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I’ll be rooming with Tamara Walker (@MomRN) at the Type-A Mom Conference this week, and we asked each other some “getting to know you” questions. Here’s what I asked her:
- How is life with two teenagers? Busy, hectic, fun, never boring, exhausting, entertaining, stressful, but sometimes it is a big relief to know they can take pretty good care of themselves when I’m not around.
- How long have you been married? Just celebrated 19 years of wedded bliss in August.
- How noisy is your house with all of those pets? It all depends on what kind of mood the dog and the birds are in or if the toad is hungry. The dog barks if anyone comes to the door, if anyone or any animal comes near the backyard, and random other times. The birds get loud if they want attention. The fire-belly toad, named Dawg, actually makes a barking sound if he is hungry. My son named him Dawg BEFORE we found out that his croaking sounds like a bark. It was very strange the first time we heard him make that noise!
- What is your favorite part of being a mom? Hugs & kisses, and watching my babies turn into young adults who have their own opinions, dreams, & goals
- What is your least favorite part of being a mom? Having to be the “bad guy” when it comes to discipline (I do it, it just isn’t fun), doctor’s appointments, and anything I have to make them do that they don’t want to do. Also, seeing my kids hurt, either physically or emotionally.
- How would you describe yourself to someone meeting you for the first time? I’m very short (5 ft. nothing), shoulder length brunette, brown eyes, and I have a below-knee artificial right leg. I’m fairly outgoing, love to meet new people, and love to laugh.
- Do you snore or talk in your sleep? I only snore if I have a respiratory illness. I rarely ever talk in my sleep, according to my husband. Any other quirks? Not that I can think of. I do remove my leg to sleep at night for comfort reasons but I don’t know if that is a quirk or not.
- Describe your bedtime routine. Bedtime all depends on how tired I am. I usually try to go to bed by 11pm but that depends on what is going on. I’m a night owl so if I’m going to bed on time it is either because I’m really tired or my husband has said he misses me because I’ve been up too late for too many previous nights. I am pretty low maintenance and just get in my pj’s, brush my teeth, and if I’m really ambitious I’ll even wash my face. I usually watch tv or read before falling asleep, but that too just depends on how late I’m actually getting to bed. If I’m up really late then I just go to sleep when I hit the pillow. Just a warning, I am not a morning person but I won’t be cranky or anything, just might be quiet as I’m trying to get wide awake.
- How did you get started with the radio show, and do you miss practicing as a pediatric nurse? I’ll answer the second half first. Yes, there are aspects of nursing I do miss. I enjoyed knowing I was making a difference and helping my patients and their parents. I celebrated the good outcomes and grieved for the bad outcomes. I hated giving shots, drawing blood, and starting IV’s because I hated to cause kids pain. I could do it, knowing that it was a part of helping them get well, but I certainly didn’t enjoy it. I hated “hospital politics” and don’t miss working overtime, getting called in on my days off, working weekends and holidays.
The radio show is a long story. Short version is that one day I heard the new producer of the lunchtime show on my local Christian radio station say she was looking for parent resources. Having a parent resource website, I sent her an email and offered to help her behind the scenes. She ended up giving me my own show. I did that for two years then the station was sold, switched to national programming and all of us locals lost our shows. Fast forward a couple of years and my friend, Marla Cilley (aka The FlyLady), convinced me to resurrect my show and broadcast it on BlogTalkRadio.com. I’ve now been with BTR for 17 months and am having a blast while striving to provide info families need and want.
- What do you want to learn or gain from the Type-A Mom Conference? My main goal is to learn how to make a monetary living from MomRN.com and the Ask MomRN Show. They have always been a labor of love, costing me more money than I’ve ever made from either of them. I have always seen both of them as a ministry first and foremost, but in order to keep them going, I now need to have an income from them so I look forward to learning from successful women who are earning an income from blogging & websites. I want to network and meet other bloggers, especially those I’ve “met” online already, and form mutually beneficial relationships. And I want to have fun, of course!
To see what questions she asked me, and how I responded, check out Tamara’s post on BlogTalkRadio!
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That’s me: Christina Gleason. I’m a writer, editor, and disability advocate. I'm a multiply disabled autistic lady doing my best in this world built for abled people. I’m a geek for grammar, fantasy, and casual gaming. I hate vegetables. I cannot reliably speak, so I’ll happily conduct business over email or messaging instead.
