Month: December 2013

You want me to do what? Really?

Thanks to Jeremy Inscho  @jeremyinscho  for making me think about some random thoughts this Christmas . Feel free to join in PLN. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

1. Acknowledge the nominating blogger.
2. Share 11 random facts about yourself.
3. Answer the 11 questions the nominating blogger has created for you.
4. List 11 bloggers.
5. Post 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate to answer, and let all the bloggers know they have been nominated. Don’t nominate a blogger who has nominated you.

11 Random Facts About Myself

1. I love jazz.
2. I’ve played lacrosse since I was about 12 years old. I still play lacrosse at 55. Here is a video I made:
3. I started painting in my 50’s using oils, acrylics and watercolour.
4. I want to learn how to play guitar, but I can’t seem to get past my music teachers comment “you are my most dedicated student who learned so little” Yes, I know better and it is my retirement gift to myself in a few years I WILL LEARN TO PLAY.
5. I have a progressive eye disease called keratoconus ,but I don’t let that stop me in any way.
6. I met and fell in love with my husband at a Halloween Maritime reunion party . I was a rainbow, he was a hunter carrying around a duck.
7. I used to play hockey, ringette, basketball, volleyball, and baseball among others .
8. Was athlete of the year in junior high… I love sports. Wanted to be a PE teacher at one time.
9. I love the ocean, but I live inland.
10. I went to China with the first delegation of Canadian Counsellors from across Canada.
11. I knocked out my first set of front teeth and then again at nine years old I was skating in the dark in my backyard ( which my mom told me not to do) and I knocked my second set out. I have hardly ever had two real front teeth. Used to sing  “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth”, a lot.

Questions for me

1. What was your favourite class in university? I loved all my Psychology classes.
2. If you could only read one blogger next year, who would it be? Seth Godin, I love how he says in so few words such meaningful things.
3. If you could have your choice of career changes tomorrow, what would you choose? I’d stay doing what I am doing. I love what I do. If I could I’d also love to learn to be a photographer.
4. What is your favourite way to relax? Read, play lacrosse and play with all things digital.
5. How do you burn off energy when needed? Lacrosse or a long walk.
6. Who is your favourite author and book/series? My favorite author is Leo Buscaglia. I read every one of his books. Wish he were still alive.
7. Introvert or extrovert? Ambivert.
8. Mac, PC, or other? Mac.
9. Which is your favourite social media? Twitter and I love to GH.
10. Who is the most influential member of your PLN? Alec Couros @courosa
11. Do you have any quirky habits? I leave my wet towels on the bed for too long (usually my husbands side).

Here’s how it works:

1. Acknowledge the nominating blogger.
2. Share 11 random facts about yourself.
3. Answer the 11 questions the nominating blogger has created for you.
4. List 11 bloggers.
5. Post 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate to answer, and let all the bloggers know they have been nominated. Don’t nominate a blogger who has nominated you.

Now it’s your Turn:

1. Alec Couros
2. Erin Mason
3. Catherine Carr
4. Tina Photakis 
5. Kadri Auvaart
6. Rhonda Jessen
7. Verena Roberts
8. Fenella Olynick
9. Sheri Edwards
10. Christina Hendricks
11. Adam Tratt  ( maybe you can make a @haikudeck related to this )

Here are my Questions for you…

1. When did you know what you wanted to do for a Career? How did you discover that?
2. What are your top three favourite books of all time?
3. What advice do you have on love?
4. What is on your bucket list?
5. What is the best advice you can give to your children?
6. If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go?
7. What are 3 things that matter to you?
8. If you could sit with any 5 people dead or alive around your dinner table who would you choose and why?
9. What is your favorite quote?
10. How do you want to be remembered?

Ten is enough I am sure 5 is enough. Whichever ones you want to answer is really up to you ALL or NONE, but I look forward to reading any you wish to post. Here’s how it works again:

1. Acknowledge the nominating blogger.
2. Share  11 random facts about yourself.
3. Answer the 11 questions the nominating blogger has created for you.
4. List 11 bloggers.
5. Post 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate to answer, and let all the bloggers know they have been nominated. Don’t nominate a blogger who has nominated you.

Post back here with a link after you write this. Go on, you have thinking  and writing to do … Now it’s your Turn yes, I really do appreciate you and your efforts : Merry Christmas and maybe this could be your first post for the New Year or before !?!