Chocolate Britches

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation Polytechnic Tutor
Location Nelson, New Zealand
Introduction Exploring the world of blogging. Looking more than contributing. Hoping to have something meaningful to share one day :-)
Interests Eco houses, sustainable housing, trying to win lotto, or inventing some sort of miracle item that everyone must have, in order to be able to buy acres of land and retire to a farm somewhere to grow my own veges and raise animals, trying to get better at, cooking, crafty things, low carb, gardening, fitness, trying to master The Art of Losing Weight and Keeping it Off, so, weightloss, the outdoors, walking, reading, horses, dogs, kelpies, labradors, border collies, whippets, greyhounds, farms, craft, jewellery making, mosaic, knitting, sewing, tivaevae, pasifika, quilting, movies, being near the water, my dog, my friends and special people in my life, felting, helping people to better their lives though my work.
Favorite Movies A ridiculous amount - The Shawshank Redemption, The Usual Suspects, the second Charlies Angels, the second Tomb Raider, The Day After Tomorrow, There's Something About Mary, Anchorman, Memoirs of A Geisha, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Loads
Favorite Music Live and rock generally. Most other things - not a huge fan of country or hip hop.
Favorite Books The Lovely Bones, Eat Pray Love, The Secret History, The Time Travellers Wife, anything by Richard Laymon (who sadly died), most books by Anne Rice, Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series, a huge variety of chick lit, but mainly that by Belinda Jones, Marian Keyes, Anna Maxted, Chris Manby, Lisa Jewell, Sophie Kinsella (oh to be Becky Bloomwood!!).

The first time you had your shoes taken off - how surprised were you to see that you still had toes?

I don't think I ever wore shoes as a child, so have no recollection of any toe amazement reaction.