Recently, I was tagged in the 100 Truths Blogger Tag by the lovely Laura from Dot Makes 4. Created by Debbie from My Random Musings, the tag is full of random questions designed to help you get to know bloggers. I thought it would be great fun and share a little bit more about myself with you lovely readers
The basics
1 What’s your name?
Clare
2 Any nicknames or aliases?
No
3 Your gender?
Female
4 Your star sign?
Sagittarius
5 How old are you?
40
6 Your relationship status?
Happily married
7 Any children?
Yes an 8 year old boy called Freddie, and 2 step children, Molly (23 years old) and Joe (19 year old)
8 Any pets?
Yes, a Westie called Marlo
9 Any tattoos or piercings?
No tattoos I hate them (although my hubby is covered in them, well not quite but he has more than I would like!) and I have my ears pierced.
10 What do you like about yourself?
Hmm, thats a tricky one. I suppose I like the fact that if I set my mind to something I will do everything in my power to achieve it.
11 What do you dislike about yourself?
Lots of things, it would take too long to list!
12 Righty or lefty?
Hmm again a difficult one as I am one of these weirdos who doesn’t know their left from their right (well without drawing an invisible G in the air, as I can only do that with my right hand!) So I am a righty!
Lasts
13 The last thing you drank:
Cup of tea
14 The last thing you ate:
I’ve just eaten one of Freddies Jaffa Cakes, but shh don’t tell him!
15 Your last phone call:
To Stu
16 Your last text message:
To Stu asking him to phone me!
17 Your last email:
A company I am working alongside for my Valentines Gift List
18 The last song you listened to:
Not sure, probably an Ed Sheeran one though
19 The last book you read:
I don’t ever get time to read, but the last book Freddie read to me was Roald Dahl Georges Marvellous Medicine.
20 The last time you cried:
Last week, but this is really unusual I am not a crier.
21 The last blog you read:
Dot Makes 4: 100 Truths Blogger Tag
22 The last person you spoke to:
Stuart on the phone
23 The last place you visited:
London on Saturday to see Annie
24 Your last holiday abroad:
November we celebrated our 40th and 50th birthdays in Jamaica.
Have you ever?
25 Have you ever gotten back with an ex?
No – they are an ex for a reason
26 Have you ever been cheated on?
Yes
27 Have you ever cheated on someone?
Yes
28 Have you ever lost someone special to you?
Yes
29 Have you ever been so drunk you threw up?
Far too regularly!
30 Have you ever fallen out of love with someone?
Yes
31 Have you ever met someone who changed you?
Yes my husband, for the better.
32 Have you ever been in a situation where you found out who your real friends are?
Yes unfortunately.
33 Have you ever kissed someone you probably shouldn’t have?
Yes
34 Have you ever found out people were talking about you behind your back?
Yes, but I am so thick skinned I couldn’t care less!
35 Have you ever broken someone’s heart?
I doubt it!
36 Have you ever kissed a stranger?
Oh no, that’s a bit weird?
37 Have you ever had your own heart broken?
Yes once, but luckily I have or I wouldn’t be where I am now.
38 Have you ever had sex on the first date?
No, not that I am admitting to anyway!
39 Have you ever been arrested?
Definitely not.
40 Have you ever been attracted to someone that isn’t the gender you usually find attractive?
Yes, I think we all do that don’t we. I have never acted on it though and I never would.
41 Have you ever done something you regret?
Hmm, yes once.
42 Have you ever had a threesome?
Omg no!
43 Have you ever embarrassed yourself in public?
No I don’t think so? Certainly not for a while anyway.
44 Have you ever misjudged someone?
Yes
Your beliefs and opinions
45 Do you believe in God?
No
46 Do you believe in yourself?
Absolutely, how can I expect anyone else to believe in me if I don’t.
47 Do you believe in Santa Claus?
OMG of course I do.
48 Do you believe in ghosts?
Hmm, yes I think so, oh I don’t know? I’ve certainly never seen one.
49 Do you believe in aliens?
No
50 Do you believe in miracles?
No, you make your own luck in this world.
51 Do you believe in the power of positive thinking?
Absolutely, I wish I did it a bit more!
52 Do you believe in love at first sight?
Absolutely, it was love at first sight with Stu.
Absolutely, it was love at first sight with Stu.
53 Can money make you happy?
It can certainly help!
54 Would you describe yourself as a feminist?
No
55 Are you pro-life or pro-choice?
Pro choice, I think it is so cruel to see people really struggling with life, we should all have a choice.
56 Do you have strong political beliefs?
Yes
57 Do you have strong religious beliefs?
No, I am not religious at all.
58 What do you think the most important thing you can give a child is?
Love, without that there is nothing.
Right now
59 Are you eating anything right now?
No, but I have just finished a jaffa cake!
60 Are you drinking anything right now?
Blackcurrant cordial.
61 What are you listening to right now?
Nothing actually, I have been too busy working to even notice it is deadly silent in the house!
62 What are you thinking about right now?
How Freddie is getting on at school.
63 What are you waiting for right now?
Freddie and Stu to come home so I can have a cuddle!
64 What are you most excited about right now?
Getting away for a weekend with the family.
65 What’s your pet hate right now?
Freddie not listening to me!!
66 What’s your favourite thing right now?
Hmm blogging, I have only been on the blogging scene for the last couple of months and I am absolutely loving it.
67 If you weren’t answering these questions, what would you be doing right now?
Finishing my Valentines Gift List Blog
Firsts
68 Your first best friend:
Oh God I am 40 I have no idea! I struggle remembering what I did yesterday!
69 Your first kiss:
I can’t remember that either??
70 Your first celebrity crush:
Hmm, I’m not doing very well here am I.
71 Your first holiday:
Probably Spain or France.
72 Your first pet:
That is easier, I had a cat called Alfie when I got my first house.
73 Your first regret:
I only have one in my life and it was something I asked someone to do for me.
74 Your first job:
Assistant Management Accountant
75: Your first childhood memory:
Christmas, as my birthday is in December, as is my brothers December was always a fun time.
Which would you choose?
76 Love or money?
Love every day of the week.
77 Twitter or Facebook?
Instagram! I know that wasn’t an option but I understand that much more than FB and Twitter!
78 Hook up or relationship?
Relationship
79 Dogs or cats?
Cats probably, although Stu is allergic! So we have a little Westie instead.
80 Coffee or tea?
Tea, I have never drank coffee the smell doesn’t appeal at all.
81 Beer or wine?
Wine of course, but I tend to only drink white wine.
82 Sweet or savoury?
Savoury, I am not a big lover of puddings (doesn’t stop me eating them though as I am a pig!)
83 Introvert or extrovert?
Introvert most definitely.
84 Vampires or werewolves?
Neither!!
85 Seaside or countryside?
Countryside to live, Seaside to holiday.
86 Summer or winter?
Winter as its near Christmas and my birthday!
87 Books or movies
Not really a big fan of either, but if I had to pick it would be movies.
88 Horror or comedy
Comedy definitely I am not a big horror fan!
A few random questions to finish on
89 Do you wish you could change your past?
No I wouldn’t be who I was today.
90 What’s your dream job?
What I am doing
91 What’s your guilty pleasure?
Wine and gin!!
92 What are you afraid of?
Nothing.
93 What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
Finance Director! God that sounds really sad doesn’t it, but its true. But the funny thing is I achieved it and gave it up within a few months to become a full time mum. The best decision I have ever made.
94 If you could have any super power, what would it be?
Not getting hangovers!
95 If you could change anything about your life what would it be?
I would not be so overweight!
96 Would you want immortality?
God no.
97 If you could interview anyone alive or dead who would you choose?
This is a difficult one, but the first person that came to mind was Margaret Thatcher.
98 Would you say you are happy?
Absolutely, I have ups and downs like we all do, but generally I am happy.
99 What one piece of advice would you give to yourself at age eighteen?
Enjoy life more, and don’t take things too seriously.
100 Where would you like to be in five years’ time
Anywhere Freddie and Stu are, they both complete me so nothing would be the same without them.
Tagging some lovely bloggers:
Sophie from Life As Mrs D.
Sara from Jodphurs for Maisie
If you’re not on the list, don’t worry, you can still join in!
Now, all you have to do is tag some other lovely bloggers. The original 100 questions are below
The basics
1 What’s your name?
2 Any nicknames or aliases?
3 Your gender?
4 Your star sign?
5 How old are you?
6 Your relationship status?
7 Any children?
8 Any pets?
9 Any tattoos or piercings?
10 What do you like about yourself?
11 What do you dislike about yourself?
12 Righty or lefty?
Lasts
13 The last thing you drank:
14 The last thing you ate:
15 Your last phone call:
16 Your last text message:
17 Your last email:
18 The last song you listened to:
19 The last book you read:
20 The last time you cried:
21 The last blog you read:
22 The last person you spoke to:
23 The last place you visited:
24 Your last holiday abroad:
Have you ever?
25 Have you ever gotten back with an ex?
26 Have you ever been cheated on?
27 Have you ever cheated on someone?
28 Have you ever lost someone special to you?
29 Have you ever been so drunk you threw up?
30 Have you ever fallen out of love with someone?
31 Have you ever met someone who changed you?
32 Have you ever been in a situation where you found out who your real friends are?
33 Have you ever kissed someone you probably shouldn’t have?
34 Have you ever found out people were talking about you behind your back?
35 Have you ever broken someone’s heart?
36 Have you ever kissed a stranger?
37 Have you ever had your own heart broken?
38 Have you ever had sex on the first date?
39 Have you ever been arrested?
40 Have you ever been attracted to someone that isn’t the gender you usually find attractive?
41 Have you ever done something you regret?
42 Have you ever had a threesome?
43 Have you ever embarrassed yourself in public?
44 Have you ever misjudged someone?
Your beliefs and opinions
45 Do you believe in God?
46 Do you believe in yourself?
47 Do you believe in Santa Claus?
48 Do you believe in ghosts?
49 Do you believe in aliens?
50 Do you believe in miracles?
51 Do you believe in the power of positive thinking?
52 Do you believe in love at first sight?
53 Can money make you happy?
54 Would you describe yourself as a feminist?
55 Are you pro-life or pro-choice?
56 Do you have strong political beliefs?
57 Do you have strong religious beliefs?
58 What do you think the most important thing you can give a child is?
Right now
59 Are you eating anything right now?
60 Are you drinking anything right now?
61 What are you listening to right now?
62 What are you thinking about right now?
63 What are you waiting for right now?
64 What are you most excited about right now?
65 What’s your pet hate right now?
66 What’s your favourite thing right now?
67 If you weren’t answering these questions, what would you be doing right now?
Firsts
68 Your first best friend:
69 Your first kiss:
70 Your first celebrity crush:
71 Your first holiday:
72 Your first pet:
73 Your first regret:
74 Your first job:
75: Your first childhood memory:
Which would you choose?
76 Love or money?
77 Twitter or Facebook?
78 Hook up or relationship?
79 Dogs or cats?
80 Coffee or tea?
81 Beer or wine?
82 Sweet or savoury?
83 Introvert or extrovert?
84 Vampires or werewolves?
85 Seaside or countryside?
86 Summer or winter?
87 Books or movies
88 Horror or comedy
A few random questions to finish on
89 Do you wish you could change your past?
90 What’s your dream job?
91 What’s your guilty pleasure?
92 What are you afraid of?
93 What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
94 If you could have any super power, what would it be?
95 If you could change anything about your life what would it be?
96 Would you want immortality?
97 If you could interview anyone alive or dead who would you choose?
98 Would you say you are happy?
99 What one piece of advice would you give to yourself at age eighteen?
100 Where would you like to be in five years’ time
