This was floating around a few blogs a couple of weeks ago. I responded to a couple…these are my questions from Daisy over at Compost Happens – along with my answers!! You want a turn?? Just respond to this post with an “Interview Me!” and I’ll send you questions.Â
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1. You’re busy with three kids, all high-maintenance in their own ways (as if there are any other kind!). How do you take care of yourself?
Take care of myself? I’m not very good at that, to be honest. But when I get tense I usually find some way. I enjoy a nice relaxing bath with a good book…I like to window shop and can spend hours away from home just wandering the stores (how I usually de-stress). Lately the biggest thing I do that is actually taking care of myself – and a destresser – is Yoga. I try to do 30 minutes at least every other day.
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2. Gardening is a common theme. Do you have a plan for starting a garden next summer, and if so, how will it improve on last year’s?
I have plans to attempt a garden this year again. This time I’m going to have my husband take a cue from my neighbor (or ask my neighbor to do it) and put a raised bed in the backyard. I’ve been researching gardening and hope to actually get some yield this year.    Â
3. How did you come to start blogging, and how long have you been at it?
I started blogging about a year and a half ago when we were at the height of learning about our children’s special needs. We had just learned of Angel’s CF a few months before, and were edging toward Riley’s autism diagnosis – along with her RSS. I wanted a place to express what our life was like, and Redefining Perfect seemed the best way.
4. You’re south of my neck of the woods, but you’ve still been socked with some odd weather this winter. How do you cope, and how do your kids cope with winter?
I grew up in Buffalo, New York. This weather is nothing to me *lol* That’s how I cope. No, seriously. Lots of layers. My kids are almost as blase about the cold as I am. The only time the cold gets tough is when I’m inside. I expect it to be warm there…and in a house with no insulation we don’t get that…so many blankets :D And a nice hot cup of coffee all usually do it!
5. You’ve mentioned your dance background. What kind of dance did you study: ballet, jazz, tap, or some other form?
I studied it all. I started with tap when I was young and jealous of my brother for getting so much attention for his hockey. My mom stuck me in dance to shut me up and discovered a real talent.  I moved onto jazz and then, with much grumbling ballet – which I later learned to love. I also did some modern dance in college, and I’ve performed in local theatre shows – being dance captain in all of them. I still love dance and am trying to get back into it.
That’s it! Thanks so much, Daisy! I had a great time!!!!
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The RULES of the interview game:
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions (I get to pick the questions).
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
Beautiful! Buffalo, NY? No wonder you can handle the weather so well! Thanks so much for taking on the interview.
I’m a little envious of your dance talent. I studied ballet for years, enjoyed it, but never was good at it. It gives me a great appreciation for talented dancers.
Daisy´s last blog post..I can’t post about that.