7 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me

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I was tagged by Janet Barclay to post 7 things you probably don’t know about me. It was a tough assignment since I’m not a very exciting person, but I finally came up with some “fun facts”:

  1. I have a fantastic son, Chad Reuter, and a wonderful daughter-in-law, Heidi Normandin. They moved to Denver in July so I’m looking forward to visiting them in March! Chad is a Senior NFL Draft Scout for NFLDraftScout.com. (He loves his football.)
  2. Like Janet, I have always been a voracious reader. I can remember reading Little House on the Prairie books over and over when I was young. Of course I watched the TV series over and over also. :-) Nowadays I read books about business, science, science fiction, the brain, “how-to”s, self-helpers, and some fiction (Janet Evanovich rocks!). I’ve got stacks of books lying around the house waiting to be read.
  3. That leads into the fact that I’m a wannabe writer. I’m going to try to get rid of the “wannabe” part by creating my own series of e-books about Virtual Assistance. They should start being available in January, hopefully.
  4. I am a neutrino geek. If you’ve never heard of neutrinos, they are the coolest subatomic particles you’ve never seen! There are billions of them flying through your body right now, but they’re so small they almost never hit ordinary matter. Don’t worry, I’ll be posting more about neutrinos later. (Bet you can’t wait :-) )
  5. I’m addicted to Spider Solitaire. The Deluxe Mac version. (Well worth the $15.) You don’t even have to move the cards to where you want them to go – you just click the card and it moves itself! My best time for a one suit game is 2 minutes and 40 seconds. Beat that :-)
  6. I have the complete set of Upstairs, Downstairs DVDs. My favorite PBS series of all time.
  7. I’m a Trekker from way back. I’ve even been to a few Star Trek conventions. I didn’t wear a costume or anything. Well, just a Star Fleet Academy T-shirt and some Bajoran earrings.

Well, that’s my list. Now I’m going to tag Rachel Rasmussen, Jessica Maes, and Rita Cartwright. Are you gals up for the challenge?

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Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day

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Today is Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day!

What’s your Unique Talent? (In Capital Letters, no less!) Everyone has at least one. Are you extremely empathetic? Or apathetic? Can you perform a triple lutz with a backhand twist? (Don’t bother googling that – I made it up :-) ) Do people gather around you as soon as you arrive at a party to listen to your witty repartee? Can you outcook Chef Emeril?

I think my Unique Talent is embracing change. Heck, I don’t just embrace it, I give it a bear hug! I haven’t stayed in the same job for more than 7 years. I went from a desktop publisher to a molecular biology lab tech. When I was younger and just divorced, I moved every year. And bought a different car just about as often.

I’m constantly thinking “What should I do next?”. Boredom is my enemy and novelty is my holy grail.

My significant other worked at the same company for 32 years. 32 years!!! My mind boggles at that. He would just about have an apoplectic fit when I would start to murmur something like, “Hmmmm, I’ll bet working with dolphins would be great fun!”.

Don’t know what your Unique Talent is?

Well, think about something that you do, a lot, that other people keep trying to talk you out of. It’s a pretty sure bet that THAT is your Unique Talent.

Like, do you get really excited when you spy a green, eight legged bug that you’ve never seen before? When you pick it up to examine it more closely, do those around you say “Ewww, put that disgusting thing down! Are you crazy?”.

Or, if you’re constantly being teased because you enjoy turning lingerie into lamps, and you keep doing it anyway – that could be your Unique Talent! (Don’t laugh. Kelly Kerrigan does just that!)

Don’t be afraid to share your Unique Talent with the world. Or at least with me. So, what’s YOUR Unique Talent?

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