11 Random Facts

So...I don't normally do these kind of things.This one just reminds me of being a teenager and the middle school days. It's probably the equivalent of LMS and give me a number for TBH on Facebook. I don't care for those, of course, since that's what the teens are doing nowadays. Although, I don't have any followers (maybe I need to switch to blogspot), I'm going to do it. I hope you enjoy, Susanna. I will link this to FB, so my FB family can read and get to know me, too. Feel free to respond to my blog with your answers if you don't have a blog.

My 11 Random Facts

1) As much of an organizer and on-time type of person I want to be, I make organized piles in corners and I'm usually late for work. I hate that. Can I blame it on my busy wife-mom-employee-Church member life? Got any tips on how you balance your life? At least I'm still sane...I guess...

2) As a child, I wanted to name my daughter, Molly, after my favorite baby doll. I still have that baby doll and Valerie loves to play with her.

3) I'm not OCD but I come close to planning things out. Many times I overthink and try to plan things that aren't in my ability to control. 

4) I used to love the smell of gasoline as a child. Why? I have no clue. Even now as an adult, the smell of it reminds me of just being a kid, sitting in the back seat while mom/dad pumps gas. I guess, I like to be reminded of the simpler times...when I didn't have to be an adult :)

5) My maiden name...Savatisensei...was not my first last name... When my parents changed our last names from Pathamavong to Savatisensei, the court spelled my middle name wrong and left out a "y". So, not only was my last name changed, so was my middle name. Thank you, South Carolina. 

6) Out of all my grandparents, I only met one of them. I met my paternal grandfather when I was 11. That was the one and only time. He passed the same year my nephew was born in 2008. The rest of them died before I was born. 

7) I've always loved math, while everyone else abhorred it. I could sit and work on math problems all day. Weird? That's ok.

8) I've traveled out of the country 3 times: Canada, Italy & France, and Laos. I haven't been back out of the country since I was 12. I'd love to cruise to Japan one day.

9) I make a "commitment" to exercise more and get into shape multiple times throughout the year. I just can't seem to stick to it. I actually enjoy it but life gets at me and I can't get back on track.

10) I love all forms of art but am not at all artistic. I sing in the choir but don't count on me going solo and selling millions. I'm realistic--God just didn't give me the talent. I can draw simply, but I learned quick in college that I have a proportions problem. My milk jug was always too fat no matter how many times I tried to fix it. I don't play an instrument and I can't stay on beat when I dance.

11) Last but not least--- I've worn glasses since I was about 5 years old. I wear them due to an injury where I poked myself in the eye with a pencil. Warning: Don't jump off a church van with the pencil point sticking up.


11 Questions from Susanna ("Learning to See")

{1} Are you a reader? If so, when did your love for reading begin and with what book? I love to read. I wish I had more time to read an actual book. When I do read, most of the time it's an article. I love for reading began early in elementary school. I don't remember which book but I remember the accelerated reading program and taking the book tests on the computers.

{2} What is your favorite landscape? Sea, mountains, beach, city?  I love the ocean and the mountains. I prefer natural landscape over man-made.

{3} What is your favorite way to travel? Plane, car, bus, boat, train, bike, by foot? I love to travel by plane and see things from way up.

{4} What is your favorite app and why? I'm on FB a lot! I like to stay connected online. I prefer in-person connection, but our lives get so busy it's hard.

{5} What is the one home-cooked meal you turn to when you're under time pressure? That's touch because my husband is a picky eater. Non home-cooked---pizza. But home-cooked I like to bake chicken or pork chops. I'm not big on frying. If I know I'm going to be under time pressure far enough in advance, I like to put beef roast in the crock pot the night before. That way it's ready when I get home the next day. If I'm by myself---I'll create a noodle soup dish. I love pasta.

{6} What is the one thing in your home that must be organized for your sanity? My closet....I'm very anal retentive about it....My shirts are in order by color and by sleeve length. Then my pants by color. My skirts by color and length. On Nate's side....I don't worry too much about the color. I separate collared shirts from button ups.

{7} If you could learn any language what would it be and why?  Vietnamese- I'm part Thai, Laotion, and Vietnamese. Out of the three, I'm half Vietnamese and I speak Laotion. My mom tried to teach me when I was young but she thought it would be confusing to learn 3 different languages at once. My parents communicate in Laotion and mom was still learning Thai (self-taught with the help of my dad) when I was little. Thai is somewhat similar to Laotion, so I can understand some of it, not much but some. Vietnamese is alien to me. I've always wanted to be able to speak it.

{8} What is the one skill you hope to perfect? Hard question....I guess juggling the many things that go on with my life and still be strong, patient and level-headed.

{9} Describe your fashion style in three words {e.g. vintage. neutral. soft}. Emotional, conservative, and colorful

{10} Are you a morning person, night owl, nap enthusiast, or a survivor with alternating routines? Night owl...definitely not a morning person.

{11} Fess up. Are you a Downton Abbey fan. If so, what's your reason for watching? Heard of it, don't know what it's about and never watched it.

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Ok...Now I get to tag 11 bloggers at the bottom, but since I don't know 11 bloggers...if you're reading this, you can do this if you want to and let me know if you do. 
Here are the rules:
{1}  Each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves.
{2}  Answer the questions the tagger has set for you, then create 11 new questions for the bloggers you pass the award to.
{3}  Choose 11 new bloggers (or with less than 200 followers) to pass the award to and link them in your post.
{4} Go to their page and tell them about the award.
{5}  No tag backs.

Here are my 11 Questions for anyone who wants to do this:
1) If you could be an animal, what would you be and why?
2)What's your favorite place in your home and why?
3)What did you want to be when you grew up? Did it happen?
4)Name a food dish you like that most people wouldn't.
5) What kind of games do you like (video, board, cards...) and which is your favorite one?
6) If you could meet one famous person, who would it be?
7) Many people would think Friday the 13th will be an unlucky day. Is it possible that there is no Friday on 13th through the whole year? How many Fridays at 13th can we have in a year at most? Can you calculate it out or do you even care?
8)If you could be anywhere, right now at this very moment, where would it be?
9) What is your favorite sport and team?
10) Are you right handed or left handed? Do you do certain things with the non-dominant hand?
11) At what age would you like to be able to reach before you die?