Posted on : 09-12-2008 | By : Gluten Free Foods
I don’t usually participate in memes, however I like the number 7 & have read several interesting “7 fact” posts… Although I don’t claim that my 7 interesting facts will be quite so interesting! But here goes:
1. Mum has been visiting me (hence the recent lack of updates), & we did lots of shopping for baby things… I don’t think I ever want to go shopping again! I am not a fan of shopping at the best of times, aside from poking around bookshops & fresh produce markets. Despite being a fan of non-violence, if I am violently opposed to anything, it’s ridiculous overconsumption habits. Frivolous shopping & purchasing drives me up the wall, & I can’t stand being in the midst of it as far as I can avoid it! I know I’m not the only vegan who feels like this, but it’s certainly not just a vegan thing. I prefer to shop online rather than descend into shopping mall hells when I can, particularly around this time of year & during school holidays…
2. Speaking of bookshops, I love ‘em. I prefer second-hand ones, but I’m in-love with a few independent shops as well. I adore the smell of fresh pages as well as old dusty ones. I find book jackets on hardcover volumes to be quite annoying & tend to stick to paperbacks… I need more bookshelves at home! I lend books to friends frequently & donate the ones I don’t intend to re-read, but they still seem to keep piling up! Fiction, non-fiction, everything. I’m constantly reducing clutter in my home, but books are an obvious exception. I’m hoping we can devote a room to being a library in our new house… once we find a house to buy!
3. We’re lucky to be in the market for purchasing a house at the moment while the housing market is hitting bottom. We’re still trying to figure out whether we can get a large enough place near our current location, or whether we’re going to move south a bit. We want a bit of garden space to grow fruit & veg, but also extra bedrooms & space to make working from home & raising our daughter more comfortable.
4. I’m 24 weeks pregnant now. Only 16 weeks to go!
5. I’m a fan of personal development books & blogs as well. I enjoy writing to-do lists & shopping lists, although I rarely manage to follow them. I’m more of a big picture person & get distracted if I break down tasks into small steps.
6. I was an only-child growing up, aside from mum’s Burmese cat Taffy, whom I adored. I’m a total “cat person” – I’ve never met a cat I didn’t like, nor have I met a cat who didn’t like me. Dogs, on the other hand… I like them, but I don’t relate to most them as well. I tend to get along better with rats & small animals! My cats Mao & Fuji were adopted from a refuge as adults. All our “pets” – companion animals – are rescues. I won’t support any breeding or selling animals from petshops for at least as long as their are animals being dumped in shelters…
7. Speaking of adoption… I’ve always intended to adopt children, & my plans there haven’t changed. My husband & I intend to apply for international adoption as soon as we are eligible, which, in Australia, means we have to wait until we’ve been married for 2 years… assuming we don’t move overseas before then, of course! We are still making plans to travel around & see the world in the future.
I’m not going to tag anyone because, like most memes, tagging is a presumptious evil. Or something. 
