Questions, questions...
From the lovely extra-ordinary-sherlock
0. Height? 5' 5"
1. Virgin? After 22 years of marriage and 2 kids? XD
2. Shoe size? 4.5
3. Do you smoke? No
4. Do you drink? Occasionally
5. Do you take drugs? Only prescription (but more of those than I'd like)
6. Age you get mistaken for? 50 - no mistake!
7. Have tattoos? Not yet!
8. Want any tattoos? Not sure yet (think I might be getting a bit past that now ;) )
9. Got any piercings? Only ears.
10. Want any piercings? See answer 8
11. Best friend? My husband (aww...)
12. Relationship status? See above and answer 1
13. Biggest turn ons? Big men (make of that what you will!)
14. Biggest turn offs? Small men? (see above!)
15. Favourite movie? "Rain Man" - and that's up against some really stiff competition.
16. I'll love you if...you love animals in general and horses in particular (plus Mr Cumberbatch of course!)
17. Someone you miss? My mum x
18. Most traumatic experience? Pass
19. A fact about your personality? I'm obsessive (no, really?!?)
20. What I hate most about myself? I don't hate anything about myself per se but I wish I found it easier to let things go.
21. What I love most about myself? I care.
22. What I want to be when I get older? Healthy.
23. My relationships with my sibling(s)? Can't live with 'em, can't livewithout 'em!
24. My relationship with my parents? Erm...
25. My idea of a perfect date? Well, my husband proposed to me in the freezing cold one night sitting on Southend's scaggy beach (not far from the town's main sewage outlet!) Does that count?!?
26. My pet peeves? Far too many to even start with (after all, I am a grumpy old woman) but they usually boil down to one thing - people who don't care in one way or another.
27. A description of the boy/girl I like? He is a great big Labrador of a man x
28. A description of the person I dislike the most? She is a small-minded, judgemental, two-faced, spiteful, stupid, boring old *****!!! (Too much?!? See answer 20!)
29. The reason I've lied to a friend? To save her from hurt (haven't we all?)
30. What I hate most about work? I think I've probably just been in the same job for too long.
31. What your last text message says? See you soon x
32. What words upset me the most? "And so I raise a morphine toast to you all..."
33. What words make me feel best about myself? Someone I admired greatly once told me that I have "a heart the size of a barn and fire in my belly." (just occasionally it's good not to let things go - see answer 20 again!)
34. What I find attractive in women? Strength.
35. What I find attractive in men? Emotional intelligence (and...we're back to Mr Cumberbatch!) Mind you, big brown eyes also help (*cough* Rupert Graves *cough*)
36. Where I would like to live? In the mountains (which I am lucky enough to already do)
37. One of my insecurities? Never being quite good enough.
38. My favourite ice cream flavour? Raspberry ripple (YUM!)
39. Who I wish I could be? Someone wealthy enough to fund good aspiring creatives in all areas of the arts.
40. Where I want to be right now? Here!
41. The last thing I ate? An orange
42. The sexiest person that comes to my mind immediately? Oliver Reed (go figure!)
43. A random fact about anything - Horses sleep standing up.
These questions were both thought-provoking and great fun! Thank you to extra-ordinary-sherlock and I challenge you (and anyone else who reads this) to answer the same (and tag me with your answers so that I can have a good nose ;) ) xxx