I would like to thank the always  creative and fabulous Pretty Robotic for this lovely Kreativ Blog award.   I’m very honored to receive an award , especially from a blogger who is highly creative and churns out great posts on the regular.  Thank you very much, Pretty Robotic!  When I first began writing this blog, I honestly just wanted to open up an outlet for me to express myself and not feel like I was performing a  “job”.  And this never feels like a job, so it’s worth it.   So to follow the rules in receiving this award, I must:

1.  List  7 things that you don’t already know about me.

2.  Name 7 other blogs to receive this award

3.  Leave a comment on each of the blogs I nominated

4.  Thank the person who gave you the award.

So here we go.  The 7 things you don’t already know about Clandestine Chic:

1. I got my first job at the age of 13, working at my local pool for the summer.  Reason being?  My allowance was okay, but I wanted more money to shop for new clothing.  My first clothing purchase with my first big paycheck?  A pair of cutoff Levis shorts  from Nordstrom for $13.  I stay classy.
2. I’ve written about my favorite holiday being Halloween, and my least favorite holiday?  Christmas.  Yes, bah humbug, I am a scrooge.  Not that I become necessarily moody or irritable on Christmas, but I just don’t really like the holiday.  Don’t worry, I still hand out gifts to loved ones and sing “Joy to the World” with carolers, but the day itself usually entails me to laying on the couch watching the “A Christmas Story” marathon and finally dragging myself up mid-day to see family.  This isn’t some fairly new thing, either.   Look at me with Santa circa 1993-1994 and giving someone the “Whatever” face:
   

   I was not amused...

3. I am an only child.  I’ve found that there are some great pros and some great cons to not having any siblings. If I had the choice, however, I think I would have at least one sibling.
4. I am deathly afraid of snakes.  I can’t even stand the sight of them on television.  My skin starts to crawl and I feel dizzy every time I even think I hear the slithering of a snake on the ground.
5. I have never lived outside of Illinois and I think it’s taking its toll on me.  I need to move around more and experience more.  Chicago is a lovely city and it will always be my hometown, but it is time to go.
6. Okay, some of you may know this, so I am kind of breaking the rules, but I am a Sims-O-Holic.  I love playing the Sims and I’ve been addicted to the game for quite some time now.  Whether it’s the Sims 1, 2, or 3,  I am a loyal follower.  I’m the person who buys all of the expansion packs, mourns when I accidentally kill my Sims in a fire and loses sleep  because “one more hour” turns into an all-night extravaganza.
7. And last, but not least: I am a pre-K dropout.  Yes, at the tender age of 4, I decided that pre-school was no longer for me and I dropped out.  Luckily, my dad worked a night shift, so he was able to watch me in the mornings (although, he probably wanted to sleep), so I kind of got off easy.  The reasons I dropped out were due to what was probably some separation anxiety (see number 3) and being ignored after I fell off a see-saw.   However, I am living proof for all parents with children in pre-K  that there is a glimmer of hope if a kid drops out.  I’m not trying to advocate children not attend pre-K at all, but I’m just saying, if they don’t make it through, it can be okay.  Me?  I just watched lots of Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and read Berenstain Bears, so I did feel a bit prepared when I joined the other kids in kindergarten.

Now, to pass on this prestigious award on to other creative bloggers, I choose:

1. Dream Sequins

2. Marian Kihogo

3. Breakfast at Saks

4. The Art of Accessories

5. A Stylized Hysteria

6. Wicked Whimsy

7. What Was I Thinking