10 Random Things About Me

Hello Dear Reader,

A little while ago the lovely Kristen from "The Frugal Girl" wrote a post called "10 Random Things About Me" and I thought what a wonderful idea and thought I would give it a whirl too. Not that I am that interesting, but when I read Kristen's list it shed some light on other parts of her life she hadn't shared on her blog. I found it quite fun and who doesn't like a bit of fun? So here goes-

1. I only have 1 kidney, my darling Mum had 1 good kidney and 1 malformed kidney, the good kidney failed and she had to have a kidney transplant in 1978. I only found out in 2009 when I was having an ultrasound for a totally unrelated reason.

2. I was a champion Ballroom Dancer. I started dancing at the Molloy Dance Studio in Gympie when I was 6 and went on to win many dance titles with 2 wonderful dance partners throughout my young life. I trained with the Boulton Dance Studio when we moved to Redcliffe, when I was 10. I gave competitive Ballroom dancing away when I was 17, just after I met Lovely Hubby. I went back and re-sat all my medals as an adult, after I had our children and I still go dancing occasionally but it is hard to go out socially and dance when you are married and are only there to dance.

With my first dance partner in Gympie

Sitting a dance medal with my dance teacher Jim Molloy

Social dancing at the Norfolk Ballroom Dancing week

3. I was not a good eater when I was young. My sister tells tales of our Mum pleading with me to eat! I was quite skinny and I am sure I didn't resist food intentionally, maybe I just wasn't hungry, which defies logic, as now I can't stop thinking about food and my next meal.

Ny sister and I on our way to school, skinny legs and all!

4. I never saw myself as a married person. We used to visit a Great Aunt (my Grandfathers Sister) in Banyo when we first moved down to Redcliffe from Gympie. She was a lovely old lady, never married and very independent. She kept a sparkling clean and organised home and I always thought what a great life it would be, to be alone, looking after only yourself. How different my life turned out. I met lovely hubby at 16 and married him at 19, just kids really.

5. I have always owned a bike. My Mum didn't drive, which for her generation was quite the norm, so peddle power it was. All the way through school, and then when I started my first job, I rode everyday. I still have my bike although I have to say I have been very slack of late, I must start riding again.

6. I have a vivid recollection of watching the Neil Armstrong walking on the moon, I would have been 2 years and 2 months old, if indeed I did see the original televised clip. I was standing, mesmerised, in our lounge room in Gympie, watching our huge Black and White TV stream hazy images of a man in a white suit landing on the moon. Is it possible to remember things from so long ago?

7. I am not really a cat person. Funny because we seem to have always had a cat or two. I do love our Ninja but she barely tolerates me, she adores the boys! Typical.

8. I am not attached to any belongings. I can say this with quite a lot of sincerity, I could walk away from material objects in a heartbeat. The more I de-clutter the less hold these items have on me.

9. I learned to drive very late. As I biked everywhere I needed to go, I didn't invest in a drivers licence until I had two young children at home and needed to be more independent.

10. The older I get the less worried I am about my looks. I still look after my skin and have my hair style cut every month and coloured every second month, but that is about it. I don't get manicures, facials, eyebrow waxes or the like, I just keep it simple and that suits me just fine. I sometimes feel like a bit of a dag when I go out in casual clothes only to see other people beautifully dressed with lovely makeup on. But in the end I am okay with me.

So thats my 10 random things about me, want to join in? Leave a comment about your randomness.

Have a lovely day,
💗Fi

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