Thirty Random Facts About Me!

Hello!! I hope you’re all having a lovely weekend so far!

I thought that since I’ve recently gotten a few more followers, I would do a bit of an introduction of myself in the form of a list of thirty random facts. So here we go! Let’s start with a couple of awkward selfies!

• I’m addicted to gummy bears, pizza, and coffee.
• I have a 9 year old maltipoo (Maltese, toy poodle mix) named Lucy. As I’ve had her since she was just a puppy, she’s been with me through everything, and she’s my very best friend.

• I’m a very passionate vegetarian.
• I’m the oldest of four girls, and though I love my sisters dearly, I always wished that I had an older brother as well.
• My absolute favorite time of year is autumn, especially here in Michigan. It’s beyond breathtaking!
• I’ve been struggling with social anxiety, panic attacks, and depression since high school.
• I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa when I was thirteen years old and didn’t start recovering until I was almost fifteen. At my worst, I weighed 63 lbs at 5’3”. It was a really scary time in my life.
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians is a guilty pleasure of mine. I’ve been watching it since day one and can’t get enough!
• I’m obsessed with the 1950’s sitcom, I Love Lucy. When I was a little kid, I would watch that show every chance I got! I now own every season on DVD, and have watched every single episode at LEAST 6 times…I might need help. lol
• I’m obsessed with candles and purses!
• I love dabbling in DIY haircare and skincare.
• When it got time for me to go to college, I couldn’t decide between English or Psychology so I jumped back and forth a couple of times. I’ve finally chosen to major in Psychology but still have yet to decide exactly what I want to do with it. Ugh!
• My very first job was at a cute little flower shop where I was taught how to properly care for and arrange flowers. Unfortunately, this experience has yet to prove useful in my daily life as I cannot seem to keep any sort of plant alive. This makes me super sad as I love having plants and flowers all around my apartment!
• I have both a horrendous sweet tooth and hypoglycemia, which don’t tend to mix very well.
• I love learning to play new instruments! I’ve taught myself to play the saxophone, flute, trumpet, trombone, French horn, drums, and guitar.
• I had braces on my teeth for exactly eight years of my life; the entirety of both middle school, and high school. I even had a palate-expander at one point, which was quite painful. 😦 I must say, the day I had all that metal extracted from my face was truly one of the happiest of my life!
• I drive a black 2009 Volkswagen Beetle. It’s the first car I’ve bought on my own, and I love it!

• I’m a huge lover of music. I was classically trained in piano for 13 years, during which time I competed in, and actually won, quite a few competitions.
• I listen to everything from folk music to jazz to rap and hip hop. I’m not a huge fan of country music, though, I must admit.
• I love to cook, and I’ve come to be quite good at it (if I may say so myself!). 🙂
• I really enjoy organizing, reorganizing, and decorating my home.
• When I was younger, I dreamed of one day becoming a Forensic Anthropologist (like Temperance Brennan on the show Bones). It wasn’t until I reached high school and realized that in order to pursue such a profession, I would need to passionately delve into the world of advanced mathematics, which I was not prepared to do.
• As sad and pathetic as this may be, there hasn’t been a single math class that I’ve taken during which I didn’t break out into tears at one point or another.
• I love the water and have been blessed enough to grow up in a town situated right on a gorgeous lake.
• Growing up, I went everywhere from public school, to charter school, to homeschooling, and back to public school. Homeschooling was my favorite because, not only could I move at my own pace, but I had a bit more free time to spend on music, freewriting, and sports (soccer, softball, swim team, and tennis). Woo!
• I’m a night owl who’s obsessed with the moon.
• I consider myself to be a bit of a late bloomer as I didn’t really learn to do my makeup, do my hair, or dress myself to actually look cute until after I graduated from high school. Now, I can’t get enough of hair and makeup tips, and I love fashion!
• I’m not the best at painting my nails, but I have a huge collection of polishes and gels. My favorite brand right now is Essie, as they have amazing colors and the polish lasts quite a while without chipping! 🙂
• My favorite flowers are peonies and sunflowers!
• My current celebrity crush, besides Ryan Gosling, of course (he’s always a given), is Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington (who plays the seductively sulky John Snow).

So there we have it! I hope you enjoyed getting to know me a bit better 🙂 I’d love to hear from you guys and get to know you better as well! If you have any questions, or can relate to me at all, please leave me a comment! You can also follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RoriRaine or give me a like on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/RoriRaine

I look forward to hearing from you guys! Enjoy the rest of your weekend 🙂

-A