My dear friend Natalie has officially opened her Etsy Shop, Onesie-Twosie!
Natalie is sassy, hilarious, sweet, and just lovely. She also has impeccable taste (making her a perfect shopping buddy, by the way), so please check out her shop!
In honor of her accomplishment, I asked her to share a little about herself, so you can get to know her!
Three things I treasure:
Since there is a "nonliving" question next I guess that means that this is for living treasures, so:
1. My husband
2. My dogs
3. My family
3 Non living things I treasure
1. My house! I work really really hard for it.
2. My mom gave me a gold butterfly necklace that was a gift to her from my grandpa (her dad).
3. My engagement and wedding rings
Favorite time of year
Autumn! Brandon and I are both Autumn babies, so maybe it's hardwired into us, but for us there is nothing better than Caramel Apple season!
Favorite things to wear
I am almost always in some variation of jeans and a t-shirt, but my favorite things to wear either have nautical/preppy stripes, are gray, or somehow make me feel taller than I really am.
Perfume? What smells?
I wish I were the kind of person to pick a scent and stick with it, but I actually have about four perfumes that I rotate through based on my mood in the morning, I guess. I wear Ralph Lauren HOT, Burberry Brit, Pink Sugar, and Lolita Lempicka. Basically they all have a vanilla/foody smell to them, which is my favorite way to smell, I guess!
Favorite Animal
I love birds. Sparrows and owls specifically. I also have a thing for deer and antlers. I cannot explain it, I just do.
Top Three Events In My Life
This one was really hard for me!
1. There was this one Disneyland trip my family went on when I was in college one November, and I don't know, but it is one of my favorite memories of my family and myself. I think I was in a really good place in my life at the time, I felt confident and happy, we all got along, and plus, Disneyland! What else could you need?
2. Graduating from college.
3. Getting married. Seeing all my family that came to support me, and all the work they put into throwing a great party for me and Brandon.
Fav Small Pleasures
1. Slightly stale minimarshmallows
2. A really good back tickle
3. A good, solid knuckle crack (bad habit, but very satisfying!)
Fav Places
1. Disneyland. I don't know, my dad and I just have a special thing with Disneyland... he went there a lot as a kid and took us there a ton when we were growing up. Even if he's not there with me, when I'm at Disneyland I feel like I'm there with him, and it's just really sweet for me.
2. Utah. This is utterly bizarre to me and it makes absolutely no sense.
3. New York City! Specifically, Union Square, right in front of the Forever 21.
3 Favorite Sounds
1. Rain at night
2. A really good chord progression
3. My grandpa's whistling
3 Fav Things to Eat
1. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes
2. Good sushi
3. Rice Krispy Treats
3 Favorite Favorites
1. Lists
2. Extremely focused shopping trips
3. Popping someone else's toes
3.5. The way my father-in-law calls me "Lady"
3 Ways Someone Made Your Day
1. The other day I was walking into Safeway and an adorable old man stopped and propped the door open and said "Just for you, sweetheart!"
2. Last week the engineers I work with told me that when they walk with me to meetings I make them "cooler by association." Granted they are engineers, that may not be saying much, but in any case, it definitely made my day.
3. Today Brandon left me a note on the back door. It said "I folded the laundry, there's a new load in the dryer." It was cute, okay?
3 Habits/Quirks That Make Me Me
1. The way I say "I've decided" all the time.
2. My aggressive driving?
3. My stubbornness, my husband would say.
Fav books, film, music
BOOKS:
1. Well duh I'm going to have to go with TWILIGHT, hello.
2. Lewis Carrol's Alice In Wonderland. It is delightfully woozy and silly.
3. To Kill A Mockingbird
MOVIES
I will always love You've Got Mail, Alice In Wonderland, and Love Actually, but right now I'm also grooving on The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Labyrinth, and The Three Amigos. Oh and Amelie. I guess 3 is not enough!
MUSIC
1. I'm still digging on Muse. It's been what, two months now? Muse does chord progressions like the angels in heaven.
2. Beethoven - since studying him in high school I've had a major thing for Ludwig. Could also have to do with my eternal love of grouchy old men.
3. Old jazz standards, esp. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
3 words I Can't Stand:
1. Panties. I think this a commonly despised word.
2. Definitely. It is overused and often spelled wrong.
3. Evidently
3 Words I Love:
I love flagrant words and use them liberally, but right now I seem to be using these three a lot
1. Chagrin
2. Ornery
3. Epic
Goals & Plans for Future
1. Onesie-Twosie. It's hard to start this up while working full time, but I've been making progress and hopefully some day I'll be profitable enough to kick my 9-5 to the curb.
2. My life right now is basically one giant prep for a future goal: I'm working to put my husband through school. The goal is that he will graduate and bank some cashola and all this hard work and sacrifice will be worth it!
3. I want to be a mom to a fat squishy baby soon. Basically this involves a great deal of sex.
Best Advice
I don't know how good this advice actually is but it's helped me out a time or two. It is from my ever wise father, regarding 4 wheel drive: "It won't help you stop!"
Favorite Quote:
"Why don't you make yourself a dang quesadilla?" -Napoleon Dynamite
I don't know, why not?
Congratulations, Natalie!
