Good morning friends, I have been a little MIA in blogging over the past few weeks due to my entire family being struck down with what is probably the worst viral upper respiratory infection ever. During this time I have been thinking about things I would like to post to my blog that you guys would enjoy reading and that I would enjoy writing about. With that said, I thought it would be fun to post some interesting facts about me that you may or may not know. Things related to nursing, things related to motherhood, general life things, etc.
Fact #1: I only went to nursing school originally because I had no idea what I wanted to do in college. I started off in a junior college and had thoughts of going into psych or education. My intro to psych professor basically told me not to go into psych (great teaching, huh?!?) and my biology professor talked about his daughter, who was a new nurse, working 3 12s a week. When I heard you could work full time as a nurse 3 days a week, I was sold!!! This was back in the late 90s, early 2000s, when the nursing shortage was at a peak and I was able to get my pick of job right out of school. I do not regret this decision one bit and I can definitely say I found my passion in nursing.
Fact #2: I love to craft. I have a little side business making jewelery and while it has been very slow growing, I do love it. Crafting is something I can do for myself to somewhat destress and do for others who are looking for unique items. Check out my instagram page @tarastrinketsnthings or my etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/TarasTrinketsNThings. With the holidays coming up, I will be adding to my shop in the upcoming weeks, so feel free to look around or ask questions if there is anything that may interest you!
Fact #3: This fact is my husband than me, but a fun fact nonetheless. My husband, mother in law, and my son are all only children. It’s kind of an interesting thing to raise an only child, but I do think coming from the perspective of an only child, we are doing pretty well. Do I plan to have more children in the future? Doubtful, but never say never.
Fact #4: I am ambidextrous. Well, I am primarily left handed, but ambidextrous at many things. It is kind of funny because my son is totally a leftie and some things I have a hard time showing him, such as cutting with scissors because I only learned the right handed way (I blame that on school always only having 1-2 pairs of left handed scissors back in the 80s and not the fancy dual scissors they have now).
Fact #5: I’m a total introvert. I hate big social situations where I don’t know anybody and if I only know one person, I am clinging on to that person for conversation. It is helpful if the other person is more extroverted because then I feel more comfortable conversing with others, but if not, I am sticking with that one person the whole time. That or I’m going home!!! This is what makes the idea of me blogging kind of interesting, especially in this grand world of including social media in everything. So, if you do notice me talking on social media and I seem super awkward, that is why.
Well, I hope you all enjoyed a few facts about me on fun fact Friday. What are some fun facts about you?
xoxo, Tara
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