Honest Scrap

It is called the honest scrap award and these are the rules...A) First list 10 honest things about yourself--and make it interesting even if you have to dig deep.B) Pass the award on to 7 bloggers that you feel embody the spirit of Honest Scrap...

1.If I could do anything... I would be an author. I love to read and I LOVE to write. It's been quite a few years since I've even tried to do anything but my dream is to write a book one day. I would love to write childrens books and/or novels. And I am planning on one day writing a book for our kids. Too bad I'm not any good at it though!

2. If I had my way I would live in a commune. Cam makes fun of me because I tell him this all of the time. Unfortunately I'm too much of a realist and I know that chances are that it would never work out. I would love to live on the land alone and have such a community that everyone did their part. If only it were a perfect world. Even knowing that I will never do that, I would love to have a cow and chickens and make all of my own milk, cheese, have eggs and all of that. I would have a whole farm if I could. I love gardens. Since we bought our house I've only planted a garden once, but I wish I were better about it and felt more capable and had more time to spend growing my own food. Let's just say that I would love to be that self reliant.

3. I love shoes! If you couldn't tell from my other post. I couldn't even count how many I have and I have a really hard time getting rid of any. I have three large boxes downstairs and a closet and a half full of shoes. I am not a pack rat at all. In fact, if anything, I throw things away too easily but when it comes to shoes, I just can't.

4.Unfortunately I'm sure that most of you know this one... I'm a worrier. Obsessively! And it's not a good thing. It's something I have been and will continue to work on for a long time. I have improved though! I worry about big things, little things, morning, noon and night. So if I tend to not talk a lot, it's usually because I have something on my mind that I'm running back and forth to try and come up with a better conclusion.

5. If I had my choice, my children would be homeschooled. I know, I know what about social skills, etc? I have looked into it quite a bit and there are so many great resources out there and groups to meet with that that is not a worry in my mind. I grew up next door to a family with 13 kids and they were homeschooled and believe me, they had great social skills. Our neighborhood was a blast! I have some pretty strong feelings about public school that I won't go into here. Let's just say that I think ideally homeschooling would be the best but that doesn't mean that public school is all that bad either.

6.This is the one that I am the most embarrassed of, so I'm really going with the whole "Honest Scrap" thing here. At the beginning of my sophomore year of high school I dropped out of school. I went back a month before my class graduated and received my GED. I somehow got in the top 5% in the nation on my test scores.

7. I am a fidgety person. I can't sit still. In fact when it comes to vehicles I refuse to drive anything that is automatic because what on earth would I do with my hands otherwise?

8.Because I am a fidgety person, I have mastered a skill. And that skill is driving with my knees. I'm good at it too. I could probably drive Nascar with my knees. That's another requirement for my vehicles is that the steering wheel is close enough that I can drive with my knees.

9. I have never been a fan of sweets, at all... until I got pregnant. I didn't like chocolate, cake, ice cream none of that! My cravings were always for salty things. I could sit down and eat a bag of chips easy! Now I can eat a bag of cookies, a cake, a pie, a candy bar AND a gallon of ice cream in one sitting (not really but I feel like I could)! I really hope that this goes away after I have the baby!

10. I've never wanted to be rich and/or famous. Although I know that being rich may make life a little easier, I find peace in being an "average" person. Don't get me wrong, more money would be great, but I would never wish to have a fortune.

I tag: Chris, Erin, Trish, Brooke, Sierra, Kathy and Candace.