100 things about me…
I wrote one of these a few years ago… but it was a bit out of date… so here we go again đ
- I was born in Verdun (Montreal)
- I was raised in Nelson BC
- I want to go back there to live and raise my family
- I was raised by my mom
- My mom has been married twice
- My mom had been widowed twice
- My dad is still alive
- My first step dad was gay and died of aids in 97
- My second step dad died of liver cancer/cirrhosis in 2004
- I met my bio dad when I was 9
- I am now starting to get closer to him
- I am an only child
- I have both a step-brother and a half brother whom I donât see or talk to
- I love being a mama
- I have three great boys
- I love being a stay-at-home mom
- I live about an hour out of Montreal
- I wish I had more of a community in my area
- I would love to live on a property with another family or two
- I met Simon through a BBS
- I was married at 21
- Next May (2008) will be our 10 year anniversary
- I wore âDocsâ under my wedding dress
- We got married at Montreal City Hall
- We are both Atheists
- I have never believed in a religion or a god
- I have a degree in religion
- I have always wanted kids
- I would like another child
- I have always known that I would homeschool
- On our first date I told Simon that if I had kids I would homeschool
- We are unschoolers
- I find Quebec to be a very unfriendly place for homeschooling
- I advocate Natural parenting and living
- I donât wear make-up
- I donât use products in my hair
- I have two tattooâs that I got when I was 16
- I have a tongue stud
- I like seeing women and men with grey hair
- I dyed my hair red one time at the end of pregnancy with Xavier
- We co-sleep most of the night
- I love breastfeeding
- I have âtriandemâ nursed
- Xavier weaned himself just before his fifth birthday
- I am Tandem nursing Colin and Khéna (4 and 2)
- I was a peer-to-peer Breastfeeding Counsellor
- I was not breastfed
- I was sick often as a child
- I avoid doctors now
- I have asthma but I have not had many problems the last few years
- Being around smokers triggers my asthma
- Perfumes do the same
- I am very sensitive to scents
- I get seriously offended if someone smokes close to me or my kids
- Almost all of my Family and Simonâs family are smokers
- I hate wearing socks and shoes
- We have a no shoe “rule” in the house
- My first birth was a hospital birth
- I was transferred from the birthing center for failure to progress (49 hours in all)
- I refused the C-Section the Doctors were trying to scare me into
- I have had two back labours with posterior babies
- My second birth was a birth center birth
- I haemorrhaged after giving birth to Colin because of a managed 3rd stage
- I had an Unassisted Pregnancy with Khéna
- I had an Unassisted water birth with Khéna
- I will UP/UC again
- I loved birthing in water
- I find people reactions to UC a bit funny sometimes so I don’t hesitate talking about it.
- We donât do âwell baby visitsâ
- We donât vaccinate
- I love to cook
- I hate bland food
- I make most of our food âfrom scratchâ
- I bake bread every few days
- We avoid artificial colouring and flavours for allergy and behaviour issues
- I love Sushi and make it as often as I can
- Most of the cookbooks in my home are Vegan
- I am not a Vegetarian
- I donât eat enough vegetables
- We never did âbaby foodsâ
- I am trying to lose weight
- I am lazy
- I lost 50 pounds with weight watchers before I got pregnant with Xavier
- I try to swim 3 times a week… but usually only go twice
- I am addicted to the internet
- I write many blog posts in my head in the shower
- My best friend lives across the country (we met on the internet đ )
- I used the name âpaxyeâ for the first e-mail account that I made about 12 years ago. A hotmail account that I still have and use for junk and MSN.
- I love to sew
- I hate patterns
- My favourite colours are red and Orange
- I love taking pictures
- I hate cleaning
- I like to wash dishes but hate drying them and putting them away
- I listen to talk radio
- I go to bed way too late every night
- My hair is really long
- I don’t use products in my hair besides Baking Soda and Apple Cider Vinegar
- I love the smell of Patchouli