In my blog post a couple of days ago, I wrote about being nominated for the Liebster Award. One of the requirements was that I post 10 random facts about myself. I put that off until today, for reasons that will become more clear when you read my list. I have tried to keep my limited energy a secret from my readers, but it is time to “come clean.”
1. I have what is called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in the United States but is known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in the rest of the world. My energy and stamina are limited, and my memory problems and mental fog make my research and writing tedious and time consuming. I often feel as if I live in a vat of molasses. Nothing comes easily.
2. I started working on the manuscript of my proposed historical novel, The Spanish Coin, in 2005. I am still tweaking it.
3. As a young adult, I was a “fiction snob.” I thought there was nothing to learn or gain by reading fiction. You can imagine how shocked my sister was when, at the age of 48 in 2001, I told her that I had registered for a fiction writing class! That’s when I started learning to write fiction.
4. Although my appearance, manner, and personality give the impression that I am conservative, I am a liberal when it comes to politics.
5. After wanting to play the Appalachian lap dulcimer since first being introduced to the instrument as a college freshman, I finally purchased one and attended a four-day dulcimer workshop in 2010. Due to random fact #1, I still don’t play well and probably never will; however, I do play for my own enjoyment. I often listen to dulcimer music while I write. (I’m listening to some as I write this blog post.)
6. I live on land that has been in my family since the 1760s.
7. I sleep in a bed that my father made of pine from our land in the 1940s.
8. I wish I could sing.
9. I could drive a tractor before I was old enough to drive a car.
10. Taking the fiction writing course and attending the dulcimer workshop were life-changing experiences for me, and I will forever be grateful that I got out of my comfort zone and took advantage of both opportunities.
No matter your age, stretch yourself and follow your dreams. What do you have to lose?
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And I thought you would say you had to put up with an awful roommate your Senior year. I’m proud of you.
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LOL, Anita! I forgot all about that random fact. Maybe WordPress will let me have a do-over! Thanks for your support. I’m proud of you, too, for surviving all those years as an underpaid classroom teacher and all the difference you undoubtedly made in hundreds of children’s lives.
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