Thank you Julie at Hotlegs Runner, for passing on The Versatile Blogger award...
1. I went through and graduated from USMC Officer Candidate School (i.e. boot camp). I turned down my commission to accept a job at a large defense contractor.
2. I worked at this large defense contractor for 8 years prior to quitting to stay home with my kids (I had 2 at the time, but now have 3). I spent about half those years working on the proposal for the largest defense contract ever and the other half doing "war game" simulations.
3. While I held down my full-time engineering job, I was also a professional bellydancer by night. (See, I knew I could shock at least a few of you.) I stopped post-kids (mostly due to time constraints), but still have most of my costumes.
4. I may seem crazy at times, but in reality, I'm pretty conservative (yes, despite my last mentioned profession).
5. I was never an athlete growing up... I was a clutz and a nerd. I'm still shocked that I'm even semi-athletic now.
6. I don't do yardwork. EVER. I hate it. Thankfully, my husband babies the yard as if he carried it in his own womb for 9 months.
7. I have a business specializing in chainmaille jewelry. I love it. It's almost as therapeutic as running to sit and weave hundreds of little rings together. However, I really hate the "selling it" part. But silver is uber-expensive, and I have to support the habit.
Is that random enough???
And now I'm supposed to pass on this award... but I think most blogs I read have already done this... but if you haven't and you'd like to share, I'd love to hear YOUR 7 random facts.
14 comments:
belly dancer really? I want to see a picture...come on ..please. And what kind of engineer are/were you? Please forgive me if this is a stupid question since you might have this posted on your page. Also, I hate yard work too! yuck. no interest. and no green thumb.
Love all these random facts about you!
Wow, engineer, mom,belly dancer, jewelery-maker and semi-athlete. That's something not everyone can say they are!
Oh, my! You know you MUST share pictures of those costumes now, right? Fun facts!!! Add me to the list of people who won't do yardwork.
Wow... a belly dancer? That's really cool. One of my coworkers took a belly dancing class a few years ago and loved it. I don't know if I'd ever be brave enough to do it.
I hope you post pics of your chainmaille jewelry. Maybe you could do a giveaway...?
I knew all these facts except the bellydancing part. How did that NOT come up over crab legs in June? ;)
Belly dancer??? Cool!! I also HATE yard work and, right now, shoveling the driveway! :)
Fascinating! I'd love to see some of your chan maille work!
ok so where's the video/photo of the bellydancing you? I wanna see!!! =)
Belly dancing??? Insane!!! My husband works for the DOD as an engineer!! And he always babies our yard. I've never done any yardwork and never will unless I someday get motivated to start a garden. Great 7 things!
wow I didn't know a lot of that!
We do need photos..come on now, you spilled the beans and shared. Ponyup the photos! ;-)
Ok so you have never mentioned the belly dancing on our runs... you must tell me more next time!!!
So you bring some of those costumes and we'll hit Pleasure Island some night where you can work your moves at one of the outdoor dance party areas!
I love it ... all but once of the above comments references the belly dancing. I think you shocked EVERYBODY with that one!!
It's always fun learning random facts about folks. I'm not a yard girl either, but I would love to learn to belly dance. I bet my husband would love for me to do both.
Winks & Smiles,
Wifey
Uh, I don't think I can be convinced to post photos of me dancing!
@Amanda - Technically, I majored in Applied Math and aerospace engineering. My job was in aeronautics/operations research/systems engineering. TMI?
@Richelle (and Marcia) - Maybe... I might consider doing it for a fundraiser. I did a giveaway of a simple piece I made a bit ago, but it wasn't chainmaille. My jewelry website is www.beadgeniecreations.com and you can click on chainmaille or the gallery to see what I mostly show. I still have some beaded stuff on there that I do to use up excess stock, but that's not what I show at the art shows.
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