This or that Quiz

I put together this little quiz using some questions I came up with myself as well as some that I found on the net. I hope that it helps you to learn something new about me and please feel free to do this quiz yourself, if you have your own blog :)

Cat or dog
No one in my family likes cats, we are all dog people. Also my little sister is allergic to cats so I don't think I would ever get one.

Pink or blue
To say pink was my favourite colour would be an understatement. I am basically obsessed with the colour and love buying  anything that is pink :)

Cereal or toast
I honestly cant choose, I mostly have both every morning. Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day!

Country or city
While I enjoy the city in small doses, I am definetely a Country girl and my heart will always be in the country

Walk or run
Although I wish i wasn't so, I can rarely get motivated to run. I absolutely love walking however and it is not unusual for me to walk 10+ kilometers per day.

Samsung or apple
I started off with an Iphone however i now have a samsung Phone and tablet and I love both of them. I dont think I will ever go back to apple now.

Summer or winter
Definetely Summer! I have always preferred warmer weather but especially since having anorexia and being extra sensitive to the cold.

Ocean or river
Even though I love the beach, I think I prefer swimming in rivers as I am really frightened of sealife like sharks, sting rays and jelly fish.

Shorts or skirts
I like wearing skirts occasionally but I wear shorts more often. I love my denim shorts :)

Water or cordial
I like having juice or cordial occasionally but I mainly try to drink water and enjoy drinking water.

Straight or curly
I do like curly hair when it is not crazy or frizzy like mine goes 99% of the time. When this happens i either just put it up in a plait or bun or I straighten it. I like my hair straightened as it is quite long!

Chips or chocolate
While I have chips very occasionally and do like them, I eat chocolate daily and love it even more!

Apples or bananas
I eat more fresh apples then bananas daily but I like adding banana to things like icecream, yoghurt, oats, cereal, toast, nutella or chocolate pudding

Sand or snow
I have only been to the snow once when I was very young. I didnt like it much as my hands were freezing (I didn't take gloves). I have been to the Beach thousands of times however and still love it every time I go.

Maths or science
I was quite good at Maths and science at school however science was always what I loved, especially biology. I loved learning about cells and the body systems and still apply what I know to my own life on a daily basis.

Peas or corn
When I was very young, I hated peas and wouldn't eat them ever and corn was my favourite vegetable. Now however I am not so keen on corn and would probably consider peas to be my favourite vegetable.

Eye liner or mascara
For as long as I can remember, I have never been able to wear eye liner as my eyes water so much whilst I am trying to apply it. I am not sure if it psychological or if my eyes are just super sensitive but it is almost impossible for me to put eyeliner on. I wear mascara everyday however.

Salt or Pepper
I don't really use pepper at all. The only things I put pepper on is pumpkin soup and mashed potato. I LOVE salt though and whilst I don't add it to everything I eat, I always put way too much of it on my vegetables!

Myspace or facebook
I think I made a myspace account however I never actually used it as I just didn't like it. I do go on facebook daily though and think it is a good way to stay connected to people you would not be able to communicate with easily otherwise.

Tea or Coffee
I don't really drink either on a regular basis. If I ever have a hot drink, I am more likely to have a hot chocolate. I have never drank a coffee from a cafe so have only ever tried the instant kind and if I ever have a cup of tea, I like it to be sweet and milky.

Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings
Definetely Harry Potter. I have all of the books and all of the movies which I have enjoyed watching on many occassions with my little brother. I have never been able to get into Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit. I have started watching the films a few times but find them boring so either turn them off or fall asleep.

White or wheat
I love all bread as long as it is fresh and love the smell of freshly baked bread. I prefer wheat bread (or wholemeal as I call it) but also like white. Most days I eat 4 slices of bread which is probably too much but I love it so I don't really care, haha!

Black or White
Growing up, whenever I played chess with my brother he was always black and I was always white as I thought wite was a girlier colour the black. I quite like the colour white and have had white laptops, phones and other electronic devices too.

Tattoo or piercing
I have both my ears pierced and my belly button pierced. While I like the piercings I already have, I dont think I will ever get anymore piercings. I haven't got a tattoo YET but really want to get a recovery tattoo.

Day 22: Your worst habits

Picking at my skin: My absolute worst habit would be picking at any scabs or sores on my face or body. Unfortunately I am now covered in scars because of these. In particularly on my face and on my right arm/hand. I know that this habit is gross and I would love to be able to stop but it is so hard for me not to do it. No matter how hard I try, I always end up picking scabs without even realising I am doing it.

Talking too much: Sometimes, I know that I do talk too much. Which may be annoying for soem people who I regularly talk to. I think that talking too much can sometimes be a really bad thing as you learn things through listening, not talking. And when you are talking all the time you aren't hearing and you therefore are not learning. Apart of this is also talking too much about myself. I dont particularly enjoy talking about myself but sometimes it may come off this way as I do talk a lot.

Balanced Chewing: I suppose the ritualistic way I chew is a habit too. The way that I always eat the exactly same amount of food on the left and right sides of my mouth. Like if I was eating an apple, I would chew the first bite on the left side, tthe second bit on the right etc. And if I was eating something colourful, like rice crackers, I would eat a green one on the left, a green one on the right, a brown one on the left and then a brown one on the right etc. I also eat the same sized bites on each side of my mouth.

Always having to eat everything off of my plate: I literally scrape every single bit offood off of my plate and never leave anything at all. Fortunately I am not as pedantic about completely scraping my plate as I once was. Now I dont try and eat every crumb of my toast etc. but I still do scrape my late more cleanly then most people would.

Brushing my teeth: I ALWAYS need to brush my teeth morning and night, no exceptions. I cant sleep if I dont brush my teeth at night. And I brush my teeth for much loner then most people do. I also have a bad habit of chewing my toothrush, so I literally go through a toothbrush every single week which costs me a fortune.

Day 2: 20 fact about me

1. I have a huge family with lots if cousins as my nan had 15 sisters and 2 brothers. Also my pop was one of 10 children.

2. Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day! I dont know how some people only eat one slice of toast for breakfast. I always have 2 slices of toast and cereal or oats.

3. When I was younger I did surf life saving for kids (which was called nippers) and absolutely loved it!

4. I always had a feeling I was going to develop some type of illness and that I was going to spend time in hospital, I just didn't know what it was going to be for.

5. I broke my arm when I was 6 years old however my parents never took me to the doctor so it reset in the wrong place. So now my arm bends the wrong way.

6. As a child I suffered from terrible nose bleeds so had to have an operation wahen I
was 12 so that it would not bleed anyore.

7. I love elephants and think they are beautiful animals. One day I would like to ride an elephant.

8. I am obsessed with the colour pink and have a terrible habit of buying things that are pink, even if I don't need them.

9. I love food ALOT! Like more then anyone else I know. Even whilst I was at my sickest, I still loved food!

10. My all time favourite book series would have to be the Tomorrow series by John Marsden. The first tbook in this series is 'Tomorrow when the war Began'.

11. The most uusual pet I have ever had was my baby pademelon wallaby. I raised him from a tiny joey and it broke my heart when I had to let him go.

12. I have never left Australia but would like to go to every continent (except perhaps antarctica) before I die.

13. I am very grateful and proud of the fact that I am Australian and think that Australia is a wonderful country to live in.

14. When I was a child I sleep walked all the time and also had night terrors. My mum would often find me somehere in the house crying in the middle of the night.

15. I love all of the disney movies and would like to collect them for my children when I have a family. My favourite would be The lion King.

16. I have never been to a proper music concert before. I am seeing taylor Swift live in December with dad and amy anad can't wait.

17. When I was a child I was terrfied of going to bed each night as I would just lay there and worry about all the things that could possibely go wrong during the night.

18. When I was a kid I did not enjoy eating fruit or vegetables, i just ate them because my parents made me. Now however I LOVE both fruit and vegetables.

19. I find it really hard to trust people and Ialso find it hard to forgive people once they have hurt me.

20. Some of my greatest fears are never meeting the right guy to fall in love with or not being able to have children. So I suppose what I am really scared of is being alone for the  rest of my life.

Answering questions

Favourite car I have owned?

I have only owned two cars but my favourite is the one I currently own. A white Toyota Corolla. There isnt really anything special about my car but I am proud of it because I bought it myself with my own money, just like the last car ai bought. I believe you appreciate things more when you have to work hard for them yourself.

Favourite song?

This is a tricky one. It would probably be summer of 69 or a Taylor Swift song (since she is my favourite artist)

The most fun road trip I have ever taken?

In 2007 I went on a road trip 10,000 kilometers around Australia in one month. It was an amazing experience and I will never forget how much fun we had. We drove through bush, rain forest, dessert, coast, city, outback etc And it was an experience I will never forget. To give you an idea of where we drove, we visited every capital city you can see on this map exccept Perth.

My favourite gift?

Probably the gold signet ring my parents bought me for my 13th birthday. They actually bought it for me while we were on our road trip around Australia. I love my signet ring and never take it off. 

My favourite dessert I have ever eaten?

While I love hot pudding and icecream, I think that my all time favourite dessert would probably be pannacotta. I havent eaten it for years but we used to have it when I was at boarding school and it was delicious.

The prettiest natural lanscape I have ever seen?

probably while driving along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. We saw alot of pretty towns along the coast and we also saw the 12 apostles.

Favourite icecream ever?

I have never been fussy when it comes to icecream, I love it all ;) but my top 5 icecreams would be soft serve icecream in a waffle cone, mcdonalds hot fudge sundae, marvelous creations icecream, rainbow paddle pop and mango gelato.

Questions and answers (part 2)

Are you open about your illness with the people around you? Do you find it hard or easy to talk about?
Openly talking about my illness is something I am very comfortable with so I dont mind doing it at all. I think lots of people are shocked by how openly I talk about my anorexia but I do not see it as something to be ashaimed or embarrassed by. Sometimes I get frustrated when people fail to see anorexia or other eating disorders as real illnesses. This is usually just due to people never being taught about eating disorders and therefore not understanding enough about them. The way I see it is that you can not expect others to understand eating disorders if you are not willing to help educate them. I live in a small town so nearly everyone already knew I had been sick before I started feeling comfortable enough to talk about it anyway.


What is living in Australia like? Do you love it?
Honestly, I believe that life in Australia is pretty amazing. I think that it is a relatively safe country to live in and we believe in giving everyone a 'fair go'. Australia is quite different to most countries as white people have only been living here for just over two hundred years so our culture is literally like a mixture of all the european countries that the first Australian settlers came from. For example we dont really have our own cuisine, instead the food we eat is like a mixture of international cuisines, from all over the world.

Do you like going to the beach?
I live literally a 30 second walk from the ocean so spend a lot of time there, especially walking my dog. While I loved swimming at the beach as a child, I havent done it very much over the last few years because I have gotten too cold too easily. Also I have a fear of sharks which makes me too frightened to go out in the ocean too deep. But I still really love sun baking on the beach and walking on the beach, especially in summer. My family go fishing sometimes out in the ocean as well which is lots of fun.

Who is your biggest support?
My dad would have to be my biggest support. Even when he realised he couldnt actively do anything to help me to get better, he was still always there to let me know he loved me. He accepted the fact that he couldnt make me better and knew that getting angry would only upset me more. he has been my main support person for as long as I can remember, even long before I got anorexia.

Do you like going out to parties or clubs?
18 is the age that you are allowed to start drinking legally in Australia and the age you can go to clubs etc so I Have pretty much been anorexic ever since I have been old enough to drink. Obviously I was too scared to drink when I was at my sickest because of the calories but I also have some personal reasons for not liking alcohol very much. I really dont like what alcohol can do to people so know I will never be a big drinker. In my life I have only been out twice to clubs and I have only drunk on less then 10 different occasions. While I know its not a great way to be, I am a bit of an all or nothing kind of girl so I only ever drink alcohol when I go out somewhere and end up having too much everytime.

Questions and Answers (part 1)

What are some of your pet peeves?

- when people open up a packet of something i.e. a packet of biscuits, take one out and then they dont wrap the packet back up so that the rest of the buscuits go Stale

-when people always leave just a mouthful of food in their bowl or on their plate.

-when people dip a dirty knife into a spread jar or container i.e. getting butter mixed in with the jam or getting toast crumbs in the butter

-people chewing on gum with their mouth open

-when people (particularly old people) tell you the exact same story every time they see you

-when people get a dog but never take them for walks. they just leave them tied up all the time

-when people think its ok to call someone skinny, but not fat

-when people are really friendly and speak to you when they are on their own but completely ignore you if they are with other people

-when someone starts watching a movie with you but then get up and leave only 5 or 10 minutes before it finishes

-when males refuse to do the washing up because they think that it is a females job

Favorite foods?

This is a really hard one for me as I honestly love food but my all time favourite foods are pretty much everything in my meal plan. My favourite snacky foods are Cashew butter, cakes, creamed rice, fresh fruit, chocolate bars, apple pie, pudding, icecream and custard. My favourite main meal foods are oats, fresh bread, pasta (lasagna, carbonara, ravioli, pasta salad), vegetables, chicken parmigiana, rice, and hot chips. Growing up I only ever ate very basic foods so still do now. The only things I really drink besides water are Up and Go's, hot chocolate and coke zero.

Do you think you'll keep living in Australia or move somewhere else some day? 

I honestly have never considered moving outside of Australia, probably because I have never even travelled outside of Australia before. Of course if my future husband needed to move to another country for some reason I would go as well but at this stage I probably dont see myself living anywhere other than Australia otherwise. If I did move over seas I would want to go somewhere that spoke English as I cannot speak any other language and I really am terrible at trying to learn new languages. I think that Australia really is a wonderful place to live and I feel very lucky to live in such a safe and fortunate country. 

What where the main reasons too decided to recover?

I guess the main reason I wanted to recover was just because I was so fed up and exhausted with my life the way it was. I wasnt 'starving' myself for about 18 months before I decided to recover but I was very underweight and my life completely revolved around my anorexic thoughts and behaviours. I hated the way I was living and knew that if I did not want to be miserable for the rest of my life I needed to make a change. I was also tired of hurting the people around me, particularly my dad. I could see that I was breaking my dads heart through being sick and couldn't bare to do it to him any longer.

10 Random facts about me

1. I love wearing onesies and they are my favourite item of clothing! They are so comfortable and warm and if it was up to me, I would wear one all day, everyday. My favourite onesie is my fluffy pink snoopy onesie!

2. I use to love swimming and trained all the time but I had to give it up as my collar bone began dislocating every time I lifted my arm above my head. I went to a few specialists and they had never seen anything like it before. My brother also has the same rare condition so it is obviously genetic. Now I have given up swimming, my collar bone doesn't dislocate anywhere near as often but on average it would still happen a few times per day.




3. I have never travelled outside of Australia. I have done lots of travelling within Australia but have never gone overseas. I don't mind that I haven't left Australia yet as I feel as though it is important for you to explore what your own country has to offer before exploring other countries. I would definetely like to travel overseas in the future though. I am interested in travellling to Europe although it is very expensive.

4. While I have good vision when reading things that are close to me, from a distance I am as blind as a bat. Without my glasses I cant even watch tv clearly, read the time on a clock that is up on the wall, recognise people until they are right next to me or read road signs while driving.

5. I really want to have kids when I am older and this is another reason I want to make a full recovery from my Anorexia. If for any reason I couldn't have kids naturally, I have already decided that I would either adopt or look for another option as I want to have them so badly. My favourite girls name is Olivia Grace and my favourite boys name is Riley Michael (Michael is my dads name)

6. Growing up I was a huge tomboy as I would spend all my free time with my brothers on the farm. Ienjoyed activities like fishing, motor bike riding, shooting and even kicking the football with my brothers (FYI Aussie rules football is typically a sport played by boys).

7.  Despite being a tomboy when I was growing up, I absolutely love the colour pink. If I ever see anything Pink, I instantly want it weather I need it or not. I have a pink keyboard, pink cutlery, pink kitchen/bathroom scales, a pink milkshake maker, Pink bed sheets, a pink iron. Even my can opener and chopping board is pink. Anyway, I think you get the picture, I like pink ;).

8. Something I really cant stand is bubblegum. I hate the smell of it and watching people chew on it. I feel like vomiting when I see people blowing bubbles or 'playing' with their bubblegum. I don't know where this dislike came from because I remember chewing bubblegum when I was a really little kid but now I really can't stand it. I would actually go as far as saying I have a real phobia of it.

9. Although I don't seem to have a lot of time for reading these days, one of my favourite authors is Jodi Picoult. I think her writing is truly amazing and I love the style she writes in. My favourite books that she has written are My Sisters Keeper, handle with Care and the Pact. I love the fact that you can never predict the ending of her stories. Even when you are familiar with her writing and know something unexpeccted will happen, you still can't guess how her stories will end.

10. Unlike most girls, I do not dream about having a big white wedding. In fact, I have very little interest in ever getting married at all. The only reason I would get married is if my future boyfriend really wanted to. I honestly think that getting married is just a waste of money. I may change my mind but this is just how I feel now. I think another reason I dont want to get married is because I have always hated getting dressed up and being the centre of attention.