Tagged for a Meme!

Eek! I’m tagged. I never get tagged so I’m going to assume I’m the only Carrie in the whole wide world and run with it :) The assignment: To write about certain topics in blocks of 8.

ETA: Okay I can’t think of 8 for any of these so I’m doing 6. What can I say?

6 passions in my life:

I’m not sure if these count as passions, but they’re certainly what I think about these days!

Making things/Knitting
Balancing going green with living a modern life
Looking at issues from all sides
Achieving happiness
(used to be) Babywearing
Parenting peacefully

6 things to do before I die:

Play Ballade in G minor by Chopin on the piano
See the Aurora
Visit Italy
Organize our photographs
Make something special for everyone I love
Learn to play the guitar or oboe

6 things I often say:

Who knew?!
Shit!
Nonononononono
Just let me finish this row.
Brush your teeth.
What do we want to eat?

6 books I read recently:

    Guns, Germs and Steel by Jarod Diamond (still working on this)
    Middlesex
    by Jeffrey Eugenides
    Preventing Childhood Eating Problems by Jane Hirschmann and Lela Zaphiropoulos
    The Golden Compass
    by Philip Pullman
    Making Money
    by Terry Pratchett
    Hold on to your Kids
    by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate

6 songs that mean something to me:

“Daniel” by Elton John
The entire REM Out of Time album
“Southland in the Springtime” by Indigo Girls
“Little Baby Nothing” by Manic Street Preachers
“Just a Girl” by No Doubt
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 by Chopin

6 qualities I look for in a friend:

Honesty/Frankness
Sense of humour
Open mind
Good taste
Their own opinions
Similar hobbies

6 people who I’m passing this on to:

Megan
Liane
Jenn
Angela
Amy
Leah

Feel free to ignore the tagging! It’s fun to be tagged but no fun to be stressed over it :)

One Response to “Tagged for a Meme!”

  1. Sara Says:

    Hi Carrie! I met you a couple of times at a couple of babywearing events and Mukilteo yarn circles. My son is Cody? Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I play the oboe! And I have never heard of anyone having that as one of their top things to do in life, but it is very cool. I still have my oboe if you ever want to try it out.