#coldtofire

Naps

When people message me randomly

Cookies

Laying (Lying?) in bed watching Netflix

Warm showers

Good morning to you, too!  What a great set of asks!  

Dimples: most attractive features of a person’s face?  Hmmm… this is a tough one because faces are so much more than the sum of their parts.  I love eyes for their incredible colors and ability to convey emotion.  

But I think it’s mostly the details; a tiny scar, the curve of a specific set of lips, the way they move their mouth and scrunch up their forehead when they’re deep in thought.  Each face is different, but the details are the best part. 

Sunkissed: autumn or spring?  Autumn, for a couple reasons.  Obviously Halloween (it’s always Halloween in my heart), the crunch of leaves beneath my feet and the brisk air that just begs for a big, warm sweater.  

But more than that, I love Autumn because it reminds me that even something as timeless and solid as the Earth needs to rest and that’s completely okay. It reminds me that I need to drop my leaves and allow parts of myself to go dormant sometimes, to truly rest and heal so that I can grow and change. 

Paper: favorite children’s book?  Oh, gosh… I love all the books!!  How about top 3?   Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, and Love You Forever by Robert Munsch (I cry literally every time I read this). 

I am a firm believer in the idea that you can never start too early or read too much to children, so my kids grew up with books around them all the time.  We read everything from Little Golden Book classics to things like Goodnight Goon. We read when we woke up, while we waited at the doctor’s office, before bed, and as they got old enough to hold the books on their own, each kid had a basket or bag of their special books.  

And while the kids have mostly outgrown those sweet little cardboard books, they’ve remained voracious readers and are frequently found with their noses in books (there’s a nearly 17 year old sprawled on the loveseat right now, reading a Steven King novel). 

Careful where you park your elephants please.

My Tumblr Crushes soulless daughter birthday edition:

celticthunder1994

missselfdestruct

howcanibesowet

coldtofire

silkenleashes

its-a-geek-haven

ridingthewind

lorin-irena

My Tumblr Crushes:

coldtofire

dutchessdemented

howcanibesowet

gothichorrorandmore

melissahoneybeam

findingneverland65

worldleaderpretend1969

celticthunder1994

horrorsoflife

1. You and I Both - Jason Mraz

2. The Great Unknown - Rob Thomas

3. Tongue Tied - Iwan Rheon

4. Sleeping With a Friend - Neon Trees

5. Always - The Veronicas

6. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding

7. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt

8. Please Don’t Say You Love Me - Gabrielle Aplin

9. This Is Not a Party - The Wombats

10. Angry Again - Megadeth  (Don’t you just love Dave Mustaine’s voice?  I adore that smoky growl!) 

1. Babies

2. Music

3. Reading

4. Cooking