1.) Who’s the person behind the blog?
My name
is Andrea. I am a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, and a teacher. I love
my
family and enjoy spending the majority of my time with them. I have to talk
to my mom and
sister every day, no exceptions. I have a great group of friends
who I feel, bring out the best
in me. I love to travel, I love wine...this
could get long, so lets make this its own question.
2.) Likes?
Traveling,
wine, fall, coffee, clothes, make-up, hair products (products in general,
really),
scarves (a must have!), other blogs, music, nail polish, mani/pedis,
Target, post-its,
Facebook, Twitter, purses, laughing, wineries (do you see a
pattern here?), dancing, party
planning, crafting, Etsy, Pinterest…to name a
few
3.) Where am I from?
I
currently live in Swansea, Illinois, but I am a California girl at heart. I
was born in San
Diego and lived in Philadelphia for a short time when I was
little, but I’ve lived in the
Midwest for most of my life.
4.) What do I teach?
I have
taught high school English for eight years now, both in Missouri and Illinois.
Simply
put, I love to teach. I feel like teaching is another outlet for me to
be creative and build
meaningful relationships. I am not rich, I don't have a fancy
house or car, but I do make a
difference in young people's lives and when they
come back to see me, or they keep in touch
and I see them graduate from college
and do great things, I always want to go back to work
another year.
5.) How did you meet your husband?
My
husband and I have known each other since elementary school. We never dated in
high
school, or even kept in touch for that matter, and we happened to run into
each other at a
local bar in 2005 (classy, huh?). At the time, I had just graduated
from college, gotten out of
a year-long relationship, and was not looking to
get into another one. I guess the saying
holds true: true love will come
knocking on your door when you’re not looking. Amen! Lol
We’ve been married for
almost five years, and have a pretty darn good life.
6.) How long have you been a mom?
Not long!
lol Just over a year to be exact. My daughter, Lola Claire, is everything to me
and
my husband. She is funny, beautiful, spunky, easy-going, and a pure joy to
be around. I
know I want at least one more child, but it's safe to say we are
very content with her at the
moment.
7.) Why blog?
I like to
think I am a pretty creative person. I have always enjoyed shopping and keeping
up
with the latest trends (even if I cannot afford designer everything),
styling hair, although I
am not a hair stylist, (but after dealing with my
naturally curly hair my whole life, I would
like to think that I could be!),
throwing great parties (my love for event planning came after
I planned my
wedding), and then there’s my job. I think every teacher is creative, whether
he/she wants to admit it. We are naturally creative beings who “perform,” so to
speak, each
and every day. I often get asked to help friends/family with
make-up or hair, where I shop,
and how I come up with my creative ideas in
general. I think if anything, most of my friends
would say I am “that girl” who
cares, probably a little too much, about the details of things.
And I love
that. I felt like a blog would just be a great way to throw in my two cents
about
things that I love (hence the name of my blog). I am not an expert, I’m
not perfect, and I
certainly am not a know it all. I just know what I like, and
I like to think I have good taste.
But you can be the judge.
