Thanks Lisa! She "Tagged" my blog yesterday. Tagging is a fun little game we bloggers play which helps others discover the blogs and stampers who inspire us! A little about Lisa - she a demonstrator who is "related" to me in some way in my big stamping family. She and I are both taking part in a "business development class" this spring/summer. I look forward to this class every two weeks because I receive so much inspiration from the other Stampin' Up! demonstrators in the room. It's fun to hear how everyone runs their business and we're always scrambling to write down ideas or take photos! I've definitely enjoyed getting to know Lisa - and I love visiting her blog! She's off to a GREAT start in the blogging world.
So, now onto the rules....I'm supposed to share 7 random/weird facts about myself:
1 - I learned that a shovel should not be used as a pogo stick. Funny, that's the first thing that comes to mind. While learning the hard way, I found myself in the emergency room! I'm now no longer permitted to garden unsupervised!
2 - I was detained overnight by armed guards with 87 other people in the San Salvador International Airport in El Salvador back in March 2004 because the authorities thought that my group of college students and alumni were there to negatively influence their presidential elections - we were there to build a church.
3 - Mushrooms scare me.
4 - I work as a Business Systems Analyst for a large hospital group in my day job. I manage projects, conduct analysis and reporting on our Human Resources, Payroll, and Benefits systems.
5 - I used to be a software implementation consultant who traveled the country and sometimes Europe implementing payroll systems. I quit my consulting job (without having another one lined up) the day after I returned from the Stampin' Up! Convention in Denver, Colorado so that I could work locally and focus more time on stamping. I wonder what will happen after convention this year?!?!?!
6 - I prefer cooking with Charcoal over Gas.
7 - I actually maintain 5 different blogs (not all of which are public). My only other public blog is my personal blog. So, if you want to learn more random facts about me, check it out. (Am I allowed to tag myself? Just kidding.)
Now onto the blogs I'm tagging....this is tough...there are so many out there to choose from. I'm actually not going to tag any of the Philly Inkers - you can see links to their blogs down on the left-hand side of my screen. And, I won't offend anyone by not picking them since I can only pick 7.
Kerin: I've shared Kerin's blog with you before. She's a very talented demonstrator - I love the projects on her blog. She's also my convention roommate this year in Salt Lake City. Say a little prayer for her as she has to put up with me for a week.
Donna: I'm not sure if I've shared Donna's blog with you or not yet. Donna is also a convention buddy of mine this year. She's a demonstrator under Kerin. She's also very talented and sent me the sweetest convention card a couple of weeks ago - oh, that's right - I probably shared her blog with you then.
Lynn: I stumbled across Lynn's blog months ago without realizing she's related to me in the stamping world somehow! And, she's also taking the business development class with Lisa and I. I haven't met her in person - she's taking the long-distance version. But, I've been very inspired by her blogging for months. Enjoy!
Aunt Karen: Meet Claire's Aunt Karen! (Claire is my upline.) Her stamping is AWESOME! I'm always inspired by her cards and love reading her blog. Aunt Karen has been a demonstrator for many years and has even served on Stampin' Up!'s Advisory Board. I look forward to meeting her in person as well at convention this year!
Stasia: Stasia is another distant relative in my big stamping family! She was just highlighted in Stampin' Up!'s quarterly On Stage Magazine! She also was recently published in PaperCrafts Magazine for an entry in one of their World Cardmaking Day contests! Congrats Stasia!
Jen: Jen is co-teaching our business development class right now. She's been an inspiration of mine for quite some time. Most of my technology tips have come from Jen. So, if you like my blog, you can thank her! She gave us some tips and lessons-learned from blogging awhile back at our Winter Gathering and I sucked it up like a sponge and ran with it! She was also named as one of Stampin' Up!'s top 100 demonstrators of last year. Congrats Jen!
Claire: I visit Claire Daly's blog daily! She doesn't know me. She is actually one Stampin' Up!'s Australian demonstrators! She was one of the top 25 demonstrators of the year! She's extremely talented as well! I may have to look her up on my next visit to Australia (I've been saving my frequent flier miles). So I'm tagging across the Pacific on this one!
