Increasing Your "Net Wealth"

I was tagged by Thomas Bartke to complete the 25 Things questionnaire a few weeks ago… So.. here it goes, the 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me!

1. I always wanted to be an entertainer and I have done the following things: Danced the Part of Jelly Lorum in CATS (off, off Broadway), played the part of the March Hare in Alice in Wonderland, Danced on a Fundraiser Telethon, Backup Singer for a Country Band, Lead Singer in a Rock Band, Karaoke Host! LOL! And other such things… I had a lot of fun doing all of it and would do it all again in a heartbeat!

2.  I was a competitive equestrian as a pre-teen riding English Hunter/Jumper and Cross Country.

3.  My very FIRST job was developing film in a family owned photography business. (not my family, just a mom and pop shop).

4. I have one sibling, an older brother, who is the funniest, smartest and most talented person I have ever known.

5. My two favorite movies of all time are Blade Runner and Mary Poppins – I know it’s weird… like me!

6. When I was little, back in Toledo, we had a big brick house with gas fireplaces and a laundry shoot and a player piano – this was my favorite house I have ever lived in.  I found it on Google Maps – here it is:

7. My favorite newscaster was and always will be Walter Cronkite.  Also, he used to narrate a school program called “And You Were There…” We used to watch them in grade school.

8. I have a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and a Master’s in Public Health.

9. We have three cats.  Two are litter mates that we got from a breeder. They are American Curls. Their names are Joliet Jake BluesCurl and and Elwood BluesCurl   The third is a little girl named Zoe – she’s a gray shorthair that was rescued from a drain pipe. In fact, Elwood is sleeping right on my shoulder right now!

10. I got married at the Little White Chapel Drive Thru in Las Vegas!  We both wore all BLACK!!! LOL!  It was GREAT! (this is a photo of the drivethru, not our wedding though)

11. I was named after the women in my dad’s family – My Grandmother Lee, Aunt Annette, and Aunt Susan (Leanne Sue)

12. Thanksgiving is my ALL TIME FAVORITE HOLIDAY!!!  I love the parade, the food, the football and the family… there’s nothing better and no better time of year! Autumn is the BEST!

13.  I took a flying less once in a Cessna (single engine, top wing)… it was the most fun thing I have ever done – I would have loved to continue lessons but it was very expensive – maybe I can pick that up again when my business get’s more successful!

14.  I sold Apple Macintosh Computers when the Macintosh SE was the first portable Mac!  I also Zenith Lap Tops – they were HORRIBLE! LOL!  My first cell phone was a carphone – the block went in the trunk of the car… oy! Am I dating myself eh?

15.  I have never needed braces – my teeth aren’t perfect but I have had people tell me that there is no way I didn’t have braces!  Sorry – naturally straight teeth do happen! LOL!

16.  I have NEVER been a Bridesmaid!

17.  Birds fly into my car at higher rate of probability than for other people! I am not kidding – In fact, I got hit by a bird the other day – just flew right into my windshield! I’m so used to it that it doesn’t even freak me out anymore!

18. I drove from Oswego, NY to Tucson, AZ with my Mom in 1992… that was the most fun road trip I have ever been on! And the longest!  It took us a week.

19.  I was in my mid-20′s before I had meatloaf for the first time!  My friends were amazed!  I was older than that before I ever tried tarter sauce!

20.  I have held 23 different jobs at 23 different places in the last 26 years (some simultaneously). I have also started 4 businesses.  Never be “content”. Always keep learning, keep growing, never give up.

21. Our 7yo daughter is the best thing we have ever done – she is a joy and the light of our life – I’m not sure if this really counts but it counts to me! My dream for her is that she realizes that she doesn’t have to follow a set path in life – there is so much to see and do and try and I hope I will be more open-minded than my parents were in terms of letting her explore her world.

22. I have a very hard time getting rid of books.  I have tons of them, some of which I have never read!  I never say “no” when Sarah wants to buy a book, go to the library or the bookstore.

23. Music is one of the most important parts of our lives.  We listen to all kinds of music. We watch music based movies, we sing, we dance we play a LOT of Rockband!  We can’t get enough of it – Music, Music, Music!

24.  My favorite song is Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel – we saw him in 2006 – this is exactly what it looked like!

25.  My goal in life is to make a legacy, a mark, a small impression on the world and to leave behind something of merit and meaning for my Daughter.  I want the “dash” on my marker to be filled with stuff that people remember fondly because something I did or said made their part of the world just a little more interesting or fun or meaningful.

BOY! this was a challenge – 25 things really take some thinking!  I hope you enjoyed my list and if you read this and have not done one yet, I challenge YOU to put up your own!

Cheers~
Leanne