For my first post, a chose a pretty lengthy list of random trivia about myself! Enjoy!
- My full name is Clarissa Dawn Brinkman
- I was born on December 17, 1992
- My parents are Jada and Kelly Chapman
- I have 1 sibling, Kelly Chapman Jr.
- I currently work at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System
- I am saving up for a career in photography (I need a class, new computer, camera, Photoshop, etc)
- My home is in Illinois
- I love people who share similar interests as me, and who don't cause drama :)
- My favorite activity/activities include taking pictures of everything. It helps me to remember the simple things and life and be appreciative.
- My favorite color is purple because it reminds me of tranquility.
- My favorite meal involves anything with cheese (mainly mac n cheese) even though I'm lactose intolerant! :P and my favorite snack food is probably Doritos
- I consider myself to be unhealthy at the moment, but I really need to change that.
- Changes to my lifestyle I would like to make include putting more money in savings, eating out more, and quitting soda (which is really difficult for me).
- I am chaotic
- I lose things all the time
- The person who supports me the most is my wonderful husband, Andrew
- I hope to hear Imagine Dragons in concert sometime, as well as see the Tenderloins (Impractical Jokers) live.
- I am frightened by being in large groups of people I don't know.(
- My favorite movie of all time is something I get asked all the time and never know the answer to. :P
MY PAST
- My childhood was generally crazy due to the large amounts of arguments with my dad, and my constant need to work as many hours as possible and keep up with school work.
- My family is loud because everybody feels the need to get their point across, even if that means yelling all at once.
- The hard times I can remember include high school, because I didn't do the whole "party" scene like most kids, and in a small school (entire high school less than 175 students) if you don't do majority of what everyone else does, then you tend to get left out.
- I find / always found school to be easy, but tougher to balance when I started working.
- The best teacher I ever had was Adam Smith, my band director because he believed in my skill more than I could, and pushed me to do my best at everything, even if it wasn't band. He made me realize that I was responsible for my own actions and my own life, even at such a young age.
- The music I like to listen to is a little of everything, depends on what I'm in the mood for.
- I grew up thinking that everything happened for a reason and God has a plan
- I changed when I realized that everything does happen for a reason, but you have to be that reason and follow the plan in the first place.
- The first concert event I ever went to was NSYNC
- My first crush on someone was Dylan Englgal (sp?) because in kindergarden and 1st grade he was funny/cute.
- In the past I have been hurt by an ex boyfriend. We were together for a couple years. When he finally broke up with me, I found out later he had been cheating on me for a while. It hurt.
- I am proud that I moved out of my parents house at such an early age (right after high school), even if they had to help me pay the bills for a while.
- I look back at my life and I feel that I had to go through what I went through to become the strong and independent woman I am. The greatest lesson I learned was not to trust to easily, and cherish it when you can.
MY FUTURE
- When I am older I would like to be a professional photographer.
- I think children are awesome little people, and can't wait to have one of my own some day.
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- The goals I have include losing 100lb, and saving up for all of the equipment and classes I need for photography, as well as paying off my debt.
MY PRESENT
- I find puns hilarious.
- My husband and I are gamers, him more so than I.
- The games I play are mostly on my Xbox 360 and they include Skyrim (my favorite!), Saints Row 3, Saints Row 4, Grand Theft Auto 5, The Sims (pretty much any of those games).
- Andrew and I also love watching movies, including all of the Marvel Comic movies that have been and will be coming out.
- As I said before, I am married, and yes I got married young - 20yrs old.
- I still have a lot of my life ahead of me, but sometimes I feel as if I need to get everything done now.
- Sometimes I need to just take a deep breath, and enjoy life.
Well there you have it for my first blog post!
A little trivia about me, okay more like a lot! :P
Feel free to comment or email me if you have any ideas on what I should start writing about, or if there is even anything about me that you'd like to learn. This blog is an open book of my life. Past. Present. Future.
Also, feel free to follow me on Instagram to follow my life in photos!
Love Yo Faces! (or I guess who is taking the time to read this)
Clarissa
