A Little About Me A Little About You

[Tattoo]

Little About Me

Name: Amy

Age: 25

Location: Birmingham, UK

Occupation: Self-employed private tutor, and full-time postgraduate student (from October!)

Short Personal Description: I'm a teacher, having qualified in 2008, but I'm taking some time out to do a Masters in Shakespeare Studies. I also do private tutoring. Once I've completed my MA I plan to take a 2/3 year career break to raise the young 'uns. I'm married to Nick, also 25. We've been married just over a year, and are starting to plan our first child.

Favorites:

Hobbies: cinema, theatre, eating out, cocktails (is that a hobby?!)

Color: pink

Food: shell fish, cheese, bacon, steak

Hang-out: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Music: Rock, and derivatives of (punk, metal etc, but NOT EMO!)

Books: fiction

Movies: Teenwolf, Labyrinth, Stepbrothers, The Goonies, Nightmare Before Christmas

TV Shows: Merlin, Horrible Histories, Traffic Cops!

Authors: Jacqueline Wilson, Roald Dahl, Richelle Meid, Jane Beeton

Cartoon Character: Lisa Simpson

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Australia or Japan

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My maternal grandmother

Greatest Ambition: To make myself proud

Biggest Achievement: Graduating with my PGCE. I had a few setbacks on my journey to QTS, so it was a very special thing.

Grandest Wish: To be completely contented.

What You Can't Live Without: My husband, my MacBook, my debit cards! And God.

 

[Elisarah]

A Little About Me

Name: Ellie

Age: 23

Location: Colchester, Essex

Occupation: Student Midwife

Short Personal Description:I am currently waitiing to start a midwifery degree, hopefully September 2012. In the meantime my partner and I are planning on having a baby. Fingers crossed we can get pregnant in that time, can't wait!!

Favorites:

Hobbies: Cinema, socialising, being with my partner.

Color: Red

Food: anything Vegetarian!

Hang-out: Home

Music: Everything

Books: Anything funny

Movies: Too many to name!

TV Shows: Eastenders and documentaries.

Authors: Steig Larsson

Cartoon Character: Spongebob!

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Australia

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My boyfriend

Greatest Ambition: to have a happy family and rewarding career

Biggest Achievement: still waiting for mine...

Grandest Wish: to have a baby

What You Can't Live Without: My family

Nice to meee you all! xx

 

[Mumsymummy]

A Little About Me

Name: Caroline

Age: 22

Location: Norfolk

Occupation: Admin and mummy

Short Personal Description:I am a mummy to Harry who is 13 months and we are currently TTC number 2, I had a miscarriage in March at 5 weeks which has messed up my cycles so im now all over the place.

Favorites:

Hobbies: snuggling at home with hubby and little, seeing friends and family

Color: Green

Food: Mexican

Hang-out: Home

Music: Everything

Books: Autobiograpy, Chick lit and Depressing true stories

Movies: Pretty Woman Dirty dancing

TV Shows: Most of the soaps lol

Authors: Lots

Cartoon Character: Postman Pat

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Australia

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My husband

Greatest Ambition: To expand my family and be a great mummy

Biggest Achievement: Harry

Grandest Wish: Just to be happy

What You Can't Live Without: My family

Nice to meet you all! xx

 

[KeryAnn]

A Little About Me

Name: Kerry

Age: 24

Location: Welshpool, Powys

Short Personal Description: Two boys aged 4 and 2, another due 28th Sept also getting married 29th Oct

Favorites:

Hobbies: Spending time with the boys, OH is into exploring dis-used mines, so enjoy trying to find them with him and the kids, walking, reading also spending time with friends and family.

Color: Green

Food: Have not got a favourite food atm, most things make me feel sick

TV Shows: I love my soaps, but cant beat a night on the sofa with the fiancee watching a good old movie

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Canada

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My Dad

Greatest Ambition: To be the best mommy I can possibly be!!

Biggest Achievement: Our two boys, Rio and Ryan.

What You Can't Live Without : My boys, my fiancee and my family xx

 

[WannaBeMammyx]

A Little About Me

Name: Grace - But my proper names Danielle.

Age: 21

Location: Ye Olde Mansfield - Nottinghamshire haha!

Occupation: College Leaver (nothing at the mo)

Short Personal Description: Currently in a career limbo!, been with OH for nearly 5 months. Done a lot of college courses since i was 16, with one year out and still my lifes a mess!, have great friends and enjoy facebooking in my spare time, what person isn't addicted to facebook thesedays?, my favourite kind of music is Dubstep

Favorites:

Hobbies: Facebook, shopping, internet, talking, socialising, and my guitar (which i still cant play haha)

Color: Pink, any kind!..but Neon pink at the moment!

Food: Thai green curry (not the spicy kind)

Hang-out: Anywhere theres a chance of a pint going

Music: Varies. Dubsteps my favourite, Metal or old rock!

Books: Autobiographies - Mainly Katie prices books!

Movies: Nightmare on Elm Street, Interview with the vampire, Coming to America (eddie murphys hilarious in that)

TV Shows: Storm chasers (Tornados interest me), The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh,Top Gear, The Simpsons & Family Guy!

Authors: Anyone who writes a good book

Cartoon Character: Penelope Pitstop

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Canada

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My Mum!

Greatest Ambition: To finally get a job and know what i want to be for the rest of my days.

Biggest Achievement: Passing my last year at college!

Grandest Wish: To finally settle down when the time comes.

What You Can't Live Without: Music, Money and facebook! haha!

That was fun!

 

[Midsomer]

A Little About Me

Name: Rachel

Age: 31

Location: Norfolk

Occupation: Assistant Buyer, and resident tea and coffee maker.

Short Personal Description: I am useless at these things which is amazing for someone who can talk so much. thirty-one going on thirteen, east anglian. music enthusiast, wannabe photographer, animal lover, open minded. wants what she can't have, hearts tv, hates spoilers. paranoid, loves in-jokes. looking forward in a slightly scared way to being a first time mummy.

Favorites

Hobbies: Internet, traveling, my greyhound, listening to music, watching films and various television programmes, love animals of all sorts.

Color: Pink

Food: At the moment really depends on my mood, baby is one picky customer.

Hang-out: Online more than I should, sad isn't it lol.

Music: Pretty much everything, I'll give anything a go, but I do like pop and rock.

Books: Fantasy is a particular fave, but I love reading full stop, so have pretty much read every genre at some point.

Movies: xmen origins: wolverine, transformers, strictly ballroom, grease, clue, lotr trilogy, the lost boys, moulin rouge, legend, dirty dancing. pretty woman. sixteen candles. 13 going on 30. austin powers.

TV Shows: heroes, ncis, lost, doctor who, supernatural, bones, cold case, torchwood, grey's anatomy, gossip girl.

Authors: LJ Smith. Anne Rice. Charlene Harris. Yes I like Vampires.

Cartoon Character: Stitch or Eeyore.

Digging Deeper

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: I am lucky in the respect my husband has taken me to most countries I have longed to visit, but I have yet to visit New Zealand and would love too.

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My Mum.

Greatest Ambition: To be happy and fulfilled. Plus my family to be happy too.

Biggest Achievement: To get to the point in life that I have, considering at one point in my life I was too scared to leave the house, and now I am a completely changed person for the better, and my husband does have a huge part to play in that change for the better.

Grandest Wish: Contentment.

What You Can't Live Without: My Family.

 

[nicetosmile]

Hi,

I've been looking on here for a while at the posts. My husband and I have decided to ttc and we know it may take a while but we are relaxed at the moment. This forum looks like a friendly place to learn tips and advice and about ttc and pregnancy.

 

[mrsreno]

A Little About Me

Name: Kolbi Dana

Age: 22

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Occupation: Medical Assistant

Short Personal Description: my fiance and i changed all our plans recently! we were origionally planning our wedding day for next November, but changed our date when he fell into a great job now it looks like the wedding night and TTC date is May 26th 2011! i cant wait!

Favorites:

Hobbies: riding around on the back of my fiance's motorcycle! hanging out with family. walking the dog

Color: Black

Food: anything mexican. yuuum.

Hang-out: our wedding spot!

Music: anything that you can catch a groove to!

Books: i could read all day

Movies: dirty dancing!

TV Shows: law and order, svu.

Authors: oh, so many!

Cartoon Character: sleeping beauty.

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: i love my country.

Most Influential Person in Your Life: my mother.

Greatest Ambition: to have a family. to teach my child everything i can.

Biggest Achievement: there have been quite a few. ive overcome a lot.

Grandest Wish: to get married and start a family.

What You Can't Live Without: my cell phone

 

[hope_fear]

A Little About Me

Name: Marisa

Age: 20

Location: Europe

Occupation: Unemployed atm which is very frustrating


Favorites:

Hobbies: Photography, writing, goin to the movies, internet

Color: grey orange

Food: italian, im a vegetarian though

Hang-out: home , park, online

Music: jazz, indie, rock

Books: fantasy, sci-fi, suspense

Movies: trainspotting, eternal sunshine of the spotless minds, ps :i love you the notebook, rocky horror picture show...

TV Shows: anything on discovery, nat geo, and fox

Authors: several

Cartoon Character: lisa simpson?

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: scotland, japan, new zealand

Most Influential Person in Your Life: grandad and mom

Greatest Ambition: to live a happy life with all my friends n family (peace n love all around)

Biggest Achievement: survivng the past 3 years

Grandest Wish: to be the best person i can be

What You Can't Live Without: family friends ( ppl i love n care about) starry skies, nature , music

 

[Luckyme1122]

A Little About Me

Name: Jackie

Age: 24

Location: DC

Occupation: Court Reporter

Short Personal Description: Been married for 5 years to Derek; been a court reporter for a year. 12 weeks pregnant with our first and so, so excited!

Favorites: Piano, music in general, and doing anything with my husband

Hobbies: Anything involving fitness, cooking, movies

Color: purple

Food: been craving a ton of pizza lately!

Hang out: home

Music: Most except country

Books: I can get into most books

Movies: Anything with Denzel Washington

TV Shows: law and order, white collar

Authors: oh, so many!

Cartoon Character: no idea

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: been to england, costa rica, canada, france, hungary, and italy - planning visits to many more, especially australia and thailand!

Most Influential Person in Your Life: can't pick one - parents, grandparents, and husband for starters

Greatest Ambition: Be the best Mom I can.

Biggest Achievement: Making it up to 225 words per minute and graduating court reporting school! (There is a 97% drop out rate.)

Grandest Wish: We're cooking the baby already, so the next step is getting into a house!

What You Can't Live Without: Derek

 

[MattsMommy]

A Little About Me

Name: Irene

Age: 33

Location: Lancaster, Ca

Occupation: Stay at home wife-foster childcare provider

Short Personal Description: I have just finished getting certified to be a baby sitter for foster parents. I was born in Fremont Ca but now live in So Cal with my husband. I don't spend much time online & I am not actively involved in other forums but looking forward to finding a good home. I met my husband at a restaurant waiting to be picked up by a relative and but forgot about him until I met him again in a chat room and have been together since!!

Favorites:

Hobbies: Reading, Crafting

Color: Pink

Food: Chinese

Hang-out: On my couch near the a/c (Life in the desert)

Music: R&B, Pop

Books: What to Expect when Expecting, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(15th or 16th time lol)

Movies: Anything Disney, and whatever is new on Netflix

TV Shows: Big Brother, Rizzoli and Isles and reruns of friends

Authors: Can't think of one

Cartoon Character: Spongebob and the veggietales

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Italy!!

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My husband

Greatest Ambition: To be happy and good mom

Biggest Achievement: Getting Pregnant!!!!!!!

Grandest Wish: My son grows up to be president

What You Can't Live Without: My husband

 

[Leanne020807]

A Little About Me

Name: Leanne

Age: 23

Location: Surrey, England

Occupation: Dental Practice Manager from 19 years old

Short Personal Description: Manage a dental practice and the staff


Hobbies: Swimming, Call of duty MW2, my fish

Fav:

Color: pink

Food: Chips!!

Hang-out: with my bb at the pub

Music: anything

Books: Celeb gossip mags

Movies: Disney

TV Shows: Eastenders, Cori, BB, Holyoakes,


Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Austraila

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My nan

Greatest Ambition: To win the lottery!!

Biggest Achievement: Beating depression and giving up smoking

Grandest Wish: For the people i care about the most to be safe and happy

What You Can't Live Without: My little man (hate it when he goes to school

 

[sianxmumof4x]

Name: sian

Age: 25

Location: Cornwall

Occupation: mummy

Short Personal Description: im a mum of 3 (4th on the way) live in cornwall, love spending time with other half and kids

Favorites:

Hobbies: swimming

Color: Blue & pink

Food: chinese

Hang-out: park with the kids and friends

Music: various

Books: cathy glass

Movies: romance and comedy

TV Shows: soaps, the bill, most haunted

Cartoon Character: tigger

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: america

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My mum

Greatest Ambition: To be a good and make my family proud of me

Biggest Achievement: being a good mu

Grandest Wish: to see my dad 1 more time RIP xx

What You Can't Live Without : my children, family and friends

 

[Wishing2bema]

A Little About Me

Name: Nicole

Age: 24

Location: Allen Park, Michigan

Occupation: Sub Para for Hearing-Imparied Children

Short Personal Description: I was born hearing, but became hearing imparied at a young age. I personally think hearing imparied people can do anything they desire to be, all what is broken is their ears, not their personality! I am currently living in a new home that I purchased along with my Fiance, He's Deaf also I love to be social and learn new things!

Favorites: Hanging out with my fiance, and family

Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Internet and lastly dancing
Color: Pink.

Food: Hungrian, Italian

Hang-out: everywhere where love, happiness, laughter is at.

Music: Being deaf doesnt deprive me of music I like Pop, R &b, Latin.

Books: Don't make me pink one favorite haha!

Movies: Action, Romance, Comedy

TV Shows: Tru Blood, HGTV channel, Food Network

Authors: too many to list here!

Cartoon Character: Little pebbles and Little Mermaid

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Greece

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My Fiance

Greatest Ambition: To be a Wonderful Mom, and to be loved by all

Biggest Achievement: Showing people that Deaf can do anything and being successful at what they can do.

Grandest Wish: to have many children as possible, move out of state, live in a beautiful home, live comfortable and be happy!

What You Can't Live Without : My beautiful daughter, loving family and friends

 

[Wishing2bema]

on the quote- What I can't live without: I forgot to edit that one! It is : My family, My fiance, and friends.

 

[wanttobemom]

Hi

My names Cassi, I have been TTC for 3 months and as of this moment I am working on the 2WW ! It is driving me crazy! lol my fiance and I have been together for 3 and ahalf years. We are not telling anyone that we are trying, and we are not telling people when we get pregnant till week 14 after the chance of losing the baby goes down. So I have no one to talk to and I am starting to lose my mind! lol Girls need to talk! lol I am just hoping to make some good friends and have lots of advice!!!! Thanks every one!

 

[little-Ro]

Hi I am new to BNB but not new to TTC. My name is Rohini , am 30 yrs old and am from Ohio. I am an Engineer by profession, currently not working because of the dependent visa status in USA. I hope to soon get a job and a work visa. At the same time we are trying for a baby. I come in the PCOS category. More information on threads. )..I hope we all achieve successful pregnancies and become great parents in future.

 

[Elveneye]

A Little About Me

Name: Anne

Age: 22

Location: Fife, Scotland

Occupation: Uni Student (psychology)

Short Personal Description: I'm Finnish, was born and raised there. Moved to Scotland on 2008, planning on staying for several years to come - who knows, might move back to Finland some day. I'm a psychology student in the University of Dundee, first year. I'm married, have been for a 1,5 years now - yes, to a scotsman Hence why I moved here in the first place.. We have a 11-month old daughter called Sophia, she's absolutely the best thing that's ever happened to me - love her to bits Hoping to have a wee sister/brother for her sometime fairly soon.


Favorites:

Hobbies: Internet, taking long walks, movies, music

Color: Black, white, purple and red

Food: Potato-leek-bacon bake.. *drool*..

Hang-out: Online.

Music: Metal.

Books: Christopher Brookmyre is my god.

Movies: Action films. Don't really do chickfilms.

TV Shows: Eastenders (yes, I know..).. Yeah that's pretty much it. No wait, I do watch an awful lot of Top Gear. And the stupid BBC3 "adult season"-things..

Authors: Christopher Brookmyre, as mentioned before.

Cartoon Character: Pffffffft.

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: India. I would _love_ to go there!

Most Influential Person in Your Life: Mum.

Greatest Ambition: Erm. Family? I want a big family, always have. I guess that's it..

Biggest Achievement: My daughter.

Grandest Wish: A good life.

What You Can't Live Without: If ignoring all the lame "my daughter/husband/dog/mum/sister" - answers.. I must say, coffee

 

[Phantom]

I don't think I filled this out yet...

A Little About Me

Name: Nicole

Age: 23

Location: Ontario, Canada

Occupation: Student, Daycare teacher part-time

Short Personal Description: I am my own worst enemy most of the time. I'm a people-pleaser who has been through a lot in my life- sexual abuse, anorexia, depression, self-harm, OCD... But I love my fiance and he helps me live everyday.

Favorites:

Hobbies: Flute/Piccolo, Piano, video games

Color: Pink

Food: Anything with lots of cheese

Hang-out: the living room

Music: Metric, Silversun Pickups, MGMT, Sarah McLachlan, Romantic Era

Books: Harry Potter, Twilight, The Inheritance Trilogy, The Lovely Bones

Movies: Scary!

TV Shows: Supernatural, Hell's Kitchen, Paranormal State, Psychic Kids, Teen Mom

Authors: JK Rowling, Francis Hodgson Bernett, Virginia Wolf, VC Andrews

Cartoon Character: Agnes from Dispicable Me!

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Costa Rica

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My mom

Greatest Ambition: To have a wonderful family who loves me, to be happy

Biggest Achievement: Being the first person in my family to attend University. 2 more classes and I'm done!

Grandest Wish: To be happy!

What You Can't Live Without : My cats, warmth

 

[BackToBasics]

Name: Hazel

Age: 19

Location: North Wales

Occupation: N/A

Short Personal Description: I'm a very proud person though I know when to stand down. I always speak my mind and being a typical female I don't like being told what to do, if you want me to do something, ask not tell. Despite what you might think from that description I am a friendly person ... honestly and I'm not quick to judge.

Hobbies: Playing xbox, reading, listening to music and buying stuff for my baby

Color: Red and green

Food: Pancakes

Hang-out: Xbox live

Music: Everything ... though Christina Aguilera, Metallica and Dir en grey are my favourites.

Books: The Lord of the Rings (ask me anything about it ... go on. )

Movies: The Warriors, The Lord of the Rings, Inglorious Basterds, BASEketball, Tropic Thunder, Battle Royale, Ichi the Killer

TV Shows: CSI, The Office US, Avatar: The Last Airbender (I love that cartoon! x])

Authors: J.R.R.Tolkien, Anne Rice, Stephen King, Daniel Waters, Darren Shan

Cartoon Character: Eric Cartman.


Country You Wish To Visit The Most: New Zealand to walk the road to Mordor. x] Egypt or Hawaii.

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My mother and Christina Aguilera

Greatest Ambition: To have a family, live a comfortable life and to finish my book.

Biggest Achievement: Creating a life.

Grandest Wish: To have a happy family.

What You Can't Live Without: My books ... my mother ... my boyfriend. I am such a sap. x]