The rules for this one is:

1. List 7 things about me
2. Give this award to 7 people
3. Let them know!

First my seven random facts...

1. I use to figure skate. I wasn't the best at jumps but damn did I love to spin and spin and spin. It also didn't hurt that I loved wearing those shiny little outfits. Because of my skating I got to meet and skate with some of the most amazing professionals of the time. I adored skating in the ice shows, but my heart just wasn't fully into the competition side of skating. So, when they tore down the Broadmoor Ice Arena, I hung up my skates (except for the occasional open skate).

2. I have no middle name. My mom said that I was stuck with a last name and that they chose my first name, so the least they could do is let me pick a middle name if I wanted one. I've never found a name that I have loved so much that I wanted to use it as a middle name. Plus after changing my last name I do not want to go through that hassle ever again!

3. I have a stuffed puppy, who I named "puppy", that I sleep with (don't judge). He was a gift from my mom when I was younger. She gave him to me because I was going through a rough time in school with other girls harassing and making fun of me. Puppy is probably one of the most treasured thing I own.

4. I've never finished college and I don't really have a desire to. I never liked school. I was decent at it, but once I got to college I found nothing that excited me. Everyone had some idea of what they wanted to do, yet to this day I still haven't the slightest clue what I want to be. I also got tired of paying a butt load of money to schools that treated me like a number. If I really wanted to learn something I can read the book myself.

5. I'm a Colorado native through and through. I love it there. I love the mountains and the crisp air. I love watching the sun set behind the mountains and the way the sun makes freshly fallen snow shimmer. Yet recently I have been finding myself thinking about what it would be like to live in Oregon or Washington. Part of me likes the idea of ocean being near by, as I have never lived near one.

6. Sometimes I wonder how I ever got paid to help/tell people how to dress. Maybe that's because I currently have no idea what to do with this new, unwanted, body shape. I feel like after three years that I might not remember how to dress myself if I ever get back to a good size for me.

7. I have a very solid collection of nice vases and home goods that I saved from being tossed from stores visual displays. You'd be amazed at the things they are told to toss. Good things...nice, usable things. One time I found a dumpster full of mannequins. If you know anything about them, you know they are not cheap! So I took a bunch and put them in my trunk...which made me forget about them. That is until I was driving onto base and got stopped for a vehicle check. Lets just say the gate guard thought I was extra special for driving around half form mannequins. .


And now for the blogs I pass this award onto...

1. Grow some stones, Laddie
2. Couture & Crayons
3. Funky Mama Bird
4. Tall Glass of Water
5. The Pretty Pauper
6. Understated
7. The Restless Blogger