The person behind the chef jacket or jazzy hat!
Happy Sunday evening everyone! I decided today I wanted to write a blog post that was less "buy now" and more of "here's a little more about me."
- I love bright colors - love purple and fuchsia!
- I don't like getting dressed up and my first question will always be, "Can I wear my chef jacket?"
- I'm an extreme extrovert. A stranger is just someone I haven't met yet or gotten to say "howdy" to yet. ("Howdy" is my favorite greeting for the last few months.)
- I'm a life-long single parent, but officially an empty-nester since my daughter, Devin flew the coup over 16 years ago. (If you are trying to do the math -- she's 34.)
- I grew up in Illinois, Upstate NY (outside of Albany not NYC), Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
- I still have a mild Northeastern accent.
- I am the youngest of 2 children.
- I don't like to cook. I have a mini George Foreman countertop grill, microwave, and a small frying pan I used to cook everything in. The oven -- that's for baking only and far too much work for real food.
- I can hunker down and bake or get the most mundane tasks done without music or 97% of the time without anyone prodding me.
- I call to chat (and check on) my "29 and holding" (his age disclaimer, not mine) dad at least once a week unless I get sucked into too many Zooms.
- I don't like being hot although in 4 years, I have acclimated to NC summers fairly well. You'll find me hibernating in AC on my MacBook Pro or watching Netflix, if there's not worth venturing out into the blistering sun to do.
- I drive my mom's 2004 Honda CR-V, because it's reminds me of her and makes me feel like she is always with me, its great for hauling stuff AND it's paid for.
- I love watching action movies, romantic comedies, or sitcoms on Netflix. I don't like scary/horror movies, supernatural/para-normal, sci-fi, super violent, or war movies.
- I enjoy sitting in the car in a parking lot catching up on email, responding to social media and just soaking in some vitamin D.
- My favorite candy is/are the mini unwrapped Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and unsalted waffle fries from Chick-fil-A with Chick-fil-A dipping sauce!
- I used to weigh 70 pounds more, but the last 25-30 pounds are being very resistant (Hmmmm, might have to do with the previous bullet).
- I rejoined the gym because I decided walking wasn't entertaining enough for me. I love to people watch and exercise is a lot more palatable when there are other people around to see.
- 6.5 months ago I had total knee replacement on my right knee. It will still swell a bit and get sore when my Superwoman activities are on overload. However, with my new bionic knee -- I can conquer the Stairmaster for 45 minutes climbing a total of 82 floors!
- I'm a Leo, detailed-oriented, a planner, and organized. People either love or hate that about me...it just depends on whether it's working for or against them at that specific moment.
- Favorite quote from 20 years ago - "Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my behalf."
- I will be writing a food article for a local digital magazine very soon!
