Yay hooray – another award! It’s my second, and boy is it an awesome one. Kristin from Discover: Interior Design nominated me as an Honest Scrap! The award isn’t defined, per se, but it makes me think I’m like Christian Bale in Newsies, earning an honest nickel and singing along the way. Thanks so much, Kristen! I’ll look for my newsboy cap in the mail

In order to accept my award, I have to share 10 honest things about myself. Are we scared yet?

1 & 2. Both of my pinkies are bent. I was born that way, with my pinkies touching my palms, but I had surgery when I was in first grade to correct it. The cast went all the way around my hand, & because of that, I never learned how to hold a pen correctly. So, I have bent pinkies (which never got all-the-way straight, but are only noticed by dance/yoga teachers) & hold my pen/pencil weird. This totally counts as two things.

3. Along the lines of weird things I do, I learned how to whistle by blowing in. Now that I’m trying to be a better/louder whistler, I’m working on blowing out. Insert your own “That’s what she said” joke here.

4. Oh, and along the lines of more weird things I do, I snap by taking my thumb and essentially putting it behind my knuckle of my second finger. I know you don’t understand. I’m the only one who does it. But man, does it work!

5. The first concert I ever went to was Debbie Gibson at Radio City Music Hall in June 1988. I sat in the 4th row with my Mom (& my Debbie Gibson hat) & got to touch her hand. I still have the T shirt from the concert, & it’s one of my most treasured possessions. So soft!

What 10 year old girl from Long Island wouldn’t  want to be her? Photo via Ape Culture

6. My mother & I have an ongoing argument as to who asked who if I wanted a perm. I have a distinct memory of being in middle school and her saying, “Do you want to get a perm?” while she swears that I asked her for it. Well, someone’s gotta take the blame! No wonder I didn’t have a date to the 8th grade dance. And no, you can not, will not, won’t not ever see a photo.

7. I have a terrible sense of direction. So terrible, in fact, that I “joke” that North is always when I go straight ahead, West is when I make a left turn (but when I straighten out I’m going North again), East is when I make a right turn (but when I straighten out I’m going North again), & South is when I go in reverse. This might be a big reason why I rarely drive.

8. Luke & I have a Nerd Corner in our apartment. On one wall is a framed Star Wars poster, & cattycorner to it is a bunch of signed, framed Playbills. I’m not sure if this set-up will move with us to our new home, but it represents us to a T.

9. I took piano lessons for about 6 years, but can not sit down a play a single thing. I never got that whole memorizing music thing.

10. I called the bridesmaids at my wedding “bridesbabes”, because they were not my maids! And they were totally babes. See?

Stunningly amazing photo by Kate Leigh.

I now hereby nominate the following blogs as Honest Scraps:

1. Nicole J Butler
2. Warrior Girl, You’re a Warrior Mama Now
3. Coach Cassandra Rae
4. Hit & Runners
5. OwningPink
6. More in You
7. CreateGirl

As nominees, you must now:

1. Say thanks and give a link to the presenter of the award. (That’s me!)
2. Share “10 Honest Things” about yourself.
3. Present this award to 7 others whose blogs you find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged you.
4. Tell those 7 people they’ve been awarded HONEST SCRAP and inform them of these guidelines in receiving.

Thanks again to Kristin for making me an Newsie Honest Scrap!

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