Ten Up Thursday

I thought I might start a new section called 'Ten Up Thursday' (or maybe it might be 'Weird Ones Wednesday' or 'Sexy Things to do on Saturday'). I think you get my drift! So today, I thought I would tell you ten things that I do that makes me laugh at myself and realise that I too, am just human… oh the honesty!

1. It's kind of ironic that when I go for a 'sit' on the toilet, I play a game on my phone called 'Unblock Me.'

2. I dye my hair with a full head of colour and foil highlights every six months or so, because I'm actually proud of the little grey highlights that are coming out from only one side of my temple…

3. Reason for No 2... it helps stop people saying to me that I look too young to have a 12 year old and a 10 year old (and now, a child starting high school). Ironically, they still don't notice the grey hairs and still say I'm too young.

4. I am told I'm a good writer, but alas, I don't speak very well… I tend to race through my thoughts and speak at the same speed, but also my grammar when I speak is horrible, so I tend to speak softly because I'm afraid that it will all come out wrong… So for 2014, I've decided to break that habit and begin going to Toastmasters meetings. (there will be another blog about that hopefully next week… stay tuned!)

5. I am the instigator… if I see a potentially funny moment where other people get in harmless trouble and I can walk away, like whipping the tea towel (dish cloth) at my sister when another sister is in close range, I will do it and watch the trouble unfold!

6. I have crazy sleeping hours… when I feel tired, and I don't have any appointments or commitments, I will grab a 15 minute, 30 minute or hour cat nap in the middle of the day, but then wake up at 3am, 4am or 5am to get some work done or surf the net because I can't sleep.

7. I don't drink caffeine (coffee, Coke, tea, tiramisu, mocha, iced-coffee, etc), but have a Berocca every day to keep me awake because I tell everyone I'm 'high on life!'

8. I took my son to a Robbie Williams concert in standing room only when he was 5 years old because I was so obsessed with him and I dearly wanted him to be as obsessed with my idol as I was… he wasn't allowed on my shoulders, so I had to carry him on my hip for the whole night, but then he decided to fall asleep in the midst of a stadium concert, so he wasn't only heavy, he was a dead weight… maybe next time I'll make sure we have seats!

9. I've got horrible feet that I have to live with… they aren't ugly, just a pain in the rear end to buy for - they have a high arch, they are so wide that they are almost triangular, I've had swollen ankles since I was about 16 and they range from 9.5-10 (about 40 European) in size… you'll never see me in a pretty dainty thing as my feet are made for thongs (flip flops), hiking boots and old people shoes… really stuffs up the point when people think I'm 'young.' I'm really at my happiest when I'm barefoot.

10. I'm learning to be apart from my iPhone. It literally is like a best friend you can't be without, but I do have moments where I take the dog for a walk without it, leave it in my bedroom with the door closed so I don't hear it for hours, or even escape to my lake house where there is no phone service for my network and am actually happy not having it by my side. Have to have more days where I'm not so reliant on it (or a job which isn't so pressured to be reliant on it).

Anyway, that's my 'Ten Up Thursday'… not in any order, just a few fun facts. Hope some of you can relate, but I guess, having a little bit of a laugh about yourself with yourself is a way to accept you for who you are, and sometimes, we just need to put it all into perspective and be OK with who we are.