30 Things You Might Not Know About Me For My 30th Birthday

I remember thinking 30 was old AF when I was a teenager. But now that I’m here, I’m either in complete denial about being old or I’ve discovered 30 isn’t old at all and there’s so much of life yet to be lived! Davin has a different view in regards to turning 30 this year (His birthday is a week and a half after mine. Yes, he’s been calling me a cougar ever since the beginning.) But I’m sticking to my optimistic view of entering into our 30’s! To celebrate, here are 30 random facts you may or may not know about me. Lots of them are kinda strange… so don’t you judge me you young whipper snappers. lol.

1. I love the colour purple. Like legit, I am obsessed with it. Have been ever since I can remember. I love it so much it may have influenced my first born’s name. It wasn’t the sole reason we chose the name Violet, but it was definitely part of the reason at least for me.. LOL.
2. I sucked my thumb for way longer than I will ever admit to. Like too embarrassingly long to tell you in this blog post!
3. I wasn’t sure I wanted kids until Dav & I started dating. That guy was born to be a Dad and that’s what convinced me I might be able to do an ok job at being a Mom.
4. I use Dav’s razor to shave my mustache occasionally when I’m feeling too lazy to wax it. He told me not to put this one in here because it was too embarrassing.. but whooop there it is!
5. I’ve had dark brown, light brown, yellow, white blonde, red, orange, pink, and purple hair. This is the longest my hair is actually been the same length / similar colour in I can’t remember how long. I think it might be time for a change in 2020!
6. I failed accounting the first time I took it in University. Then I had to retake it the following summer. It was the pits. But also made for an excuse to stay in the city and have a fun summer lol.
7. I had braces for 2 years when I was a teenager. Prob due to the abnormal length of time I sucked my thumb that we aren’t going to talk about anymore.
8. I had really bad acne as a teenager. It made me super self conscious. I would often look down while I was walking past people in school / not look people in the eye for long when I was talking to them because I didn’t want to see them examining all my zits!
9. I then went on accutane the summer before Grade 10. It took a little while to work, but when it did it cleared up my skin!
10. I had a horse growing up that I named Promise because my Dad promised me he would buy me a horse one day and he did. Anddd my friends/family still make fun of me to this day for having a horse named Promise. hahaha
11. I have a large birth mark that looks like a dirt stain right below my belly button. I weirdly have always liked it!
12. I took singing lessons for 6 years and participated in numerous choirs, vocal exams, and competitions.
13. I also took piano for a few years but quit because I sucked. lolol
14. I’ve never broken a bone – I think it’s because I’m not super adventurous and wouldn’t consider myself much of an adrenaline junkie.
15. I’m not allergic to anything… that I know of!
16. I can’t see very well without glasses but rarely wear them. It’s stupid, I know.
17. I have a degree in Agribusiness
18. I lived in the states (Minot, ND to be exact) for my first year of Uni. Almost got deported for underage drinking so decided to come back to Canada to finish my University career. JK.. kinda. bahaha
19. The first time I was on a plane was in grade 12 when I went on a Europe trip with my french class!
20. I rarely brush my teeth at night. Dav also told me not to put this one in here but you guys deserve to know the level of disgusting I am capable of! lol
21. The furthest place I’ve been from home is New Zealand – Dav and I went on a cruise through New Zealand / Australia for our honeymoon.
22. I am super impatient. With myself, my kids, my husband, when I’m cooking, editing photos, etc. Something I’ll be working on in 2020 lol.
23. I love Celine Dion and have seen her twice. Cried both times. We have tickets to go see her again in April of this year – there’s a 98% chance I will cry again!!
24. I’m decisive. When I started my blog, I didn’t even think about what it could become / the time and dedication it would take. I just wanted to start it in that moment, so I did!
25. Inefficiency kills me. Like really, really kills me.
26. I like to plan / organize what I’ll be doing days in advance. I get thrown off/frustrated sometimes if my initial plans change! Davin hates this personality trait lol
27. I had a baby turtle that I called “Slim Shady” when I was little. He died one winter and I stored him in our freezer until I could bury him that summer. 🤣🤷🏼‍♀️ Yep… you read that right.
28. Religion / my faith is super important to me. I currently sing in a worship band – we are BA.
29. I grew up going to a United church, but converted to Catholicism when Dav and I got engaged.