bdirks

I enjoy almost any musical genre, but my favorites are classical, relaxation type music (things like the sound of a waterfall, birds chirping, etc). I also listen to country and soft rock. Not a huge fan of rap, although I will listen to it sometimes. I play piano, and enjoy learning new songs to play. I'm not too good at learning from ear, so sheet music of any kind is usually good. Again, I lean toward classicale type music, and also enjoy playing folk songs and hymns.

I do a LOT of reading. I inhale books :) Seriously, I will read anything. One of my goals this year is to read at least on autobiography or biography. I enjoy many authors, but 3 of my favorites are Mary Higgens Clark, Tom Clancy, and Nora Roberts (Nora Roberts also writes under the name J.D. Robb). I read a lot of romance novels and mysteries, and like kids books (such as Sweet Valley High, Babysitter's club). I really like stories about vampires, witches, werewolves, dragons etc. My next set of books that I want to get is the Twilight series since I have heard good things about it. I'm currently rereading my Harry Potter collection, and want to get Tales of the Beedle and the Bard too. I like magazines, and am into home decorating since we are in the process of fixing up our house. Right now we are in the middle of a bathroom remodel. National Geographic is one of my favorite mags because of the beautiful pictures. I like any family style magazine such as family circle, country, or good housekeeping. Speaking of beautiful pictures, I love those "coffee table" books. Where it's a lot of nice pictures, especially of scenery, animals, or other countries. I like to learn new things.

I am an active person, as much as my health allows. I love walking, and am working up to running/jogging again (I have asthma). I often have migraines as well, so spend a lot of time doing quiet activities such as reading, baking, playing computer games and crafts. I am facinated by language, although I only speak English. I took both French and Spanish in high school, and would love to learn them better. I often look at those tapes where you can teach yourself a language, but haven't gotten any yet. I like hard candy to have handy for when I get a little "tickle" in my throat. I chew a lot of gum too. I mostly like minty flavors, although classic bubble gum is good too. My favorite gum is Wrigley's double mint, with Wrigleys' juicy fruit gum in a close second :)

I enjoy crafting a lot and am always looking for something new and fun to learn. Some of my favorite crafts include art journaling, crochet, and painting. I am always on the lookout for new supplies. It seems that I am always needing new brushes and paint colors. I also like to color with crayons, and would love a coloring book that is less kid themed (more flowers and butterflies sort of thing than disney). I love to color pictures of faeries and princessess, I'm always the heroine in my dreams :) It seems like I am often picking up new journals too. I would like to get into ATC's, cardmaking, and stamping. I like to use stencils too.

I also enjoy photography and journaling. My best buddy is my husband, and right after him comes my dog. She's a border collie, and my baby :) I am also close to my family. Gardening is another love of mine, especially flowers and herbs. I like to bake cookies and cakes. I just got seeds today to start a mini herb garden in my windowsill during the winter months. I will enjoy adding more plants (I plant from seed) as time goes by. Some days I just like to sit outside and soak up the sun and birdsong in our backyard. My favorite colors are purple or red. Sometimes a pale pink. I just like bright colors, especially when I paint and journal. My favorite scents are lavendar (I especially like to use this scent for stress relief), vanilla, clean cotton type scents, and other "fresh" scents, such as apple :0) I love candles and bubble baths especially. I can't take super strong scents though, because they can trigger migraines. Just something fresh and soft/mild smelling. One of my favorite things to wear are fuzzy socks. I don't often wear shoes during the winter inside so the fuzzier and warmer my socks are, the better :) My house is mostly decorated in neutral colors.