Confession time! Yes, secrets are revealed here in this very post. And with thanks to my dear sweet friend and fellow Inspy’s Advisory Board Member, Lydia from Overweight Bookshelf, you, Lovely Reader shall know all. I will admit that it’s taken me a week to finally finish what I thought would be quick post – who knew talking about yourself could be so stressful! Still it’s always fun to learn more about our friends which is exactly what I tried to keep in mind while playing 20 questions! So without further ado, I bareth my soul . . .
Question 1: How tall are you? 5’1 & 1/2 otherwise known as short; however, I’m one of those short people who always liked being short. . .ensures I’ve always got a dance partner.
Question 2: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what? I make a mean cat-head biscuit from scratch.
Question 3: What’s your biggest blog-related pet peeve? Having to jump through hoops in order to leave a comment. Also making mountains out of molehills. . .some things are just a non-issue and don’t need an entire blog post rant. Which also brings up what happened to if you have an issue with someone you confront that person directly? Ok, ok. I might have a few pet peeves.
Question 4: What’s your biggest non-blog related pet peeve? Rudeness. It’s simply not necessary and escalates any situation. Kind of goes along with question 3.
Question 5: What’s your favorite song? depends on the day, depends on the mood. Today I will go with Never Been to Spain by Elvis ~ ahhh, what a song – kind-of sexy, bluesy and one of those songs that makes you dance.
Question 6: What’s your favorite Etsy shop that isn’t yours? I avoid Etsy at all costs ~ it’s one of those ‘down the rabbit hole’ shopping sites that I’m not sure I’d ever escape.
Question 7: What’s your favorite way to spend your free time when you’re alone? well, I kind of like to read
Question 8: What’s your favorite junk food? fruit, especially grapes and cantaloupe
My sweet baby Obie
Question 9: Do you have a pet or pets? If so, what kind and what are their names? My standard poodle, Obie, is the biggest baby. {it’s Obadiah when he’s in trouble!} In the winter, when his hair grows out, he looks like a black bear.
Question 10: What are your number one favorite nonfiction and fiction books? non-fiction – Glimpses of Grace by Madeleine L’Engle; fiction – Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon or possibly The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo or could be The Lord of the Rings series by J.R. Tolkien or……….well, you get the picture. It’s like asking me who is my favorite child – impossible to answer!
Question 11: What’s your favorite beauty product? Happy by Clinique. It’s my signature scent. {be sure to use a honey-sweet Southern drawl on the “sig-na-chure scent!”
Question 12: When were you last embarrassed? What happened? ha! just this past weekend at The Decatur Book Festival! I was so giddy with excitement about meeting Karin Slaughter and Chelsea Cain that after my volunteer shift I bought a hot dog with ketchup and mustard then ran about four blocks so I could get a great seat {note the great, not just good!}. I was thrilled to be in the third row, front and center at the edge of the pew {the event was in a large church}. I sat down, got out my program and felt something icky. . . and smelled ketchup, lots of it. It was all over my shirt, shorts and program! But I still got my picture taken with Karin Slaughter, ketchup smell and all! {and to that poor lady who had to sit beside me for the entire talk I am so sorry! You probably never want to smell ketchup again!}
Question 13: If you could only drink one beverage (besides water) for the rest of your life, what would it be? sweet tea. Yup, I’m a through-and-through southern girl!
Question 14: What’s your favorite movie? toss up between Armageddon and Independence Day {do you see a theme here?}
Question 15: What were you in high school: prom queen, nerd, cheerleader, jock, valedictorian, band geek, loner, artist, prep? kind of combination of dance squad/colorguard-go-my-own-way-kind-of-gal. I got along with most everyone.
Sunset at La Jolla Cove ~ 2009
Question 16: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? finally! an easy question! if I could get my family to come with me it would be La Jolla, San Diego County, California; I’d also need a boatload of cash but it’s a nice dream!
Question 17: PC or Mac? MAC forever. Once you’ve had a Mac could you ever go back???
Question 18: Last romantic gesture from a crush, date, boy/girlfriend, spouse? My sweetheart took care of my dog last weekend while I went back and forth to The Decatur Book Festival. He even drove Obie home in his prized car {Obie is notorious for getting car sick at the most awful times}! His romantic gestures are incredibly thoughtful and giving which only makes me love him more!
Question 19: Favorite celebrity? At this very moment probably Jennifer Lawrence. She is saucy, classy and appears to retain her sense of self.
Question 20: What blogger do you secretly want be best friends with? There’s quite a few I would love to hang out with IRL. My Inspys gals from the Advisory Board are the coolest kids on the block; the originator of this blog tag experiment, April from Blacksburg Belle; and Aussa Lorens from AussaLorens.com aka Hacker. Ninja. Hooker. Spy. Just try reading only one of her posts – I promise you’ll end up reading about her ‘mistakes too good not to share’ for awhile!
It was a challenge to pick just a couple of bloggers to tag for this “get-to-know-you” experiment so I went with two that I thought might play along. If you haven’t been tagged yet and want to play along {and I certainly hope you do!} then please, please join in and leave me a comment with the link or hit me up on Twitter or Facebook!
So Katie from Words for Worms and April from The Steadfast Reader I’m tagging you Lovely Ladies!
If any of you would like to participate, here are the rules!
1. Copy and paste the questions below and then answer and turn them into a blog post. Or, record a video answering these questions and upload it to your blog post.
2. At the bottom of your post, tag anywhere from 2-10 bloggers you want to see answer these questions. (I also suggest hitting up your tagged people via social media just to let them know you tagged them to do this tag challenge.)
3. Use the title: 20 Things You Might Not Know About Me Blog Tag. Once you’ve hit publish, leave a comment with the link to your post.
4. Use the hashtag #20ThingsBlogTag when sharing on social media so we can all find your awesome posts!
Question 1: How tall are you?
Question 2: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what?
Question 3: What’s your biggest blog-related pet peeve?
Question 4: What’s your biggest non-blog related pet peeve?
Question 5: What’s your favorite song?
Question 6: What’s your favorite Etsy shop that isn’t yours?
Question 7: What’s your favorite way to spend your free time when you’re alone?
Question 8: What’s your favorite junk food?
Question 9: Do you have a pet or pets? If so, what kind and what are their names?
Question 10: What are your number one favorite nonfiction and fiction books?
Question 11: What’s your favorite beauty product?
Question 12: When were you last embarrassed? What happened?
Question 13: If you could only drink one beverage (besides water) for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Question 14: What’s your favorite movie?
Question 15: What were you in high school: prom queen, nerd, cheerleader, jock, valedictorian, band geek, loner, artist, prep?
Question 16: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
Question 17: PC or Mac?
Question 18: Last romantic gesture from a crush, date, boy/girlfriend, spouse?
Question 19: Favorite celebrity?
Question 20: What blogger do you secretly want be best friends with?
**This blog post is a part of the ’20 Things You Might Not Know About Me’ Blog Tag started by April from Blacksburg Belle. She began this blog tag experiment to build community among creatives, help us bloggers to connect more and get to know each other better. This month’s topic is all about sharing just a little too much information about yourself. If you’d like to participate or want more info, check out the beginning post right here.**