This is a little about me. I could write for hours about anything really, but actually telling someone face to face a little about myself doesn’t really happen too often (or very well). Showing them though, that could be something a lot easier for me.
I’m a woman that loves spending time with friends, getting outside for a day to hike or go to the gym, dancing, reading, and, of course, writing. These are the parts of my life that have seemed to be around a long time now and I don’t imagine leaving me anytime soon; they are my foundation.
Other hobbies of mine seem to pop-up erratically like new diet fads on the book shelf. Usually there is something around every corner that catches my attention, a new ‘minute-long-passion’ to add to my repertoire. Baking, yoga, and the drive to attempt skateboarding are a handful of this (escaping the last with scraped knees and a sore ego. Ouch). Though I will never feel as delighted when I smell the spiced aroma of oatmeal raisin cookies baking in the oven, never as astounded as I am bent in a position I wouldn’t think to be possible unless I were in a circus, the motivation to start-up or keep going to these things seems to fade relatively quickly in comparison.
My foundation, however, has always been something I can come back to and feel the lure even if I took a break to try something new. Some nights, even when I’m in a cocoon of blankets in the middle of winter (when the heater doesn’t seem to be working either…), I can always seem to jump up and reach for a book to dive into, escaping to a different reality for hours until my mind doesn’t seem to be conscious anymore, or jot down a journal entry, even go for a run some nights. Some might think I was mad, but that’s just me.
I love my friends and depend on them for my sanity more than they will ever know. Without them my life would be a sad, lonely adventure. I will cherish them forever and remember all the jokes to make me smile on days I think the universe is against me (though sometimes I don‘t think this, I KNOW its out to get me :P ). I’ll remember the English class in grade 11 with Ariel and Ren and always laugh out loud at the radio when “Total Eclipse of the Heart“ comes on, thinking of the lyrical genius that is the Dan Band.
My health is very important to me, and I believe it should be to everyone. Going to the gym and eating a nutritious diet is something I practice everyday. Knowing what you eat and how it got to be on the table is essential in my eyes, which is why you’ll always see me looking at the nutritional facts on the back of jars and what not (ok, maybe its a bit obsessive), and also why I chose to become a vegetarian.
Dancing is a stress reliever and, in simple, a lot of fun. I’ll dance throughout the day to my own thoughts or out clubbing with my friends. There are days in which a dance off in aisles of department stores will ensue, where a couple of us will dance on each other just to embarrass each other, and ourselves ultimately.
Reading will keep me entertained for hours, days even if I find a good book. Sometimes it turns me into what appears to be a coma-like state, unaware of anything going on around me. it’s a trap. It really is a trap (one that I am always willing to fall for though). Magazines are always around because I love to learn quick facts, recipes, workouts, anything really. I just love to read.
Writing just helps me make a little sense of my thoughts and keeps me on track of my goals and dreams. What else has this power? Nothing I’ve found quite like it.
So this is me (compressed into a page long nutshell).
