44 Facts About Me Me Me

 I`m not normally so wordy.  Especially on a Sunday. Indulge me or speed read...it`s up to you.

I share my birthday with  Leo Tolstoy Shania Twain.

Green is my favourite color.

I can read and write Arabic script...very slowly.

I'm not so hot at speaking Arabic but I can speak French (ish).

Musical instrument of choice as a child was the violin.

My mother wanted to name me Roxana.
I love the beach on a winter`s day.
When I was 19 I was robbed on The Spanish Steps in Rome.

I went to school in Stratford Upon Avon  - Shakespeare`s birth place.

I have been both a lawyer and a teacher.
Living in Morocco I miss book stores, fabric shops, cheese, weather and my family.

In 1984 I named my pet kitten 'George'.
I am the same age as Nicole Kidman - I ask myself, `Who`s wearing better?` 
If money was no object I would own a house overlooking over the sea.

As a teenager I saw David Bowie, Madonna and The Police in concert.
My beautiful boy was worth the wait.

I swim but I don't like putting my head under water.
I would love to go back to university and make better use of my time there.

My husband and I married in London on a cold but cloudless sunny February day.

Pet peeve - moodiness and inconsistency in 'friends'.

In a chemistry lesson, I once set fire to a boy`s jumper by keeping my bunsen burner on the white flame. It wasn`t intentional.

My eyes are green.
On this day in 1994, Charles and Diana divorced.
My mother has been a huge influence in my life.

I often think I would be happy as a vegetarian.

My middle names are Jane and Louise.

'sociable' is teacher speak for 'chatty'

I was always the youngest in my class at school and amongst my friends - that's not the case now.

I met my best friend when I was 13 and we are still best friends.

My husband and I had known each other for a very short time when we decided to get married.

My music tastes are eclectic.
I try to believe in half full not half empty. It`s not always easy.

I'm still trying to get my husband to remember that I like white roses - not red.

Favourite takeout is a curry.
I like the idea of holistic medicine.

I love pearls.
Teaching gave more satisfaction than practicing law.

As a young child my teachers described me as 'sociable'.

This year we celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary.

Looking after my son is a joy.  Most of the time.
 I don`t really `do` St. Valentines Day.
I`m currently reading Freedom by Jonathan Franzen.
First holiday abroad was camping in the South of France.
I never dreamed in a million years I would live in Africa.

But sometimes I`m very glad I do. Wishing those on the eastern seaboard of the US as uneventful as possible days ahead.