Sunday 1 April 2012

Meeting Myself Coming Back









Welcome to Meeting Myself Coming Back, a little Blog Hop Linky created by A twenty something mum and Make shift mummy. Every other week we will post a series of questions which you are welcome to join in at your leisure.


First there are a few rules:


1.  You MUST copy the rules before you write your answers.
2. You MUST include the introduction and header saying how these two fabulous yummy mummy's created it.
3. Don't hold back and enjoy ;-)

So without further ado here are this weeks questions....



1. List the names of up to 10 people you wouldn't mind being stuck in a lift with and why.
2. Aside from being a parent what's your greatest achievement and why?
3. Who's your naughtiest crush?
4. Whats the one thing you want but don't have? And how far would you go to get it?
5. Do you remember your dreams and if so whats your most memorable one?
6. What are your biggest regrets and why?
7.Does your imagination get the better of you?
8. What's the one thing you would change about yourself both mentally and physically?
9. What scares you more than anything else? 
10. How do you hope you are perceived to be by others?




1. List the names of up to 10 people you wouldn't mind being stuck in a lift with and why.


I don't like lifts so the person at the top of my list has to be a doctor/nurse or anyone medically trained complete with medical supplies, ready to sedate me when the lift gets stuck. Other than that I wouldn't mind being stuck in a tight space with Joaquin Phoenix and Leonardo Dicaprio for obvious reasons. I wouldn't mind a little chat with Jessie J and she could provide us with a tune or two to pass the time. Miranda Hart would be a laugh and so would Dawn French. I really enjoy M.Night Shyamalan's films so it would be great to meet him although I would be slightly concerned that I was starring in a scary film without knowing it!

2. Aside from being a parent what's your greatest achievement and why?



Technically my greatest achievement is my dual honours degree, I put my all into that work and was very proud of myself when I graduated. Personally though my greatest achievement at the moment is being able to walk round Asda. Seriously. I have suffered with anxiety on and off for the past few years and the last bout started with a supermarket related panic attack which then meant cold sweats and shaky knees whenever I went near one. It is no longer an issue - get me!

3. Who's your naughtiest crush?


Bill Compton - It's naughty because he's a vampire.


4. Whats the one thing you want but don't have? And how far would you go to get it?


I am already starting to be very concerned about our lack of a second toilet in our household. I have a husband and two sons, therefore I deserve my own toilet!  I want a downstairs loo! I would go as far as Timbuktu.

5. Do you remember your dreams and if so whats your most memorable one?


I often remember my dreams but usually only for the day following said dream.  I don't know what I was dreaming about at the time but once as a child I got up in the night, drank some perfume from a bedside table and went back to bed. I may have just been thirsty. 

6. What are your biggest regrets and why?


A couple of my biggest regrets are not continuing with activities that I was good at in my youth but at the time I didn't see them as important. I used to play squash which I loved and I so wish I had carried it on because it is such a good sport and great exercise. I played the oboe at school and although I have fairly recently purchased a new one in order to start up again I have forgotten most of it so have had to start from scratch. 

7.Does your imagination get the better of you?


I do sometimes let my imagination run a bit wild. I love my films but always say that I must have seen to many because I can turn the smallest rustle of leaves outside into Scream 5: this time he's  in your garden!

8. What's the one thing you would change about yourself both mentally and physically?


Mentally I would change my tendency to over think everything, even the smallest unsolved problem can keep me awake. In fact writing this has just prompted me to stick a note on the desk regarding a job that needs doing. Physically, before I had children I wouldn't have changed much. I have and never will be thin, I accepted that a long time ago. The thinnest I've ever been as an adult was when I got pregnant with our first boy and couldn't keep a thing down. I was miserable and people said I looked gaunt. I tend to lose weight when I'm stressed and anxious. If I'm fat I'm happy. 
If I could though I would erase my stretch marks. Child number two arrived rather dramatically by emergency c-section and although I was only 30 weeks so wasn't huge I now have stretch marks from 9 pound 2 first born as well as a scar from second born. Boo. 

9. What scares you more than anything else? 



Someone taking/hurting my children. I struggle to write anything more because the thought of it is so upsetting. 


10. How do you hope you are perceived to be by others?


I hope I am perceived to be a good mum who enjoys her children and doesn't just stress about the housework all day. I hope people think I am intelligent and funny but not too much for my own good. 


3 comments:

  1. Thanks for joining in hun! I'm with you on the Bill Compton thing and I sooo think you deserve a second loo!!x
    www.atwentysomethingmum.com

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  2. Love this meme, have joined in myself! Great answers :) xx

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  3. Love these answers so much so I actually said 'oh yeah' out loud. I too regret not continuing with activites from my youth. I danced fo 19 years wish I had carried on then maybe my labour (and post pregnancy body) wouldnt have suffered so much! Really great answers. Looking forward to reading eveyone's Week Two. Take care, Kate xx

    www.makeshiftmummy.com @MakeshiftMummy

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