My Life. My Perfume.
This week hasn’t been ordinary for me when it comes to this blog. I haven’t really done much of reviewing and haven’t really worn much perfume, for that matter. In addition to that, I gave my notice at work yesterday that made my stomach turn inside out and do back flips, so perfume was out of the question again. But today is Friday, and since we’ve already done some tagging this week, Marina from Perfume-Smellin’ Things came up with another outstanding idea. She suggested we shamelessly steal the American Express ads content, you know, the ones where it says: “My Life. My card.” that you can see in magazines and during movie previews. There was a questionnaire in those ads that she decided we should answer and replace the “my card” with “my perfume”. The woman is brilliant, no doubt. I said yes instantly, so here we go.
My name - Ina.
Childhood ambition - first, a doctor. Then - a teacher. In my early teens, I knew my calling in life would be a fashion designer. I’d draw clothes non-stop. Daily. I drew my own paper dolls, too. They had a perfect wardrobe (everything I couldn’t have) and a perfect life (same). That passion subsided towards high school where I simply fell madly in love with English and eventually went to college to be an English teacher. So, after all, I did become a teacher on paper but not in real life.
Fondest memory - walking down a long road with my dad. I was about 7 or 8, and we were out in the country on our way to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. He was holding my hand and at one point said, “You know, sweetie, one day you’ll grow up, and I’ll get old and grey-haired, and we’ll be walking down this road again just like we are now.” This memory is so bitter-sweet…
Soundtrack - “Broken Flowers”.
Retreat - my mom’s country house in Latvia.
Wildest dream - going on a road trip through Europe. This is as wild as I can get. OK, one more: going to India.
Proudest moment - seeing a dear friend make wise choices.
Biggest challenge - keeping my mouth shut.
Alarm Clock - overrated.
Perfect Day - stroll around Riga on a nice summer day.
First Job - a manual worker in a phone factory.
Indulgence - a professional pedicure (pathetic, I know).
Last purchase - Dior Poison parfum mini.
Favorite movie - Napoleon Dynamite.
Inspiration - genuinely empathetic and selfless people.
My life - a miracle and a mystery.
My perfume - sheer polygamy.
Please feel free to share your own in your comments! Happy weekend, all!
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25 comments August 17th, 2006