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29 Things You Didn't Know About Me | A Chance to Share and Connect

6/7/2013

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I am blessed. Mostly because of all the wonderful people, that have found their way into my life and the deep love and connection I have developed with them, over the years. A small group of trusted souls. A support network ready to take action or simply make a good day, wonderful. My friends. Read here the public love letter I wrote just for them. 

Personal Affirmation

New Meaningful Connections Are Being Forged Online, Every Day

During the last few months, starting the day I posted my first blog post on this page, about How I changed my life by Taking 10, I have a feeling, that hundreds of new meaningful connections are taking form. I receive emails, tweets and Facebook messages -Add me as a friend on FB- from people I have never met, from around the globe. Engaging and inspiring people of different cultures, age and gender. Stimulating and compassionate individuals, I will probably never get the chance to know in person and yet, I already feel connected to. All of YOU.

To be honest, I never thought why I have this intuitive sense of connection with you all, where it's coming from and why it gets stronger as time goes by. But yesterday, I had an Aha! moment, during my morning walk. The emotional connection forged between us, becomes stronger and stronger because, every day, you are sharing with me, your personal feelings, thoughts, ideas and challenges. 
I know more about some of you, than I probably ever learn, about most of the people I work with or get to meet on a regular basis.
And although I do share with you, lots of information about my personal development journey, through my posts, including my limiting beliefs, how I discovered my passion, my battle with procrastination etc., I now believe its time to take our relationship to the next level. 

Since I know so much about you, I thought it would be great to put together, a list of 5 things, you don't know about me and share it, with you. But when I started writing, I found no point in stopping at 5 -how typical-. I wanted to share as many things about me, to help you, get to know the -rather peachy- person behind the posts, show you different angles of my personality and shed more light on what it feels like to be me.

29 Things You Didn't Know About Me

Anyhoo. Here goes. The uncalled for, list of 29 things you didn't -want to- know about me:

1. I am allergic to cinnamon. Just a sprinkle of powder cinnamon on my morning donut and my throat, tongue and eyes get swollen and breathing gets really hard. Anything from a cinnamon Altoid to a snickerdoodle is a big no-no for me and don't even get me started on holiday season, that's when the going really gets hard. Cinnamon pinwheels, cinnamon pumpkin, cinnamon twists, cinnamon cider, cinnamon this and cinnamon that, I mean jeez people, give a poor allergic girl a brake!

2. I am a bookworm. Although not officially diagnosed, the nature of my relationship to brilliantly written books, doesn't leave much room for a debate. I am a book addict! I read more than 2-3 books a month and skim through at least 5 or 6 more. My iPad has become invaluable to me, since I can lightly carry with me hundreds of books, everywhere I go. I call it the BookMobile. Yeah, I know…

3. I only wear Black and White clothes. Last year I switched from being a notorious fashionista, trying out almost every new trend available, to a more subtle, classy, personal style. Simplifying dressing and shopping for clothes, has been a blessing for me. I do love fashion and I consider myself quite style conscious but choosing what to wear, can be a time consuming daily activity in which I am no longer interested in investing in. I still use bold, colourful bags, shoes and accessories to style up my outfits but the general idea is to have the whole dressing up thing done an over with, in under 10 minutes.

4. I find cheesecakes, sinfully delicious. If you ask me, when the creamy cheese filling, meets the crusty biscuit base, magic happens! I simply cannot resist. Strawberry swirl cheesecakes are my all time favourites, although you will most likely never see me saying no, to a mouthwatering blueberry cheesecake or a more simple yet equally irresistible and highly addictive New York Cheesecake. 

5. I am writing an Affirmation Book for children. I really do. And I want my son to be all "Whee Wee", when I read it to him for the first time, so fingers crossed. It is called "Awesome Me" and will soon be available for download, to all my newsletter subscribers. So, if you haven't already, sign up for our free newsletter, today and you will get the super secret link, to download the book, quite soon, right to your inbox!   

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, What! You too? I thought I was the only one. [tweet this]

6. I am a movie freak - the last movie I enjoyed watching was The Great Gatsby, 
7. My favourite iPhone app is Lift, 
8. I think Gerard Butler is HOT,
9. As a kid I always wanted to be Cheetara. Thunder, Thunder, Thundercaaaaaaats!
10. I dream of living in Bali for at least a couple of years, 
11. I do not drive a car. True Story, 
12. If I had my way I would only wear high heels and I would have at least 365 of them,
13. The "I Love Love" perfume, by Moschino, is my all time favourite scent,
14. I am scared of clowns, 
15. The only reason I am not a professional dancer, is that I am a totally uncoordinated mess.
16. I hate the gym, although I love my yoga,
17. I take a 30 minute walk every day with my hubby to set the right tone for the day,
18. I am extremely tolerant to pain, I once had a broken arm for two days before I finally went to the hospital, 
19. I am rocking my pixie haircut since 2011, 
20. My favourite wine is, Ramon Bilbao, an intensely flavoured Gran Reserva, red wine from Rioja.
21. I am always late, or rather other people are always early,
22. I am the only one turning off the lights when leaving a room in my house of 3,
23. I drive a scooter and I am loving it,
24. This July, I will be celebrating my first TV Free year. Only movies are allowed in our house,
25. I put barbecue sauce on practically everything,
26. My hubby and son, have taught me the most in life,
27. I hate yogurt but I love smoothies. Weird huh?
28. I can't keep a plant alive if my life dependent on it, 
29. My son calls me "mommy lion"

That was it! Now you know, a lot of -embarrassing- things about me, none of which I can take back.
It actually feels quite therapeutic. 

So, how about YOU? Do you have anything, you would care to share with me?

I Dare You,
I Double Dare You. 


If you have a question you’d like me to personally answer, email me at nichole@take-ten.com
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Nichole, is a Life Change Architect and a Motivational Speaker, Coaching, Writing and Running Workshops about Personal Growth and Positive Change. 

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13 Comments
Kristen
6/7/2013 02:18:00 am

Hey, what a fun post to read. I am Kristen and I am fascinated by serial killers, Sunday is my favorite day and I also love cheesecake.

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yiannis m
6/7/2013 05:15:29 am

Really funny Nichole.

Here are 5 things about me:

1. Chocolate is my favorite, only and ultimate sweet
2. Thriller movies scare the hell out of me
3. The most shuddering thing to me is when I see and hear people fixing their nails
4. I am right-handed in almost everything but I am left-handed only when I clap and when I aim at something
5. If I do not have breakfast my blood pressure drops

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Alie
6/7/2013 05:41:42 pm

Oh My, Oh My! Challenge accepted Nichole or should I say... Cheetara? lol

I hate scary movies, much like Yiannis M.
I am a neat freak but as my life coach you already know that
I have an extremely weird looking toe on my right foot

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yiannis m
6/7/2013 10:31:45 pm

I am a neat freak too Alie. I cannot go to sleep if I have dishes to be cleaned even though next morning my cleaning lady is coming.

Regarding the extremely weird toe it may mean something very special about you, a distinguished feature or virtue of yourself.

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Vikram
6/9/2013 06:00:24 pm

I always enjoy reading your posts Nichole and this one was such a delight to read. I hope you get to go live in Bali soon. Have a wonderful week ahead.

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Jessie
6/9/2013 10:18:44 pm

I knew you were an amazing person and now I have more proof!
It is also good to know that I am not the only person who doesn't drive a car.
Keep the great posts coming.

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Dana
6/11/2013 07:36:02 pm

Hello Nichole. This is my first time here and I really enjoy your style of writing. This was a fun post and a great way for us to get to know you better. Looking forward to more.

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Tina
6/12/2013 12:43:35 am

This is such a fun idea! I

love this kind of lists and I am with you on hating those scary, scary clowns.

Cheers

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Jessica
6/12/2013 06:06:15 pm

It's so nice to learn so many things about you Nichole.

It also seems we are alike in some ways... #2,4,22!

Definitely a worthwhile post!

J.

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Norine
6/13/2013 01:10:58 am

I knew you were an amazing person Nichole and now I have more proof! It is also good to know that I am not the only person who doesn't drive a car. Keep the great posts coming.

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Kelly
6/16/2013 04:33:03 pm

Great post. Thanks for sharing all those fun facts with us Nichole.I particularly enjoyed number 21 & 28.

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Terry
6/17/2013 04:16:06 pm

How fun!

I love reading posts like this and I wish people did that more.

And Nichole, you sound weird and I like weird people!

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Kathy
6/26/2013 07:55:42 pm

I always enjoy reading your posts and this one was such a delight to read. I hope you get to go live in Bali soon.
Have a wonderful day.

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