Category: My Life

Are you related or distantly related to anyone famous? From doing family history mom managed to trace part of her line back to Marry Queen of Scots, which is really interesting on various levels. For my own side of it, I’ve not found anything major but some minor British nobility, that I haven’t been able…

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? I’m a bit of both, maybe more Introverted in some areas then extroverted. For me I was raised to be independent and to get things done on my own without needing others to help me, I learned to do a lot of things on my own and be…

Do you collect anything? I use to collect buttons, from various places that I have traveled. My collection use to be a big pride item for me, but sadly that collection is now gone thanks to moving and having to downsize. Which currently means I collect nothing and no idea if I will invest in…

What’s the craziest thing you’ve done in the name of love? Well, I don’t call it crazy, but many others have said it is the case. And that is marrying Norman with only a 6 month engagement period compounded with only knowing him offline for a month before getting engaged. Yet here we are a…

What’s your favorite family tradition? It uses to be getting my photo taken on the stairs before going to open gifts, but sadly that tradition stopped a few years ago and will never be part of my life again. So currently we have 0 traditions because we haven’t really had a chance to develop anything…

What’s your favorite family recipe? Well, not a family traditional recipe or anything it is my families go to since it is hearty, filling and budget-friendly. It is my Ethiopian Style Lentil Stew, it is a modified recipe that I came up with after reading through various recipes for similar dishes, so I took to…