Quilty introduction (Quality Quilty time)

My alias is Quilty. It is actually the first true nickname someone had ever given me and I love it! For the record, I do not actually quilt, but my friend did not know the difference between various hobbies. I was crocheting every time he saw me and started calling me Quilty. If you’ve ever met me, I will respond to any name so long as they are not insulting.That nickname stuck with the group and made me chuckle. Now it is nickname and alias.

As I ponder about the key components that should be shared online to reflect me, I have 3 kids fight/playing with their laundry (one is bathing making 4 kids total along with 1 fur baby). Life is crazy as I am a single parent with their dad kind of in the picture for them. Maybe he’ll be a half-time parent one day, but I’m not holding my breath. In the meantime I do what I need to try to raise healthy and balanced kids. They are still well loved by their grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins, they enjoy their charter school, and have a good support network.

((Seriously how could you resist that face?!))

I say this because writing is a challenge for me. I enjoy it a lot. With a good piece, I can find flow in writing and it energizes me. The challenge is having thoughts that do not have sudden disruptions that break the thought process I had going, and that jarring disruption actually frustrates me. Needless to say, I tend to wait until their bedtime to sit and try to write, but then I’m tired. It’s a fun balancing act ;) Today I utilize noise-canceling headphones and they have free-time which I might regret later. Lol.

Onto who the person is behind the Quilty. I enjoy the great outdoors, I’m introverted generally, I crochet, I do DIY projects, brain puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, I read, write (usually roleplaying fiction), tabletop RPG’s like D&D/ShadowRun, I am good with PC games, decent at PS, good with the Wii, build PC’s, fix family’s PC’s, European style board games, break Linux in attempt to use it, dabble in photo editing, and I volunteer. On the rare occasion I watch TV or movies, I enjoy Marvel/DC based shows usually, action, Doctor Who (HUGE FAN <3), Firefly, LOTR, Gilmore Girls, Phantom of the Opera, musicals, and fantasy-based lore. People come to me with questions about fantasy lore because I tend to be able to at least point them the right direction.

((All of my favorite phone wallpapers as a collage))

For those who care, I have an AA in Early Childhood Education, a BS in Applied Psych and a minor in Elementary Education. With both of those I graduated Cum Laude. My career path is IT actually, because I did not want to teach in public schools (long story). With that being said, INTJ from Myers Briggs was a decent summary (yes that is what I tested as but it was a free version), but I do not like to box myself into a description. To add to my description is that I am Messianic, but not dogmatic. I have my own opinions about what I believe, but that is the closest label for how I live. I eat kosher, I believe in Yeshua, and I celebrate holidays out of the Old Testament (Tanak as some say). In general, I do not debate religion because of many negative experiences. I do not mind discussing why I believe what I believe, but I definitely do not jump into religious threads of my own accord. One-on-one discussion where I can learn about what the other person believes is much more to my preference, and that just does not happen much.

((It's safe to show pics of my fur baby and she puts up with me xD ))

I am always trying to learn and improve. After life balances out a little more (a good chuckle is probably reasonable here), I plan on focusing again on diving back into website design, using Linux more regularly without breaking it, and being more fluent in Spanish. That does not dive into the normal goals I have of being debt-free, owning a house, and having 4 kids survive to adulthood. :P

I like to say I have copious amounts of sarcasm with healthy levels of cynicism and optimism. I joke, memes abound in my day, and I try to go with the flow since the unexpected will always make an entrance. Feel free to ask whatever questions you would like about me. I try to be straight-forward, and it is not that easy to upset me.