Honest Blogger Award

I've been awarded my first Blogging award (Honest Blogger Award) from Fiona from Shoegalfi.

Here are the rules of what to do with this award, and then the list of 10 honest things about me.
“When you receive the prize you must write a post showing it, together with the name of who has given it to you, and link them back.
Choose a minimum of 7 blogs (or more) that you find brilliant in their content or design.
Show their names and links and leave them a comment informing they were prized with ‘Honest Weblog’.

Show a picture of those who awarded you and those you give the prize (optional). List [if you can and/or dare] at least ten honest things about yourself. And then, pass it on.”

Here are my nominations:

Heather Armstrong - Dooce

Gareth Dawson - Cat Hearding for Beginners

Jessica - A Soprano Steps Out

Tia - Clever Girl Goes Blog

Becky - Mezzo on the Move

Opera Chic - Opera Chic

Ten Honest Things About Me

1. I'm rubbish at maths! I have a total brain block when it comes to doing any kind of mathematics. Thank god for mobile phones with calculators!

2. I suffer from clinical depression and am on a large amount of medication. People find it hard to believe (at work etc) but the medication I take works and keeps me relatively sane. Without it I wouldn't be here, I have no doubt about that. 

3. I'm starting to go grey! The bad thing about having dark brown hair is that it starts going grey sooner. I pluck the greys out for the time being as I dont want to start dying it until I absolutely have too because i've often been complemented on my natural hair colour in hte past.  

4. I write my blog as a form of therapy (like so many other bloggers do!)

5. I talk german or italian around the house to my cat... it keeps my conversational skills up... doesn't do much for my listening as he's a slow learner!

6. I don't suffer fools gladly! (ok that's not such a hidden fact but it's the honest truth... I get it from my father!)

7. I love horror movies and pretend that they never get to me but I hate being the last one up the stairs and have to turn the lights off downstairs... I always switch them off then run up the stairs as I see things in the shaddows hehehe.  

8. I'm not very good with money... It burns holes in my pockets unless I spend it. 

9. I set myself standards that are too hard to meet and therefore I'm constantly letting myself down. 

10. I have overactive tear ducts. I tear up a lot more often than I'd like and I can't stop myself. It normally happens when I'm stressed or frustrated (usually at work) but i have to keep reminding my collegues that i'm not crying because i'm weak or but because I'm pissed off and if I was an agressive person instead of a teary one I'd probably have been sacked for lamping people by now!... I wish I could have my tear ducts taken out!!!