15 Things You May Not Know About Me

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I realize that some of you are new to Naptime Inspirations and I am THRILLED that you are here! I hope this post will help you to get to know me a little bit better. But I also know that many of my readers are friends of mine (or family) and know me very well. So I’m challenging myself here to come up with 15 things that most people will not know about me. In an effort to try not to be tangential, I’ve grouped them into 3 categories: A. Personal, B. Professional, C. Truth Statements!

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Personal

1. I was born and spent the first 8 years of my life in rural NY state, before moving to PA.

2. My husband, Tom, and I met in 9th grade and we started dating at the end of 10th grade. We’ve been married for 24 years.

3. I went to Grove City College to be a biology teacher. I taught biology and environmental science for a homeschooling co-op, but I’ve also been a Starbucks barista and a long distance telephone operator.

4. I don’t live on a farm, but we’ve raised chickens for 13 years.

5. I don’t enjoy running, but I do it anyway. I recently learned the term “wog”, as in walk-jog. Yeah, that’s pretty accurate.

Professional

6. I learned to sew by experimenting as a child (my mom could sew anything). I learned valuable skills in 7th and 8th grade Home Ec. classes. When I graduated from college, I asked for and received my first sewing machine. And made myself a dress that summer.

7. I rarely make clothes because they never fit me right. But I have made lots of costumes for theater. I bought fabric and a pattern 6 years ago for a tank top I never made. But I still intend to.

8. I don’t quilt and have no intentions to.

9. Sewing is my happy place. I could spend all day sewing and not get tired of it.

10. Everything I sew I learned from the internet. And trial and error. Much error.

Truth Statements

11. Cleaning bathrooms is the worst. We have 3 bathrooms. At any given time, at least 2 are dirty.

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12. Chocolate and peanut butter belong together. Always.

13. Salty snacks.

14. Cheese makes everything better.

15. Love first. 

Did you learn anything? Are we soul-mates? Could we co-exist amiably because you’ll clean the bathroom on a regular basis and I’ll keep us supplied with cheese? I’m actually very easy to get along with because I’m a Peacemaker (Enneagram 9) and a conflict avoider. Let’s be friends!