shannon smith

Well, actually, I was tagged twice in the fb “25 Random Things” meme.  The second tag was from a colleague with whom I will travel to Toronto this week to attend a reading conference.  Since we are sharing accommodation I thought I should check out her 25 things in case she a)snores or b)sleepwalks.  If she does, she didn’t reveal, but here I go:

Rules:

Here are 25 random things about me. If I’ve tagged you it’s because a) I’m interested to know more about you or b) I’m working for a secret organisation and am preparing a dossier on you. Once you’ve been “tagged”, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things/facts/habits/goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You’re supposed to tag the person who tagged you.

I know this may be something you can’t be bothered to do but I’m supposed to say ‘I had so much fun writing mine and have aimed to add in only things that you would never know unless you asked’

1.   I have always considered myself very lucky.  I feel like my life is better than it was meant to be.  I think my husband is better than I deserve. 

2.   I get up at 5am every morning to run.  Right now I am listening to Ken Robinson’s “The Element” whilst running.  Well, not RIGHT now, but recently.

3.   I am working on a secret project with my buddy Rob.  It has to do with teaching, the internet and professional development.

4.   My daughter has an extremely rare genetic disorder, chromosome 15 ring syndrome.  She was born in Toronto and no one at Sick Kids or CHEO has had a patient with this syndrome before.  She blows me away and I think that everyone whose life she touches should feel honoured.

5.    I love teaching.  I don’t enjoy being around people who aren’t learning.   I get impatient when colleagues talk about how things used to be in a longing way.

6.   I ride an orange baby Vulcan (500cc) cruiser when the weather and the mood is right.

7.   I secretly think my son is destined to be a leader one day.  At 6 he surprises me with his observations.   

8.   Wet socks make me fall apart.

9.   I wish that I could find a way to absorb information from many books at the same time.  I would love to just open up my head, pour lots of stuff in from a variety of sources, and then let it swirl around and settle.

10.   I love a quick nap, but think of sleep as an inconvenient necessity.

11.   I’m just about half-way done this and starting to panic because I don’t know that I have 25 fb friends who haven’t already been tagged… 

12.   I believe John and Yoko represented something very good and pure.

13.   I like sour AND sweet together.

14.   When I was officially a ‘stay at home mom’, I became certified and set up my own business providing prenatal instruction and support.  I learned how to create a website and garnered enough business through my site to fill my schedule every month.  I attended just under 40 births.  Each one was truly amazing.

15.   M daughter is named after my grandma and my son is named after a folk singer.  

16.   I enjoy change and uncertainty, although I do wish I could keep my house in better order.  Laundry is never done.  I don’t even know what that might mean.

17.   February is my least favourite month.

18.   I think we need to learn to trust students more and to model trust building and risk taking.

19.   One of my favourite words is eviscerate.

20.   I get a lot done while procrastinating from doing other things.

21.   I love the idea that sometimes you need to believe it first, and only then will you be able to see it.

22.  I’m saving the last 3 random things for later in life.

Who will I tag?  You!