So, as I mentioned, I am obsessed with the world of BookTube. One of the biggest things going around at the moment is a video called “25 Things About Me.” I’m not quite ready to get this video thing going yet, but I do love the idea of sharing a few little things that will help new (and old) readers get to know me a little bit more! So, without further ado, here we go! (I am only doing 10 because I actually had a tough time coming up with non-obvious stuff..)
10 Things About Me (You Didn’t Already Know)
1) I love socks and slippers, and I don’t discriminate. I love wool socks, fuzzy socks, bootie slippers, moccasins, sock slippers. All colours, patterns, materials. I just love cozy feet.
2) I’ve never been a purse person and tend to re-buy the same type of bag all the time: fake brown leather, messenger-style and from Aldo. They don’t usually last. But I just go and buy another one.
3) I’ve had bangs since the 9th grade when my mom trimmed my hair and somehow managed to chop off the front. I was originally devastated thinking I looked something like the above photo all over again. Then I realized I could push them to the side and be considered fashionable, so I went with it, and have done so for all the years since!
4) I used to be a major clothing packrat, until one day when I lived in Montreal and discovered that a family of carpet beetles had decided to set up camp in my clothing storage bins. I ended up throwing out half of my wardrobe and learned that clothes are just clothes and you can get more. I’ve been fantastic about keeping my wardrobe to a minimum since.
5) My name was almost Teal before a horrific news story changed my parent’s minds. Now I’m Chelsey with a Y, which both confuses and amuses people. ”Chelsea or Chelsey” literally means “a landing port for chalk or limestone.”
6) I had brief dreams of being a hip-hop dancer. And when I say brief, I mean that I took a few classes and when our group was asked to perform in a mall, I quit. When Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” song came out, I momentarily regretted that decision. Momentarily.
7) My dad is a firefighter and is openly horrified by the amount of candles I have in my apartment. My favourite is a candle that smells like rain that Jay got me years and years ago.
8) I can’t sleep in complete darkness. I feel like you’re either in one camp or the other: you need to see shadows at least, or you need to feel like your eyes are closed even when they are open. This resulted in my having a nightlight until I was 20.
9) I am a nester. Immediately upon arriving at a new desk, a new apartment or even a hotel room, I have to set myself up. On my second day of work, it already looked like I had been there for a year. I put up my favourite pictures, prop a couple of my favourite books up, hang up my clothes or just lay out my toothbrush. I am a creature of familiarity.
10) It took me an hour to come up with these things. Jay had some noble suggestions such as “you speak with a British accent sometimes” and “you’d stay in bed all day if you could.” So I’m throwing those in there too :).
