The Verstile Blogger Award... (Sort Of)

This bloggy land we all inhabit is full of really splendid souls. Two of them, Anna of The Dusty Attic and Katie of Hook, Line and Sink Her 'recently' kindly nominated this here space in said bloggy land for the Versatile Blogger Award. So a big thank you and a large slice of cake to you both. Sorry it's taken me this long to do anything about it.

I tend to cheat a little with these things. There are two reasons for this.

1. I'm starting to run out of interesting facts about Yours Truly. I said interesting facts. There's loads more I could tell you, but it's really rather boring.
2. I genuinely read so many blogs by amazing talented people that I can never choose which to recommend, nor can I remember who I have nominated in the past. I tend to save my gleeful celebrations of other bloggers for social media, as and when I come across their impressive blog posts.

So, to show my appreciation for the nominations I am going to dig deep and tell you seven more things about me, and then throw the spotlight out there to anyone else who wants to do the same. That way we can all learn lovely (or weird) facts about one another. 

So here goes...(actually, I can't promise this is going to be interesting):

1. I personify everything. Squirrels in the garden, the plants at work, my car... they all get names and I find myself doing voices for them at the most inappropriate moments.

Meet Alan.

2. My first job was as an Avon Lady. I was thirteen.

3. A subsequent job as a student was at Xtras - a chain selling cheap makeup, hair accessories, perfume and specialising in hair extensions. I hated it, and could never understand why in two years not one woman ever asked me where real hair extensions come from, or how. 

4. My eyes bleed. Really. The vessels behind my eyes hemorrhage every now and again. I spent years going for tests every few months and my eyes even appeared in medical forums (the fame!) but doctors concluded that it isn't dangerous unless I start getting serious headaches. Funnily enough, my eyesight is perfect, despite my parents both needing strong prescription glasses. 

5. I lived with a member of an African presidential family for three years. Should probably leave it at that.

6. My favourite word is 'moose'. Other favourites include 'cream', 'pom pom' and I find fish names like 'halibut', 'sturgeon' and 'cod' strangely hilarious. 

A moose. Also called Alan.
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7. I'm a whizz at the Dewey Classification System. My favourite number is 153.3 - the number for imagination and creativity. 

So now it's over to you! If you fancy sharing seven random facts about yourself, do go ahead, and be sure to let me know so I can have a nosy, and while you're at it, I can wholly recommend checking out the above two blogs if you haven't already.