7 Things - I was tagged by Milk Allergy Mom

LONG AGO I was tagged by Milk Allergy Mom for this Meme, and I owe her a huge apology for taking so long to reply. So... sorry! Here is her 7 Things Post. Anyway, I started writing this post on April 20th, and I have now finally finished it.

So, what was I tagged to do? Write seven things about me. Interesting things, strange things, weird things... whatever things. Then at the end I'll tag some other bloggers. For those of you that I tag, I'd like you to know that I'm tagging you because I like reading your blogs. Please do not feel that you have to do a '7 things' post of your own. If you want to... great, if not... no biggie. I mean, geesh, look how long it took me to write something up. Also, I think a few of you may have done this Meme before.

Anyway.... on to Seven Things About ME!

1. Since I was tagged for this Meme by Milk Allergy Mom, the first thing I'll share is that when I was a kid I too had a milk allergy. Except, mine wasn't the typical mess up your stomach allergy, instead was a mess up your feet allergy. Yes, feet! The bottoms of my feet would get huge, DEEP cracks in them, and would bleed really bad. It was basically super bad dry skin.. but only on the bottoms of my feet, and yes, the doc determined it was due to milk. I know... weird, and oh so gross! The things I remember the most from that time in my life... not being able to eat pizza, and having to eat mocha mix ice cream.. just not the same as the real thing. Thank goodness I grew out of this problem, although I still don't drink milk. I never could get used to the taste again. :)

2. So, now that you know what I don't drink I'll tell you what I do drink... diet soda. Coke or Pepsi, it doesn't matter. I just don't like the generics. And, I actually drink diet because I like the taste better than the regular sodas. I always feel like I have a layer of syrup coating my mouth if I drink regular soda. The sad thing is.. I'm 100% addicted, I drink diet soda ALL day long, and usually never drink anything else. Pathetic, I know... but I can't seem to stop. :(

3. I was in the United States Marine Corps for nine years. If you've read my About page than you already knew this. But, what you don't know is that I worked as a Spanish linguist, and no, I didn't know Spanish before I joined. After boot camp I went on to a very intense language school and six months later was 'fluent.' It's now been well over a year since I've had to use these skills, and they have faded fast. I can still understand most Spanish that I hear, but please don't ask me to say anything... that is MUCH more difficult.

4. I taught myself to knit about 3 years ago, and I love it. I'm a fairly confident knitter now, and I think I can do just about anything if I have the right instructions. The sad thing is... I haven't knit a single stitch yet this year. I just haven't found the time, in spite of there being dozens of things I want to make. This really depresses me if I think about it too much, so on to something else.

5. I'm a horrible speller. I don't know why, I just know I suck at spelling, in spite of the fact that I love to read. The funny thing is I consistently spell the same words wrong over and over again. I figured this was a good thing to mention, because if you find any spelling errors in my posts please just ignore them... they're inevitable. Spell checker catches most of my mistakes, but I'm sure some have slipped through.

6. I grew up in Portland, OR, and I still think Oregon is the most beautiful place on the planet. I miss my home so much, and knowing that I will most likely never live there again is hard. But, it helps to know that I will always get to go back and visit my family there. If you ever get a chance to visit Oregon.. GO. The coast is BEAUTIFUL, the Redwood Forest in the south is Magnificent, there are mountains and waterfalls just minutes from downtown Portland (the most awesome city ever!), and there's so much more I could go on forever.

7. Last but not least... When I am under water I use my upper lip to plug my nose. Like this...

My lip completely seals off my nose, and no water gets in. Try it.. I bet you can't do it! I think I've only ever met one or two other people that could.

Right now I'm picturing all of you trying to suck your lips up to your noses... lol!!

So, who am I tagging...

Billie @ A Peaceful Serenity ~ Honestly, I can't remember how or when I stumbled across her blog, but I've been reading ever since. Also, she's a WAHM doing medical transcription, and has lots of insight into this type of thing.. just in case that's something you've been considering. I plan to start doing the Career Step training either this summer or fall.

Daiquiri @ Call Her Blessed ~ She has four kiddos like me, so in a way I feel like kindred spirits with her. She's a lovely writer and a fantastic photographer, so check her out.

Billie @ Hearing the Music Amongst the Noise ~ I met her through posts about grocery shopping, and we've become bloggy friends. She's a sweetheart, and she will soon have four kiddos as well.

Cassie @ Southern Domestic Goddess ~ I've just started reading her blog, and I definitely plan to continue. She's pregnant with her first kiddo, and just getting started out in this crazy thing called motherhood. She's got a great sense of humor, (tho, she may be a little PG for some of you... hope she doesn't mind me saying that) and reading her posts really takes me back. I love it.

Christy @ The Davis Family ~ Again, this is a blog I've just started reading, and I started reading because she's another mother of four (soon to be five.) She's also a baby-wearing, co-sleeping, bargain finding momma, and those are all things I do as well. So, I guess I feel a little kinship with her in those areas.

And, last but not least... Wendy @ WeSnLaNi ~ Wendy won my first ever giveaway, and I'm so glad she did, because I love reading her blog. She has two adorable kiddos, and she writes about them pretty much every day. She also takes the greatest pictures. I feel a kinship with Wendy as well, but for a completely different reason... she wants to get her nose pierced, and I want to get my eyebrow pierced. :) Also both of your husbands are bald with gotees. (not sure how to spell that... gotee, goatee?! oh well)


Whew! I think that's the longest thing I've ever posted. No wonder it took me so long to write! Thanks to all of you who stuck it out, and read all the way to the end. :)



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