A bit about me

I wrote this on my Facebook in response to a friend who sent me 25 things I might not know about her so these are 25 things you might not know about me. I would love to squeeze in a number 26 which would be that I think that i am terribly funny. Points 1 to 25 will clarify.

1. I love my children more than life itself. Their smell, their touch, their laugh, everything, even the bad things. I love being a full time Mammy to them. Best decision I’ve made in years.

2. I used to be a PA for 10 years and worked for some strange people. I have realised every one of those years was a waste of my life and am overjoyed to have realised this before I die. I think life is too short for working in a job you hate and you should strive to do something you love, even if it pays less.

3. I love to cook and bake, but I am probably a better baker, my sweet tooth helping me to hone my skill in this area.

4. I am passionate about breastfeeding. I failed to successfully breastfeed my son due to lack of information and selfishness, but am still feeding my 22 month old daughter and love it, as does she. I have no doubt that it’s the best thing you can do for your child, ever. Just surrendering yourself to their needs, throwing away the clock, just being with them and living in the moment. I have no problem in feeding in public and tough to anyone who has a problem with it.

5. I love being naked and will use any excuse to get my kit off, to my husband’s dismay (yes, dismay!) when I walk around the house and the neighbours who live nowhere near us might see me.

6. I met my husband while “going out” with his best friend. We were friends for a year before we got together when his friend had long since broken my heart. That was 14 years ago, doesn’t time fly!

7. I used to make jewellery part-time before I had a life, and still do from time to time when I get the chance. Love to sew, knit and do anything crafty. I used to spend hours when I was little doing the make and do that Mary Fitzgerald showed on telly. My most memorable thing I made was in 5th class when I made a huge castle from cardboard which I painted. It has turrets and outside walls and everything!! It clearly offended the school caretaker, as he burned it which I am still in therapy over.

8. I loved school, everything about it, well except the early morning assemblies in primary school where we were interrogated by Sister Carmel over mass which we never went to. Talk about sweats!!

9. Despite the fact that I loved school, we have chosen to home educate our kids. What an adventure we have in store!

10. A big peeve of mine is lack of effort in spelling and grammar. I am not perfect but do make an effort which many people don’t. Some of my “favourites” are “I hope your feeling better” and “there going to meet us their”. I presume you’ll know where the mistakes are. Get a grip people! And while I’m on the subject, those people who make signs should get the finger out and buy a dictionary. Don’t start me! Of course, I have probably made a mistake in this. I hope to learn more about English and its composition during the course of my kids education.

11. My daughter sleeps with me and has done ever since she was 3 days old. It happened originally out of exhaustion but has developed into something special. I love it as does she. There is nothing like getting into bed beside a warm snugly child. I would advise anyone to let go of their hang ups and search for their instincts. They won’t let you down.

12. I had post natal depression after my son was born. It was like nothing I had felt or thought I could feel. I had been a completely organised person who had every eventuality planned for, except this one. I thought of how to kill my husband, son and I as I couldn’t imagine going on. Hard to imagine now but that’s the truth of it. Got over it quickly and never looked back.

13. There is nothing worse than Negativity. I try to be as positive as I can but don’t always succeed. I see nothing good to come out of being negative so what’s the point?

14.I value my friendships and don’t have many for that reason. Some of the best people I have met have been through La Leche League, friends for life.

15. My best friend is my sister. She is 2 years older than me and our birthdays are 4 days apart and for 4 days I am only 1 years younger than her, which I always loved when I was a kid. We get on well most of the time. She used to help me get to sleep when I was a scared little kid and when I was a hungover student, she made me the best sandwich I ever tasted while I was lying in my sick bed. We talk about the most stupid things, like telly from our youth and music that other people just wouldn’t relate to. My husband says she should move in because we text each other so much about telly in the evening.

16. I hate cabbage, celery, milk and coffee.

17. I have 4 cats. The Mammy, and her kids, Beaker and Wickie have been with us for 10 years. Felix is a newcomer who we adopted as a kitten when she turned up and is a bit odd. She sleeps in frost and snow and wet grass. We once buried someone else’s cat when we found it outside our garage. It was dead, by the way. Two weeks later, our cat showed up, much to our shock and delight. He was a black cat so it’s quite easy to mistake one dead black cat for another, I’m sure.

18. My father is who I admire most. He got his first pc 10 years ago when he was 50 and has taught himself everything he knows. He has put together his own websites from scratch about things that he believes strongly in, like corrupt government. He also has the dirtiest mind of anyone I know. He is also useless with money, which exasperates me.

19. I am my father’s favourite daughter (sibling joke).

20. I have no brothers and secretly hoped that my now 17 year old sister would be a boy. Ah well.

21. I love taking photos, especially of the countryside and my children. Always looking for that perfect shot.

22. I was afraid of being on my own till I was well into my teens. Always afraid of the bogeyman, ghosts or anything really. I must have had a very active imagination.

23. I love to sing and dance to music. My kids think I’m mad, I suspect. Music should be played loudly, especially rock n roll and opera. We have spent some happy times dancing around the house to music. I don’t always have a good memory for the words of songs so I make them up as I go along.

24. I love to go to concerts but don’t go much anymore. My favourite was Fleetwood Mac in the Point about 5 years ago. They really put their heart and soul into it. Close second would be the 3 Metallica concerts and then the Bee Gees.

25. I love movies. I really love something with a story that is probably slow moving and would bore some people. Some favourites are Alfred Hitchcock and Woody Allen and I love a good love story like Dangerous Liaisons and Croughing Tiger, Hidden Dragon.