21 Things About Me 17/31 #SOL2024

This post was inspired by Tobi’s post here, which was inspired by two previous #SOL posts.

I don’t often consider lists when I’m writing, but I think it’s a useful strategy, and I decided to follow Tobi’s lead. This list is in no particular order.

1. I’ve been a late bloomer in many ways for most of my life.
2. I have long revered trees and forests in particular.
3. While in university, I spent a month travelling around Istanbul and along the Bosphorus to Izmir.
4. I used to speak some Turkish, but don’t remember many words now.
5. Dogs have always shared my home. Or, maybe I should say, that they’ve always let me share the sofa with them.
6. I sometimes read scientific journal papers.
7. Because of my reading, my husband and I use the sauna and cold plunge once a week.
8. I lived in Florida for a year and went to Jacksonville University on a scholarship.
9. My favourite colour is green, nearly any shade of green, but mostly dark green.
10. I managed and taught fitness classes at a Nautilus gym in Hamilton.
11. My signature order at my local coffee shop (Equator Coffee) is a matcha latte (no sweetener) and a double espresson on the side. (The staff there know this and are so kind.)
12. I have significant reservations about my middle name and am considering changing it – and, I know this is silly at this point in my life.
13. I eat a colourful cruciferous vegetable and kale salad with nuts and a balsamic dressing nearly every day.
14. When I was 11 years old, my family travelled 6000 miles across Canada, down the west coast of the USA to Mexico and back; we camped the whole way.
15. I worked as a lab gopher for the Veterinarian College at the University of Guelph when I was a student.
16. I buy too many books and usually buy them when I’m feeling confused or curious about something; books help me feel better and understand the world.
17. We watch lots of Scandanavian television and I enjoy reading subtitles.
18. I incorporate adaptogenic mushrooms into my coffee or tea or ceremonial chocoate each day.
19. My house was build in 1900 and there is a low ceiling basement (cold storage) with a large stone in the center.
20. I’ve been told that my tears are very close to the surface.
21. I notice birds and have always been fascinated by them.