50 Questions

I'm very happy to be a member of the new Inspiration Avenue Etsy team, and thought it would be fun to get to know my team members a bit better - so, I'm tagging them all and asking them these 50 questions! Yes, that's you - Sharon, Angie, LuLu, Catherine, Laura and Rocki - we want answers!! ;) I'll start!

1. Were you named after anyone? No - my mum and dad agreed that she'd choose a boys name and he'd choose a girls name, so he won! If I had been a boy I would have been Christopher! 2. When was the last time you cried? Reading "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" 3. Do you like your handwriting? Yes 4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Turkey 5. Do you have kids? Yep, one son, Billy; he's 16. 6. If you were another person, would you be friends with you? Of course - I'm a very loyal friend! 7. Do you use sarcasm alot? Sarcasm? Me? As if (sarcastic response) 8. Do you still have your tonsils? Yes 9. Would you bungee jump? Not in a million years. 10. What is your favorite cereal? I'd rather have porridge - made with apple juice, cinnamon and raisins. 11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? I don’t wear shoes with laces! 12. Do you think you are strong? Yes - and I'm definitely good in a crisis. 13. What is your favorite ice cream? Mint choc chip. 14. What is the first thing you notice about people? Their eyes and their voice 15. Red or pink? Red all the way - don't really do pink. 16. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? I'm indecisive. Or am I? Maybe it's something else .... 17. Who do you miss the most? My mum and dad. 18. What is your favorite technological device? My computer 19. What color shoes are you wearing? Black boots 20. What was the last thing you ate? Breakfast - boiled eggs and toast! 21. What are you listening to right now? The sound of silence 22. If you were a crayon what color would you be? Turquoise 23. Favorite smells? Coffee, freshly baked bread, vanilla, and Ponds cocoa butter! 24. Who was the last person you spoke with on the phone? My son 25. Mountain hideaway or beach house? I'd be happy with either - beach house if I have to choose - I love the sea. 26. Favorite sports to watch? I quite like watching football but can't stand rugby and cricket. 27. Hair color? Brown 28. Eye color? Blue 29. Do you wear contacts? No - perfect vision! 30. Favorite food? Italian 31. Scary movies or happy endings? Scary movies 32. Last movie you watched? Seven Pounds 33. What color shirt are you wearing? Blue 34. Summer or winter? Summer but I love all the seasons 35. Hugs or kisses? Hugs if I can't have both! 36. Favorite Dessert? Treacle pudding and custard! 37. Tea or coffee? Coffee - strong and black! 38. Computer or television? TV 39. What book are you reading now? Trauma by Patrick McGrath 40. What is on your mousepad? It's just black (very boring - feel like I should draw on it now!) 42. Are you ticklish? Yes! 43. Do you have a little black dress? I have several 44. What is the farthest you've been from home? Eastern Europe 45. Do you have any strange phobias? I hate spiders - strangely, it's specifically the ones with long spindly legs - I could actually cope with a tarantula! 46. Where were you born? Manchester, England 47. Have you ever played naked twister? No, but there's time yet ...! 48. What color is your car? Is invisible a colour? (I don't have one)

49. If you had 5 other lives, what jobs would you do? Artist, psychologist, some sort of complementary therapist, hypnotist, and forensic scientist.

50. Generally, in life, what makes you happy? Friends, family, time to myself and art.