Who am I??

That's a complicated sort of question. But mostly I'm just me.

I have a lovely partner and 12 (and a half) cats. Yes, it's a lot. But when you take in an adorable polydactyl stray who then presents you with 5 adorable babies.... There you go.

I'm eccentric, unconventional, goofy, and mischievous. I was at the Summer of Love (Well, okay... I was only 6 years old at the time. But I do remember playing with all the other naked kids in the fountains while the adults picnicked and watched the bands... *g*) My hair is fuchsia (this week -- some weeks it's purple or red or brown with grey).

I'm an artist. I create. I knit. I design. I dye. I felt. I filk. I draw. I colour. I do web design. I watercolour. I make mobiles and jewelry and fiberart. I make hot process soap and bath salts and body scrubs. And Mutant Enemy paperdolls -- Mutty must do the Dance of Joy! I aspire to spinning. Back in the dark ages (Okay, fine. You got me. *sigh*. the late 70s/early 80s) I made custom cast vampire fangs and faux mummified skulls for sale to the local fen.

I collect things: rainbows and dragons and friends and silly toys and sparkly sticks and antique roses and beaches and tarot cards and rubber stamps. And more.

I love a snarky, well-written character, such as Methos or Spike or Josef.

I love old movies, especially musicals: Singing in the Rain, My Fair Lady, the Music Man. And silly movies: Star Wars and The Princess Bride and Grease (1&2) and The Birdcage and Batman Returns and Tank Girl. I don't watch much tv because of brain injury issues.

I love music. I sing along (althought I can't always carry a tune in a bucket!)! A lot of older music -- musicals and the Beatles and Abba and the Monkees and Peter, Paul, and Mary and and and and!!! I love 80s music and 60s music and 50s music. And even a little 90s and 21st century.

I garden organically and grow heirloom and wild roses, lavender,raspberries, boysenberries, blueberries, apples, plums, medlars, scented geraniums, irises, ferns, catnip, lots of herbs, lots of alliums, garlic, strawberries, heirloom cucumbers and pumpkins, and lots more. We moved in 2003 to a cottage on 20 acres 15 miles from town, and I'm happily planning out more gardens and planting trees on my not so urban homestead.

I bounce. I sing. I scoot. I howl at the moon. I skip. I *tacklehug!* my friends. I snuggle. I nap in my nest. I twirl. I dance in the rain. I meditate. I play. I've got wild 'n' crazy feet!! I love.

I daydream. I watch dragonflies in the garden. I sing along with our treefroggies. I roll on the lawn (well, I did when we had one!). I turn somersaults. I squeal with glee. I do the boom-boom dance! *g*

I read. I giggle. I write. I dance. I learn. I workout. I play in the garden. I cherish my friends. I write. I thrive.

I'm silly. I'm eccentric. I'm spiritual. I'm previously plural. I'm beautiful. I'm strong. I'm growing. I'm goofy. I'm moody. I'm fabulous. I'm loving. I'm smart.

I'm a multiple brain injury survivor. There's a lot of my life I can't remember, but even though I'm post 14 years from the first and worst one, I keep getting back more all the time. I was diagnosed with cfs/me, fibro, and arthritis in 1998 and celiac disease in 2006 The fibro and arthritis are mostly in remission due to diet. I have a lot of other food allergies and sensitivities as well. I have severe chemical sensitivities secondary to a long-term exposure to termiticide. Some days are a bit of a challenge, but I try to remember there's a purpose for every challenge and just go with it.

I have an unique way of looking at the universe. I'm spiritual, but not religious. I grew up thinking nudity was normal. I have a lot of trouble understanding why gender is an issue to most people when they pick who they like. And yeah, that also gives me a (possibly disconcerting) tendency to assume everybody in the world is pansexual until told otherwise...