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As part of the June Blog Challenge, Walker recommended that we write posts about ourselves. Here's my response:s

10 Random Things You Might Not Know About Me

1. I love to run! In the summer I try to jog for 30-40 minutes every other day. I don't run marathons or races, and I don't time myself. I'm not competitive at all when it comes to running. I run because it gives me energy and ideas. Some of the best ideas come to me while I'm jogging. In the winter I sometimes run around an indoor track inside our local hockey arena. 

2. I am almost always cold. Unless it's over 25 degrees Celsius, I tend to feel a bit chilly. When it's winter here, I am usually wearing a number of layers. It's pretty obvious that I should be living in a different country, but I am proud to be Canadian nonetheless. 

3. I'm obsessed with fuzzy slippers. I even wear them when it's summer. I take after my grandfather with my poor circulation. My feet are purple right now. 

4. I use a stand-up desk. After writing a lesson plan about Sitting Disease last year, I became a bit paranoid about my health. I spend a lot of time at my desk. Recent studies show that no amount of exercise can reverse the damage this does to a body. I bought myself a stand-up desk, and now I try to stand for about 1/4 of my work day. Whenever I have a meeting I stand. I am standing right now while I blog. 

5. I like dark coffee (1.5 cups per day) and dark chocolate (a handful of chocolate chips per day). 

6. I don't like TV. Now that Oprah is off the air, I almost never watch TV. I do watch sports. Right now the Women's World Cup is on. Canada lost against England on Saturday night. We were very sad to see this.

7. Besides being a mom, my other favourite role is being an auntie. I adore the preschool age between  1-4. I am lucky to have a nephew and niece who are this age right now. Most of my neighbours have small children and I feel blessed to have them in my life as well.

8. I bake my own bread. I don't bake all of my own bread, but I probably bake one loaf every other week. During American football season I often bake bread bowls and fill them with homemade chili. 

9. I love Indian food. The Indian family that lives a few doors down from us is very generous. Thank you! Our sons are very best friends.

10. Our grass is growing! We usually have a lot of trouble growing grass at this time of year, because it's so hot and we have a big tree that steals all of the moisture from the soil. This year we worked extra hard to get the grass to grow. We've had a lot of rain and right now our lawn is lush and green! 

Now, will you take Walker's challenge?