For some reason these Steemit challenges keep coming my way.
This is the second time I have been challenged; so, I can already see some sort of pattern in my reaction. First, SHOCK!; second, the conviction of politely turning the request down. But, in this case, how can one say no to 
You see, I find difficult saying no to people (one fact about me right there!). But, hang on a second! This doesn’t mean I never say no. I better make this clear here before things go crazy. Anyway, my dear
So, off we go, with a couple of facts about my past and three about my present. Brace yourselves.
I had a wooden clothes’ peg as a pet when I was 8-9 years old.
Oh yeah! His name was Archimedes and he was my best friend in the world for over a year. It all started like this: I saw a broken wooden clothes’ peg in our garden (the part that had the metal piece) and placed it on my index finger - you know, as when one has a little bird sitting on the index finger. But still .... there was something missing. So, later that day I drew a little smile on it and voalá, meet Archimedes. I took him everywhere with me! I introduced him to my friends, family and all my other toys. We were inseparable until the day he died, which was a very sad one indeed. Archimedes died of a lethal fall. He had fallen many times before, but on that day the wooden piece came apart from the metal one. I was in shock! After the funeral, I buried him in the garden, my brother helped me through that and also to move on. May Archimedes rest in peace.
I lived through an 8.8 magnitude earthquake.
I am a serial planner.
I allocate time for everything. Not only do I already have my entire next week planned in my diary, but I also have the week after that all figured out! I allocate time for everything and follow my schedule quite strictly. For example, ever since I joined Steemit I take a couple of hours in the evening from Mon. to Thu to chat in the steemSTEM.chat, browse my favourite tags and prepare my weekly article, which since Christmas I have been posting on Fridays. The great advantage of having such a habit is that I do manage to meet my deadlines and comply with my commitments without stress or dramas. However, as it is sometimes the case: the unexpected happens. Oh boy! Do I have a problem with last minute things and unexpected events? Yep. I can find myself rather overwhelmed by something that literary is not the end of the world, but just because it was not in my diary booked for 14:30 it can really distress me.
Why am I posting today? Some last minute thing just came up for tomorrow! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. 😨
I sleep talk & sleep walk.
Sleeping for me is not an easy deed. Some of you already know I am an insomniac. On top of that, when, as if by a miracle, I manage to fall asleep, the tossing and turning begins as well as the talking and occasionally the walking. I was not an insomniac as a kid, but the sleep walking stories go waaaayyy back to the time when I was a child. It must be something that runs in my family (the talking) because I remember this occasion when I was in a hotel room with my mother, it was past midnight and she had been sleeping for a while (I was reading), when she suddenly began to laugh hysterically with her eyes wide open. My brother also has his share of stories. As for me, well, let’s just say that my husband and I learnt we must keep the front door locked at night and hide the key in a place where I cannot easily reach.
I cook some delicious meals & desserts.
There are a few months during the year when life is not so busy for me and I find myself with some extra time. So, by now, you already know how this goes, right? YES. I book in lots of things to do that includes reading books, extra yoga sessions and .... cooking! I truly love cooking! So, this is normally how this goes for me when it comes to trying a new recipe: I eat something scrumptious in a restaurant and then try to emulate it at home. The fun already starts when I begin to browse the net for the recipe. I also enjoy buying the ingredients and whatever utensil I need to make the magic happen. When the day comes, I turn my music on and enjoy every minute of the process. Here are the photos of some of the recipes that turned out successful!
Who am I challenging?
Dear
Dear reader, in case you have made this far I am truly appreciative! But now, I cannot help but ask you: do we have anything in common? We must do! So, please let me know if, like me, you find difficult dealing with the unexpected, if there is a recipe you’ve nailed and impressed all your family members and friends with; or if you have been through a really scary experience. Well, you get it!