Blog Challenge Day 15: Your Zodiac / Horoscope

The title for this one is "Your zodiac/horoscope and if you think it fits your personality".

My zodiac sign happens to be Taurus the bull. The characteristic most often associated with Taurus is stubbornness, something which I have in spades. I can be slow to make up my mind, but once I do I am loathe to change it. Sometimes I find myself digging in my heels even when I know I will have to switch things around or do something different.
I don't really know of any other characteristics most often associated with Taurus. Everything I read about seems like characteristics that could be applied to just about any sign in the zodiac, like artistic ability or patience (not that other zodiac signs can't be stubborn too!).

Blog Challenge Day 14: What You Wore Today

Work got in the way yesterday and I never found the time to blog so today is a two-fer!

I'm a little disappointed this particular challenge fell on a Sunday. Sunday is laundry day and chores day and because of that I wear the kind of clothes that are fit to do chores in.

As I sit here and type this I have no makeup on and my hair is pulled into a messy braid. Not exactly picture-worthy. I guess I will have to describe my outfit instead.

I've got on a dark blue Scotland t-shirt with a white Celtic-style "S"on the front. I try to get a t-shirt when I visit different places and I got this one in Scotland on my last trip there. The first time I wore it at home I was taking my suitcase to the basement to put back in storage and I brushed up against an upholstered chair and somewhere on that chair was a hidden nail that caught my t-shirt and ripped a tiny little hole in it. I was so disappointed. Eventually I managed to find some thread that matched perfectly and patched up the hole. T-shirts aren't the easiest to mend holes in but it looks okay and has held up for a couple years now.

Under my t-shirt I have on a white long-sleeved shirt because it's cold.

My jeans today are about one to two sizes too big. I swear when I tried them on at the store that they were just about right. But when I got them home it was like they had grown a size. Usually my clothes magically shrink between the store and home but these went the opposite. I have lost a little weight since I bought them so I'm sure that contributes but they are too wide in the waist, too long in the leg and just generally not flattering. Anyone else have this happen where something looks great in the store and you get home and you're like "what was I thinking?!"

Over my t-shirt I'm also wearing what I call a "house sweater". Basically a plain grey zip-up hoodie that I wear around the house as an extra layer of warmth, because it's cold.

Finally, I will share a picture of my socks. My dad buys Christmas socks for us every year and I've got a pretty healthy collection of them now so I try to wear them as often as possible between Thanksgiving and Christmas. These have pictures of bells on them and the writing spells Jingle.

Blog Challenge Day 13: Body

The title for this is "Your opinion about your body and how comfortable you are with it"

The best answer I can give for this is that I am somewhat comfortable with my body. There are some things I like about it, some things I don't, and some things I wish I could change.

I did not escape adolescence without becoming a little self-conscious about certain areas and I do still look on with a bit of jealousy toward models who have what I lack. There are certain outfits and styles of clothes that would be nice to wear but I know from experience that I would look horrible in them.

At the same time I'm learning to adopt a "screw it" attitude and rock the kind of outfits that hide most of the flaws while making me feel good.

However, it is still a constant battle when I look in the mirror to keep me from thinking bad things about myself, and I imagine it might only get worse as I get older.

Blog Challenge Day 12: Five Guys Whom You Find Attractive

This one was tough to narrow down, I could have easily made a list of 10-15 or more. These ones all happen to be popular actors - not too surprising for me. :)

So, in no particular order:

Chris Hemsworth

Tom Hiddleston

Kit Harington

Charlie Hunnam

Chris Pine

Yummy!

Blog Challenge Day 11: Your Family

In the first part of the year my brother moved in with us to save some money, and after listening to his opinions for more than half a year I have some serious concerns about how he will react to my plans to become an SMC.

He, like the rest of my family, will not find out about my plans until or unless there is an actual baby on the way. But even when there is a baby I worry about his reaction to the whole idea of using a sperm donor to conceive a child, as well as raising a child without a father.

Over the years he has taken a path opposite to mine on several issues and his latest girlfriend is pulling him further down this path. It is no use arguing with him because he is one of those people who believes his opinion is always right and he is not very open minded. I don't believe that even if I explained my reasons for choosing to be an SMC that he would really listen or even try to understand.
And even if he did accept my choice I worry about some of the things he says sometimes. Things that are bordering on misogynistic. I don't want any son or daughter of mine around to hear that.

Yet, on the one hand I don't want to vilify him since he can be a nice person a lot of the time, but on the other hand I don't want to make excuses for him just because he's been through a divorce, which I think was the event that changed him most.

I think that unless he makes some kind of effort to be understanding and accepting, my best bet is probably to make sure my kids don't see their uncle very often, which is sad but probably better for everyone.