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Was visiting Karen’s blog last night and saw her response to a meme that was going around in January. I follow the link to Ces’ post (where the tag came from) and was shocked to see my name at the bottom! I’m so sorry, Ces, I totally missed this. So, this morning, while waiting for my pot of coffee to brew, I thought I’d take a break from all the current seriousness of my life and enjoy revealing just a wee bit more (but like Karen says, perhaps too much) about (copying you here, Ces) “the real Stef”:
- My biggest pet peeve is HAIR. I hate it on soaps — yes, thank goodness for liquid soap, huh, though I still prefer the old fashioned bar kind sometimes — and of course, in food, especially in salads.
- I studied classical piano for 12 years, but I hardly ever practice these days so you couldn’t tell from my playing. Those fingers do get rusty! Hubby and children always encourage me, though, and I am motivated to practice more especially now that my kids are learning and taking off with it! I also compose music, but what frustrates me most is not being able to transcribe what I’m making. A software that does this has been on my wish list for years.
- I love RocketMania and word games — the few leisurely activities I allow myself. We don’t have cable, and we don’t watch primetime TV either — not in the past 8 years anyway. We do rent movies and our one TV-show collection is Friends. My favorites are period/historical movies. Hubby’s are action ones, so we take turns and compromise.
- I HATE shopping. To me it is such a waste of time, to spend hours and hours just finding the right color, the right fit, the right cut. So I do most of it online. (Or, I sew it, though I haven’t sewn an outfit for myself in a while.) I am not a faddish person at all. I love good, traditional clothes, things that I can wear year after year and still have a dash of panache.
- In my mind, I am the most organized person in the world. If I had the necessary budget, I would line
our library wallsthe whole house with shelves and have everything put in the right place, I mean EVERYTHING. Then again, not having a place for everything is probably a sign that I should get rid of stuff. - I am a perfectionist. That doesn’t mean I’m perfect, or that I want the people around me to be perfect, just that I frustrate myself by making things more complicated than they ought to be. This goes for cooking, cleaning house, organizing, etc. I have a hard time stopping at “good enough” (with the help of good friends’ advice and lots of prayer though, I am getting better). But again, you wouldn’t know it looking at the mess in my rooms. The struggle of the perfectionist lies in WANTING things to be perfect and failing miserably half the time.
- I am allergic to shrimp and other shellfish, but I still eat these, with a big slug of Coke. Coke helps, don’t ask me why. Maybe because it’s strong enough to clean your toilets heehee…. Actually I should clarify. I have an allergic reaction when the shellfish isn’t the freshest it should be.
- I have tons of undone/half-done projects in the basement, that I probably can’t finish even if I had three lifetimes. These include knitting projects, scrapbooking, needlework, and sewing projects that I’ve accumulated for the past 8 years/4 moves. I am still working through them, but VERY SLOWLY.
- I used to oil-paint and watercolor, years ago before the kids. But my oil paints have probably dried up from years of unuse. (Is there such a word?)
- I can’t swim. Well, I can go under water and stay there and swim around for a bit, and I can float on my back — hubby was the one who taught me these things, thank goodness for him. But don’t ask me to tread water, or to breathe while in the water. Still can’t do those. My biggest fear is that I would die from drowning. So driving around/near water gives me a funny feeling.
- My hubby is my #1 fan, and my moral beacon. He’s my greatest blessing. Even now I still think at times, I don’t deserve him. But I know why God put him here — to be my angel, to be my guide. As a young teen I prayed and prayed for what I wanted, but God gave me exactly what He knew I *needed*. Never underestimate the power of a good man. His love and his faith in me has really transformed me and my life. My parents were an awesome example of a love-filled marriage, but without my hubby, I wouldn’t be half the person I am today.
And I’ll mimic Ces here and add one more:
Still thinking of who to tag, so I’ll edit this in the next day or two.
Tagging:
1. Jenn of Feast and Feria
2. Dawn of By Sun and Candlelight
3. Hsien of Cottontimer
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Inaaaaaaannngg!!! If I didn’t keep mine food-related we’d have several similar answers.
What did you say your Enneagram number is? Mwahahaha!
Nangbitin pa, hahaha! So which ones would also apply to you?
Oh, the fun of blogging. We’re on each other’s blog now, hahaha!
Answers: #1, except that with long hair, it’s mine.
#3 (I don’t have RocketMania)
#4, EMPHATICALLY! Hahaha! I just get bored looking at the same things over and over again.
#5 & 6, you know that, hehe!
#8 and it’s a function of #6
#10 I forced myself to take lessons for PE and I think the instructor almost fainted waiting for me to surface. Oh, but she commended me for my lung power afterwards.
Omigosh. This *is* more than scary. You’re my long-lost twin. Muhahahaha!!!!
LOL! you had me up until number 5. I’m the exact opposite. I’m the most disorganized person I know. I don’t like clutter, but clutter love me
btw, no one can breath in water except for fish, so you’re not alone there
hehe!! just teasing, I know what you meant.
We don’t have cable anymore either. What a godsend that was to cancel it! and I do love historical/period films
off topic, is your addy still the same as when I sent you the grater? I’m sending you something else, it will be there tomorrow. take care!
oh, pahabol…..I’m glad to hear your hubby is doing better and home now
Loka, JMom, I meant ‘yung mga tao na can tread water AND keep their head above water and breathe. LOL.
Yes, addy is still the same. Excited na ‘ko!!
Re organization, I did say “in my mind”. The reality is far from it.
Yes, hubby is home and on the road to recovery. Thanks for the well wishes.
Hi Stef…
It’s been a while! Hmm, good thing we never became room mates. You probably would have really been mad at me all the time coz my hair keeps falling off and you’ll see it on the floor, the bathroom (bathtub), the pillows…hehe
Love to sew also. I get some done every now and then (like our pillows on the sofa and our curtains in the living room) but I still have to do the valance in our dining which has been sitting on my table for 2 monhs now.
oh, i hate hair everywhere! i just hate it when somebody uses the bathroom and leaves their hair all over!
i also studied piano but not classical and only upto 1st grade lang! hehe! still can play a note or two naman..
another ocd here!hahaha
sorry, i am a shop-til-you-drop mom lol!
i think all moms esp. have tons of undone projects!
make me an oil paintin and i’ll paint your walls! and furnitures! hahahaha
deal?
btw,
thanks for doing this stef! haba kc e, i forgot tuloy! hehe
deal, ces!!! kelan ka pupunta dito?
I’m happy that your hubby is doin’ well. Yup, enjoy answering those memes muna, titaC para medyo maalis ang isipin.
Take care also of yourself for u to take care of your family.
Upps, sorry Stef. Mali ang type ko, hehehe. With your experience nga pala sa hospital ni hubby naexperience ko rin iyan when my son was operated. Alam mo bang nabigyan ng molo soup na may shrimp pala iyong pinaka-meat. Kakainis, first meal niya after ng operation iyon ang napakain and talagang nagka-rashes ang bata. Pati iyong pedia niya nataranta.
Kinonfront ko talaga ang dietician at sinabi ko na napaka-irresponsible niya. Kitang-kita naman sa record sheet ng bata na may nakalagay na allergy sa shrimp pero iyon pala nabigyan din. Hay naku! mabuti na lang at naagad ng pedia ang attack ng asthma ng bata kundi talagang ewan ko kung saan kami nakarating.
hehehe i hate shopping when i am on a tight budget and shouldn’t buy anything LOL otherwise… sus ginoo! d2 pa sa beijing sa dami ng mabibili hahahaha
on your no. 10… hehehe i can swim.. laps
Oh, Stef; I’m with you the shopping. I actually get some form of anxiety attacks in shopping malls. Thank heavens for the Internet (although before that, it was catalogs)!
And while I *can* swim, I, too, have a fear of water. Love the sound, to look at it…but I get nervous in pools or jacuzzis! I hate to be submerged.
Canoes? Fine. Kayaks? *Shudder…*
Lani, hay naku, nakakainis talaga no? You’d think they’d be frontliners na alam ang ginagawa nila! Pag hindi ka talaga vigilant, oo. Ang hirap pa naman pag nagasthma attack!
Iska, paturo naman!
Stephanie, I’m so glad to read that a lot of people hate shopping too — here I was thinking I was the weird one LOL. And yes, thank heavens for online shopping! As for jacuzzis, I’m fine with them — being in the water itself, I mean. But I always worry about germs and bacteria and possible infections! Yucch! I share your sentiment about kayaks. Canoes, I’m fine with, as long as I can stand in the water without it being up to my neck hahaha!!!