hey, guys!
happy sunday–hope you have had a great weekend. mine was fun and filled with friends, but i am making a point to not take my camera with me everywhere i go and to blog about everything i do. you may have noticed that a lot lately–and that is probably how things will be from now on. to be honest, blogging so frequently (and including so much lifecasting) was becoming to be somewhat of a chore. this blog is my hobby, not my job, so scaling back on lifecasting makes sense for me. plus, kristen gave me this super cute little purse awhile back and there is no way my camera will fit in there… ;)
however, i still love to blog and, as you all know, i love to answer random questions. i could never get enough of those dang myspace surveys back in the day. ha. so tonight’s post is another round of answers to questions i received anonymously. you can submit your anonymous questions using the box in my sidebar to the right. i answer the questions in the order i receive them.. however there are a few questions i am skipping because i want to devote an entire post to a few of them (like ones about my gut, about protein powder, and other matters that i could ramble all day about.)
here we go!
Q: Love your name! Where is it from?
A: thank you! my dad and mom were friends with a girl named janetha hancock–my dad went to law school with her. my parents liked the name, so they named me janetha. people often ask me where it is from, but i do not know the origin. i never had the opportunity to meet the woman i was named after, she passed away years ago. i have also never met another janetha in person before. but, thanks to google, i have had correspondence with some other janethas on the interwebs.
my name is a difficult one to have. i think i give my mom (too hard of) a hard time about it because i have complained about the need to constantly correct people on the pronunciation and/or spelling. (for the record, you pronounce it Ja-NEE-tha, not Ja-NEH-tha or JAN-eh-tha.) despite my complaints, i really do love my name. it’s hard, but i have embraced it!
haha–totally joking, mom, my name is NOT one of my imperfections. my freckles, on the other hand…
no, but seriously, back to my name, it is unique and special and i know that the name means a lot to my parents. that is what matters most. (and we won’t talk about how i was traumatized because i never was able to find a pencil or a miniature license plate with my name on it! jokes…)
my last name used to be benson.. but when i got married, it became gallegos. people try to pronounce it “gall-eg-ohs” but it’s “guy-egg-os”… so i often correct them, and i always have to spell it. that’s ok, though, i love marshall–tough last name and all! so, yes, my name is now officially the hardest name on the planet.
Q: You already have me hooked on bands like Tsunami Bomb and Metric… what else do you recommend, specifically during exercise?
A: lately i have been loving of monsters and men, cults (okay, not for working out, but i love them!), the black keys, and starfucker. <–sorry about the cuss word, it’s their band name.
but i have to tell you, i went to graywhale (the record store) the other day with marshall and bought a BUNCH of used CDs. they are all punk compilation CDs that i had when i was younger, but then they were stolen when my car got broken into back when i was 19. boooo. so i have been LOVING these old comps, enjoying the blast from the past singalongs. it’s so rad how a certain song can bring back so many memories.. i love nostalgia.
the comps i got: fat music for fat people, cinema beer nuts, life in the fat lane, and five years on the streets. i also got a best of reggie & the full effect CD. some of the best bands on these used comp CDs include lagwagon, propagandhi, face to face, millencolin, no use for a name (p.s. the lead singer, tony sly, recently passed away.. :( ), strung out, rancid, and nofx. so, if you like old punk rock songs, you should check those bands out.
Q: I know your family is Mormon. Why don’t you practice? And what do you believe?
A: yes, my family is mormon. i was baptized mormon at 8 years old (the minimum age allowed in the religion), but have been inactive since i was 18 years old. religion isn’t something i talk about a lot because it really is such a personal choice and i don’t think anyone is right or wrong when it comes to their religious beliefs. mormonism has some things in their religion that i do not agree with. some may say that the reason i “fell away” from the church was because i wanted to start drinking and doing drugs (which you can read more about here) but, to be honest, there are just some aspects of the religion that make it not for me. i choose to not get into those aspects. while i do not practice any sort of organized religion, i do believe in god and pray often. i am SO grateful that i was raised in a loving mormon household that taught me the importance of things like honesty, love, good morals, integrity, and serving others. my family is very involved with the mormon church and i will still go to various church functions to support them.
Q: Your thoughts on haters?
A: haha, umm.. haters gonna hate? i am not sure what the person who asked this question is actually asking.. but i will try to tackle this one. i have had a really horrible past with people who did not like me. i was bullied over and over in grade school to the point where i became suicidal and tried to drown myself in my bathtub. ugh, the thought of that makes me so sad.. i was such a miserable little girl back then. you can read more on that here.
anyway, since then i have grown up a lot. i have realized that people are not going to like me, and that’s okay. instead of worrying so much about getting those people to like me, as i did back in grade school, i have instead chosen to associate with people who DO like me. surrounding yourself with uplifting, likeminded individuals is so important to me. yes, i still run into people who disagree with me or think less of me, but i don’t think these people hate me. they just have a different opinion, which they are entitled to.
let’s be honest: it is not always easy to let go of that feeling of hatred. but momma b taught me something very important back when i was struggling with friendships. she told me to always take the higher road. i have used this advice more times than i can count. sometimes i let the advice slip my mind and i will inadvertantly find myself up to my eyeballs in an argument (especially at work since i am in customer relations) but i always try to remember my mom’s advice. i will bite my tongue and take the higher road. sometimes it is a very hard thing to do, but almost always it has made the situation a million times better.
ha. so, not sure if this answers what the anonymous asker was asking.. but those are my thoughts on dealing with people who don’t like you or who disagree with you.
Q: Are you sponsored by GPP?
A: no, but after seeing this i jokingly told neil (the owner) he should start paying me since i ramble about GPP so much! no, honestly, i blog about the gym so often because that’s where i work out every day. this blog is mainly about food and fitness, so of course i will blog about where the fitness part is coming from. just as i used to frequently blog about body for life, insanity, or jamie eason’s livefit trainer–i was not sponsored by any of those programs, but i blogged about them because that’s the workout i was following at the time.
Q: How do you dye/bleach your hair?
A: i highlight my hair about every 12 weeks. i don’t know how my hairdresser does it, but i love her and she does a great job! i have been going to lisa at taylor d’shaw in salt lake city for almost a decade now. in fact, that reminds me, i have an appointment coming up!
i typically do darker highlights in the fall/winter months and over the years have tried to just stick to tones that are closer to my natural color. back in the day i went WAY blonde! looking back, i can’t believe i ever went so blonde.. i couldn’t hang with that now. lisa was the one who convinced me to get bangs back in 2008 and i am SO glad she did. i love, love, love having bangs and would never go back to not having them.
before bangs/after bangs:
(i swoop my bangs to the side now, though.. i am not sure if i miss the straight across cut or not. thoughts?)
side note: she also waxes my eyebrows (every 12 weeks) and aside from that waxing, i don’t pluck my eyebrows ever. they are really blonde so i am lucky enough that i don’t have to. and i am a big weirdo and love the feeling of getting my eyebrows waxed. anyone else?
Q: You seem to get sick pretty often and have a fair number of health ailments. Do you think it is genetic?
A: i used to get sinus infections/colds SO often, like 7-8 times a year, but then i got my tonsils out and it fixed that problem. now days, i ALWAYS get sick after a trip or a race. i have no idea why.. but that is the pattern i see. maybe it is the germs on airplanes and the extreme exertion from races. i have no idea. OH! but i did manage to not get sick after costa rica… so maybe there’s hope for me yet! it’s funny, marshall never gets sick and he’s the last person to care about germs. i think he has built up some tolerance to germs simply because he doesn’t mind them as much as i do. i am always sanitizing my hands and putting my hood up before resting my head on random seat backs. maybe i need to be more carefree?
as far as other health ailments go… i only have the one: my GI issues. it’s not genetic, as far as i know. nobody else in my family is dealing with this crap.. or lack thereof, haha. but maybe my long lost relatives do have GI issues. who knows.
not sure what else the asker was referring to by “fair number of health ailments”, but those are the only two that come to mind. the other doctor trips have occurred simply because i am accident prone (broken arm, broken nose, tendonitis in my ankles, etc)–but, hey, that could be genetic, right?! my mom is pretty clumsy ;)
Q: Have you ever gone to see Ballet West perform?
A: no.. i have never been to the ballet. but you know what i do love? musicals! specifically, les miserables. BEST MUSICAL EVER. i have seen it many times–here i am in london at the age of 19.
i am so envious of my parents who just went to les mis this past friday down at the shakespeare festival in cedar city. i am trying to get marshall to go with me before it ends.. but he doesn’t sound too stoked on that idea. anyone wanna go with me? ha. i absolutely love les mis.. i remember one time, as a kid, my mom and sisters and i slept out on the street in front of capitol theater (in salt lake city) in order to buy les mis tickets right when they went on sale. yep.. pretty die hard fans.
that’s all for now! i will get to the questions that require a long, elaborate answer sometime soon.. i hope.
Qs~
1. how did you get your name? do you like it?
2. what is your favorite play/musical?
xo. janetha g.
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I’m 100% with you on the name thing. My name is Hawaiian although my family or I am not. Grew up in MN. Everyone gets it wrong and I’ve just learned to live with it. Same with last name. I went from Rude, pronounce like you’re rude not Rudee to Hellinga. Iused to hate it too and blame parents but now that I’m not just another Sara or Katie I love being unique!!
I have a Hawaiian friend with your name! I think it is beautiful.
i LOVE getting my brows waxed too!! people think i’m weird, but it’s kind of soothing (the warm wax, not the mild discomfort). my gal uses hard wax so there are no strips to pull off.
i also like getting my teeth cleaned and i look forward to dentist visits :)
my dad gave me both my english name and my chinese name. not sure where elaine came from, but since english is a second language for him, i wonder if he picked it up from tv or something. and my chinese name means “porcelain bell”. i love my daddy :)
I am with you on the teeth cleaning! Glad I am not alone–haha.
You mentioned liking the band Starfucker (I am assuming you mean the American one from Portland, not the European one?)…have you checked out Sexton Blake? That is the main guy’s first band, and you might like it. I actually like it better. :)
Checking now! thanks :)
Oh I completely understand what you mean with your name! I grew up wishing I was a Jennifer or a Jessica instead of a Jentry, but I love the uniqueness in my name now! ha
Well you did it again…..you’ve got me laughing and crying! I’m so glad you have such an incredible attitude about everything and that I’ve taught you a few lessons :)
All I know about my name is that it was almost Denise but somehow ended up Susan.
Les Mis was spectacular in Cedar City!! All time favorite!
I love you and appreciate your thoughtfulness about my feelings. Most important is that you are still with us and I hope for a long long time.
xoxo
My mom is named Denise!
I love when I see your comments on here Momna B! So sweet.
i love your name & i am proud of myself for pronouncing it correctly without instruction haha. i got my name from the allman brothers song ‘sweet melissa.’ my parents love it and chose it from that and to be honest i really do like my name, i think it sounds a bit rustic/charming and i especially like hearing nate call me by my full name instead of my nickname ‘misa’ (MEE-sah).
my favorite play or musical is prob ‘wicked’ i had the opportunity to see it on broadway in nyc with the orignal cast (kristin chenoweth & idina menzel) i will never forget that night!
we see Starfucker a lot here, GREAT band!
I like my name – my mom “won” this battle in the old traditional family my dad comes form – arranged marriages and all that – my brother and I were to be named Sam and Sally, to keep with family tradition. SO happy that did not happen! ;) (actually it was probably just as much my dad winning against tradition – he didn’t go with the arranged marriage either…) :D
Whatever you say, Sally. ;)
My name is Colleen. After Colleen McMurphy, a character on an awwwwful 1980’s show called China Beach. My mom watched the show religiously while pregnant….and here I am. HAHA
I can totally relate to the name thing. My full name is Margaret Catherine, since I was the first born granddaughter I was named after both my grandmothers. I’ve always gone by meg since I was born but used to get annoyed always having to correct everyone. My maiden name was Thebo (thee-bow) and that was always a doozy too! Great advice on haters by the way. I like the quote about taking the high road!
You are beautiful with any hair, but I love the blunt bang on you!
I like my name! Though it’s Biblical, my parents actually named me after the Hall & Oates song “Sarah Smile.” :)
Favorite musical? I’m not sure, but I can’t wait to see the Les Mis movie!
I am totally in favor of your new blogging style. You are far too cool to be confined to a blogging box!
I think I like the blunt, too. Well I like both, but Marshall says he can’t see my eyes as well, so he likes the swoop. The things I do for that guy ;)
I’ve met another Janetha before and she’s from Australia – not sure if the root of the name comes from there, but I love how your name isn’t common, yet isn’t some ridiculous sounding celebrity baby name! Best of both worlds!
Ah! That is cool you have met one!
I may be in the running for the hardest-to-pronounce name too. Close. Himes = pretty easy. If Mark ever pops the question? Cecconi. So looking forward to “Cay-lee Chesoni” (it’s pronounced like Saucony actually), eh, JAN-eh-tha GALL-eggos. :/ Lame!
I’ve also got some online Calee’s (not caylees). :)
In that case, I would call you C squared.
You saw Les Mis in London?! I’m SO jealous! That is one of my absolute favorites too. It’s just classic. I’m so glad I was able to be in it back in theater camp!
I’m named after Sarah in the bible because my mom is very religious. I don’t mind it, but I wish I had a more unique name and not one so common. I used to joke that in high school you could call, “Sarah!” down the hallway and 20 people turn around. hah
I’ve always been into performing and so I cannot choose one favorite show, but West Side Story, Les Mis, Wicked, How to Succeed…, and Sweeney Todd are probably top.
Cool! What character did you play?
I wish I could have been Cosette because my voice would have suited that role perfectly, but alas, I was just in the ensemble. My brother was the music director so it would have seemed like nepotism if I got a role.
I am named after my grandma. It is pronounced Carolyn but it is spelled Caryln. I get called all kinds of crazy things like Carol or Car-Lynn but I will usually just respond to anything.
Fun post! …I like when you answer questions. :)
My name comes from two places: Bonnie because people use it in Scotland as an adjective (it means “beautiful,” which always made me feel uncomfortable when I was younger and people asked me, like I was saying I was pretty! ha!) and after my Aunt Bonnie who is probably my favorite person on the planet – I want to be just like her! I like my name. :)
I have to say that I love The Sound of Music (even though I went through a period where my mom would wake us up with the soundtrack blaring when I was in high school to get us up). But Les Mis takes the cake – would love to see it live but will for sure see the movie this December that’s coming out – have seen the previews? Looks so well casted and good!
Oh – and I LOVE getting my eyebrows waxed – actually I get mine threaded – it makes me feel clean all over and like I just had an “upgrade” to my look done. ;) …have a great week, friend!
I love the meaning behind your name!! So fun. And I want to try threading!
I love Les Mis! I’ve been lucky enough to see it twice, and could go see it 100 more times. :) It’s probably my fave… though Wicked is way up there, too.
You are very lucky about only needing to wax your brows every 12 weeks- mine need it done every two! I had to learn to do it myself because I was going so often- I’ve been waxing my own for almost 10 years now! And I still have to pluck a bit after about two weeks.
My name is from the actress Lauren Bacall and after my mom’s grandmother, Laura. My maiden name is “Beach”- which was kind of cool, but also annoying at times (I can’t tell you how many people asked me if I like going to the beach….)
I totally agree that Les Mis is the best!!! I did really enjoy Phantom of the Opera as well. Good stuff!
I love Phantom, too!
ah! I was so sick allllll the time until I got my tonsils out too! Seems like Kay has the same issues….I plan to get hers out ASAP. Poor thing. I love your name and your highlights :) My name? My parents just really liked it!
YES, get those suckers outta there before she is too old.
yea!! i have been pronouncing your name in my hear correctly! although not your last name – way off on that one!
my middle name is lara and my mom loved it from dr zhivago. i’ve always disliked it, though…as a child, i wished for a “regular” middle name like anne or lynn!
big thumbs up for not feeling the need to photo everything…when blogging starts feeling like a burden, you know you gotta switch something!
Haha yeah that last name is tricky! The LL is like a Y, same as tortilla. My middle name is ann! No E, though.
My brother named me! He was 3 years old at the time, and my parents couldn’t decide on a name for me. Out of nowhere, he spouted that one out and they loved it. I’m just going to assume he saw an episode of Bewitched. :-)
It took me a long time before I was ok with my name. I hated it as a kid (“You have a boy’s name!” – kinda deal) but I’m starting to like it as I get older.
Ha–I never got souvenirs with my name on them, either :( The worst part was, they always had “Laura,” which was a sensitive subject with me because people would always pronounce my name with a ‘u’ when there wasn’t one!
The only musical I have seen is Wicked and I want to see it a million and one more times!
wow I cant believe you were bullied, I was too. Its so sad yo think how bullies can try to kill a persons soul, anyway, thanks for sharing so much of your life with us you are truly an inspiration! My fav broadway show ever was Rent, I saw it about 8 times, but currently running I’d have to say Wicked.
Thank you for your comment! It is true–bullies do kill a person’s soul. And the sad thing is they probably don’t even realize they are doing it.
i’m so glad you married marshall, cause now i can call you JG!
and i am so glad you are living life, cheers to small camera free purse.
Love ya!
Haha.. love you too LC!
I love your name, and I love that there’s a story behind it. Too bad you never had the chance to meet the inspiration, but I’m sure she’s looking down, quite pleased with her legacy. I have a really annoying name. I love/hate it. It’s a double name. My first name is “Mary Legare”. My name is NOT Mary. I HATE when people call me Mary. It’s two names, like Mary Kate or Mary Jane or Sarah Michelle. Legare is pronounced “Luh-gree”. It’s French. It’s a family name. People in Charleston, SC (where I grew up/live now) recognize it because it has historical significance. But most people don’t get it. And to think, my mom always named me Caroline, since she loved the song “Sweet Caroline”. Life would’ve been so much easier. Sigh…
Yep, I was saying Legare WAY wrong!
I am definitely with you on the name! EVERYONE calls me MARE-n instead of MAR-en! I’ve corrected my name for people my whole life. It’s not really a big deal anymore, but I hated having to correct people growing up!
I still mess your name up in my head :(
You’re not alone! ;) Just think Mar in a bar. That’s what Nate’s aunts called me when they met me because they met me in a bar before his brother’s wedding reception and that’s how they remembered my name! Great way to meet the fam!
I love your honesty! My name doesn’t really come from anywhere other than my parents just really liked the name. I went to see The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway with my dad when I was about 15. It is such a great memory and it will be with me forever.
I just have to comment and say that after reading this post I had to run and find my husband (he was outside) because he doesn’t know ANYONE else besides him and his friend who are even aware of Millencolin (locally). He loves Millencolin so much he drove to Sacramento (from here in SLC) just to see them when we were dating. He used to write for NOW in SLC (the recently defunct entertainment paper put out by the Trib) and his last interview was with a member of Millencolin- his lifelong dream :)
What! That’s a shame he has no friends who share the love for such a rad band. I’d say Millencolin’s Life on a Plate got me through many boring high school classes. Love them. Cool about the interview!
This will be hard to believe but Tiffany was not a common name when I was a kid. I got Stephanie alllll the time. I couldn’t find a pencil or license plate until I was in high school, so I feel your pain.
I love love love Les Mis. I just dragged Chris a coupla months ago. It was a restaged version that was amazing. Are you super excited about the movie??? It’s coming out at Xmas time!
I’m so happy that a band from my country (Iceland) has been doing so well in the States :) Of Monsters and Men is really great band, it really makes me remember my childhood.
My name is Villimey. My mom was a huge fan of this famous Scandinavian book series Sagan om Isfolket (The story of the Icepeople) and one of her favorite characters had my name and she decided that if she ever had a girl, she would name her that. And here I am! I love my name because it’s unique and not that common at all in Iceland. There are maybe 10 girls who are called that and I think I’m the oldest! XD
But it sometimes gets a bit annoying when people, especially foreigners can’t pronounce it right…. but that’s life!
1) I was given my first name in honor of a friend of the family, and my middle name (Margaret) because my parents were Catholic at the time, and in order to be baptized, I had to have an approved name (Which, by the way, causes me much head-shaking even though I don’t mind it at all. An approved name? Really?)
2) It is so hard to pick a favorite musical! I think my favorite musical play I haven’t been in (I’ve performed in dozens and dozens and dozens and…) is “Into the Woods.” Stephen Sondheim is a genius. That said, I may or may not have watched the trailer for the upcoming big-screen adaptation of “Les Misérables” a couple dozen times (so far), and I may or may not have watched the 25th anniversary concert on PBS 13 times (so far). I would love to play Madame Thenardier. :-)
I love unique names!
Based on the ultrasound, my parents thought I was going to be a boy. When I surprised them by not being male, they had to come up with a name. They originally wanted to name me Cherise, but my dad thought I would be made fun of for a weird name and people would nickname me Cherry. (I do have strawberry blond hair) Also Cherry was the name of a famous porn star from the 80s. So he nixed that name and they agreed on Erica, but still wanted something different, so they changed the spelling to Eryka and my middle name became Cherise. :-)
My first name is obviously pretty easy but I got married in April and my new last name is Peteranecz. It’s horrible…no one in my family can even pronounce it still! (For the record, it’s Pet-er-uh-nets) I am having a really hard time getting used to having a name that no one ever can pronounce! As for musicals, the best one I have ever seen was the Lion King! I mean the story and music is pretty great, but the best part was the amazing costumes!
I love your name!
And I love your attitude toward hateful people. It’s so easy to focus on the negative that others say, but it’s SO important to shut that out and really hone in on the positive.
We are so twins on the getting sick thing. Every single time I return from a trip, I manage to catch some sort of sickness. I also sanitize my hands like crazy and am so careful where I sit and rest my head, like I bring an extra blanket to sit on on the airplane because I’m scared of the other germs ha ha. Darn OCD.
I’m happy to hear your not dragging the camera everywhere, and living life:)
My name is super simple, and I actually always disliked it for that reason ha ha. We always want what we don’t have, eh. My parents just couldn’t decide on a name, so Lisa was something they just both agreed on…no special story there.
First off, I will TOTALLY meet you in Cedar City if you really want to go. I go to Tuacahn in St. George every year for their musicals, they are simply amazing!!
I think my name came from a soap opera, but really..Nicole was a far too popluar name growing up.
I have been to SO many musicals, holy crap I don’t know if I could pick the best one. There was one growing up called Starlight Express, all done on rollerskates, it was pretty sweet then, not sure about how it is now.
Fun!
My name is Annette, but it’s pronounced AHH-nett. It’s kind of annoying when people say it wrong, but whatevs. (My mom is Swiss, so the pronunciation is different). And I love your name! I think it’s awesome.
How cool that your family is Mormon? I am too (and my family is). It’s true–there’s a lot of love there :) P.s., funny story-my mom in law works for the church photography dept, and often my husband and I have been used as photo opp people….and we ended up on the lds.org website & on CES posters. HAH.
I LOVE Les Mis. SOOOO much. What do you think of the casting for the movie in Dec?? Let’s go see it together, YAH??!? :)
You are ON! For sure. I didn’t know that’s how you pronounced your name. Love it :)
My “real” name is Crystal and I was named after the country singer, Crystal Gail. My parents were going to name me Joanne and I am SO glad they changed their minds because I am totally a Crystal :) I think your name is adorable!
You should quit hand sanitizer!!! It kills immune systems :/
That’s exactly what my husband said!
1. My name, Shannon, my parents just like it. I don’t!
2. My fave musicals are 1776, and A Little Night Music!
My parents named me after Michelle Pheiffer’s character in Grease 2 because that’s the movie they saw on the day they were stumped for names. And if I was a boy I would have been named Michael after the male lead.
And totally not connected to the naming thing, my favorite musical is Grease. My friends and I would get together in middle school and sing the songs and make up our own dances. We were dorks. I wasn’t an official drama geek but I did play the part of Patty Simcox in a high school performance of Grease.
My name is a little unusual for a girl in the Midwest, and I’m always being asked if it’s short for something. I’m named after Corrie ten Boom, an amazing lady who helped Jews during the Holocaust. My mom heard her speaking on the radio and named me after her. I love it. But it’s hard to spell. And both my last names have been too.
I love Fiddler on the Roof. And The Music Man! And Oklahoma! And I love going to Ballet too. I want to see Ballet West! Lol.
haha loved this! My name is from my mom, as it was her favorite name. Not sure why, just what she tells me. As for Michelle she was named after our dad (Michael)
always take the high road YES!!! people will always try to bring you down. WHO CARES! live your life! :)
I have no idea why the rents named me Janet, but I like it. Not uncommon, not common. I’m good with it.
On to the hair…
I think you look awesome the straight across bangs, not everyone can wear that style and it makes your eye really prominent. That said, you look great in pretty much every picture.
My favorite musical was the Lion King. I didn’t see the movie to compare, but the production I saw was just incredible the way they did all the animals and scenery.
I really enjoyed this. :) I think I may have the most boring/ordinary name on earth: Sara Stewart. How WASPY can you get? My parents clearly didn’t think I was special enough for something more flashy. (Kidding). When I was little, I would make long lists of the names I wish I had, and post them on our kitchen refrigerator! I guess I was hoping my parents would take the hint and call me something else? ;-p Caroline was always at the top of the list–not that it was much more exciting than Sara!–followed by Natalia, Tatiana and Anja. Gosh, just typing those names brings back memories! My middle name, however, was a completely different story. I was so embarrassed by it, that I refused to reveal it to anyone. It’s “Haven,” which is my dad’s mom’s maiden name. Now, I love it, and feel proud to carry on her legacy!
1.love that you’re so open about everything. i understand where you come from being bullied. i still suffer from low self-esteem issues from different situations growing up. i’m glad i’ve finally found a healthy loving relationship, because i was treated like dirt from so many men, its sometimes hard to let people in when so many people have been so cruel.
2. i love your face and your pooches, they make my day when they make appearances on the blog and IG.
3. i’m right there with ya on the name.. mine may not be as unique, but people ALWAYS make a comment, i was named after my grandmother. “you dont hear that often!” or “whats that short for” .. i cant tell you how many times i’ve been called becky or betsy.. or beth.. or beatrice (<–really?)
4. i also love your unique taste in music. i do listen to mainstream with barbara because shes not too into punk.. i can get her to listen to yellowcard and starting line, but when it comes to brand new/silverstein/thrice.. its usually me in the car alone..
Haha, JAN-eth-a has go to be my favorite mispronunciation of your name. Except maybe for when you combine it with the way Lindsay pronounces your last name. Ahh, it makes me laugh just thinking about it. Sorry.
I was supposed to be a “Jamie” whether I was a boy or girl, but when I was born my parents decided I was more of a Christin. They got the spelling because of their christian faith…Christ + in (follower of Christ)…add my middle name, Joy, and my name is Christ In Joy…or Joyful follower of Christ. Am I true to my name? Yes and no…but because of the spelling people get it wrong all the time…they say Christy or Christa or Christine…keeps it interesting! And I like having a unique spelling. :)
I’m pretty sure if I came over to your house and stole your iPod, I would love everything playing on it! I can’t wait to check out those old punk cd’s you bought. I love listening to old stuff that brings back memories!
Also, I love your hair. I have been going to the same haridresser for years (mainly because I don’t want to part with her), but lately she hasn’t really been doing what I want. I’m blonde, but my ends are SO brassy, so I might have to switch up hairdressers. I feel terrible already and I haven’t even done it yet! haha
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