Today I thought I’d do something different. I really enjoy answering questions / doing surveys, so I thought I’d find a fun questionnaire to answer. Here’s a rapid 100 facts:
1. What are your hobbies? Reading, writing, painting, tarot, tv/movies, and puzzles. 📖📝🎨🃏🎥🧩
2. Do you collect anything? I used to collect fairies, but now I focus more on pigs, crystals and mermaid stuff. 🧚🏻♀️🐷💎🧜🏼♀️
3. What are you passionate about? Genealogy, writing and self betterment. 🧬📝✨
4. What is your most prized possession? My teddy bear. 🧸
5. What is the greatest accomplishment of your life? Completing my first book challenge and crushing it by 220%! 📚💪🏼
6. What is on your bucket list? A lot but number one is meeting a distant relative in Ireland. 🇮🇪
7. What is your favorite recent memory? Igor baking me my anniversary cake. 👨🏻🍳🎂
8. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween! 💀👻
9. Who knows you best? My mother or husband.
10. What skill would you most like to learn? I’d like to become a better painter. 👩🏼🎨
11. Where is the coolest place you traveled? Salem, MA!! 🧙🏻♀️
12. Who is your hero? RBG.👩🏻⚖️
13. Who is the smartest person you ever met? This is tough, I honestly think my 9yo will grow up to be. 🤓
14. What is one thing that instantly makes your day better? Snuggling Igor or Kellan. (L isn’t a cuddler) 🤗
15. When did you first feel like an adult? I still don’t… 🤷🏼♀️🤨
16. Whose opinion do you care most about? I’m learning to make it my own, but Igor’s, too. 💁🏼♀️
17. What is the most important decision you have ever made so far? Becoming a mother and choosing between my medication vs. brestfeeding. 🤰🏼🤱🏼
18. Aside from necessities, what one thing could you not go a day without? Something to read! 📖
19. What do you enjoy spending money on? I don’t like spending money, but I enjoy getting things that help me become the best version of myself. ✨
20. What is something that always makes you smile? Puppies.🐶
21. What are you most thankful for? My miracle baby. 👶🏼
22. What is the greatest challenge or struggle you have ever faced? Being a chronically ill mother to 2 children with their own challenges. ♿️👩👦👦
23. What is the biggest risk you ever took? Probably publishing my blog.
24. Tell me your life story in exactly one sentence. I have been {through it all}.
25. What is the strangest coincidence that ever happened to you? I don’t believe in coincidence. But let’s go with the number 22. [read blog #15.]
26. What is your favorite random fact? In Alabama it’s illegal to tie an alligator to a fire hydrant. 🚫🐊
27. What is your useless talent? Curling my tongue into a w/clover.
28. What is the strangest food combination you enjoy? Uh.. potato chips on pbj?
29. If you could choose one superpower, what would it be? Telekinesis 🫥
30. What is your strangest irrational fear? Holes. 🕳 Trypophobia is legit, guys! 😫
31. Describe your most eccentric family member. Myself.. and my dad’s cousin Linda.
32. Have you ever met a celebrity? Yes, Taylor Swift! 😍
33. What is the craziest thing you ever did on a dare? I honestly have no idea. I did a lot of crazy stuff when I was younger. 🥴
34. What songs are on the soundtrack to your life? This is a really good question that’ll take a lot of reflecting. Maybe I’ll make a whole post about it, I love the idea of it! 🎶
35. What actor would you choose to play you in your biopic? Joey King or Elizabeth Olsen.
36. What is your go-to karaoke song? Something by TS I’m sure. Or Spice girls or even Katy Perry. Or Pink. Haha
37. Create and describe an undercover alias. I’ve been living as someone else for too long. I’m here to be [me]!
38. What is your most random impulse buy? Probably my floral planchette.
39. What did you do as a teenager that makes you cringe now? Mm.. probably my skatin’ days when I’d leave with friends. 🫣
40. What would your warning label say? Caution, easily broken. ⚠️
41. What is your guilty pleasure? Watching Siesta Key. 🌊👙
42. What emoji do you use most often? 🤣👀🤦🏼♀️🤯🥰✨
43. A genie grants you the ability to have infinite amounts of one item. What is it? Crystals/gems/rocks 💎🪨
44. What is your favorite joke? The U.S. healthcare system. 😏
45. What is the best Halloween costume you ever wore? Hands down, my mermaid costume 2020 🧜🏼♀️
46. What is the most awkward situation you ever found yourself in? This one is hard, I’m not sure. Maybe the time I nearly bumped into my former friend/“sister” as she acted like she didn’t know me, or spending time at my in-laws while Igor drove his grandma home, before we were married.
47. What is the most ridiculous thing you believed as a child? I saw the tooth fairy in a pink and purple leotard with hairy legs. 🤣🦷🧚🏻♀️
48. What is the most outrageous lie you told a child? I was a good kid… 🤷🏼♀️
49. What is the dumbest way you injured yourself? Ha. All I have to do is move and I get injured. Probably breaking my foot stepping ON to the couch. ♿️🩼
50. How do you waste time most often? Facebook and SHEIN ; though now that I’m back in “school” I don’t really use Facebook as much.
51. What do you think would most impress your five year old self? Your 15 year old self? 5 year old self: that my parents are best friends. 15 year old self: I’m fortunate enough to be living the life that I do, with my health.
52. What kind of elderly person do you hope to be? One who looks back at my life without regrets.
53. What is your favorite website? Canva.
54. What is your favorite season? Autumn 🍂🍁
55. What book changed your life? Star Girl ⭐️👧🏼
56. How do you prefer to exercise? Standing up. 😅 No, yoga, cycling, swimming or weighted hula hoop. 🤸🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️🏊🏻♀️
57. What movie do you wish you could watch again for the first time? The SAW series. 🪚🤡
58. What is one story you love to tell, but rarely get the chance? I mean, the chaos that took place on my Wedding day is always fun.
59. What is one question you wish people would ask you more? I don’t know…🤔Maybe, if I’d give them a reading?🃏
60. What is one question you wish people would ask you less? “How are you feeling?”
61. What was the first concert you attended? The best concert? 1st. Martina McBride and Best, Taylor’s Fearless when I got to meet her. 😍
62. What is your favourite quote? I love too many but maybe: Luctor et emergo (I struggle but I survive)
63. What is the last book you read? Haven’t finished yet but F*ckboy Psychos, Scarlett Force #1.
64. What is the last TV show you binged watched? The Flight attendant. ✈️
65. What movie could you quote by heart? Practical Magic, Drop Dead Fred, Sweet Home Alabama, RENT and the Wizard of Oz.
66. What do you dislike that everyone else seems to like? Cilantro 🌿🤢
67. What do you like that everyone else seems to dislike? Edible lavender. Teas, baked goods, etc.🤤
68. What makes you happiest? The peace of being on/near the water, just listening to nature.
69. Describe yourself in three words. Empathetic, passionate, fighter.
70. If given the opportunity, what book would you write? Well I was writing a book but turned it into this blog. 👩🏼💻
71. What is your favorite kind of cuisine? Food. Haha, I can’t decide between Italian, Chinese and Mexican. 🍝🥠🌮
72. What is the best meal you have ever eaten? The meal at the French restaurant at the resort on our Honeymoon.
73. If you won the lottery, what would you do first? Either invest it or get a small lake house.
74. What is your favorite cocktail? Uh.. I don’t know just give me something fruity.🍹
75. Do you have any tattoos? If not, are there any tattoos you want? I do, I have 5 and am in the process of designing the side piece I’ve wanted for almost 20 years!
76. What are you allergic to? All the usual environmental things, animals, shell fish. But nothing serious or life threatening.
77. What is your favorite color? Pink and purple. 💕💜
78. What is your favorite animal? Piggies 🐷
79. Do you have any pets? Currently a cat named Precious. 🐈⬛
80. Do you have brothers or sisters? I have 1 living brother and 1 👼🏼
81. When is your birthday? March 10th.
82. What is the farthest you have traveled from home? Either California or Washington.
83. What is your favorite summer activity? Swimming/being out on the water. 🏊🏻♀️ 🛶
84. What is your favorite winter activity? Ice skating. ⛸
85. What is your favorite food? Pizza 🍕, peanut-butter, chocolate 🍫 and ice cream 🍦
86. If you could choose a new name, which one would it be? When I was younger I loved Harmony but honestly, Jena is really pretty and the spelling is unique.
87. Who is your favorite superhero? Wolverine, though I loved RDJ’s Ironman
88. Who is your favorite Disney character? Pua 🐷 (how stinking adorable?!) But really Genie 🧞♂️ and Mal! 🔮👩🏻🎤
89. What is the best vacation you have ever taken? Our road trip to Salem, MA!! 🧙🏻♀️
90. What are you afraid of? Igor or I getting really sick and are unable to do the things we’ve always talked about. 💔 My children’s safety. Life without my parents. Annnd Spiders 🕷, ticks and other insects that fly and inflict pain/damage. 🦟🐝
91. What is your favorite snack? Anything salty 🧂 and crunchy. Right now I’m on a major Funions kick.
92. What is your favorite story? Old school story? Cinderella. 👸🏼
93. What is the bravest thing you ever did? Start this blog. 👩🏼💻 Annnd submitting a pitch to the Huffington Post. 👀
94. Who is the best cartoon character? Leah from Shimmer & Shine. She’s basically me in cartoon form. 🧞♀️✨
95. If you could make one rule for everyone in the world to follow, what would it be? No discrimination or hate. ☮️🚫
96. If you could own any animal as a pet, what would you choose? Uh, a brown and tan cavalier king Charles, duh! 😍
97. What is the coolest thing you ever made? A seashell 🐚 decoration for my mermaid🧜🏼♀️ bathroom.
98. What is your favorite way to spend an afternoon? Taking time to meditate/yoga 🧘🏼♀️ , do some tarot 🃏 and be present with nature🌳.
99. What is your favorite sport? Playing I enjoy ⚾️ ; watching probably 🏈 – except I love watching KB play baseball. Oh, and cheer. 📣
100. What is your favorite song? The Climb 🧗♀️