Getting to know me
6 Feb
With new readers, I thought it would be lovely to share a little bit more about myself…besides my knack for getting inappropriately drunk. Like I said the other day, I really only wrote for people that know me in IRL or, are at least my Facebook friends. Here are some things you should know.
I was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised on Long Island.
2010 marks my 28th year on planet earth.
My husband and I were married in June 2008 and we live in southern New Jersey – which, unlike the rest of NJ that identifies with NY, is considered the suburbs of Philadelphia. We’re literally 5 miles from the city of cheesesteaks.
We have a dog named JJ and we consider him our son.
Jim and I want nothing more than to be parents of a human baby, but a shitty economy screwed that up…for now.
I have a degree in English and Women & Gender Studies from Rutgers University. I loved college with all my heart.
I worked in the luggage/travel/handbag industry as a customer service rep and then a buyer until August. I was laid off. I’ve done freelance writing at night and on the weekends for about a year …fortunately, I was able to turn it into an almost full line of work pretty much immediately.
I treat myself to a manicure every two weeks. I like my nails short and my go to colors are Essie Sugar Daddy for light and OPI We’ll Always Have Paris for dark. OPI Red for red!
My husband won the lottery when he was 20. Nothing crazy major, but he brings in more money than the avg. american does – each and every year – for life. This is why, even though he is unemployed and I am just starting out, we still manage to stay afloat. No matter what, our mortgage will always be paid and then some. The rest is up to us.
I love style. I have loved it for as long as I can remember. If you have a 3 year old that changes their outfit several times a day, if nothing else, you’ll have a really well dressed child.
I can say the alphabet backwards. Really fast.
Jeopardy! is my all-time favorite show. I do not enjoy the kids and teen tournaments. College is okay. I absolutely hate Wheel of Fortune and especially Pat Sajak. If you pay attention, he’s a real jerk!
I always, always question authority. Jim says that I live by the Book of Brooke. I make my own rules and I make them up as I go – so they fit neatly where I need them to be.
Capital letters are overrated. Not sure why I’m using them here.
I’m a spiller and a total klutz. I spill, trip and bang into things several times daily. Lately, when thinking about pregnancy and rearing a child, this worries me. What if I fall down the steps at 9 months pregnant? What if I drop my baby or spill coffee on him/her?
Well, I think I have shared enough. Enough so that if you wanted to hunt me down and kill me, you probably could. Especially if you’re like Dexter. I’ll finish with a silly photo of my family:
After a lengthy, ongoing inveestigation into where all my gloves went, they turned up, along with these cat ears. It felt right to wear them in honor of our snow day. What snow day you ask -if you aren’t in the area? This one:
Hi
I'm an Aussie mum of 9…yes 9… 7boys and 2 girls. I am a student nurse and also studying childbirth education. I am a freelance writer and I have just completed my first novel. I take lots of photos!!!!!
I love the rain, hot coffee, fresh baked bread and vineyards with a passion. I hope to own a gallery some day…in the vineyards! (where I can retire!) I'm 41 and I still have a lot to learn…
I love scrapbooking, reading, music, dance, creating stuff, writing, and more than anything else in the world, I adore my children!
I'm a new reader! While trying not to lose all my sanity in this last week of pregnancy I've been hitting the "Next Blog" at the top of Blogger and came across yours and liked it! It seems fun & real. I'm also from NJ – Central…actually 10 mins away from Rutgers (so needless to say I did NOT go to college there since everyone else in my school was). I moved to NC in Jan 2005 when I was 20 after 2.5 yrs of college in Mahwah. My husband and I started dating immediately – he's also from NJ, same area, but older so we never would have met had it not been for my older brother who introduced us. We married 10/2008. We started TTC in Jan 2009 and I found out I was pregnant May 31. We have two dogs…Jazz & Jynx. I'm a nanny & my husband does a lot of carpentry – meaning the economy has sucked the life out of his work. We struggle at times, but we're the average American trying to get through and somehow manage. Autumn Dawn will be the name of our little girl and after an awesome pregnancy I am ready for her to be OUT and I'm currently doing just about anything I can to help that along.
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You already know pretty much everything there is to know about me, so I'll give you these tidbits:
1) I love marshmallows with all my heart- especially the fancy, chocolate covered ones from Godiva. I could easily eat myself into morbid obesity on them.
2) I haven't had a period in 5+ years, first due to the IUD and then due to Seasonale. I'm totally fine with this.
3) I think I put my underpants on inside-out today. Does that mean I can wear them right side-out tomorrow?
XOXO
I am your sister. I love reading your blog, although it makes me realize more and more that my daughter is more like you than she is like me.
Should I be scared?
Why do I think Jim would be standing there furiously shaking his head yes.
9 kids- HOLY MOLY.
Cici- Shouts for Jersey!
Whiskey – Bubs sure is lucky to have you
Coma- About the teen years? Yes, very, very scared. But we have plenty of years to address this. Besides, teenagers are going to be an entirely different monster in 10 years then they were 10 years ago. Probably worse than ever. Yay!