The Book of Me, Written By You - Prompt 1

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"The Book of Me, Written By You" is a GeneaBloggers project created by Julie Goucher of the Anglers Rest blog. The concept: a series of blogging and writing prompts that help family historians capture their own memories and write about themselves.

The prompt for week 1 is a recognized psychology test: 
Ask yourself 20 times “Who are you?” 
Each time you should give yourself a different answer, and if you can easily go beyond 20 entries then that is fine too. 
This prompt is about how YOU see YOU.

1. Daughter


2. Only Child


3. Cousin
4. Friend

5. Book Lover


6. Travelling companion
7. Wife

8 and 9 Aunt and Sister-in-Law




10 Mother






11 2nd cousin



12. Lady in Waiting to the Queen of the Tea Cosies

13 and 14. Knitter and Cat Lover
15. Step-Sister

16. Graduate and Mistress of Information Studies


17. Family Historian
18. Film Lover


19. Librarian


20. Blogger

Comments

Ann ODyne said…
... and Time Management miracle.
September 1, 2013 at 11:18 AM
Alex Daw said…
And very lazy housewife!
September 1, 2013 at 1:56 PM
diane b said…
What a quick insight into you. Enjoyed this post. I must check out this meme.
September 1, 2013 at 4:41 PM
Kristin said…
Very nice! Interesting to learn more about you and I love the pictures. I will have to get started on mine.
September 1, 2013 at 10:45 PM
Alex Daw said…
Dear Diane - Thank you. Always good to hear from you. I hope I can stick to it (the theme). It's quite a commitment!
September 2, 2013 at 5:32 AM
Alex Daw said…
Hello Kristin. It was fun choosing the pictures but got a bit hairy there for a while. I pressed a button and quite a few went into the black hole of blogland. If I organised my photos a bit better on my computer it wouldn't have been such a drama. First world problems I know.
September 2, 2013 at 5:33 AM
Alex Daw said…
Dear Kat - I don't think we're meant to do photos. I'm just in the Sepia Saturday groove and thought it might help. Thanks for your kind comments. I think my husband might call me complicated ;)
September 2, 2013 at 5:35 AM
Cassmob (Pauleen) said…
i love how you'vemixed the photos with the descriptors. I also love the Mistress of Info Studies
September 2, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Alex Daw said…
Hi Pauleen...It was fun to put together. I'm glad it worked.
September 2, 2013 at 6:28 PM
Sharon said…
Fantastic.

I had a similar idea and used a few photos but have decided not to share.
September 2, 2013 at 10:00 PM
Alex Daw said…
Thanks Sharon. It's a great meme isn't it and exciting to see so many wanting to participate.
September 3, 2013 at 4:42 AM
Anne Young said…
I really liked the way you used the photos. I am having a go at this meme but am too shy to share :) I enjoy reading what others have put up though.
September 10, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Alex Daw said…
Dear Anne - It is really great to see how everyone interprets the prompts isn't it? Thanks for your kind comments.
September 11, 2013 at 6:42 AM
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