Over the last coupld of years, I have enjoyed reading a few staple blogs every few days covering numerous interests. So I decided that this might be a fun venture to share with other people. I suppose, being New Years' Day 2008, it is also a way for me to be accountable to myself (and hopefully others) for some resolutions I want to keep.
A bit about me:
- I am a major Procrastinator. Contrary to popular belief, procrastination is not just about laziness - I am not a lazy person. I do lots of things very well - just not the things I should be doing. It has gotten to be a very serious issue in my life and I am seeking help for it. I am trying to build up layers of accountability for myself, and writing things down is one way. I can type faster than I can write, plus, I like the idea of other people's insight.
- I am in my 20's and still at uni. I am only just moving out of home this year to do my 6th year of uni in a regional hospital (I'm studying to be a doctor). I have one degree as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. This year will be full of challenges (hopefully good ones) - moving out of home away from my sisters and parents, living on a budget!, finding a new job (fast), dealing with study, keeping up my health and fitness momentum and all the while aiming for balance, confidence and enjoyment.
- I have always loved Fashion, History of Clothing, Sewing as well as Architecture and Garden Design. I have sketch books from when I was really little. My Mum remembers asking me about my first day of Grade 1 and I proceeded to describe in detail what all the teachers were wearing. I still keep detailed sketches and clippings. I also dream about clothes - I wake up knowing exactly how a seam should be placed and fitted, colours and fabrics. I don't have 'weird' dreams, they are all about clothing, designing and decorating buildings and gardens (like those design computer programs where you can choose different designs and colours until you like a particular one...).
- I love listening to music - according to my mood. I pretty much love every sort, except for repetitive Techno and extreme Heavy Metal, Punk or Country Music (although I love the soulfulness of Bluegrass). I am the kind of person who can really like a song, but not have a clue of who wrote it or what it is called. I hate listening to the radio (due to ads) so my CD collection has be built on the basis of listening to my friends music in their car.
- I also love reading - and re-reading. Also, re-watching favourite movies. My Mum doesn't understand this at all - she has probably watched less then 10 whole movies on TV as she always gets up and 'does things'. I don't watch much television, but I know what I like and I watch it again. My sisters and I can keep a track of characters, plot lines and quotes. This gets annoying when I have studied a medical concept for hours and can't remember it, but can recall a whole section of lines from a TV show I've only watched once!
- I love being around people but also love being alone. I think that's one reason I love exercise - I can get outside and have thinking time to myself, or listen to my favourite music. Its also a main reason for wanting to do Medicine over working in a Laboratory.
- I would love to Paint or take beautiful Photographs. Of people, of nature, black and white, amazing panoramas. I've decided that these hobbies can wait for next year - I want to concentrate on my sewing skills.
- I would love to do Swing Dancing. I've tried it once, and it's addictive. But each partner needs to know what they're doing. Otherwise its just like Grade 7 Graduation dance with the girls dragging their reluctant male, pre-adolescent partners around the floor, apparently called 'Bush Dancing'... excruciatingly humiliating for all involved.
- I live in Australia - in Queensland. This is a pain for someone like me who loves Winter coats but it never gets below 10Celcius during the day. My daydreams all involve immigrating to somewhere where they experience all 4 Seasons. Its also a bit of a pain, because we are such a small country and very underrepresented. Most blogs refer to British or American products, brands and pricing. From reading these I have gleaned two very important differences. The Brits pay too much and the Americans too little! For those in the US - you get VERY cheap clothing and beauty products with amazing choice of brands.
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