100 Things About Me...
OK, Em started (or stole!) a great thing, Beki and others have carried it on and now I have a pact with Boston to do our own lists, so here it is:
100 Things About Vicky...
1) My middle name is Lee and I've always hated it. Too boyish. My parents thought they were doing me a favour as our surname is rather long. My sister got Ray and I dislike that even more!
2) For this reason I refused to use any family names when I named my daughter - Courtney Renee. I hope she likes it when shes an adult.
3) Favourite foods - fresh fish, avocado, kumara, chocolate! Not necessarily in that order and definately not all at once!
4) I've worked for the same company for 10 years, but held several different positions in that time, each one better than the last.
5) I was 27 when I had my daughter and felt I was "too young" to be someones mother!
6) I was born with a genetic blood disorder called "Factor 5 Deficiency" but I never knew until 1999 when it almost killed me. I really hope that I did not pass this on to my daughter - she will be tested when she is older.
7) My parents divorced when I was 9 years old. It took my father another 10 years to drink himself to death - he was an incurable alcoholic, because he didn't want to be cured.
8) The only pets we have right now are a cat called Bungie and two fish called Dotty and Spotty. But in the past I have been known to have up to 3 cats at one time.
9) I am currently studying a National Certificate in Credit Management. What should have taken me a year by correspondence has taken me over 2 years so far, due to lack of motivation.
I feel bad about this because my company is paying for me to do it... but I'm almost there.
10) When I was at school I played netball, badminton & soccer, did gymnastics and represented Auck in cross country and track without ever training. All I really wanted to do was go to dance class.
11) My daughters father is 16 years my senior. For 5 yrs we were truly, madly, deeply, head over heels in love.
12) Since we split when she was a baby, I have been in two serious relationships. One lasted 2 years, the other - just recently, barely 3 months. I am finding the 3 month one about 100 times harder to get over than the 2 year one...
13) I am a self-confessed "label basher". My current favourite streetwear labels are Billabong, Nike, Lee and Roxy.
14) I was so depressed recently that I went out and spent thousands of dollars on a gorgeous leather lounge suite and wooden coffee table, that I couldn't really afford. This is very out of character for me... I like to spend money on nice things, but do not live beyond my means.
15) I was always one of the shortest in my classes at school and now stand a full 5ft, 2 inches!
16) My favourite song at the moment is "Not Ready To Make Nice" by the Dixie Chics and I'm not afraid to admit it. Rather partial to Pop/Country music AND I like what they stand for.
17) I spend a fortune on cosmetics and skin care - and still have really bad skin at times.
18) When I got sick after having my daughter prematurely, I set some kind of record for the most amount of blood platelets to be transfused at Auck Hosp Critical Care Dept.
19) All my childhood I wanted to be a hairdresser.
20) I think I have a touch of OCD. I have to line everything up in my cupboards, with all the handles or labels facing the right way. Its a standing joke when my friends visit - they open my pantry/cupboards/dishwasher to check that everything is in order!
21) All my childhood, my favourite colour was green. These days its black, esp when it comes to clothes or chocolate brown when it comes to furniture & furnishings. My mother still thinks its green!
22) I have really bad eyesight - Left eye -4.5/Right eye -3.5 - thank goodness for contact lenses, I've worn them all day, every day, since I was about 18.
23) Worst personality trait - impatience.
24) Best personality trait - organisational skills.
25) Lucky number - 6. Can't stand odd numbers at all...
26) I am not particularly creative. The only remotely "crafty" thing I do is scrapbooking my daughters photo albums, which I do obsessively.
27) My worse subject at school was always Maths. Now I look at numbers for most of the day!
28) Favourite animal: Cheetah - Speed, power AND grace!
29) Biggest fear for my daughter - that she might grow up not truly appreciating anything in life. We live in such a "easy come, easy go, throw away" world these days... But I am determined that she will not become a "spoilt brat" ! This can be very difficult when other people spoil her so much!
30) The only TV programmes I watch at the moment are ER, CSI and Without A Trace. I was also addicted to Lost and Third Watch when they were on.
31) Biggest career achievement - Winning the NZCFI 2005 Credit Professional of the Year Award in March. The 3 day conference I am about to go on in Hobart and the 4 days in Melbourne after that (with all expense paid plus spending money!) is one of the prizes.
32) I am petrified of large spiders, snakes and other creepy crawlies. Just looking at spiders and some insects makes me feel physically sick.
33) Favourite season - definately summer, no question!
34) Earliest memory - bits and pieces about having my tonsils out when I was two. So much for that idea - they grew back!
35) Favourite perfume - Thierry Mugler's "Angel".
36) I like a good white wine (Sav Blanc) and LOVE red wine.
37) The only spirit I really like is Vodka - with either lemonade and lime, or Red Bull!
38) Oh and I'm rather partial to cocktails too, especially Fluffy Ducks - but only when made with Vodka and not Gin.
39) Right now I'm wondering if writing 3 things in a row about alcohol makes me an alcoholic too!?!?!? NOT!
40) I have never had a broken bone. A stress fracture in my left femur at age 32, but never a broken bone!
41) I had also never had stitches, until I had to have a C-Section.
42) When we were kids my sister used to sleep walk and sleep talk. One night she peed on the shoes in my waldrobe, thinking she was in the toilet!
43) I didn't really learn how to swim "properly" until my early 20's. A few years later I was working as a swim instructor and life guard at a Texan Summer Camp and loved every minute!
44) My favourite flowers are roses, closely followed by sunflowers.
45) I think the worst job in the world would be: a school teacher.
46) In 1996 I got engaged in Florence, Italy. As serious as the engagement was, we never had any real intention of getting married and never did! The only man I've ever really wanted to marry, was/is still married to someone else.
47) I drive a silver Nissan Pulsar Q Euro. Its a company car.
48) My favourite city of those I've visited so far - Rome, closely followed by Lucerne, Venice, Athens and Paris, but only to visit. The only city I can say I'd actually like to live in for long is Melbourne.
49) The longest distance I've ever run in one go - 32kms.
50) The only "fast food" I eat is gourmet burgers and pizza.
51) I always wanted to learn to play an instument, but was too lazy/dumb to learn how to read music.
52) Last place I went on holiday in NZ - Lake Taupo.
53) Favourite brands of running apparell - Nike, Asics, Adidas.
54) When I was 10 I got bitten by my neighbours usually friendly dog, that was tied up at the shops! From then on I was scared of dogs, but I'm much better now.
55) Last movie I saw at the cinema - Pirates of the Carribean 2.
56) Favourite type of restaurant - Italian.
57) My first trip overseas was to Brisbane when I was 17 and paid for myself to go visit an old school friend.
58) I drink 2-6 cups of coffee a day, my favourite being a good Latte.
59) Childhood nick-name: Tori. My Mum got her own back on my father, who would not let her name me "Victoria".
60) Biggest pet hate: Spelling/punctuation errors in things that count.
61) When I was a little girl I had one Barbie doll and thought I was lucky. My daughter has 11 Barbie dolls, 2 Kens, and about 8 Kelly dolls and still wants more... Don't even get me started on the Bratz dolls and Trollz !
62) My Mum was 27 when I was born - the same age I was when Courtney was born!
63) I love disco and retro music.
64) My favourite place to party in Auckland is a club called Boogie Wonderland and thats the only type of music they play!
65) However, I also love a pub with a good live band that plays the latest "covers".
66) One thing that can always make my day: A letter or picture from my daughter to me.
67) Favourite Board game: Scrabble, closely followed by Scattergories.
68) My signature dish: Vegetarian Lasagne.
69) I am a true Aries - blunt, direct & about as subtle as a tank rolling downhill!
70) As kids, my sister and I were painfully shy. God, how thats changed, for both of us!
71) My favourite flavor of Jelly Belly Gourmet Jellybeans is: Butter Popcorn.
72) I've been having my hair coloured/highlighted religiously for the past 5 years, to cover up the greys!
73) Scariest moment overseas: Getting caught in a tornado in Fort Worth, TX.
74) I have a tattoo on my right shoulder that I got when I was 16. By the time I wound my way around to confessing to my mother she thought I was pregnant, so was relieved that it was "only a tattoo" !
75) These days, the only jewellery I wear is silver.
76) I own a road bike, but don't ride it anywhere near as much as I should.
77) My eyes are Hazel - I hated this when I was a kid, why couldn't they just be blue or green or brown - rather than dark green with brown speckles...?
78) Biggest turn-off in men: full, unkept beards !!!!
79) I love carrot cake but only if it has cream cheese icing!
80) I was born in Auckland and have never lived anywhere else in NZ.
81) The last funeral I went to was for an 8 week old baby and I cried my heart out, even though I only knew the babies Dad thru work.
82) I have videoed every major event in my 7 yr old daughters life, but we very rarely watch any of the tapes!
83) I spent New Years Eve of the Millennium at home watching TV on my own, with only my teeny 3 1/2 mth old baby for company, who had just come home from hospital. Every single member of my family (most of who had come up to Auckland for it) went out partying, even my elderly aunty and uncle...
84) I own 6 pairs of "good" jeans!
85) The book I'm currently reading - "So now you want to get paid! A practical guide to credit management in NZ" Thrilling stuff (NOT!) but necessary for my correspondence course.
Before that, "The DaVinci Code" which I loved.
86) Biggest sports hero - Lance Armstrong.
87) When I was a kid I was petrified of fireworks and still think they are dangerous and unnecessary.
88) Favourite flavour of icecream - Hokey Pokey, but I hardly ever eat it.
89) Part-time jobs I've had over the years include: shop assistant, petrol pump attendant, bar maid and direct-sales consultant for a linen company!
90) In 1998 I had my belly button peirced. When I was pregnant it got infected and I had to remove it. I was really bummed, but it took me till this year to get it re-done!
91) My older sister has lived in Australia for the past 6 yrs, unyet we are probably closer now than we have ever been in our lives.
92) I have a 92 yr old grandfather, who is as sharp as a tack and as fit as a fiddle!
93) When I was 23 I went to Disneyland for the first time. I loved it so much that I went back when I was 24! I really do believe that it is "The Happiest Place on Earth."
94) If I could choose a profession without having to go thru the process of getting there, it would be: A lawyer or a psychologist.
95) I'm a very light sleeper and absolutely can not stand snorers!
96) The last time I went to a wedding I got food poisoning!
97) I am a "tidy" freak. Thats not to say my house is always spotless, but I can't stand things being out of place for long...
98) I hate grocery shopping cos it costs so much and the following week you just have to do it all again! In saying that, I do enjoy buying yummy things to cook/eat!
99) I totally agree that being in your 30s is better/easier than being in your 20s. I hope I think the same thing about being in your 40s.... and 50s.... and 60s... and 70s...
100) I never knew until tonight how difficult it was to think of 100 honest things about yourself!!
100 Things About Vicky...
1) My middle name is Lee and I've always hated it. Too boyish. My parents thought they were doing me a favour as our surname is rather long. My sister got Ray and I dislike that even more!
2) For this reason I refused to use any family names when I named my daughter - Courtney Renee. I hope she likes it when shes an adult.
3) Favourite foods - fresh fish, avocado, kumara, chocolate! Not necessarily in that order and definately not all at once!
4) I've worked for the same company for 10 years, but held several different positions in that time, each one better than the last.
5) I was 27 when I had my daughter and felt I was "too young" to be someones mother!
6) I was born with a genetic blood disorder called "Factor 5 Deficiency" but I never knew until 1999 when it almost killed me. I really hope that I did not pass this on to my daughter - she will be tested when she is older.
7) My parents divorced when I was 9 years old. It took my father another 10 years to drink himself to death - he was an incurable alcoholic, because he didn't want to be cured.
8) The only pets we have right now are a cat called Bungie and two fish called Dotty and Spotty. But in the past I have been known to have up to 3 cats at one time.
9) I am currently studying a National Certificate in Credit Management. What should have taken me a year by correspondence has taken me over 2 years so far, due to lack of motivation.
I feel bad about this because my company is paying for me to do it... but I'm almost there.
10) When I was at school I played netball, badminton & soccer, did gymnastics and represented Auck in cross country and track without ever training. All I really wanted to do was go to dance class.
11) My daughters father is 16 years my senior. For 5 yrs we were truly, madly, deeply, head over heels in love.
12) Since we split when she was a baby, I have been in two serious relationships. One lasted 2 years, the other - just recently, barely 3 months. I am finding the 3 month one about 100 times harder to get over than the 2 year one...
13) I am a self-confessed "label basher". My current favourite streetwear labels are Billabong, Nike, Lee and Roxy.
14) I was so depressed recently that I went out and spent thousands of dollars on a gorgeous leather lounge suite and wooden coffee table, that I couldn't really afford. This is very out of character for me... I like to spend money on nice things, but do not live beyond my means.
15) I was always one of the shortest in my classes at school and now stand a full 5ft, 2 inches!
16) My favourite song at the moment is "Not Ready To Make Nice" by the Dixie Chics and I'm not afraid to admit it. Rather partial to Pop/Country music AND I like what they stand for.
17) I spend a fortune on cosmetics and skin care - and still have really bad skin at times.
18) When I got sick after having my daughter prematurely, I set some kind of record for the most amount of blood platelets to be transfused at Auck Hosp Critical Care Dept.
19) All my childhood I wanted to be a hairdresser.
20) I think I have a touch of OCD. I have to line everything up in my cupboards, with all the handles or labels facing the right way. Its a standing joke when my friends visit - they open my pantry/cupboards/dishwasher to check that everything is in order!
21) All my childhood, my favourite colour was green. These days its black, esp when it comes to clothes or chocolate brown when it comes to furniture & furnishings. My mother still thinks its green!
22) I have really bad eyesight - Left eye -4.5/Right eye -3.5 - thank goodness for contact lenses, I've worn them all day, every day, since I was about 18.
23) Worst personality trait - impatience.
24) Best personality trait - organisational skills.
25) Lucky number - 6. Can't stand odd numbers at all...
26) I am not particularly creative. The only remotely "crafty" thing I do is scrapbooking my daughters photo albums, which I do obsessively.
27) My worse subject at school was always Maths. Now I look at numbers for most of the day!
28) Favourite animal: Cheetah - Speed, power AND grace!
29) Biggest fear for my daughter - that she might grow up not truly appreciating anything in life. We live in such a "easy come, easy go, throw away" world these days... But I am determined that she will not become a "spoilt brat" ! This can be very difficult when other people spoil her so much!
30) The only TV programmes I watch at the moment are ER, CSI and Without A Trace. I was also addicted to Lost and Third Watch when they were on.
31) Biggest career achievement - Winning the NZCFI 2005 Credit Professional of the Year Award in March. The 3 day conference I am about to go on in Hobart and the 4 days in Melbourne after that (with all expense paid plus spending money!) is one of the prizes.
32) I am petrified of large spiders, snakes and other creepy crawlies. Just looking at spiders and some insects makes me feel physically sick.
33) Favourite season - definately summer, no question!
34) Earliest memory - bits and pieces about having my tonsils out when I was two. So much for that idea - they grew back!
35) Favourite perfume - Thierry Mugler's "Angel".
36) I like a good white wine (Sav Blanc) and LOVE red wine.
37) The only spirit I really like is Vodka - with either lemonade and lime, or Red Bull!
38) Oh and I'm rather partial to cocktails too, especially Fluffy Ducks - but only when made with Vodka and not Gin.
39) Right now I'm wondering if writing 3 things in a row about alcohol makes me an alcoholic too!?!?!? NOT!
40) I have never had a broken bone. A stress fracture in my left femur at age 32, but never a broken bone!
41) I had also never had stitches, until I had to have a C-Section.
42) When we were kids my sister used to sleep walk and sleep talk. One night she peed on the shoes in my waldrobe, thinking she was in the toilet!
43) I didn't really learn how to swim "properly" until my early 20's. A few years later I was working as a swim instructor and life guard at a Texan Summer Camp and loved every minute!
44) My favourite flowers are roses, closely followed by sunflowers.
45) I think the worst job in the world would be: a school teacher.
46) In 1996 I got engaged in Florence, Italy. As serious as the engagement was, we never had any real intention of getting married and never did! The only man I've ever really wanted to marry, was/is still married to someone else.
47) I drive a silver Nissan Pulsar Q Euro. Its a company car.
48) My favourite city of those I've visited so far - Rome, closely followed by Lucerne, Venice, Athens and Paris, but only to visit. The only city I can say I'd actually like to live in for long is Melbourne.
49) The longest distance I've ever run in one go - 32kms.
50) The only "fast food" I eat is gourmet burgers and pizza.
51) I always wanted to learn to play an instument, but was too lazy/dumb to learn how to read music.
52) Last place I went on holiday in NZ - Lake Taupo.
53) Favourite brands of running apparell - Nike, Asics, Adidas.
54) When I was 10 I got bitten by my neighbours usually friendly dog, that was tied up at the shops! From then on I was scared of dogs, but I'm much better now.
55) Last movie I saw at the cinema - Pirates of the Carribean 2.
56) Favourite type of restaurant - Italian.
57) My first trip overseas was to Brisbane when I was 17 and paid for myself to go visit an old school friend.
58) I drink 2-6 cups of coffee a day, my favourite being a good Latte.
59) Childhood nick-name: Tori. My Mum got her own back on my father, who would not let her name me "Victoria".
60) Biggest pet hate: Spelling/punctuation errors in things that count.
61) When I was a little girl I had one Barbie doll and thought I was lucky. My daughter has 11 Barbie dolls, 2 Kens, and about 8 Kelly dolls and still wants more... Don't even get me started on the Bratz dolls and Trollz !
62) My Mum was 27 when I was born - the same age I was when Courtney was born!
63) I love disco and retro music.
64) My favourite place to party in Auckland is a club called Boogie Wonderland and thats the only type of music they play!
65) However, I also love a pub with a good live band that plays the latest "covers".
66) One thing that can always make my day: A letter or picture from my daughter to me.
67) Favourite Board game: Scrabble, closely followed by Scattergories.
68) My signature dish: Vegetarian Lasagne.
69) I am a true Aries - blunt, direct & about as subtle as a tank rolling downhill!
70) As kids, my sister and I were painfully shy. God, how thats changed, for both of us!
71) My favourite flavor of Jelly Belly Gourmet Jellybeans is: Butter Popcorn.
72) I've been having my hair coloured/highlighted religiously for the past 5 years, to cover up the greys!
73) Scariest moment overseas: Getting caught in a tornado in Fort Worth, TX.
74) I have a tattoo on my right shoulder that I got when I was 16. By the time I wound my way around to confessing to my mother she thought I was pregnant, so was relieved that it was "only a tattoo" !
75) These days, the only jewellery I wear is silver.
76) I own a road bike, but don't ride it anywhere near as much as I should.
77) My eyes are Hazel - I hated this when I was a kid, why couldn't they just be blue or green or brown - rather than dark green with brown speckles...?
78) Biggest turn-off in men: full, unkept beards !!!!
79) I love carrot cake but only if it has cream cheese icing!
80) I was born in Auckland and have never lived anywhere else in NZ.
81) The last funeral I went to was for an 8 week old baby and I cried my heart out, even though I only knew the babies Dad thru work.
82) I have videoed every major event in my 7 yr old daughters life, but we very rarely watch any of the tapes!
83) I spent New Years Eve of the Millennium at home watching TV on my own, with only my teeny 3 1/2 mth old baby for company, who had just come home from hospital. Every single member of my family (most of who had come up to Auckland for it) went out partying, even my elderly aunty and uncle...
84) I own 6 pairs of "good" jeans!
85) The book I'm currently reading - "So now you want to get paid! A practical guide to credit management in NZ" Thrilling stuff (NOT!) but necessary for my correspondence course.
Before that, "The DaVinci Code" which I loved.
86) Biggest sports hero - Lance Armstrong.
87) When I was a kid I was petrified of fireworks and still think they are dangerous and unnecessary.
88) Favourite flavour of icecream - Hokey Pokey, but I hardly ever eat it.
89) Part-time jobs I've had over the years include: shop assistant, petrol pump attendant, bar maid and direct-sales consultant for a linen company!
90) In 1998 I had my belly button peirced. When I was pregnant it got infected and I had to remove it. I was really bummed, but it took me till this year to get it re-done!
91) My older sister has lived in Australia for the past 6 yrs, unyet we are probably closer now than we have ever been in our lives.
92) I have a 92 yr old grandfather, who is as sharp as a tack and as fit as a fiddle!
93) When I was 23 I went to Disneyland for the first time. I loved it so much that I went back when I was 24! I really do believe that it is "The Happiest Place on Earth."
94) If I could choose a profession without having to go thru the process of getting there, it would be: A lawyer or a psychologist.
95) I'm a very light sleeper and absolutely can not stand snorers!
96) The last time I went to a wedding I got food poisoning!
97) I am a "tidy" freak. Thats not to say my house is always spotless, but I can't stand things being out of place for long...
98) I hate grocery shopping cos it costs so much and the following week you just have to do it all again! In saying that, I do enjoy buying yummy things to cook/eat!
99) I totally agree that being in your 30s is better/easier than being in your 20s. I hope I think the same thing about being in your 40s.... and 50s.... and 60s... and 70s...
100) I never knew until tonight how difficult it was to think of 100 honest things about yourself!!
posted by Vicky @ 9/25/2006 04:56:00 pm
4 Comments:
At Mon Sept 25, 10:51:00 pm,
Em said…
Love it!
17 - yep, me too, I am suing if I look my age in 20 years
25 - for some reason I can not abide even numbers, I think they are bad luck
78 - couldn't agree more, I have beard fear
I adore Lance Armstrong, still waiting for his call after breaking up with Cheryl ;-)
At Tue Sept 26, 09:50:00 am,
Anonymous said…
Loved the list Vicky, some interesting stuff. I find it funny about the numbers thing - I hate even numbers and but prefer odd numbers that are multiples of three. And we all thiunk we're normal lol ;-)
Hmmm, not who else in blogland can we harass into doing this?......
At Tue Sept 26, 10:05:00 am,
Spark Driver said…
I'm a Third Watch fan too. I should really think about doing one of these lists.
At Tue Sept 26, 01:07:00 pm,
beakus said…
I am loving these lists! It's amazing, they are so interesting. I can identify woth #20 :o)
Oh, and #38. My personal favorite is a Cosmopolitan (cheesy I know!) so I like to have cranberry juice in the house for those got to have one moments...
B.
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