Everyone and their uncle seems to be doing these at the moment, so I figured I should jump on the bandwagon too, since Sam tagged me!

There are five rules:
1. Post these rules.
2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things.
3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post.
4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.
5. Go to their blog/twitter and tell them you’ve tagged them.

1. The most played song on my iTunes is currently Gypsy Rhapsody – Bond. (612 plays)
2. My favourite colours are purple, teal and pink.
3. I really only ever tan on my shoulders and my feet.
4. I love avocados and could eat them every day.
5. I’m a creative and artistic person, but I am hopeless at drawing.
6. Big dogs, spiders and creepy birds scare me.
7. I took Japanese for 4 years at high school. I hardly remember anything now!
9. I never realised how much I value a sense of humour until I went on three dates with a guy who didn’t have one. Obviously we’re not still dating.
10. I am the least photogenic person I have ever met.
11. I have friends who are old enough to be my mother.

Sam’s Questions For Me…
1. Are you a shoe or bag person, and why?
I’m very tempted to say both, because I love both, but I’m going to have to go with bags. I always seem to be switching to different ones (colours/sizes/styles) depending on where I’m going and what I’m doing.

 2. Do you have a favourite kind of outfit?
Kind of. I’m not very exciting or adventurous though. I like skirts and dresses and ballet flats, but also skinny jeans and Converse.
I’m also more overweight than I’d like (especially recently – thank you Prednisone) so that comes into account too. It’s not like you have to be thin to be well-dressed, but there are some clothes which just aren’t flattering on someone who is a size 14.

3. What would your dream home look like on the outside?
I looked up "awesome houses" on Pinterest and now I want to live here!

4. Is there a film you can watch over and over without getting sick of it?
Calender Girls! I also discovered this morning that the play version of it is on here in a couple of weeks. I may have to go. :D

5. What is one of your favourite things about who you are?
This was actually a surprisingly tricky question! I am a pretty thoughtful person. Sometimes this comes back to bite me in terms of "overthinking" a situation and becoming unnecessarily worried about it, but I think it also benefits me in that I seem to very seldom upset people and my friends and I don’t really argue or fight. Either that…or I just happen to have insanely tolerant friends!?

6. What is one of your favourite things about how you look?
It’d be strange if I didn’t say my hair here, wouldn’t it? I’m lucky that I have more good hair days than bad ones. It does crazy fluffy things sometimes, but it’s never too bad. A small amount of coconut oil and not too much shampoo is the best thing ever.

7. Assume you have lots of money and can help out a cause/charity. Which cause/charity would it be and why?
Oh I love this question! In fact I love it so much I’m going to do a whole post about it next week! The charity would definitely be either Kidney Health NZ or Kidney Kids. Come back then to see what I have to say!

8. If you could have any animal in the world as a companion/pet, which would it be and why?
Easy. A cat. Any cat. Preferably a rescued one, and possibly even multiple cats. =^.^=

9. What are some things that calm you down when you’re feeling stressed?
Blogging, scrapbooking and talking to people whose opinions I trust.

10. If you were to invent your own fancy beverage (say, for Starbucks), what would it contain?
I don’t know! Perhaps dark mint hot chocolate…although I suspect that already exists.

11. Burgers or pizza?
Right now I’d have to say burgers, but only proper ones. Om nom. They aren’t healthy, so if I’m going to eat one, it had better be worth it!

My Questions for You…
1. If you are dating/married, is your partner the "type" of person you thought you would end up with?
2. Do you have pump or bar soap in your bathroom?
3. What is your biggest blogging-related pet peeve?
4. Do you like to cook? If you do, what is your favourite thing to make?
5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
6. Scarves or hats?
7. What really motivates you to do important things?
8. Do you remember the first blogs you read? Do you still read them?
9. If you could meet any celebrity, who would you choose?
10. What was your first real job?
11. What is your favourite birthday memory?

 I don’t want to tag specific people to do this, but if you want to do this, let me know so I can come and see your answers! :)