Christy’s Blog

I was tagged by Julie at Declutter It! to do a meme on seven random facts about me. I have never done one of these before and since my mission this week is to fear nothing, (plus it is only seven random facts, how hard could that be?) so here it goes! Thanks Julie!

1. I grew up in rural Ohio on a 44 acre farm. Our closest neighbors were over a mile away (and longer if you actually drove on roads to get there). My school district took in almost the entire county and my morning bus commute was one hour long (starting at 6:30 am). That wasn’t so bad, the evening bus commute was one hour and a half (starting at 3 pm). I learned a lot on the bus and I don’t really want to ever get on another bus if I don’t have to.
2. I have three sisters and no brothers. Yep, there were four of us girls (no cringing!). I am number three. Having all daughters didn’t stop my dad from having sons. He made us learn and do things that boys would do. I am grateful for that. I didn’t always want to do those things but I know I am less afraid now to try new things because of this and I can converse with almost anybody about almost anything.
3. I played the flute and piccolo in junior high and high school and I believe that I learned everything I needed for life in band. We had a great director (Thanks, Mr. Hartz!). He didn’t just teach us music, he taught us life skills and to be a family. I learned to set goals. Hard work and practice would and did pay off. I learned to be a team member and an individual (the performances would not go well if we didn’t do our individual parts and work together as a team). I learned then to BELIEVE in myself, visualization to manifestation and positive thinking!
4. Something less serious … horses don’t like me! Every time I get on a horse it runs and knocks me off. Every time!! You might find this strange since you read #1 but as I look back on my childhood I realized farm life wasn’t for me. I was also pecked in the back of the leg by a rooster, had the tip of my finger almost bitten off by a calf and butted by a lamb many times. I live in the city now.
5. I love dogs and they love me! I don’t have bad experiences with all animals. When I see a puppy I melt inside. I am drawn to dogs and dogs are often drawn to me. I have a red Doberman Pinscher (Lucy) and a Sharpei mix (Jack) that were rescued.
6. I brew my own beer. My husband and I, well, you could say beer is our hobby. My dad started me on Stroh’s when I was five (it’s not his fault, I begged for a taste of he beer and he thought I would hate … I loved it!). I would not drink Stroh’s, Bud, Miller, Busch, etc., today because they give me a headache. We like full bodied beers “with a lot going on in them” like, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Sierra Nevada, Youngs, Guinness, Thirsty Dog and so many more. Earlier this year my bro-in-law helped set us up with equipment to brew our own. We have successful brewed four batches and I am looking forward to the next 10 more!
7. I have to finish with my favorite food. Almost anything with cheese and/or bacon . My most favorite food is buttered popcorn. I make my own with the air-popper. I also love microwave style and theater style is probably my favorite. I used to work at a theater, cleaning in the morning before opening. I used to sneak day old popcorn and add extra butter for a snack. It made my day!

I hope you enjoyed those seven very random facts about me, maye you know me a little better now. Now I a get to tag seven people. Here they are: Ev Nucci over at Resource Economics, Cardin Routh over at OptimistLab, J.D. over at Get Rich Slowly, Craig over at Pursuit of Happiness Blog, Wanda Grindstaff over at Creating Abundant Lifestyles, Jennifer Weiner over at Snarkspot and Kara-Leah Masina over at JaneMayBlogs.Here are the rules:

Each player starts with seven random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to then report this on their own blog with their seven things as well as these rules. They then need to tag seven others and list their names on their blog. They are also asked to leave a comment for each of the tagged, letting them know they have been tagged and to read the blog.

I wish you great fun! It’s not that hard!

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