Adrienne's Corner

More Catch Up Sunday

25 Random Things About Me

Numerous folks on Facebook have tagged me with this little task. I decided to do it here in an effort to kill 25 birds with one stone.

1. I'm 5'2" tall - which is plenty tall enough. When I was young I got to date the tall guys (6"5" was my tallest) and also the short guys (5'4" was the shortest). What a deal!!
2. I play Rock drums and have a 10 piece set
3. I love to paint in oils
4. I used to teach ballroom dancing
5. I grew up in St. Paul, MN (and don't miss the weather one little bit)
   
6. I love being Catholic
7. I am an adult with Attention Deficit Disorder - which is really kinda fun (most of the time - sometimes it's the pits)
   
8. I'm very mechanical
9. I don't like country music
10. I'm Italian (mostly - with a bit of German, English, and French)
    
11. I'm a good swimmer
12. and a good ice-skater (Minnesota, remember? We grew up on skates)
13. I miss my Mother
14. I am most peaceful when I am working in my garden
15. I hate a dirty car
    
16. and a messy purse
17. I spend waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much time on the computer
18. I don't have any children - and that's ok, except someones going to have to volunteer to care for me in my "older age"
19. I love to teach the nuts and bolts of the Catholic faith and I take no prisoners. No sugar coating from this lady. It is what it is!
    
20. I've been in every state of the union except Alaska
21. I sell "stuff" on ebay
22. I can sleep anywhere on command, so to speak. Kept waiting at the doctors office and bored? Train running through the room? Not a problem. Close eyes and sleep - instantly. Drives hubby crazy. It's the hyper-focus part of ADD.
23. I love pretty paper, fountain pens, old postcards, and old letters
24. I want to go to Italy
25. I love having met so many wonderful people by blogging and Facebook

Paul McCartney is performing on the Grammy's right now and his drummer is awesome!!! Wonder who it is??

Awards

Once again I have some awards. I "heart" awards and am always grateful when someone thinks of me.

MightyMom, has a Wonderful Life being married to Subvet, who hangs out at Blowing San#1. Even though Subvet has been seeing me behind MM's back she has allowed me to pick out my own award from her site. Now how's that for being an understanding wife??? Angela must have told her what happened when I didn't get an award. All that crying and grinding of teeth. Not a pretty sight in one my age.

So I picked out the Smile Award (also known by it's other name - the purple award). I chose it in honor of my Mother whose favorite color was purple.


The qualifications to receive the award are:

A. Display a cheerful attitude.
B. Love one another.
C. Make mistakes.
D. Learn from others.
E. Be a positive contributor to the blog world.
F. Love life.
G. Love kids.

And I'm adding Love animals to the list....

The Rules:--I'm breaking all the rules so I don't expect you to follow them either!

I Award this to all my friends that visit me here and on Facebook

What It's Like to Have ADD
(short form)

****One of these days I plan on giving you all an idea of what it's like to be an adult with ADD. One thing I can tell you is the rate I absorb information on a daily basis is probably not the best thing in the world for me. But, dang, it's fun. It's the hyper-focus part of ADD that others sometimes envy that makes this possible. However, sometimes the focus isn't where it should be. Sigh

****My Google Reader is at 306 right now. I have over 250 blogs and news sites on my reader so in that context, 306 isn't too bad. Thank goodness God blessed me with the ability to read really, really fast. To keep me humble, he made commas and the proper placement thereof, all but impossible for me. And trying to remember the difference between then and than? A struggle!