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Ten on Tuesday

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Two posts in one day! I guess that’s the great thing about doing the 30 Day Blogging Challenge!

Anyway, here’s another installment of ToT, brought to you by the awesome Chelsea! (Click the button to go to her page !)

1. Do you colour? If you do, is it with markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.?

I haven’t coloured in ages! I guess I need some little ones in my life. But – I think my favourite medium to use is probably pencil crayons, followed by crayons. Remember those boxes of crayons with the built-in sharpener? Yeah, I have one still! lol

2. What’s the most organized part (or system) in your house?

Probably my kitchen cupboards. I like having a functional kitchen and not having to search high and low for something in the middle of cooking. My plastic container cupboard is amazingly tidy!

3. What’s the most unorganized part (or system) in your house?

Probably our basement. It just have random stuff on the shelves with no real organization. Kyle’s grinder is sitting beside the canned tomatoes … it’s a mess down there!

4. If you had unlimited amounts of time and money, what museum would you want to see and why?

I got to visit the Royal Tyrell Museum when I was in Grade 6 and that was pretty awesome. (DINOSAURS!!) I’d also love to visit the NMNH in NYC just because of the cool exhibits. History is pretty cool; I’d probably go to any museum!

5. What is your favourite part of the fall season?

Warm sun through the windows on a cold day.

6. Did you dress up for Halloween?

I did. My costume was just thrown together, but it was fun dressing up for work.

7. Have you started Christmas shopping?

Heck no!

8. Do you crack your knuckles?

Yes, all the time. I refuse to believe that it’s bad for me.

9. If you had to live in another city for a year (all expenses paid), which city would you choose?

Vancouver, hands down. There’s just so much to see and do, and it’s still close to home.

10. Do you have any reoccurring dreams?

Lately I’ve been having horrible “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant”-type dreams. Horrible! Scary!

Day 2

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The meaning behind your blog name

There really isn’t a special meaning behind my blog’s name, although it’s origin stemmed from my the column I wrote at the little newspaper I used to work for as editor.

When my boss/publisher told me I could write a weekly column, I was pretty excited, although I was absolutely stumped on what to call it. I went home and told Kyle, and he suggested “Chatter.” At first I didn’t like it, but when you threw my last name in there, it kind of just flowed. It stuck.

Chatter, in the dictionary, is described as purposeless talk, which kind of fits this blog. I have no theme, so it works!

When it came to me starting up my blog once again, I kept the Chatter name. A few of my posts stemmed from my columns but went into more explicit detail and were more uncensored. I also wrote blogged about things my boss wouldn’t let me write about in my column.

So that’s the meaning behind my blogs name!

Tomorrow: My first love

30 Day Blogging Challenge/Day 1

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So a while ago when I made my 96 in 1096 list, I’d say I take part in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge and blog every day for a month. Since Amber started the challenge a couple weeks ago and there’s 30 days in November, I figured I may as well start the challenge myself!

So here’s Day 1: Introduction, a recent picture, and 15 interesting facts

So, as an intro, I’d like to say that I have no idea why I really started blogging. It all started out as a project for one of my journalism courses and I just going with it ever since. What else? I’m 24, Canadian and a freelance writer.

As for a recent photo, this is all I got:

I don’t really have photos of myself taken and am extremely picky when it comes to taking photos of myself. This one is about 3 weeks old, maybe more.

15 interesting facts:

  1. I hate the sound of styrofoam.
  2. I have three jobs: A day job (Job #1), an evening/weekend job (Job #2), and a freelance writing job (Job #3). All three manage to keep me busy enough to lose my bloody mind from time to time.
  3. I really wish everyday was Casual Friday at Job #1. I hate having to wear dress pants.
  4. I have had the same basic hairstyle since Grade 10: Straight with some layers, parted right down the middle. I’m experimenting with a side-part right now and may even get bangs (which I haven’t had since Grade 7) when my hair gets longer.
  5. I’ve been with my boyfriend for almost eight years and we’re technically a common-law couple. It’s a little weird to hear, but oh-so grown-up!
  6. I had braces when I was younger and after they were removed, I always took my retainer out in my sleep. (The orthodontist never told me to wear it during the day either!) Needless to say, my teeth are a little crooked again and my dentist wants to get braces again. Hell no!
  7. At Job #1 I’m the second youngest employee (by a long shot) and at Job #2 I’m one of the oldest junior cashiers. It’s sad.
  8. I really want a cat but I’m horribly allergic.
  9. I hate having long fingernails.
  10. I’m not a nail chewer.
  11. Sometimes I think I have the smallest bladder in the world. If/when I’m pregnant, I may consider just wearing Depends.
  12. People constantly think my step-brother is my real brother, even though we look nothing alike. (My real brother and I do)
  13. I can be nauseously friendly when I have to be but a bitch when I need to be. I’m the perfect Customer Service representative.
  14. I really wish my best friend lived closer to Kamloops instead of 14 hours away.
  15. I love reading. LOVE IT.

So there’s Day 1! Tomorrow: The meaning behind my blog’s name