own a cell phone til I was 43 years old.
2. Traveled the US on a motorcycle at age 17 on a whim.
3. Use to fight for a living.
4. Mentors for kids with a single parent household.
5. Have been stabbed.
6. Deaf in one ear.
7. Dated a famous person for a spell.
8. Grew up dirt poor.
9. Takes me 20-30 minutes to actually physically walk every morning.
10. Had a colostomy bag for 8 months and had a sucessful one-shot reversal.1 -
1) My sister and I have the same birthday but are 5 years apart.
2) I dedicate a lot of my time to volunteering and advocating for maternal/child health, primarily in underdeveloped countries.
3) I'm going to grad school at George Washington University.
4) I am a feminist.
5) I LOVE huskies and my ragdoll kitty.
6) I was diagnosed with Melanoma when I was a sophomore in high school. I have three God-awful scars on my back from surgeries.
7) I am a huge advocate for pancreatic cancer research. I've donated close to $2,000 so far to the Hirshberg Foundation- all in memory of my Papa
8) I was a competitive gymnast for over 10 years. Unfortunately, I fractured both of my patellas right before we were going to begin training for the junior Olympics. I wasn't able to compete
9) I would love to adopt a child with Down Syndrome.
10) I have Crohn's disease.0 -
1. I started college part-time when I was 36. I'm going to be 39 this year and still in college. (Hope to graduate in 2016)
2. I was a stripper when I was 19 years old. Was in a bad car accident and bed ridden for a month, so no more stripping and that's when I began my battle of the bulge.
3. I LOVE animals. I have 5 cats, a dog and 2 ferrets. I want a pig eventually.
4. My mom died in 2013 3 weeks after being diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer, and I'm still grieving.
5. I've only "met" my father once though we keep in touch via email and snail mail.
6. I hate talking on the phone and will avoid it at all costs, though I work as a Secretary and my main job is to answer phones.
7. I reconnected with my first love after 17 years and we are currently engaged.
8. I have no friends in my area. My closest friend lives 2 hours away. My best friend lives 2,500 miles away.
9. I've been HIV positive for 16 years, not ashamed and if I wasn't so afraid of public speaking would go to schools and talk to the kids about it.
10. I'm VERY shy until I get to know people and I'm more comfortable in the virtual world than in real life.
I admire you for sharing that.
The only way to get over your fear is to face it! Sharing your story would have a huge impact on school-age children. Think of all the lives you could potentially save from HIV/AIDS!
I've also heard picturing everyone in the audience in their underwear helps too
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1. I'm a metalhead
2. I'm actually kind of shy in real life.
3. I have 4 cats.
4. I lost my only sister to a drug overdose in 2009.
5. I quit smoking 5 years ago.
6. I play a little guitar and I'm learning how to play the drums.
7. The most important thing to me is being an awesome friend.
8. I'm a huge nerd and have very dude-like interests and hobbies.
9. I have a very high tolerance for people's BS but when I go off, I go OFF.
10. I'm overly nice and often let people take advantage of that.0 -
1. I saw the Grateful Dead at least 150 times, but I don't consider myself a Deadhead
2. I have perfect pitch
3. I haven't been in a fight since the 4th grade
4. I play the following instruments: guitar, bass, drums, harmonica, trumpet, trombone, tuba, french horn
5. I still haven't learned to play the piano
6. I'm somewhat of a neat freak; I have a hard time going to sleep at night if the house is a mess
7. I hate roller coasters and most amusement park rides - I get motion sickness very easily
8. I would rather drive for 12 hours straight than be a passenger for 1 hour
9. My favorite number is 8
10. I have a large "dent"'in the back of my head that I've had since childhood
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1. I'm working on my PhD
2. I'm from a small town - only 2000 people. I love the excitement of a big city too, but I will always hold on to those small town values
3. Now I live in a beach town. It's the kind of town I always dreamed I'd move to. I love the outdoors, and I feel so fortunate to live in such a beautiful location
5. I was raised by just my dad, so I'm a total tomboy. I also have really tough skin because of that.
6. It was really hard to be a female and grow up without my mom. I've always been so jealous of close mother/daughter relationships. My dad isn't very affectionate, so I really lacked that.
6. I love to golf (even though I'm really bad at it)
7. I love watching sports, especially going to games
8. I will have fun in any situation. Even by myself, even in the worst conditions, I'll find a way to have a blast.
9. I grew up very working-class and am doing well working myself up the ladder at a pretty young age. I'm really proud of that.
10. I love nerdy TV and pop culture in general. It balances me.0 -
I'm a retired teacher.
I'm in the process of adopting a 12 year old blind cat with a heart murmur a thyroid problem and high blood pressure!
I like to watch period dramas - Pride and Prejudice, Downton Abbey etc.
I love to read but watch too much television!
Africa is my favourite continent.
I love elephants.
I hate zoos.
I'm claustrophobic and afraid of heights but I can happily fly in a plane. (Phobias don't make sense!)
I enjoy gardening and love flowers.
I have visited 22 countries.0 -
I graduated with a BA of English with a concentration in Creative Writing and surprise, surprise, couldn't find a job in my field.
I'm currently a teacher and while I love my job, I know that it's not my true calling in life.
I'm hoping to get my Masters of Social Work in the near future.
There will always be a small part of me that wants to ditch traditional education, go to cosmetology school and work at a kick *kitten* salon.
I have been engaged twice. Neither were good ideas.
I'm obsessed with my dog and my-dog related things!
I have one sister who I adore but cannot stand, all at the same time.
I love to cook and have had a pretty hard time cutting back on my butter usage.
Pearls are my favorite jewelry and I think every woman should have at least one pearl necklace to wear with a LBD.
I love the Canadian show "Degrassi," which is centered around a group of high school students. I started watching the show when I was very young and feel an allegiance to it...so when I watch it now, I try my best to stay interested in the teen-friendly script (which is a lot harder the older I get).
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