{"id":562,"date":"2013-04-10T13:48:16","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T13:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=562"},"modified":"2015-06-05T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T21:17:52","slug":"20-things-you-never-knew-about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/20-things-you-never-knew-about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Things you never knew about me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I've been here a little while now, and I've had a few comments and emails asking about where I live and what life is like here in the Cayman Islands. \u00a0There is an About Me page you can take a look at, and you can see my silly profile photo over there on the right. \u00a0But what about the detail &#8211; the nitty gritty &#8211; my dirty little secrets? \u00a0Read on&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I am British, but I left the UK 9 years ago to live in Thailand. \u00a0I was there a year and now have lived in the Cayman Islands for the last 5 1\/2 years.<\/li>\n<li>I have three cats. \u00a0Panther who has mental health issues and grooms himself until he is bald, Oliver Twist who only has three legs and Scruffy who came to us completely bald but is now quite normal. \u00a0All three are black.<\/li>\n<li>I am married to the most fabulous man I've ever met. \u00a0He works as a Scuba Diving Instructor. \u00a0I often tell him that he is the best husband I've ever had which annoys him intensely &#8211; because he is the only husband I have ever had. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-784 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/41091_1535966394808_1104295-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"So Sew Easy - about me\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/41091_1535966394808_1104295-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/41091_1535966394808_1104295-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/41091_1535966394808_1104295-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/41091_1535966394808_1104295.jpg 720w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-784\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/41091_1535966394808_1104295-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"So Sew Easy - about me\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/41091_1535966394808_1104295-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/41091_1535966394808_1104295-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/41091_1535966394808_1104295-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/41091_1535966394808_1104295.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/li>\n<li>I've been married for 24 years &#8211; quite an\u00a0achievement\u00a0these days. \u00a0We went to Vegas for our 20th anniversary &#8211; no plans yet for the 25th next year.<\/li>\n<li>I don't have a proper job &#8211; I lost my job following a stroke last year and am now at home full time. \u00a0But I do work at home, making <a title=\"Showcase\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/showcase\/\">things to sell<\/a> and running this blog.<\/li>\n<li>I am always learning new things and LOVE to make things &#8211; anything, but generally something useful. \u00a0It drives my husband mad that I am always on to new projects before I have really mastered the last ones. (Never mention the piano lessons!)<\/li>\n<li>I sell the bags and accessories I make from time to time in an\u00a0Etsy store &#8211; <a title=\"Print or Plain\" href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=6091&awinaffid=258957&clickref=soseweasy&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fshop%2Fprintorplain\" target=\"_blank\">Print or Plain.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I have a small boat, and hubby and I love to dive at the weekends. \u00a0It's true what they say &#8211; owning a boat is like burying money in a hole in the ground and forgetting about it. \u00a0But it makes us happy.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565 aligncenter lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 326px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 326\/244;line-height: 24px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Boat-011.jpg\" alt=\"Boat-011\" width=\"326\" height=\"244\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Boat-011.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Boat-011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Boat-011-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Boat-011-200x150.jpg 200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565 aligncenter\" style=\"line-height: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Boat-011.jpg\" alt=\"Boat-011\" width=\"326\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Boat-011.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Boat-011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Boat-011-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Boat-011-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/noscript><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>\u00a0I used to work as a Scuba Instructor here in the Cayman Islands, and love to take underwater photos.<\/li>\n<li>I was trained as a Book-keeper and used to have my own business back in the UK before moving to Thailand.<\/li>\n<li>I can't cook. \u00a0Really I can't. \u00a0I just don't get it &#8211; plus I'm always in a hurry to eat so I don't have much patience with it. \u00a0But now I am at home more, I am starting to build a\u00a0repertoire\u00a0of acceptable dishes &#8211; mainly traditional starter food. \u00a0Hubby is happy that most things are not burnt on the outside and raw in the middle these days.<\/li>\n<li>I live in a house right on the sea, but we don't own it. \u00a0We only rent and we share\u00a0with someone else to keep costs down &#8211; it's expensive here in the Caymans!<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-564 aligncenter lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 326px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 326\/244;margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Arrival-049.jpg\" alt=\"Beach house\" width=\"326\" height=\"244\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Arrival-049.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Arrival-049-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Arrival-049-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Arrival-049-200x150.jpg 200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-564 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Arrival-049.jpg\" alt=\"Beach house\" width=\"326\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Arrival-049.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Arrival-049-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Arrival-049-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Arrival-049-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/noscript><\/li>\n<li>I'm not at all funny, am very shy and like to stay at home. \u00a0My husband likes to call me Spock because I am so logical.<\/li>\n<li>I love glamorous fabrics, velvets, satins, sequins, embroidery and more, and have a large stash of amazing fabrics but no idea when I might ever use them to make something to wear. \u00a0Cayman is a very casual place &#8211; jeans, shorts, t-shirts, vacation wear.<\/li>\n<li>I don't have a TV &#8211; and I've not had one since I left the UK. 9 years without a TV &#8211; bliss. \u00a0I am happily ignorant of most news and world affairs and find I am happier for it. \u00a0The news is always bad news.<\/li>\n<li>I subscribe to Burda magazine but have never made a single item from one of the patterns. \u00a0I can't bring myself to trace out the pattern pieces from that maze of them all printed on the same sheet of paper. \u00a0I wear glasses, but only if I have to.<\/li>\n<li>This originally was titled 20 Things&#8230;but I could only think of 16 and this is number 17 !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been here a little while now, and I&#8217;ve had a few comments and emails asking about where I live and what life is like here in the Cayman Islands. \u00a0There is an About Me page you can take a look at, and you can see my silly profile photo \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/20-things-you-never-knew-about-me\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; 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