Two blog awards

My dear Cali friend nominated me for this "Honest Scrap" award.  According to De Ann (or now, may I call you Tootie since you've finally proclaimed it to the world?) I must list 10 random facts about myself.  Then another dear blog reader, Maureen, gave me the Fabulous Sugar Doll Blogger Award which coincidentally means I must list 10 random facts about myself.  I'm very random, but I'm not very good about making lists like this, so I will let myself cheat and fulfill both obligations with one list.  :) 

1.  My wardrobe has grown increasingly brown and black.  It was a recent discovery, and yes, it's random.  I still have a complete rainbow in my closet just because of my insane amassment of clothing in there, but I keep going for the brown or the black every time I go shopping, every day when I get dressed.  And this is not a new randomosity - I'd say the past year, maybe?  And plus, it makes just-the-right earrings and no-one-but-Amanda-would-wear-that necklaces way more fabulous.

2. I'm glued to my pink Coach datebook.  I live by that thing.  It may or may not be in my iPhone, but it will always be in the datebook. If someone were to take it, I'd feel lost and probably go into a panic attack.  Knowing my recent luck, that said panic attack would probably end me in the psych ward.  Not even kidding.

3. My dog is my human daughter and if I had more time, I'd have a few more.  My goal is eventually to graduate to human procreation, but at the moment, nannying is enough kids for my life.

4. If I find a cute top or pair of jeans that fit just right or adorable, must-have shoes, I will buy it in all the colors I can fit into my wardwrobe.  It's pathetic, really.  I feel like Doug -remember that Nickelodeon cartoon where the kid wore the same outfit every. single. day. Ha!  Case in point: Old Navy fold-over yoga pants (2 pairs black, 1 pair black capri), cute heel boots (black and brown), favorite Coach bag (black and brown), my favorite t-shirts (I'd say about 5 different tops with 2 to 4 colors of each)

5. I love my Pandora bracelet.  I didn't even know what they were until a few months ago, and then it was what I wanted most for Christmas.  Well, I got one, and have two spacers and the following beads: a heart from Jonathan, a dangle cross from my sister, a pink stone from Grandma, and my Nana's birthstone (and mine - we're both born in August) that I bought with the money Poppop gave me for Christmas (in her memory of course)  There's so many more charms I'd love to add, but what's so special if there is no story behind each charm?  Going to Jared and stocking my bracelet would be fun, but it would make the bracelet meaningless.  Plus, I love how the beads slide all around now.  It wouldn't do it if it was full!  :)

6. I am, after 5 1/2 years, single again.  It's surprising how fast I've reverted back to my ways of not shaving my legs, doing whatever I want to do whenever I want to do it, and drooling over any man-candy I may encounter.  I'm unabashedly single and hoping I'll soon love it as much as I used to.... before things got so complicated and I fell head-over-heels in love.  I'm a single adult for the first time in my life, and I find it liberating sometimes.  There's a few things I want to do before I settle down again, and I think that's awesome.

7. I love giving stuff away or even selling stuff.  I find some hidden joy in finding someone on Freecycle or Craigslist or eBay who really want my used whatevers.  I give all my old accessories to my friends and cousin, too.  I'm doing some massive cleaning out lately, and I have been doing all of the above plus filling a huge box for our church yard sale which is like 6 months away.  Purging feels so good.  I don't know how people can hoard stuff unless of course, they're simply too busy to clean it out.  That would be a problem.

8. I had to hit rock bottom and lose all but my very life before I realized how much God loved me and keeps His hand on my life... despite myself.  Despite ourselves, He is watching over us.

9. I love to buy cards and gifts for people.  I love wrapping presents and curling the ribbon.  I love tying on pretty tags and finding just the right card.  :)

10. I always bite off more than I can chew.  Any project I seem interested in, I dive right in, give 200%, and usually find out I'm too busy for it after all or just get bored with it.  I take "live life with passion" a little too literally.  I also think I can do anything until I realize I can't.  Now, I can do many things, and I believe anyone can do anything they set their mind to, but that's completely not the point on this one.  Case in point?  If you'll hem my pants, why do I need to waste all that frustration of trying to do it myself?  For less than an hour's work pay, I can get my car washed at the gas station with the extra nice soap and special clean whatever?  I will not wash my own car, waste 2 precious hours, get soaking wet, and earn myself an evening on the heating pad with a muscle relaxer.  How about food?  If my mom is home, she can make whatever I want better and faster, and everyone has curb-side take out now, so learning to cook?  Nah, no point.  And along the same lines, I really do think I have more hobbies, or attempted hobbies, than any sane person should have... and probably less time for hobbies than most people have.

My duty, again according to Tootie, in accepting this honest scrap award is that I must award it to seven other blogs.  Maureen passed it onto three.  So I have no idea.  I'm going to now cheat a second time in one post and say this: If you want, just post it on your blog and link back.  How's that?  Twitter friends, blog reader friends, whoever you are...  I think you all rock.  And if you're extra busy like me, just go on with your life. But I have fulfilled my honors and obligations and will now go do my Nursing Research homework and think about who I can bribe to paint my bathroom brown. All before a 2 year old and 5 month old wake up from their naps.

Love to you all!