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Day 4 - Things I'm afraid of

1. Spiders. I still freak out when a big one is close. Or a small one.

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2. Heights. Not always, it's difficult to explain, at times I appreciate heights (flying, top floor apartment with a view, top of the mountain), but at other times I freak out.

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Day 3 - My favourite quote

"And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad.”
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

This is a quote that stands out to me because it's so true. The rest of the world may have it much worse than you have, but you still have what you have and it's okay to feel whatever you feel. This entry was originally posted at http://prettygoodyear.dreamwidth.org/259714.html. Please comment there using OpenID.
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 Day 2 - 20 facts about me:

 

1. I'm very sensitive to noise/sounds. I always wear earplugs when I go to sleep. I sometimes even wear them during the day to get away from the world. 

 

2. I don't have a driver's license. I really want to be able to drive in order to experience the freedom, but don't want the hassle of lessons and exams. I'm also too insecure to think I could learn it. 

 

3. In 2002 I went to Ireland for 3 months all on my own. It was right after I finished college. I had saved up some money, learned that Australia was too expensive and so went with Ireland instead even though I didn't know anything about the country. Best thing I ever did.

 

4. I have been an obsessive fan of Tori Amos for years, until recently. I used to think she was the most amazing person alive who made the most amazing music. Recently I don't care at all for her persona, and I can't remember when she released any good music. 

 

5. I love to read. It's my escape from reality. 

 

6. I am not a people person at all. Prefer to do things on my own and find it difficult to live around different people. People often scare me. 

 

7. I am a true introvert. It often upsets and confuses me cause the world often prefers extraverts. 

 

8. I am overweight, a lot. Like 30+ kilos a lot. 

 

9. I don't have a lot of self-esteem. Which often results in me fearing a lot of things because I think I'm not good at it/not good enough. 

 

10. If I had more than enough money I'd buy a house in Killarney, Ireland. Because if there ever was a place on this planet I feel most at home, it is there.

 

11. I don't like shopping, but love visiting all kinds of bookstores.

 

12. I often stay up way too late always regretting it in the morning. 

 

13. I have never been in a relationship, ever. I think #6  and #9 of this list have a lot to do with it.

 

14. Spring is my favorite season of all, because everything starts to come to life again. I do appreciate all seasons, though like Winter the least cause…

 

15. …I can't handle cold very well. It hurts my body. 

 

16. Nobody, not even my family, truly know me. 

 

17. I don't know what I'm really, really good at in this life, besides being truly mindful when there is no work involved and I can do whatever the fuck I want. 

 

18. I love to photograph, but don't do it often enough. 

 

19. I'm usually a lazy slob. I hate doing chores around the house which often results in a mess. I often find it useless: you clean and then it instantly get dirty again. Over and over again. I often wish the Harry Potter world was real so I could do a spell so it would be done for me.

 

20. I have great admiration for the universe. It also often scares me to think about it. My brain can't phantom that it is endlessly big, that there once was nothing etc…it still freaks me out and can quite easily keep me up for hours, feeling terrified. 

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Am totally stealing this idea from [personal profile] kehleyr. Let's see if I can also finish this challenge, lol

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(this photo isn't my most recent, but I don't have a lot of photos with me in it, and this was actually one I liked. Also included in the photo are my dad and niece).

Introductions…whew…well…I'm Nancy, 34 years old and a Dutchie. I am the eldest of 2 girls. I live in a small, attached house with a mortgage, which freaks me the fuck out so much, still. I live with my cat, Frits. I work as a primary school teacher, part-time because I can't handle working full-time. I am an aunt to 2 nieces, 4 and 1,5 years old. I'm constantly struggling with my weight. I lost 15 kilos back in 2009 (and was still overweight), but gained it all back plus some more. Am currently in the process of losing all the weight again and it's a slow, steady process. Weight has always been an issue, even when it wasn't. I want to write more in this introduction, but am scared I won't have anything to write when I get to number 2 of this challenge. So I'll leave it at this and will add more info at day 2. This entry was originally posted at http://prettygoodyear.dreamwidth.org/259258.html. Please comment there using OpenID.
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